Our owners moved to Madison after 30 years in Chicago to be a part of a community. We take that very seriously and attempt to purchase and use every ingredient that is possible from local farmers, cooperatives, and businesses. As close to home as we can.
No one and no thing (that we know of) suffered for what you’re putting in your mouth. Not a chicken, not a worker. No one. Nothing. Nada. Let us know if you know something that we don’t.
We buy local if we can. Southern if it just can’t be found nearby. Ethel Ann gets our pecans from down the road near her home in GA. We can’t help that. They’re just better.
Prior to the pandemic, our partners, as we call them, are simply folks whose products, facilities and services take care of all our needs, that we feature in our food, or that carry our products. We admire each of them immensely and want you to know about them too. Click on any picture to be taken to their website.
Fromagination was founded in 2007 by owner and Creative Director Ken Monteleone, who believes that Wisconsin cheese, the Badger State’s cheese-making heritage, and its growing artisan food movement all deserve a showcase. Fromagination encourages guests to fully experience their food: See, smell and taste the cheese, and learn about how and where it is made. We couldn't be prouder that Ken, Shannon and all the fine folks at Fromagination were the first Madison-based business to carry our products.
Pasture and Plenty is the best thing to happen to Madison’s Near West Side in a long time. The farm-to-table restaurant on Old University Avenue offers breakfast, lunch and dinner menus in eat-in or take-away options. They have a farm-to-freezer option if you're needing something on your way home from work. Or you could participate in their weekly meal kits. Christy and the wonderful people at Pasture and Plenty can fulfill just about any culinary need. We were honored to have one of our cookies featured recently in one of their amazing weekly meal kit.
Ethel Ann’s couldn’t be prouder to rent commercial kitchen space in and support the Badger Prairie Needs Network [BPNN]. Located in Verona, WI, BPNN operates one of the busiest food pantries in Dane County, offering free community meals, nutrition education for seniors and children, and other services. A legal advocate in fighting homelessness, BPNN is a founding member of the Kitchen to Table: Wisconsin Food Recovery Network and its 100% volunteer services work to support a mission dedicated to fighting generational poverty and ending hunger in the communities they serve.
Kemps is a wholly owned subsidiary of Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) supporting local dairy farmers throughout Wisconsin. That means that the profits from every carton of milk, scoop of ice cream and cup of yogurt go directly to the 14,500 dairy farmers and their families that are part of the DFA. So they can keep doing what they’ve been doing for all these years—providing amazing buttermilk.