From the Fields: Jason Maloney

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'You cover the left side and I'll watch the right!' Cattle graze on pasture the last weekend of October along Bayfield County Highway F in Wisconsin.

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Deer too lean for hunters stand still at Country Blossoms Greenhouse along Gilles Road in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

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Self-service squash wait for customers at Country Blossoms Greenhouse along Gilles Road in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

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Pollinator Habitat Restoration in Progress

A sign posted in a field explains a project that removes invasive plant species using goats and sheep, along Wisconsin Highway 13 north of Washburn.

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A grain hauler gains speed on Cherryville Road in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. Grain is coming off fields quickly.

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Standing corn remains on a field along Wisconsin Highway 63 near Benoit.

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Cattle enjoy warm late-October weather at Tetzner's Dairy along Nevers Road near Washburn, Wisconsin. Beyond the forest Ashland appears across Chequamegon Bay. Tetzner's Dairy provides cash and carry milk and ice cream to customers near Chequamegon Bay.

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Customers head Halloween weekend to fresh-made local-meat cheeseburgers and potato salad at Siskowit Farmhouse in Cornucopia, Wisconsin. Siskowit Farmhouse sells only locally produced products; it features freshly made lunches and sweets. Many farm stores remain open at least some days all fall and winter.

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Harvest on land may be ending, but the fish harvest on Lake Superior continues into late fall and winter. Fishers walk the dock Halloween weekend between the Cindy Marie and Halvorson Fisheries in the harbor at Cornucopia, Wisconsin.

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Bear Trap Creek Farm Store stands open and ready for customers south of Ashland along Wisconsin Highway 112. The store offers locally produced produce, meat, products and gifts.

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A sign at Bear Trap Creek Farm Store welcomes customers and gives heartfelt thanks. Many farm stores selling local products remain open all year. Each can thrive with local support.

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Red mushrooms peek through leaves on Halloween along the Lake Superior shore. Are they a trick or a treat? Forage with an expert to learn.

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A laundry basket of gourds waits to join fall festivities at Country Blossoms Greenhouse along Gilles Road in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

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An intrepid guardian shields a flock of sheep from a threat as October ends, along Wisconsin Highway 13 north of Washburn. Specially trained guardian dogs successfully protect livestock from wolves, coyotes, bears and curious humans in Bayfield County. The sheep and their guardian belong to Regenerative Ruminants. The firm provides sheep and goats that clear invasive grasses and brush.

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Cattle head for fresh water during the last days of October along Pezderic Road in Bayfield County, Wisconsin.

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A self-service stand brims with produce the last weekend in October along U.S. Highway 2 in Iron River, Wisconsin.

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Like a Halloween trick or treat, mushrooms appear the last day of October in a knothole. Lack of frost along the Lake Superior shore has allowed mushrooms to thrive through October.

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We hear a lot about the global supply chain being broken. Demand for many products is outstripping supply; that’s causing prices to increase. Of course the longer the chain, the weaker the links. Maybe if more folks looked for products closer to home they’d discover abundance.

Jason Maloney from Washburn in northern Wisconsin lives between Lake Superior and the orchards and farms of Bayfield County. The retired soldier and educator grew up on a family farm in Marinette County.