Register for all events through the Reedsburg Area Chamber of Commerce unless otherwise noted.
To register, call the Reedburg Area Chamber of Commerce at 1-800-844-3507 or click here to download a form.
Events Guide 2011
Daily
Sunrise to sunset
Explore a 50-mile loop through scenic working lands punctuated by farm-based art installations, artist-built mobile Roadside Culture Stands selling farm-fresh produce, Pasture Performances and more.
Friday, October 7
5 - 6:30pm
Saturday, October 8
9 - 11am
10:00 - 11:30 am
UW professor Jim Steele talks about the science behind the probiotics and fermentation processes that give us “inner life.”
10:30 - 11:30 am
Bring the kids and learn about “My Plate,” a new USDA guide to healthy eating. Cheese will be the focus of this interactive family time.
11am - 12pm
12:00 - 2:00 pm
Join cheesemaker Bob Koenig of Carr Valley Cheese in this workshop where you will eat samples and learn about the differences between each cheese.
12 - 2 pm
Learn the basics of canning pickles, relishes, jams, and salsas, with a focus on what's in season, which produce items are best for canning, and food safety in the canning kitchen.
12 - 3 pm
Hop on an Able Trek motor coach and take the Farm/Art DTour, a 50-mile loop through scenic working lands punctuated by farm-based art installations, artist built mobile Roadside Culture Stands selling farm-fresh produce, Pasture Performances and more.
1 - 3 pm
Believe it or not, chocolate is a fermented food. Learn all about the chocolate fermentation process and taste samples during this especially tasty class led by Gail Ambrosius.
2 - 4 pm
Learn to bake whole wheat baked goods using locally grown wheat. Plus: information about growing wheat.
3 - 5 pm
Screening of a documentary film chronicling the discovery, restoration and re-animation of a small cheese factory, now open to the public at the National Historic Cheesemaking Center in Monroe, WI.
3 - 6 pm
Area brewers, bakers and chefs offer their best homemade comfort foods featuring the finest farm fresh products from our neighbors.
7:30 pm
Humorist and author of bestselling memoirs Population 485, Truck and Coop (and self described amateur pig and chicken farmer) along with his band the Long Beds will perform at Reedsburg’s CAL Center.
Sunday, October 9
11:30 am or 1:30 pm
Take a half-hour guided tour of an organic CSA farm. Seasonal produce will be for sale.
11 am - 12 pm
Learn several different methods for turning your household or farm wastes into nutrient-rich sweet-smelling compost in this hands-on workshop.
1 - 2:30 pm
At this workshop, you’ll learn about the intriguing history of kefir, why it’s even healthier than yogurt, and how to make kefir using milk, water or even coconuts.
1:00, 2:00 and 3:00pm
Pasture Performance featuring 13-year old singer and fiddle champion Eleanor Mayerfeld and her father, mandolinist, guitarist and UW-Madison professor of Community & Environmental Sociology, Mike Bell. The duo will entertain with an eclectic mix of acoustic music, from bluegrass to Celtic to jazz and more.
Thursday, October 13
6 - 9 pm
You don’t need to be a chef to be a great cook. Join award-winning authors Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko as they whip up a delicious talk (yes, there will be food to taste!) about seasonal and local cuisine based on their latest cookbook, Farmstead Chef. The icing on the cake: the first 40 registrants will receive a free signed copy of Farmstead Chef.
Friday, October 14
5:30 - 7:00 pm
7 - 8:30 pm
Saturday, October 15
9 - 11 am
9 - 11 am
Phyllis Both of UW Extension, Sauk County will lead this course, demonstrating food dehydrators and offering tips and tricks for getting the most out of your dehydrating efforts.
9 - 11 am
12 - 2 pm
12 - 2 pm
Learn the techniques and the considerable health benefits of fermenting vegetables. Mike Bieser of Fizzeology will demonstrate, share recipes and provide a home fermenting starter kit.
12 - 2 pm
Experienced beekeeper Norm Vlachek demonstrates how to set up and maintain bee hives, plus answer questions about the art of keeping bees.
12 - 2 pm
Roger Reynolds of Infiltrating Landscapes demonstrates how to have a deep mulch layered garden that has no tilling, no digging, and little weeding and little watering--all season.
3 - 4pm
One of our featured Pasture Performances, Some Kind of Sign tells the story of an imagined farm family in Sauk County, Wisconsin, taking an intimate look at the events, hardships, and joys in the lives of the characters through song and poetry.
3 - 5 pm
Microbes are the real workers of a compost pile. Roger Reynolds of Infiltrating Landscapes will give a down-to-earth explanation of how to compost successfully--with little work or cost.
3 - 5 pm
3 - 5 pm
Join Marie-Chantal of the La Valle-based Granny's Pantry in this workshop that will demystify the process of making this fermented bread.
7:00 - 10:00 pm
Join us for an informal but elegant evening featuring foods that are fermented including corned beef, buttermilk biscuits, apple/ beet relish, kimchi and a fermented strawberry elixir that is reputed to cure the “vapors”. Chef Kimberly Anderson and her crew will be preparing all the dishes.
Sunday, October 16
10 am - 1 pm
Hop on an Able Trek motor coach and take the Farm/Art DTour, a 50-mile loop through scenic working lands punctuated by farm-based art installations, artist built mobile Roadside Culture Stands selling farm-fresh produce, Pasture Performances and more.
11 am - 5 pm
Avid home brewer and beer aficionado Dave Dietz and friends will share their knowledge in this hands-on class. It is not necessary to stay for the full day, but registration is required.
11 am - 3 pm
Visit the herbal farm Hyzer Green Acres (including farm animals!). Gloria is a licensed herbalist and will demonstrate how to grow and use herbs to benefit good health at this open house event.
12:30 - 12:50pm and 1:30 - 1:50pm
One of our featured Pasture Performances! Formed in 2010 by a group of Madison musicians, Graminy seeks to fuse the classical and grassroots traditions, from Bach to bluegrass, from Copland to Celtic, from Gershwin to native American, from Kodaly to klezmer, and more. Join us in for great music outdoors!
4 - 6pm
A full concert by Graminy. Formed in 2010 by a group of Madison musicians, Graminy seeks to fuse the classical and grassroots traditions, from Bach to bluegrass, from Copland to Celtic, from Gershwin to native American, from Kodaly to klezmer, and more. Join us in for great music outdoors!
2 - 4 pm
Marilyn Kharbush demonstrates the surprisingly easy process of making your own yogurt.
Don't miss these other fun area events!
6 - 9 pm
Take an evening stroll down historic Main Street while tasting wines and hors d’oeuvres at select Reedsburg businesses.
Multiple showtimes
The Driftless Film Festival is a new regional film festival with a focus on independent films from around the world.
1 - 3 pm
6 - 9 pm
Take an evening to relax and enjoy two fermented foods that were meant for each other: wine and cheese.
10 am - 6 pm
Wollersheim Winery celebrates the release of this very special, estate-grown dessert wine.
1 - 5 pm
Join Mike and Kari Walker for a beer and cheese tasting at Touchdown Tavern featuring fresh Carr Valley Cheese Curds and a variety of local craft beers.
Drop off pies 9:30 - 11:30 am.
Judging at 12:30.
Roll up your sleeves and bake your best apple pie, or stop by to taste a slice!
10 am - 6 pm
Wisconsin’s best-known artisans open their studios, allowing visitors a unique, behind-the-scenes view into how their work is created.
2 pm
Take a guided canoe or kayak trip on the longest reclaimed river in the U.S.
Enjoy Mid-Continent’s seven-mile, 50-minute round-trip ride on a former branch line of the Chicago & North Western Railroad through the autumnal beauty of the scenic Baraboo Hills.


