Category: Locally Grown

by Sandra Evans Little Bear Gardens, nestled in the farmlands of Southwest Wisconsin, has been a part of Dubuque Farmers’ Market for the past 16 years

by Sandra Evans In 1980, when Mike Breitbach moved back to Dubuque, he lived in a tepee and grew organic vegetables that he sold at Dubuque Farmers’ M

by Sandra Evans Who doesn’t love cheese? It’s a rhetorical question, except for perhaps the unfortunate lactose intolerant among us. Just think aged c

by Sandra Evans The stars aligned when Andie Donnan and Ashley Neises met at the Dubuque Food Co-op in the Millwork District. Andie worked as the deli

by Sandra Evans Kombucha and quinoa have been trendsetters in the food world, and now microgreens are trending big time. For those unfamiliar with t

by Sandra Evans “Being able to work with the soil, having a close connection with our children, our soil, [and] with the community, being grounded, [

by Sandra Evans Driving west from Asbury, I admired nature’s artistic hand, with hoar frost as her medium. The brilliant beauty of the winter landsca

by Sandra Evans Scrambled, poached, fried, over-easy. Quiches, omelets, strata, frittatas. There might be as many, or perhaps even more, ways to prep

by Sandra Evans Oxford Dictionary declared ‘locavore’ word of the year in 2007. Two years prior four women in San Francisco encouraged residents to t