Fondy Farm Project

06/12/2026

06/08/2026

One of the wettest Aprils on record combined with one of the driest Mays has brought many challenges to farmers in SE Wisconsin!

Seeds and plants were late to get in the ground, and now many are struggling to stay alive! Some seeds have not germinated at all and will need to be replanted.

Please send good energy to the farmers who feed your community, and be patient with a slow spring and early summer harvest.

Being part of a local foodshed means celebrating bumper harvests when they come. It also means sticking together when times are tough.

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06/05/2026

High drama on the farm yesterday! Stephen was helping prepare one of our farmer's fields for planting and looked down just in time to save this sweet little robin's nest!

If you look closely, you can actually see one of the eggs moving -- these babies are coming out any moment!

05/20/2026

Hey growers—does this sound familiar?

Every spring, you till your beds, add compost or fertilizer, pull out all the weeds, and yet…

💦 The soil dries out fast, even when you water regularly.
🥴 Nutrients don't seem to "stick" or last as long as you expect.
🌿 W**ds bounce back, seemingly worse than before.

It's probably not for lack of hard work on your part. W**d pressure, water and nutrient retention, and other big challenges faced by growers are all influenced by how the soil is disturbed—and when.

Join us for this free workshop as we learn how to choose the right tillage methods and equipment (or tillage alternatives) for our goals. Plus, head home with free cover crop seed from !

Thursday, May 28th | 12-3 PM
Kohl Farm: 8483 W County Line Rd
Milwaukee, WI 53223

Reserve your spot at go.wisc.edu/m05978

05/02/2026

Join us on the farm two weeks from today to help us get ready for the growing season!

Sign up here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0448AEAA2EABF9C25-63540580-fondy

04/29/2026

Did you know that the space adjacent to the Fondy Farm Project site on the Mequon Nature Preserve is home to Wisconsin's first and only rice farm?

Yesterday our collaborator Michael Schappi of Red Stone Rice welcomed some aweome students from Germantown High School to seed dozens of flats of rice! We were lucky enough to get a little bit of the process on video. 💚

Growing season has begun!!

04/23/2026

Happy Earth Week from Fondy Farm!

Growing season is just around the corner and we are are so excited! Perhaps you will join us for a work day on Farm Project as we prepare for the season?

Pre - register for May 15 at the Farm here: https://tinyurl.com/FondyFarmWorkDay2026

For more information or for groups larger than 6 please contact [email protected].

Hope to see you there!

12/02/2025

Today is Giving Tuesday!

Join your neighbors and generous-spirited folks around the world by contributing today to causes you believe in.

Your gift to Fondy, in any amount, provides access to land and resources for local farmers and creates economic opportunity for our community!

Contribute today at www.fondymke.org/donate.

05/23/2025

The Fondy Farmers Market will be open on Saturday, 9am to 12pm.
Stop on by to purchase starter plants for your gardens from Brehmer's Produce / U-Pick Strawberries and Craigland Farms, eggs, sourdough bread and jams from Wild Child Farms, spring greens, scallions, herbs from several farmers, Watkins seasonings and other products for your holiday baking and grilling…and so much more!

2200 W. Fond du Lac Avenue!

04/21/2025

Here is the link to purchase tickets for our first-ever Fondy Food Center Spring Fundraiser. It will be overflowing with goodness, as we raise money for the Fondy Farm Project.

https://forms.donorsnap.com/form?id=1DF5809E-56AF-4731-B4FB-5355DBE28414