by scwfu | Feb 9, 2024 | Policy
Hello everyone! I am Ruby Sheaffer, a senior at Monroe High School in Green County, and I had the privilege of attending the 2024 WFU Farm and Rural Lobby Day on January 17th. This is my fifth year as a lobby day attendee and my first as the WFU Lobby Day Intern....
by scwfu | Jan 20, 2024 | Buy Local, Members, Uncategorized
by Frieda Synnestvedt At the time I started raising sheep I was a vegetarian. I soon realized that when you start to breed sheep there will be excess males who will be meat for someone. So I went back to eating meat and kept my own butchered lambs. Eventually I...
by scwfu | Dec 21, 2023 | Buy Local
by Dela Ends In 1994 at Scotch Hill Farm in Brodhead we began raising vegetables for local families on a seasonal basis through the Community Supported Agriculture model. Recently, we transitioned to running a B&B called Innisfree Farmstay. I prepare farm-raised...
by scwfu | Nov 24, 2023 | Uncategorized
By Bethany Storm Sheepskin, once a valued by-product of the sheep industry, has become a part of the waste associated with animal agriculture. It costs money for local butchers to throw those skins away. There is no market for sheepskin today according to the American...
by scwfu | Oct 28, 2023 | Policy
Ruby Sheaffer (2nd from the left) joined Farmers Union members from across the country for the 2023 Fall Legislative Fly-In in Washington DC. Her experience is recounted below. Author: Ruby Sheaffer Hello everyone! I am a senior at Monroe High School in Green County,...
