Winter 2014-2015 Share PDF
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A Man and His Marsh: Ruesch Century Organic Cranberry Bog
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin If you were out driving on Meunier Road in Vesper, Wisconsin you might not notice the three sloping dips in the landscape that make up the Ruesch Century Farm. That’s probably because this collection of five acres of low-growing shrubbery, nestled up against woodlands to the east and bordered by a petite… Read More →
Reflections on Elka Malkis’ 37 Years at The Wedge
By Elizabeth Archerd In November 2016, the Wedge said goodbye to its longest-serving employee. Elka Malkis retired as Director of Finance after working for the co-op for thirty-seven years. In June 1979, Elka was hired for a temporary summer storekeepercashier job, during a group interview by all 20 or so “coordinators” in the worker collective.… Read More →
Food Truck
When the doors of his innovative, yet regrettably short-lived Lyn-Lake restaurant, the Gray House, closed in July of 2014, Ian Gray didn’t waste much time grieving. That month a food truck, or rather a trailer (imagine a U-haul with a kitchen inside it) was delivered to him and his business partners Kiri Anderson and Jessica… Read More →
Local Chef Connection
For sisters Kylene (Ky) and Mel Guse, fermentation isn’t a fad, it’s just a fact of everyday life. “We’ve always been people who eat bread and cheese and chocolate, drink coffee, wine and beer,” says Ky. “All of these are products of fermentation, so it’s funny to us to see it having a bit of… Read More →
Healthy Planet
In January, U.S. government officials released the new 2015-2020 Dietary Guidelines for Americans (DGAs), a set of national nutrition standards that guide food labeling, school lunch menus and public nutrition programs. The guidelines, which are revised every five years, are based on evolving nutrition science, and serve as the government’s official advice on how we… Read More →
Wedge Cap
In Minnesota, hunger can be hard to recognize. Besides the fact that we spend most of the year bundled up in bulky winter wear, hunger is just not a visible problem here in the way we,ve been programmed to think about it. Here, it doesn,t mean children with bloated bellies and hollow faces dying on… Read More →
New And Now
Whether you wear it as a badge of pride on the sleeve of your down jacket, or spend all year dreading its icy clutches, the Minnesota winter is polarizing, even when it’s not polar vortexing. Some embrace every opportunity to ski, skate, and snowshoe their way to frozen eyelashes, and others seize a cozy sofa… Read More →
Staff Profile Callie Martin
By Elizabeth Archerd, Director of Community Relations Callie Martin. You see her working in the Produce department and on the grounds outside The Wedge. But, did you know that she is the research assistant for the elusive Professor Produce and is an author in her own right, pushing out the popular weekly Wedge website feature,… Read More →