The Chequamegon Food Co-op recently pledged to increase the percentage of local products it carries by signing the Superior Compact. Superior Compact signatories aim to purchase 20 percent of their products locally by 2020. The document is a purchasing commitment developed by the Lake Superior Good Food Network, a group of regional organizations working to
Four generations have worked the waters around Bayfield, Wisconsin to supply fish for Bodin Fisheries. On the shores of Lake Superior, Bodin Fisheries operate a dock, warehouse, and retail shop. They specialize in fresh, frozen, and smoked Lake Superior trout and whitefish. Fishing boats leave the docks daily to harvest fresh Lake Superior fish. The
In January, we kicked off our new CHIP for Change donation program. Thanks to all of you who said yes to CHIP, we collected $848.22 in our first month! We will add this amount to the funds available in the next round of our micro-loan program. As we head into the next month of CHIP, we
Maybe you’ve seen the brightly colored labels in the refrigerated case. With exotic sounding names like kim chi and curtido, maybe you’ve also wondered what exactly is in those pretty Spirit Creek Farm jars. Spirit Creek Farm makes tangy (and tasty) lacto-fermented foods. Processed in Cornucopia, Wisconsin from locally grown organic produce, these products start with vegetables in salt