Welcome to Breakfast in the Valley!
Friday, June 11, 2021
Check out the following information while you are waiting for box pick-up, or while you are enjoying your box of locally sourced products!
Friday, June 11, 2021
Check out the following information while you are waiting for box pick-up, or while you are enjoying your box of locally sourced products!
THANK YOU for participating in the 2021 Breakfast in the Valley Drive-Thru. In an unprecedented year, we are excited to continue upholding the celebration of our strong agricultural community. Your purchase of a Breakfast in the Valley Box directly supports local businesses and farms, and we appreciate your commitment to the continued growth of our area's agriculture.
As you scroll, explore where your products are sourced from, read about the Conservation Farmer Award Winner and the Friend of Agriculture Award Winner, recognize our Breakfast in the Valley Sponsors, and study the drive-thru mapping at the Expo Center. Again, we thank you for your support of the Eau Claire Area's agricultural community. Enjoy your Breakfast in the Valley Box!
As you scroll, explore where your products are sourced from, read about the Conservation Farmer Award Winner and the Friend of Agriculture Award Winner, recognize our Breakfast in the Valley Sponsors, and study the drive-thru mapping at the Expo Center. Again, we thank you for your support of the Eau Claire Area's agricultural community. Enjoy your Breakfast in the Valley Box!
Hay! Where is all the local product in my box sourced from?
All products in the Breakfast in the Valley Box are sourced from local creameries, farms, and businesses to show support for our area's flourishing agricultural community. Click the links below to find out more about your products:
- LaGrander's Hillside Dairy, Inc: Cheese Curds
- Marieke Gouda: Gouda Cheese Wedge
- Logterman Honney LLC: Honey Sticks
- Silver Spring Foods: Horseradish
- The Living Room Coffee House and Roastery: Coffee K-Cup (Individual Pods)
- Grassland: Butter
- Gunderson Food Service LLC: Meat Sticks
- Kemps: Milk
- McDonald's: Milk
- Culver's: Custard Coupon
- Kwik Trip: Bananas and Orange Juice
- Festival Foods: Egg Coupon
- Eau Claire Energy Cooperative: Traditional Coffee Mug
Agricultural Award Winners
Eau Claire County Land Conservation Commission - 2020 Conservation Farmer Award Winners: Doug & Kari Graff
Doug and Kari Graff have been farming on the south edge of the City of Eau Claire for their entire life. Doug’s grandfather purchased the farm in 1925, with Doug’s father being born in 1926. The farm originally had Guernsey cows, sheep, pigs and chickens. Doug gradually turned the dairy herd to Holsteins while he was in high school. Showing cattle at fairs, including in Milwaukee, resulted in a championship.
Both Doug & Kari graduated from Memorial High School and were married several years later in 1980. In addition to raising the livestock, they raised 3 sons on the farm. Conservation was already a part of the operation with conservation tillage systems beginning in the late 1970’s. No-till farming was woven into the farm in the 80’s, along with the installation of grassed waterways. Eventually Doug’s allergies required them to sell the dairy herd.
Today the farmland they own, and the land they rent, also follows a nutrient management plan. As Doug said, “We need to be conscience of what we do. I think we are much better off than we were 50-60 years ago.” One of the most notable changes of their farm is not on the farm itself, but on the surrounding land. Most of the farm is now surrounded by houses and subdivisions. Oakwood Mall now occupies land they once farmed. But Doug did state “We are not moving to the city; the city is moving to us.
Both Doug & Kari graduated from Memorial High School and were married several years later in 1980. In addition to raising the livestock, they raised 3 sons on the farm. Conservation was already a part of the operation with conservation tillage systems beginning in the late 1970’s. No-till farming was woven into the farm in the 80’s, along with the installation of grassed waterways. Eventually Doug’s allergies required them to sell the dairy herd.
Today the farmland they own, and the land they rent, also follows a nutrient management plan. As Doug said, “We need to be conscience of what we do. I think we are much better off than we were 50-60 years ago.” One of the most notable changes of their farm is not on the farm itself, but on the surrounding land. Most of the farm is now surrounded by houses and subdivisions. Oakwood Mall now occupies land they once farmed. But Doug did state “We are not moving to the city; the city is moving to us.
2021 Eau Claire County Friend of Agriculture Award Winner: Huntsinger Farms & Silver Spring Foods
Huntsinger Farms and its subsidiary, Silver Spring Foods, Inc., was founded in Eau Claire, WI in 1929 by Ellis Huntsinger who is nationally recognized as a pioneer in horseradish farming. Still family-owned by Huntsinger’s granddaughter Nancy Bartusch and two great-grandsons, Eric and Ryan Rygg, Huntsinger Farms is now the world’s largest grower and processor of horseradish.
Huntsinger Farms uses a five to seven year crop rotation of 1400 acres of corn, 2100 acres of soybeans, and 310 acres of snap beans to support the production of 700 acres of horseradish. They are vertically integrated with Silver Spring Foods, Inc. and grow and harvest over 9 million pounds of horseradish per year. Crews harvest horseradish in the spring and fall after plants have been in the ground about 12-24 months.
This summer, Huntsinger Farms is hosting Wisconsin Farm Technology Days in Eau Claire County July 20-22, 2021! Endless hours of work continues to be put in to host the event to showcase the latest improvements & innovations in production agriculture. The event hosts more than 500 exhibitors and includes activities for every interest with a family living tent, a youth tent, innovation square, heritage tractor and machinery display, displays for home, yard, and garden, daily entertainment and a wonderful selection of farm-to-table menu options to snack on.
Be sure to attend!
Huntsinger Farms uses a five to seven year crop rotation of 1400 acres of corn, 2100 acres of soybeans, and 310 acres of snap beans to support the production of 700 acres of horseradish. They are vertically integrated with Silver Spring Foods, Inc. and grow and harvest over 9 million pounds of horseradish per year. Crews harvest horseradish in the spring and fall after plants have been in the ground about 12-24 months.
This summer, Huntsinger Farms is hosting Wisconsin Farm Technology Days in Eau Claire County July 20-22, 2021! Endless hours of work continues to be put in to host the event to showcase the latest improvements & innovations in production agriculture. The event hosts more than 500 exhibitors and includes activities for every interest with a family living tent, a youth tent, innovation square, heritage tractor and machinery display, displays for home, yard, and garden, daily entertainment and a wonderful selection of farm-to-table menu options to snack on.
Be sure to attend!
Thank you to our sponsors!
The Breakfast in the Valley Sponsors helped provide the resources to purchase locally sourced products, implement the box concept, and host Breakfast in the Valley this year. Their support is always deeply appreciated!
Site Map
More Information
