• Home
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Our Team
    • Crossroads in the News
    • Contact
  • Veggie Shares
    • What is a CSA?
    • Customizable Vegetable Shares
    • Summer Share
    • Fall Share
    • Egg Share
    • Dirty Hands Share
    • PickUp Sites
    • FAQs
    • Rebates and Assistance
  • Farm Blog
  • Food Access Work
  • Member Portal
    • Recipes
    • Farm Kitchen Lessons
    • Veggie Guide
    • Member Handbook
    • Member Account Link
    • Events
    • Directions
  • Work Here
    • Seasonal Employment
    • Dirty Hands Share
  • Join
Madison, WIMadison, WI Madison, WI Madison, WI
  • Home
  • About
    • Our Mission
    • Our Team
    • Crossroads in the News
    • Contact
  • Veggie Shares
    • What is a CSA?
    • Customizable Vegetable Shares
    • Summer Share
    • Fall Share
    • Egg Share
    • Dirty Hands Share
    • PickUp Sites
    • FAQs
    • Rebates and Assistance
  • Farm Blog
  • Food Access Work
  • Member Portal
    • Recipes
    • Farm Kitchen Lessons
    • Veggie Guide
    • Member Handbook
    • Member Account Link
    • Events
    • Directions
  • Work Here
    • Seasonal Employment
    • Dirty Hands Share
  • Join

Archives

Author Archive for: "Cassie"
Home » Archives for Cassie Noltnerwyss » Page 2
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 4, 2024

The Reparations Check Debacle at BMO Harris Bank: Summer Week #10: 8/7/24

The Reparations Check Debacle at BMO Harris Bank According to Madison Magazine (in their July 3, 2024 article entitled Black Farmer in Madison are Growing Their Legacy), “Black farmers make [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 4, 2024

The Water Drains East Here: Summer Week #9 – 7/31/24

The Water Drains East Here In my front yard, there no longer remains any evidence that it rained and rained and rained for the early part of this season.  If you have a yard, probably you are [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 4, 2024

Our Lives Feature of Farmer Cassie (Reprint): Summer Week #8 – 7/24/24

Our Lives Article Featuring Farmer Cassie:  In March of 2024, I was asked to write an article for Our Lives magazine, Madison’s LQBTQ+ magazine. They wanted to know about my experience as a [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 4, 2024

Impacts of SO Much Rain: Summer Week #7 – 7/17/24

Impacts of SO MUCH Rain We are so touched by all of the folks who have checked in with us to make sure we are fairing okay with all of this rain! Thank you. So what are the impacts of all this [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 4, 2024

Loving the Little Things: Summer Week #6 – 7/10/24

Loving the Little Things Farming has its stresses, for sure. Undoubtedly you will learn about many of them as we move together through the season. As farmers, we are really good at talking about [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 4, 2024

Wishing for More Stomachs: Week #5 – 7/3/24

Wishing for More Stomachs One of the amazing things about being a farmer is having year round access to the food we grow and feeding ourselves locally every month of the year. While this is [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 4, 2024

Cast Your Vote for Crossroads: Summer Week #4 – 6/26/24

Vote Crossroads Best of Madison 2024 by June 30th! We are very honored this season to have made the final round of the Best of Madison for a CSA (veggie share) farm. Would you be willing to take [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 4, 2024

Reparations Recipient: Farmher Greens: Summer Week #3 – 6/19/24

2024 Reparations Recipient – Farmher Greens Dear Members, This year’s reparations farm recipient is FarmHer Greens in Madison, Wisconsin. FarmHer Greens was founded by Kim Fruin, and [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 4, 2024

Air Traffic Control: Summer Week #2 – 6/12/24

Air Traffic Control Starting in March, I begin seeding plants and tending plants in the greenhouse. During March and April, I spend long, quiet hours, carefully seeding the baby plants that will [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 4, 2024

The June Explosion: Summer Week #1 – 6/5/24

The June Explosion  The seasonal change that is June never ceases to amaze me. This will be our 20th season here at Crossroads, and this change never fails to astound. When we slowly begin the [...]

READ MORE
 Samson Srok (he/they)
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In
Posted May 20, 2024

Samson Srok (he/they)

READ MORE
 Samantha Harvey (she/her)
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In
Posted May 15, 2024

Samantha Harvey (she/her)

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In
Posted April 20, 2024

Matt James (he/him)

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 13, 2023

That’s a Wrap! Fall Veggie Share #8 – 12/13/23 (final box)

I always find it a wild cosmic coincidence that Michael and my birthdays’ perfectly bookend the veggie share season. Our last fall share goes out tomorrow, the 13th. Michael will celebrate [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Frito, Farm Cat in Training: Fall Share Week #7 (final EO A share) – Dec 6

Frito, Farm Cat in Training Currently Frito is splayed out on my desk in front of the computer screen. Most days now, she either lays in front of my screen or sits behind me on my desk chair. [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

A Christmas Tree, Brussels Sprouts & a Chainsaw: Fall Veggie Share Week #6 – 11/29/23

A Christmas Tree, Brussels Sprouts and a Chainsaw Fifteen years ago, Michael and I planted a hedgerow of trees along the west side of our fields at the farm on J to give us some visual and audio [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Chicken Races: TUESDAY (!!!) Nov. 21st, Veggie Share Week #5

Chicken Races My kids are growing up. My eldest daughter, now 14, sometimes engages with me, but mostly shrugs and rolls her eyes when she’s not blaring Taylor Swift through her ear buds. [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Opossum Night-Hunting: Fall Veggie Share Week #4 – 11/15/23

Opossum Night-Hunting I’m in my pajamas. I’ve just finished a couple episodes of the Bear. Teeth brushing is occurring. The dog has been let out. I’ve turned the thermostat [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

the Dreamy Temperature: Fall Veggie Share #3 – Wed., 11/8/23

the Dreamy Temperature Many times I’ve wondered what food I would choose if I was forced to only be allowed to eat one dish ever.  (Corn tortilla chips and salsa. No question.) I’ve [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Two Seasons: Growing & Hockey: Fall Veggie Share Week #2 – 11/1/23

Two Seasons: Growing & Hockey Two years ago, I started playing hockey. A friend of mine told me about a gay hockey league in Madison (it’s actually the world’s largest) where [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

A Wish to the Manufacturing World: Fall Week #1 – 10/25/23

A Wish to the Manufacturing World The thing about being a niche organic vegetable farmer is that the general manufacturing industry sometimes does not have products we need or desire. Since [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Field Foodies Go Fancy: Veggie Share Week #20 – 10/18/23

Field Foodies Go Fancy As you might imagine, on a farm we talk about food and cooking –  a lot. We show and tell what we are eating at lunch – get ideas from each other, brainstorm. [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

It’s Always All Okay: Veggie Share Week #19 – 10/11/23 – FINAL EO-A Box

It’s Always All Okay Seemingly faster than ever before, the end of the season is upon us. Yesterday, as we ate lunch outside – positioning ourselves purposefully in the sun to enjoy [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Leading Farm-Driven Food Access Initiatives: Veggie share #18 – Oct. 3, 2023

Leading Farm-Driven Food Access Initiatives The CSA Innovation Network has asked me to present an Ideas Lab to other farmers next week describing our farm’s food insecurity initiatives. [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Ashla, the farm puppy: Veggie Share Week #17 – 9/27/23

Ashla, the farm puppy A few weeks ago, a past employee (and apprentice!) of ours, Jared, came back to the farm. It’s been great to have him back. But this newsletter isn’t about [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Barn Party Reflections: Veggie Share Week #16 – 9/20/23

Barn Party Reflections I wasn’t sure how I was going to feel about last weeks’ barn party. We hadn’t one in four years. It didn’t feel like something (post-pandemic) that [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Cozy Mornings, Delightful Days: Veggie Share Week #15 – 9/13/23

Cozy Mornings, Delightful Days For the last ten minutes I been have sitting at my desk trying to think about something OTHER than the weather to write about. You’ve heard me write about the [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Dragonflies: Veggie Share Week #14 – 9/6/23

Dragonflies Over the last couple of weeks, I’ve noticed some new friends flying across the fields: dragonflies. They seemed to like the high heat especially. At first glance I would see one [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Things We Learned in the Heat: Veggie Share Week #13 – Aug. 30, 2023

Strange Things We Learned in the Heat Last week’s heat was wild. The thing about farming is the crops don’t stop growing, don’t stop ripening just because it’s hot out. [...]

READ MORE
0
By Cassie Noltnerwyss
In CSA Newsletter
Posted December 5, 2023

Tomato Time!: Veggie Share Week#12 – 8/23/23

Tomato Time! Tomato season is upon us! For the next several weeks you will be receiving a bag of mixed tomatoes. There will be some traditional slicers, some romas, and then heirlooms. Heirlooms [...]

READ MORE
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...
page 1 of 13
Crossroads Community Farm Crossroads Community Farm
MOSA Logo USDA Logo Fairshare Logo Real Organic Logo BOM 2024 Logo
CONTACT US

Michael Noltner & Cassie Wyss
4144 County Road J
Cross Plains, WI 53528
P: (608)798-0219

Download our Guide: SNEAK ATTACK TIPS, TRICKS, & RECIPES FOR USING & HIDING VEGETABLES

Copyright Crossroads Community Farm. All Rights Reserved © | SITE MAP | PRIVACY POLICY