Back Home Farm
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Contact Information
Farm/Organization Name:
Back Home Farm
Address:
3287 Ryan Rd.
Blue Mounds, WI 53517
Farm County:
Dane
Contact First Name:
Doug
Contact Last Name:
Butikofer
Contact Email:
Farm Contact Phone:
(708) 280-2799
Farm Information
Farm Products & Services:
Bees/Honey/Wax
Vegetables
Certification:
None
Marketing Methods:
None
Growing Practices:
Organic (Non-Certified)
Permaculture
Sustainable (Non-Certified Organic)
What percentage of your product(s) is marketed directly to the consumer?:
None
Year of Farm Start:
2010
Total Acreage in Production:
3
Total Farm Acreage:
8
Geographic Area(s) [where products are sold]:
Madison area
Farm Description:
We are a small family farm located in the driftless region of Wisconsin. We are currently restoring the barn located on a forested hillside with a open prairie on the top of the slope. Back Home Farm is situated on the side of Blue Mound Wisconsin, with a spectacular view of the river valley below.
Karin and Doug both grew up on family farms in Northeast Iowa and wanted to teach their children Ben and Dane the values of growing and appreciating where their food comes from. We have provided experiences , carrying on our passion by teaching them grafting techniques, seedsaving, management of bee hives and the stewardship of the land. Ben is studying Animal Science at Iowa State University and Dane is in high school. Floyd the family dog enjoys running the property and keeping the wildlife at bay.
We have 8 acres with 3 of the acres in production. The land supports 1.5 acres of woodland, open prairie, an orchard of grafted heirloom fruit trees with the scion wood from the historic Seedsavers Exchange Orchard, a small vineyard of cold hardy grapes bred by the pioneer grape breeder , Elmer Swenson ,collected from Lon Rombough, and an apiary using the warre hive and natural bee keeping practices.
Employee Information
Number of Employees (Year Round):
4
Number of Employees (Seasonal):
0
Number of Interns (Year Round):
0
Number of Interns (Seasonal):
0
Number of Volunteers (Year Round) - Including Worker Shares:
0
Number of Volunteers (Seasonal):
0
Visitor Information
Are Visitors Welcome?:
Yes