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May 2012 What’s Cookin’
Spice up your day with winning recipes featured in our May 2012 What’s Cookin’ column.
Interview with Bob and Heidi Heath
The father-daughter team of Bob and Heidi Heath has been farming together for over 24 years. Together, they farm over 400 acres of produce, including potatoes, peppers, pickles, zucchini and sweet corn in Coloma, Wisconsin. Along with raising vegetables, they also have over 60 greenhouses covering two acres to raise specialty plants and flowers for wholesale and landscape customers.
Read more of our May 2012 interview with Bob and Heidi Heath.
In the May 2012 Badger Common’Tater
A Touching Tribute to Suzy Favor Hamilton
Walk Wisconsin organizers shared the following comments from one of last year’s participants:
“My wife and I walk several half-marathons every year throughout the Midwest. We are from Iowa, so Walk Wisconsin is about a four hour drive for us. But it is well worth the drive, as Walk Wisconsin is our favorite. The natural beauty of the trails is unparalleled (so much better than walking the concrete pavement between downtown buildings), and the snacks and refreshments are superb (so much better than the packets of energy syrups supplied by other half-marathons). The volunteer staff are pleasant and accommodating.
Perhaps the spirit of Walk Wisconsin was epitomized in this year’s finish line, however. There was Suzy Favor Hamilton, perhaps the Big Ten’s greatest athlete, high-fiving the finishers as they walked upon the stage. But the most touching moment was when I saw a marathon finisher hobble up to the stairs to walk onto the stage, and she was only able to make it half way up the steps. Suzy went to this woman, bent down, and massaged the woman’s leg and foot for what seemed minutes. The graciousness and humbleness that Suzy displayed in this one simple act endeared Walk Wisconsin into my heart and soul forever. This one act, I think, best summarizes the spirit of Walk Wisconsin.”
Pecks of Pickles to Be!
Ingenuity reigns at Paradise Farms in Almond,Wisconsin, where 16 years ago the Warzynski clan, headed by brothers Michael and David Warzynski, and their father and company founder, Ray Warzynski, transformed a large dairy operation into a 2,500-acre farm growing several varieties of cucumbers for four major vendors. Read the May issue of The Badger Common’Tater for the full story.
Economics of Managing Nitrogen for Sweet Corn
By Matt Ruark, UW Dept. of Soil Science; and Paul Mitchell, UW Dept. of Agricultural and Applied Economics
Nitrogen (N) management for processing sweet corn in Wisconsin has proven to be a complex issue. Sweet corn has a relatively large N demand and, to ensure complete kernel development, requires maintaining plant available N in the soil profile throughout the growing season, which can be a challenge on sandy soils. For more information, check out the May issue of The Badger Common’Tater.
