Food

Earth Day volunteers add six gardens to schoolyard

by Emily Eggleston | 04/23/2012 - 7:08pm

Students, staff, and parents of Sandburg Elementary School celebrated Earth Day by tripling the number of vegetable gardens in their school yard

Tags: Bluff Acres, Clarendon Hills, Food, Education, Environment, Norman Acres, City, Neighborhood Profiles, Westchester Gardens, Parks & Recreation, Youth

Dane County Farmers' Market returns to the Square this weekend

by Gretchen Miron | 04/19/2012 - 9:50pm

On Saturday, April 21 the Dane County Farmers' Market leaves its winter location at the Madison Senior Center and returns to the Capitol Square until November 10

Tags: City Life, Food, City, Local Business, Streets and Sidewalks, Isthmus

Eastside organization hopes to increase local produce supply for food pantries

by Haley Perrin | 04/18/2012 - 9:28pm

Food pantries around the city of Madison will be more regularly stocked with fresh produce this growing season thanks to the Eastside Pantry Brigade and its teams of Madison teenagers

Tags: East, Food, Environment, City, Local Business, Isthmus, Near East

Neighbors share knowledge at first ever FoodCamp

by Emily Eggleston | 04/08/2012 - 6:14pm

About 100 people attended an “unconference” event for people interested in sharing or learning about food-related topics

Tags: Food, Schenk-Atwood- Starkweather, Near East

Queer Supper Club celebrates 23 years of food and friendship

by Nora Hertel | 04/01/2012 - 3:39pm

The group met at the Memorial Union terrace for the first time in 1989, and have been meeting there nearly every week, ever since

Tags: Food, UW Campus, Diversity, Isthmus

Grant helps Goodman Center tackle seasonal barriers to healthy, local food

by Nora Hertel | 03/23/2012 - 1:00am

The Center wants to make fresh food available to low-income clients all year round

Tags: East, City Life, Food

MACSAC open house celebrates fresh, local food sources

by Gretchen Miron | 03/19/2012 - 10:00pm

Even highlights the importance of local food, as 2012 is declared “The Year of CSA”

Tags: Food, Local Business, Isthmus

Annual MACSAC open house to offer CSA options on Sunday

by Emily Eggleston | 03/15/2012 - 12:42pm

Madison area farmers will gather on Sunday at Monona Terrace for the 20th annual community supported agriculture (CSA) open house

Tags: East, Food, Far West, Local Business, Isthmus, Near East, Near West, North, South Central, Southwest, West

Dutch cheese crowned world champion at Wisconsin contest

by Hannah Kiddoo | 03/12/2012 - 6:46pm

The World Championship Cheese Contest named a Dutch cheese the overall winner last week. Despite missing the top spot, Wisconsin managed to take home 55 gold medals.

Tags: Food, Isthmus

Classes cover the ABCs of beekeeping

by Nora Hertel | 03/06/2012 - 9:18am

Thanks to a new ordinance that legalizes keeping, local enthusiasts now have the chance to learn how to rear their own hives