Meet Your Local Farmer

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  • Free Admission
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    • Agricultural
    • Walking Tours

Meet Your Local Farmer

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Information: 920-670-0051
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This event is a unique opportunity to meet farmers and experience a glimpse into agriculture firsthand, for free. Our 2023 host farms are:

Kesler Family Farm: N6447 Hwy 55, Hilbert. We are a multi-generational and multi-species family operation. Kesler Family Farm specializes in beef cattle, hogs, and chickens. Our gardens are known for our delicious produce including rhubarb and asparagus. Join in the family fun and meet a variety of critters from our family’s farm to see how we raise the next generation.

LaClare Creamery: W2994 Cty Rd. HH, Malone. LaClare was founded in 1978 with a foundation that is rooted in artistry, family values, and hard work. Enjoy our goat farm, shoppe, cafe, garden center, and creamery. Tour the visitor’s center and learn how our award-winning cheeses are made! Try the cheeses featured in the cafe and bring some home to share!

Breeze Dairy Group: W2651 Kiel Rd, Malone. Established in 2003 by five Wisconsin farming families, 3,200 cows call Lake Breeze Dairy their home. The cows are milked in a double-44 parallel parlor and there are 35 employees dedicated to caring for the cows on the farm. Stop in, take a bus tour, and learn more about their modern dairy farm!

Ledgeview Farms: W3351 Schumacher Rd, Malone. Established in 2008, Ledgeview Farms is a controlled environment greenhouse dedicated to raising the best tomatoes and English Cucumbers you have ever tasted! Visit to experience the wonder of a third of an acre filled with over 2,800 ten-foot-high tomato and cucumber plants.

NEW THIS YEAR! Midlakes Custom Services LLC: N6171 Elm Rd, Hilbert. Today Midlakes Custom Services harvests 15,000 acres of alfalfa and 7,500 acres of corn silage and snaplage primarily in Calumet and Manitowoc counties. The business employs 10 full-time and 15 part-time employees. In addition to custom harvesting, they farm 700 acres providing feed to a local dairy, primarily growing alfalfa, and corn. The business takes pride in providing dependable high quality services by focusing directly on forage and making sure each client gets the highest quality feed possible!

Visit them for a chance to see and explore some farming equipment up close, and learn about Wisconsin crops!