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 America Freeman (she/her) – Farm Crew Member
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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
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Posted April 14, 2022

America Freeman (she/her) – Farm Crew Member

Hi, I’m America from Arizona! This will be my first season with Crossroads and also my first ever season on a farm. I think the ability to grow fresh, organic produce and sustain ourselves [...]

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 Brooke Waterman (she/her) – Farm Crew Member
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Posted April 14, 2022

Brooke Waterman (she/her) – Farm Crew Member

This is my first season on a farm, but I love to cook and eat veggies, so I am excited to now grow them!  I have previously worked on conservation and wildlife research crews, and I like to spend [...]

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 Oliver Meldrum (any pronouns) – Farm Crew Member
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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
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Posted April 8, 2022

Oliver Meldrum (any pronouns) – Farm Crew Member

I’m excited to be joining the Crossroads team this summer for the first time! This will be my first full season working on a farm and I’m looking forward to experiencing the changing [...]

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 Seth Jacobus (he/him) – Farmer
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Posted April 8, 2022

Seth Jacobus (he/him) – Farmer

Farming for 30+ years if you include growing up on a farm; 13th season at Crossroads. Love farming because I am not trapped in an office. I grew up without a television in the house. Sweet corn [...]

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 Caroline Failon (she/her) – Farm crew member
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Posted April 6, 2022

Caroline Failon (she/her) – Farm crew member

Hi! My name is Caroline and I’m originally from Richmond, Virginia. My first full time farming job was with Crossroads starting in June 2021 and I loved it so much that I’m returning [...]

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 Meg Weidenhof (she/her) – Farmer, Packshed manager
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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
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Posted April 6, 2022

Meg Weidenhof (she/her) – Farmer, Packshed manager

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 Jared Schulz (he/him) – Farmer Apprentice
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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
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Posted April 6, 2022

Jared Schulz (he/him) – Farmer Apprentice

Hello, my name is Jared. I am a transplant from the great state of Iowa. After my collegiate days of playing football, I happily stumbled upon Crossroads Community Farm for a summer crew [...]

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 Mike Noltnerwyss (he/him) – Farmer, Owner
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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
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Posted April 6, 2022

Mike Noltnerwyss (he/him) – Farmer, Owner

Hi, my name is mike noltnerwyss.  I grew up in suburban middleton, wi.  In high school I became interested in where food comes from and how to grow vegetables.  I spent two seasons learning how [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
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Posted February 15, 2022

Food Access Work

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
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Posted February 15, 2022

Our Mission

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted November 2, 2021

Meaning and Connection: Fall Share #2 – 11/3/21

Meaning and Connection The other week I sat around a fire with some of my closest friends. One is a teacher. One is a professor. Another a doctor. Another a therapist. I felt awed by their [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted October 19, 2021

Heart in a Box – Reprise: Week #20 – 10/20/21

While we are all still very much in harvest mode at the farm, we find ourselves here at the last week of the summer season. It’s hard not to reflect on season #17. Of all the seasons Mike [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted October 19, 2021

Dishing Up the Dirt – Take a Look: Veggie CSA Week #19 – 10/13/21

One of my favorite things to do in winter time is peruse cookbooks. There’s so much promise, so much potential in them. I’m always looking for seasonal recipes that combine [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted October 19, 2021

Muhammara: Veggie Share Week #18 – 10.6.21

I sat down to write your newsletter, and then I felt a strong pull to my refrigerator. The muhammara was calling to me. I just had to finish up the tiny bit remaining in a jar – a perfect [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted October 19, 2021

Thoughts on Raising and Slaughtering Animals – Week #17: 9/29/21

This particular morning of the year is always a little sad. It’s the day the pigs go in to slaughter. I have very complex emotions around eating meat. I was a vegetarian for a decade. Then [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted October 19, 2021

the Jigsaw: Veggie Share Week #16 – 9/22/21

Hello! — First and foremost, I’d like to send out our well wishes to Seth, a crew member who slipped while getting off a skid steer and fractured two ribs. He is out for the remainder [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted October 13, 2021

Dishing Up the Dirt: Week #19 – Oct. 13th, 2021

Dishing Up the Dirt – Take a Look! One of my favorite things to do in winter time is peruse cookbooks. There’s so much promise, so much potential in them. I’m always looking for [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted October 13, 2021

The Where’s My Micro-Season: Week #15 – 9/15/21

The Where’s My? Micro-Season While sharing dinner with a friend recently, I was talking about how everything is yellow right now. How I think of back to school time, that late August early [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted October 13, 2021

You Town: Week #14 – 9/8/21

You Town Farming is a collection of repetitive manual tasks. One of the ways we all get through this demanding work,  is to keep conversation in the fields.  All kinds of meaningful, banal, [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted October 13, 2021

Local Gratitude: Week #13 – 9/1/21

Local Gratitude One of the crew members on our farm, Sam, has begun their own small scale farm this season. Today in the fields they were asking me about some of my opinions regarding the local [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted October 13, 2021

The Nesco Dream: Week #12 – 8/25/21

The Nesco Dream One of the amazing things about running a farm is having so much food at our fingertips to put up for winter! There’s jam to make, hot sauce, spinach to process, pickles, [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted September 13, 2021

Almost Sweatshirt Season: Week #11 – 8/18/21

Well we’ve hit that point where the crew is ready for the cool times. Just last week I was trying to motivate them through the hot, hot days with a reminder of how soon our hands will be [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted September 13, 2021

Riding the Accordion: Week #10 – 8/11/21

The other day I went to water in the greenhouse. I delighted in the brief task. It was a little moment to say hello to the baby plants, watch the droplets fall, hear the fans whir, take a moment [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted September 10, 2021

Not Jumping In: Veggie Share Week #9 – 8/4/21

Stress pulls at us farmers – just like it pulls at everyone else. Diseases damage crops we’ve worked hard to produce. Or crops can unexpectedly do so well that suddenly we don’t [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter, Uncategorized
Posted September 10, 2021

Tenacity: Veggie Share Week #8 – 7/28/21

Peppers are a long season crop. We seed them in April in tiny flats with 200 cells per tray. Then we pot them up in larger trays so that the plants get nice and big. Then we harden them off [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted July 6, 2021

The Garlic Circle: Veggie Share Week #5 – 7/7/21

The Garlic Circle Today we will begin the garlic harvest. This is one of those crops that pins me down to time and memory in beautiful ways. I’m not sure where to start in the circle of [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted July 6, 2021

The Unexpected: Veggie Share Week #4 – 6/30/21

My kids love chicken. For the most part, I will only eat the meat I raise. So this winter I called up a farmer friend and asked if she’d give me the low down on raising meat birds. She [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted July 6, 2021

Doudlah and Meadowood: Veggie Share Week #3 – 6/23/21

A short newsletter this week, as admittedly with rain coming Thursday and Friday both we are trying to cram 5 days worth of work into 3! Doudlah:  You may have noticed that in our online [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted June 17, 2021

Friends of All Ages: Veggie Share 2021 Week #2 – 6/16/21

Young Friends One of the gifts Covid gave me was to break the barrier a bit more between being the farm boss and being friends with my crew. Pre-covid, I usually didn’t try to socialize [...]

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By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted June 8, 2021

Heart Work in a Box: CSA 2021, Week #1

Welcome either back, or to, Crossroads Community Farm! We are so happy to be feeding you this season. The first box of the season is a beauty, and we are proud to share it with you.  The [...]

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