“What do you need to feed the soil to make a healthy plant?”

“We want a perfect apple—but if you spray everything, you aren’t going to have any apples at all.”

We visited B&E’s Maple Syrup farm during the height of their short production season.

“We have high expectations,” says Tiffany Cade, owner of Deep Rooted Farm. “It’s one thing to grow food, it’s another thing to grow high-quality, super-nutritious, beautiful food.”

On Caledonia Street, on La Crosse’s North side, you’ll find PFC’s most local winemaker, DnA Vintners.

“Summer crops are gushing off the plants. Tomatoes and beans, peppers and eggplants.”

We’re growing. Next step is to continue having fun.”

Finding good, local sources for our food is a goal that People’s Food Co-op is rightly proud of, but the fact is, North America’s Upper Midwest grows disappointing bananas.

Apple season is upon us and varieties of apples for baking, bobbing, and just plain eating fill the co-op produce bins. Apples have always seemed to have a knack for taking advantage of the human craving for sweets, and humans have responded by planting apple trees all over the world.

“A vineyard’s a lot more handwork, but you can’t beat working with your family.”