E-edition PLUS unlimited articles & videos
Personalized news alerts with our mobile app
*FREE access to newspapers.com archives
Hundreds of games, puzzles & comics online
*Refers to the latest 2 years of agupdate.com stories. Cancel anytime.
Ann Rosenquist and Tom Galazen stand in the June sun at North Wind Organic Farm near Bayfield, Wisconsin. They market produce and value-added products at their on farm store, through their community-supported-agriculture program, at local farm markets, and wholesale to nearby co-ops and grocery stores. They only sell what they grow and make themselves on the organic farm.
A tower supports a wind generator that produces electric power for an off-grid organic farm; it reaches into the sky above a forest canopy. The variety of farm experiences available to interns is mostly limited by one's imagination.
A storage structure stands in the shade. What is a grain bin to some is a rodent-proof storage shed to another. Farm internships help participants learn the ingenuity required for a successful life in agriculture.
Farm machinery, like an Allis-Chalmers tractor converted to use solar power, can provide valuable experiences for farm interns.
A sealed jar of organic apple cider waits on a shelf in an on-farm store. Farm interns can learn what it takes to produce value-added products while learning about direct marketing or maintaining an online blog during farm experiences.
Equipment for maple and birch sugaring awaits the next season. Some farm experiences can provide valuable knowledge in rare crafts like transforming sap to syrup in the north woods.
Rows of lush garlic plants extend to an orchard along the edge of a forest. Interns can gain practical experience while learning the satisfaction gained from a job well-done in the field.
Solar panels convert energy from the sun to electricity. Some placements provide interns with experience using alternative power systems.
An intensively farmed plot with a variety of plants extends to a wood line. Farm interns can arrange a variety of farm placements to discover the type of farming that can be a life's work.
Clare Hintz, owner of Elsewhere Farm near Herbster, Wisconsin, stands among plants in her farm greenhouse. She serves on the Wisconsin Board of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
A bee hangs under a clump of blueberry blossoms at North Wind Organic Farm near Bayfield, Wisconsin. Interns can learn how different farming methods are used to increase the number of natural pollinators like bees.
Rows of blueberry bushes and blossoms extend toward a forest. Farm interns can find placements on a wide variety of farms through organizations like the ATTRA Sustainable Agriculture program.
Tom Galazen and Ann Rosenquist stand before fields and orchards at North Wind Organic Farm. The farm was founded in 1982.
Tom Galazen and Ann Rosenquist take a break in the sun on a Sunday afternoon in June at North Wind Organic Farm. Several interns who worked at the farm settled to become farmers nearby. Some of those interns, now farmers, have in turn trained other young people to be farmers around Chequamegon Bay in northern Wisconsin. Internships can help provide the next generations of farmers who can make rural counties vibrant.
Jason Maloney and Red
BAYFIELD, Wis. – Where will the next generation of farmers be found? How can folks from cities with no farm background start a life in agriculture?
Jason Maloney is an “elderly” farm boy from Marinette County, Wisconsin. He’s a retired educator, a retired soldier and a lifelong Wisconsin resident. He lives on the shore of Lake Superior with his wife, Cindy Dillenschneider, and Red, a sturdy loyal Australian Shepherd.
Get the latest local business news delivered FREE to your inbox weekly.
BAYFIELD, Wis. – When chores were done Grandpa would tell us stories. One was about a wanderer who lost his way in a deep forest. Just as hope…
Ann Rosenquist and Tom Galazen stand in the June sun at North Wind Organic Farm near Bayfield, Wisconsin. They market produce and value-added products at their on farm store, through their community-supported-agriculture program, at local farm markets, and wholesale to nearby co-ops and grocery stores. They only sell what they grow and make themselves on the organic farm.
A tower supports a wind generator that produces electric power for an off-grid organic farm; it reaches into the sky above a forest canopy. The variety of farm experiences available to interns is mostly limited by one's imagination.
A sealed jar of organic apple cider waits on a shelf in an on-farm store. Farm interns can learn what it takes to produce value-added products while learning about direct marketing or maintaining an online blog during farm experiences.
Tom Galazen and Ann Rosenquist take a break in the sun on a Sunday afternoon in June at North Wind Organic Farm. Several interns who worked at the farm settled to become farmers nearby. Some of those interns, now farmers, have in turn trained other young people to be farmers around Chequamegon Bay in northern Wisconsin. Internships can help provide the next generations of farmers who can make rural counties vibrant.
Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.
