Orange Cat Community Farm

07/25/2024

We had a beautiful day yesterday. Cucumbers and sunflowers and squash flowers, too. When you can’t tuck one behind your ear, put it in your pocket. Keep it with you.

07/10/2024

First carrot harvest of the season!! Looking pretty good for the rainy weather they saw. Always a fun time with the crew and cats, too.

07/05/2024

Heart of the farm. Big beets make me smile. They like the rain. It makes me feel better to love and appreciate these big beets after walking through the washed out field of fall romanesco broccoli and wondering where I should plant the rest of the fall crops. Oh geez. So much rain

07/01/2024

Thanks for the awesome shout out. We’re having fun growing for the WILFPA program. It’s been a great opportunity to learn and grow and share even more vegetable love with my community.

Orange Cat Community Farm, an organic vegetable farm in rural Lyndon Station, received a $15,000 grant from the state to help supply vegetables to food pantries.

06/21/2024

Online store is open for next week’s delivery!!! Still so much broccoli and tons of sugar snap peas:)
And yes, the rain makes for beautiful photos and we get to wear fun rain pants!!

06/15/2024

So fun to be involved with this collaboration.

06/15/2024

The online store is stocked and open. Order by Wednesday morning at 7:00am.
Here it comes!! So much beautiful mid-June produce popping off the farm this week. A very special and tasty time of year indeed. We’ll be picking all week!!

05/24/2024

Sharing the veggie love!!

05/24/2024

See you at market in the morning!! Perfect full moon weekend to plant your garden. We still have tomatoes and peppers for you:)

05/21/2024

05/20/2024

Last online sale until June 13th!! Order by Wednesday 7:00am and stock up on greens for a couple weeks. It’s also time to plant tomatoes and peppers in the garden and I hear Orange Cat plants are imbibed with joy:) Also catch us at the Baraboo Market on Saturday. 🌈😻🐈

05/15/2024

Orange Cat Community Farm is super excited to be participating in this project with Juneau County. The first vegetable shares go out today in Mauston. if you are Juneau County resident check this out!

We're only a few days from our first community food distribution pop up event!! We've been getting a few questions that we thought would be helpful to answer:

🍅Who is eligible to participate in the Juneau County LFPA Pop Up Events?
Anyone who is a Juneau County Resident over the age of 18 can participate!

🥕Is there an income requirement?
No! These events are open to all eligible community members regardless of income! Our goal is to connect the residents of Juneau County with access to healthy food options that are locally grown and produced combating food insecurity at the same time.

🍯What type of items will be available?
This will vary depending on the growing season and availability. In the month of May we anticipate having a variety of vegetables that our awesome farmers have been growing during the winter months. We have also partnered with local beef farms and will have frozen ground beef to give away. There will also be specialty items distributed at some pop-up events which may include items such as honey or maple syrup, however this will not be available at all events.

🥬How much will each family or individual receive?
Quantities will be distributed based on your household size and availability.

🍓Do I have to fill any information out to participate?
Yes, there will be a brief 3 question survey that participants will be asked to complete which asks:
How many individuals live in your household?
What is your age?
What part of Juneau County do you live in?
Name and address will NOT be asked of participants.

🍏How are the local growers/producers/farmers being paid?
We are very fortunate and thankful to be working with an incredible group of local farmers and producers all which will be paid for their product through the grant funding awarded to Juneau County through the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP).

🥒How long will this grant go?
We anticipate holding additional community pop up events throughout the county in the months of August, September, October and possibly November. Those distribution dates will be released later this summer. Continue to the follow the ADRC of Eagle Country Juneau County Office and Juneau County Land and Water for additional details.

A reminder that items will be distributed on a first come, first serve basis!

Juneau County Land and Water Northwoods Orchard and Farm Market Bigalke Outdoor Enterprises LLC Wagenson Auction Service, LLC Summit Ridge Farms LLC Jasper Apples Meadowlark Community Farm Orange Cat Community Farm Sandburr Farm LLC Little Red's Honey Farm Dahl Family Maple Products Driftless Gold Organic Maple Syrup

05/10/2024

Baraboo Market Saturday morning & the online store is open for orders. Veggies and plants for the garden this week!!

Sooooo excited to set up the stand for the first time this season. I love creating an abundant display of all the bursting green and rainbow colors. What hard work, positive energy, dedication, and fun happy vibes the whole crew has infused into this food!! Come and get it and share a smile with Gali, Barbie and Farmer Laura.

05/04/2024

Sauk County Community Band spring concert is this Monday!! Please, please join us in Wisconsin Dells for this genuinely amazing collection of local musicians that love to share their musical hearts with you. Our wonderful conductor, Griffin James, has put together an exciting concert and it will be fun to perform in the new performing arts center in WI Dells. See you there🧡

05/04/2024

Spring has arrived!! The online store is open and bursting with greens and storage crops leftover from the fall harvests. Also, baby plants for your garden!! Delivery Thursdays throughout May. Come eat the magic🧡🐈🌈

Also come say hello and share a smile in person at the Baraboo Farmers Market. We’ll be there Saturdays in May starting the 11th.

04/19/2024

We are so excited to be part of this partnership with Juneau County. We have so many beautiful vegetables planned for the season and it is a joy to share them with even more of the community. Thank you so much for spearheading the organization of these local food distributions Juneau County Land and Water!

04/19/2024

Sunrise rainbow at the farm this morning. So surprised when I turned around😻

04/17/2024

We’re in the fields! Mulch laid, onions, carrots and peas planted. Danny Zucchini is extra happy to have so many friends to play with when the crew is here.

04/10/2024

Spring is in the air! The hoophouse is full. Now we just water, w**d and wait. Farming feels good:)

04/08/2024

Okay, this is just going to be my standard Monday instagram post. Danny Zucchini blissed out in the green house. Happy spring!!

04/03/2024

One of my favorite things about growing vegetables is all of the brilliant colors. A sub-category of my favorite colors is new baby things. Freshly emerged seedlings are often vibrantly tinged with pinks and purples, like these infant mizuna plants. Just makes me smile.

04/02/2024

Today at the farm

03/28/2024

Gali says “I just love cutting wood!”
We also love ratchet wrenching and impact driving:) And licking our paws. One more little project before things really get rolling!!

03/26/2024

Well, good morning!

03/07/2024

Local Food Fair this Saturday in Reedsburg at the Sacred Heart School Gymnasium, 9-1:00. Orange Cat will have carrots, cabbage, beets, onions, leeks, celeriac, sweet potatoes, honey, pickled beets, purple daikon radish.

Unfortunately, Danny zucchini has to stay at the farm and get some greenhouse work done. He really wishes he could be there.

03/02/2024

The online store is open for a March 7th delivery. Still a lot of really nice storage crops left in the coolers from our bumper 2023 season. Gotta clear it all out to make way for the 2024 bounty which we begin seeding in the greenhouse tomorrow. Yippee!!

03/01/2024

I LOVE my annual local food fair. It is always a beautiful start to a new season. It is fun to see the faces of all my neighbors, fellow producers and customers alike. Orange Cat will be bringing carrots, sweet potatoes, beets, cabbage, leeks, purple daikon radish, onions, celeriac, and of course pickled beets. If you’ve never stopped over, I highly recommend. You’ll leave with sacks full of produce, mushrooms, grains and canned goods. Also a great time to say hello to Farmer Laura and Farmer Gali in person and chat with us about our organic vegetable CSA!

02/29/2024

Farmer, Laura just got back from a beautiful paddling trip to Florida. First, I had to drive through a snowstorm in Ohio after presenting at the Ohio ecological farmers conference. What an awesome opportunity that was to connect with new farmers, share information and make new friends. Then onto the panhandle of Florida, where I met more beautiful friends, cute little carnivorous plants, crystal clear waters, sunshine, and frogs chirping in the pine savanna.

And now this morning— off to start the greenhouse and seed some spinach and pearl onions for the hoop house. Here we go! Again! Again! Again!!

02/01/2024

The season begins with seeding a few flats of scallions for the spring share. Gali and Danny and Laura are feeling excited for the smells of the greenhouse, the feeling of little seeds rolling through our fingertips, and the comraderie and adventure of a new year at the farm!

01/10/2024

Good morning!