wanderlust

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Something Special in Spring Green

I have been mostly state-bound the past several years with COVID travel restrictions, pregnancy and a now one-year-old making flying difficult. Before that, I had spent time in southeast Asia, sleeping on rafts in Lan Ha Bay and taking in Hanoi one noodle bowl at a time. My wanderlust is very real, but so are the challenges of jet-setting with a toddler.

Instead, I am rediscovering the beauty and mystery of a state I have called home for over 25 years. Helping craft our annual travel-themed issue of Edible Madison has made me realize this: wanderlust is more than simply a desire to travel—it’s the feeling you get when you yearn for a new experience and have a craving to explore.

Quenching this desire doesn’t always mean hopping on a plane to an exotic location. Satisfying wanderlust could look like discovering a new event or restaurant a short road trip away. A longing to explore could be satisfied by cooking with an unfamiliar ingredient or viewing a familiar sight in a new light.

The fall issue of Edible Madison is full of opportunities to discover something new in your own backyard. Explore one of many fall food festivals around the state (page 6) or cozy up in Spring Green’s newest restaurant, Reunion (page 35).

This fall is a perfect time to take in the wonder surrounding us and experience all the fascinating, fun and delicious adventures Wisconsin has to offer.

Cheers,

Marissa DeGroot, Managing Editor

Be sure to check out ediblemadison.com for exclusive online content, like Local UpStarts, a quarterly digital column that celebrates local entrepreneurs who have participated in the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation’s UpStart program, a free entrepreneurship program for women and people of color. This fall, we profile Katy Ripp, owner of Nineteen09, Crossroads Coffeehouse, Mad Lizzie’s Flower Farm and The Creekside Scoop

ANNA THOMAS BATES

Anna moved to Wisconsin 21 years ago, and after shopping at the Dane County Farmers’ Market and wandering through the Driftless Area, she hasn’t looked back. Co-owner of Landmark Creamery in Paoli, if she isn’t tasting/selling cheese, you’ll find her writing about food, reading a good book, swimming or hiking with her two boys.

ROSE BROOKINS

Rose has found herself in the enviable position of getting paid to combine three of her favorite things: writing, local food, and local industry. She hails from Madison, lives in Mount Horeb, and loves getting to bring you stories about the entrepreneurs who make this area so very special.

MARISSA DEGROOT

Marissa feels fortunate to be a part of our local food system as the managing editor of Edible Madison as well as working for Vitruvian Farms, her husband Tommy’s organic vegetable and mushroom farm. She loves raising their daughter, Ollie, and team of fur babies on the farm in McFarland, snacking on cherry tomatoes during long evening strolls.

SUNNY FRANTZ

Sunny is an editorial and commercial photographer with a studio on the west side of Madison where she lives with her husband, their two kids and a tiny dog. She specializes in food and product photography and loves the opportunity it gives her to connect with the many wonderful businesses and entrepreneurs in Madison.

TRACY HARRIS

Tracy is a graphic designer and photographer from Madison. A polymath at heart, she dabbles in various arenas of makery including cooking and baking, sewing and knitting, painting and collage, and has a soft spot in her heart for film photography. When she’s not busy making things, she enjoys travel, good food and drinks, gardening and live music.

LAURA POE MATHES

Laura is a private practice dietitian specializing in digestive health and traditional foods diets. She is also a new mama, fermentation and foraging enthusiast and lazy canoer. Originally from Missouri, Laura currently lives in the Driftless region of Wisconsin and now understands why cheese curds are a thing.

CRICKET REDMAN

Cricket is an avid gardener, artist and designer and messy cook. By day she runs Cricket Design Works and by night she is the creative director and partner of Edible Madison. In 1993, she moved to Madison for grad school at UW-Madison and fell in love with the snowy winters, Driftless landscape and her now-husband and business partner Phil.

LAUREN RUDERSDORF

Lauren is the voice behind the local food blog The Leek & The Carrot where she shares recipes and stories about life, food and farming. Before that, she owned Raleigh’s Hillside Farm, an organic CSA vegetable farm, with her husband Kyle. She advocates for local farms, local food and cooking with the seasons. When she’s not writing or testing recipes in her sunny kitchen, she’s probably on a trail somewhere with her daughter Lillyan.

HANNAH WENTE

Hannah grew up as a 4-H kid on the shores of Lake Michigan. She is a freelance writer and graphic designer based in Madison. In her previous role as communications director for REAP Food Group, she helped launch the new statewide Farm Fresh Atlas project and supported farm-to-school and farm-to-business efforts. When she’s not gardening, cooking or baking, you can find her playing ultimate frisbee or paddling the nearest lake.

MANAGING EDITOR

Marissa DeGroot

PUBLISHERS

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CREATIVE DIRECTOR

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COPY EDITOR

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