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The College Food Project: Who is Selling?

Do you know farmers or distributors who would like to be listed here? Please let us know who they are! Contact John Hendrickson with your information: jhendric@wisc.edu.

Distributors of food from Wisconsin sustainable farms

Home Grown Wisconsin

A marketing cooperative of 20 organic farmers in southern Wisconsin that delivers vegetables, fruits, and eggs in season to restaurants and food services. Phone: 608-967-9368; Fax: 608-967-9359

Organic Valley Family of Farms

The largest organic farmer-owned cooperative in America distributing dairy products, meat and produce nationwide. Location: LaFarge, WI. Phone: 888-444-6455; http://www.organicvalley.coop/

Distributors of organic and natural food

Goodness Greeness

Goodness Greeness is the leading distributor of certified organic produce and dairy products in the upper Midwest and the Ohio Valley. Location: Chicago. Phone: 773-224-4411; http://www.goodnessgreeness.com/

Roots and Fruits

Roots and Fruits is a worker-owned and operated wholesale distributor of fresh produce and other quality perishables, serving retail stores and restaurants in the Upper Midwest. Location: Minneapolis. Phone: 612-379-3030; http://www.rootsproduce.com/

Alsum Produce

Produce distributor that carries Wisconsin-grown and organic potatoes. Location: Friesland, WI. http://www.alsum.com

United Natural Foods

United Natural Foods is the largest publicly traded wholesale distributor to the natural and organic foods industry. They carry more than 40,000 products and supply over 20,000 customers nationwide.http://www.unfi.com

AJ Sweet

Produce distributor that carries Wisconsin-grown apples. Location: Madison, WI. Phone: 608-222-8222

Farmers

Here are some farms that can supply food for college dining services. This is not a complete list.

Farm Fresh Atlases

The Farm Fresh Atlases list farms, food businesses and farmers markets that sell sustainably grown food across most of Wisconsin:

The following farms supplied food for the College Food Project:

Carandale Farm

Low-spray apples
Oregon, WI
Phone: 608-835-5871
Email: carandale@chorus.net
Website: www.carandale.com

Igl Farms

Organic potatoes
Antigo, WI
Phone: 715-627-7888
Email: bigl@g2a.net

A-Maize-ing Corn Products, Inc.

Organic blue corn chips
Janesville, WI
Phone: 608-756-3567
Fax: 608-754-5553

Cedar Grove Cheese

Hormone and antibiotic-free cheese
Plain, WI
Phone: 800-200-6020
Website: www.cedargrovecheese.com

Cherokee Bison Farms

Bison roasts, burgers, etc.
Colby, WI
Phone: 715-223-3644
Website: www.cherokeebisonfarms.com

Harmony Valley Farms

Organic Vegetables
Viroqua, WI
Phone: 608-483-2143
Fax: 608-483-2151
Email: harmony@mwt.net
Website: www.harmonyvslleyfarm.com

Full Circle Farm

Cheese and milk from pasture-raised, antibiotic-free cows
Seymour, WI
Phone: 920-833-6704
Email: hello@fullcirclefarm.net
Website: www.fullcirclefarm.net

Wetherby Cranberry Company

Fresh cranberries
Warrens, WI
Phone: 608-378-4813
Fax: 608-378-3157
Email: wetherby@mwt.net
Website: www.freshcranberries.com

Rushing Waters Fisheries, Inc.

Smoked Fish
Palmyra, WI
Phone: 800-378-7088 or 262-495-2098
Fax: 262-495-8327
Email: info@rushingwaters.net
Website: www.rushingwaters.net

Ski Hi Fruit Farm

Apple Pies
Phone: 608-356-3695

The Sprout People

Organic Sprouts
Gays Mills, WI
Phone: 608-735-4766
Fax: 608-735-4736

Willow Run Farm

Organic Root Crops
Ashland, WI
Phone: 715-278-3751
Email: wrfarm@cheqnet.net

Schickert Distributing

Organic Mushrooms
Campbellsport, WI
Phone: 920-533-5115
Fax: 920-533-8385