REAP Food Group

10/13/2026

We’re just under 1 month out from Nourishing Wisconsin!

We can’t wait to bring you some wonderful and informative sessions - including two from Tricia at Taste the Local Difference | Local Food Marketing ! Registration is at the link in REAP’s bio - don’t hesitate to reach out if you have any questions about the event, and we hope we’ll see you there in November 🥳

10/09/2026

10/08/2026

Thanks are in order to everyone who joined us at Big Bottles, Small Bites this past weekend!

We're grateful to who organized a beautiful event, hosted by Andrea at **eco , to fundraise in support of REAP Farm to School.

Catering by Marigold Kitchen was delicious, Andrea's w**e pairings were divine, and all of our guests helped make the morning a delightful success.

We'd also like to extend an extra special thanks to our event sponsors .madison

10/07/2026

Today marks the start of the 3️⃣rd cohort of Farm to Families in 2026!

For the next 16 weeks, the program will distribute bi-weekly local food bags to 70 Latine/Indigenous families around Dane County.

One special item that'll be in the bags this fall? Coordinator Paulina says fish! 🐟

"I’m really excited to send Red Cliff Fish Co.’s signature wild-caught whitefish that comes straight from Gitche Gumee, aka Lake Superior! It’s exciting because we can provide regional and sustainably sourced wild fish for our families (which is a rather hard find in southeastern WI) while supporting a Native-owned and -led food business.”

Farms to Families started in 2020 as a collaboration between REAP and , and continues making a real impact for families in our community to this day.

10/02/2026

Looking for an apple picking destination this weekend? Check out in Burlington!

After a few rainy weekends, this Saturday and Sunday are PERFECT days for apple picking - especially because apple diversity at Brightonwoods is at its peak!

Along with an abundance of apples, weekends at the orchard are stacked with fresh-pressed apple c***r, c***r donuts that are made on site, and gourds and other fall goodies.

Extra fun this weekend is the Caledonia Lions Club Orchard Cruise In - so swing by for local bites and fun cars on Sunday!

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10/01/2026

October is National Farm to School Month!

Kick it off with us this Sunday at Big Bottles, Small Bites with Les Dames d'Escoffier Madison and stay tuned for more information on Wisconsin Roots Rising and our Restaurant Roundup at Marigold Kitchen Bandit Tacos & Coffee and Banzo - which starts today!!

09/29/2026

How would you like to own a grocery store with a bunch of your friends and neighbors? You can at !

When you join the Co-op, you aren't a member—you're actually a part-owner of the business. You have a vote in major decisions, you can vote for people to represent your interests on our Board of Directors—you can even run for a seat on the Board yourself if you'd like! Plus you get all of the sales we offer, discounts on classes, and other perks, all while helping to support local farmers and vendors.

It's no surprise that W***y Street Co-Op has been a part of the Farm Fresh Atlas from the very beginning! Become an Owner today for as little as $10. Learn more at willystreet.coop/start-here.

09/28/2026

Compassion towards those in need - especially the hungry - is deeply ingrained across belief systems.

The Food & Faith Summit next Monday will bring together religious leaders for multi-faith networking and strategic brainstorming about food insecurity in Dane County.

We’ll be presenting the Dane County Food System Action Plan, a community-centered initiative with a strategic vision for improving our regional food system. We invite multi-faith leaders to the table to discuss and strategize how the broader faith community can contribute to our shared mandate: ensuring food as a human right.

RSVP at the link in our bio!

09/25/2026

We're gearing up for Big Bottles 🍾Small Bites 🥧, a fundraiser hosted by that benefits REAP Farm to School!

Thanks to our Greater Madison Dames Nicole Bujewski, Susan Parenti, Suzzette Metcalfe, and Jennifer Schwarzkopf for planning a delicious brunch menu along with the team at Chef Kristy Heine and Catering Manager Erin Dunn.

Tickets are still available, and we KNOW this menu gets your mouth watering - get yours at the link in our bio, or at https://bit.ly/4AuKz8s

09/23/2026

Say hello to Pasture and Plenty, a Madison-based food business that's redefining what it means to eat well and eat local.

P&P wears a lot of hats: a farm-to-table café, a weekly meal kit subscription, full-service catering, and their Farm-to-Freezer line of ready-to-heat, locally sourced meals. Whatever the format, the mission stays the same: make real, seasonal, Wisconsin-grown food easy to get on your table.

Behind every dish is a deep commitment to local agriculture. P&P sources directly from Wisconsin farms, builds menus around what's actually in season, and partners with local producers to keep food dollars circulating right here in our community.

That mission just got a second home base: P&P Foodworks, their Production Kitchen & Manufactory at 1902 Wright Street. This wholesale facility is where P&P scales up local food production with a fully equipped co-manufacturing kitchen and vegetable processing line, all while keeping the supply chain rooted close to home.

From the café counter to the Foodworks production line, Pasture and Plenty is proof that local food can be convenient, delicious, and rooted in community.

🔗 www.pastureandplenty.com
🔗https://farmfreshatlas.org/view/pasture-plenty