when we have the time to write about all of the things we are doing :)
Farmer Blogs
2023 End of Season Reflections & Recap
2023 has been a pivot year for Wonka’s Harvest with a lot of new change, direction, and exciting opportunities. Learn more!
The Bees Knees
I have unsurprisingly found bees to be a spectacle worth sharing, both in these words and eventually with their viscous work of labor that we all know of as honey.
The one where they inoculate shiitake logs!
Do you ever wake up knowing the day is going to be a good one? Maybe it was because I opened my eyes to the peach sunrise hitting the top of the forest. Or maybe…
Learnings at Wonka’s Harvest
Are you a slinky, paperclip, magnifying glass, or teddy bear? This is a child-friendly version of the adult Enneagram®, StrengthFinders®, or any of the other popular personality inventories out there. As a former classroom teacher…
Shout outs!
We are so grateful for these people and organizations for helping us as we plan for and embark on our first growing season at Wonka’s Harvest. Thank you!
Insects are Friends, not Foes!
…Insects are misunderstood for a lot of reasons, but the class insecta dominates for the sheer number of species alone. To date, about 1 million insect species have been catalogued and entomologists estimate the actual number to be anywhere between 5 million to 30 million species…
Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation
What’s always drawn me to mushrooms is their elusiveness; they spend most of their lives unseen underground and pop up for a short period of time before disappearing again beneath the soil. Some are coveted…
High Tunnel Part 1
The most common phrase that our team has used these last two months has easily been, “this is the last warm day we will have this year.” It seems, as farmers in training, that each slight variation in weather is either something to truly marvel at or be concerned of.
How-to: Design and Construction for Community Fridge Shelter
Below are steps that we took to build our fridge shelter, but we want to disclose that we are not carpenters…
Madison Community Fridges Extends its Shelf Life
Madison Community Fridges and Wonka’s Harvest both began as seedlings this summer, planted in hopes to serve the community fresh produce…
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Beekeeping
- May 22, 2021 The Bees Knees May 22, 2021
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Community
- Mar 4, 2021 Shout outs! Mar 4, 2021
- Nov 11, 2020 How-to: Design and Construction for Community Fridge Shelter Nov 11, 2020
- Oct 29, 2020 Madison Community Fridges Extends its Shelf Life Oct 29, 2020
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Mushroom Production
- Apr 20, 2021 The one where they inoculate shiitake logs! Apr 20, 2021
- Jan 14, 2021 Outdoor Mushroom Cultivation Jan 14, 2021
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Restoration
- Feb 7, 2021 Insects are Friends, not Foes! Feb 7, 2021
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Vegetable Production
- Dec 19, 2023 2023 End of Season Reflections & Recap Dec 19, 2023
- Jan 7, 2023 End of Season Recap ‘22 Jan 7, 2023
- Mar 4, 2021 Learnings at Wonka’s Harvest Mar 4, 2021
- Dec 23, 2020 High Tunnel Part 1 Dec 23, 2020