There used to be farm stands all over the place, but they are disappearing at an alarming rate. Nieman Markets, besides the wonderful play on words in the name, is far more than a farm stand, it is a specialty market of wonderful stuff! Harold Nieman is a modern day Johnny Appleseed, his enthusiasm for apples is contagious!
The Nieman Orchard is a four generation endeavor. In the fall, it becomes a destination for kids of all ages to hunt for the perfect pie or Jack-O-Lantern pumpkin. Schools take field trips to tour the orchard but regular folks come in for the fresh produce from all over. I stopped in the other day for one thing but left with honey from a Germantown apiary, blackberry jam from Door County and a bag of apples (which I came in for in the first place) from the Nieman orchard.
I love honey but I don't care for the processed stuff that one finds on the shelves of supermarkets - especially when it comes from some foreign place like New York or (shudder) California. No offense meant to NY or the Left Coast, I just prefer honey from Wisconsin or Iowa. Find it here by the small jar, medium jar, large jar or a half gallon.
And it's that time of the year - punkins, gourds, hay...go for it! It's right up 76th Street, which becomes Wauwatosa Road when it crosses from Milwaukee into the Land of Oz.
And since Cedarburg is in the Land of Oz, you can just click your heels together three times and say, "There's no place like Nieman Markets." Nah, it didn't work for me, either. I had to actually drive there, but it's worth it! read more