A Pittsfield couple took a leap of faith and sold their dream house in the Suamico woods to start their own lavender farm
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
PITTSFIELD - Randy and Kathy Meyer loved their house in the woods in Suamico.
Randy built it himself, subcontracting specialized work like the concrete, brick, heating and plumbing but determined everything else be done by his own hands, right down to the hardwood floors, cabinets and ceramic tile...
UWO student's business nets grant from Bucks star's social impact fund UW OSHKOSH
A University of Wisconsin Oshkosh student’s small business venture is getting a boost from a Buck.
Jalen Greenlee, a junior business major from Brown Deer who is part of the University’s Alta Resources Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (CEI) summer incubator program, is the founder of Flora Fruit Co., a subscription service that delivers boxes of fresh fruit to customers’ front doors. The business is among those recently announced as receiving one of 50 grants to Black-led businesses and nonprofits from the Jrue and Lauren Holiday Social Impact Fund (JLH Fund)...
For Green Bay photographer Lovell Richardson, it's all about taking the next step
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
GREEN BAY -- Starting a business in a competitive industry did not stop Lovell Richardson of Green Bay from pursuing his dream.
As the owner of Lovell Richardson Photography, he is competing against scores of amateurs who think that taking a photo is easy to do.
“Everyone considers themselves to be a photographer now,” he said. “They think they can use a smartphone and charge almost nothing for photos; it hurts the industry. If you can’t come to me and talk about the technical aspects of photography, you are someone taking photos, not a photographer.”...
Oneida organic farm, cannery and retail store are making Indigenous foods the Indigenous way
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ONEIDA - What started as a program to teach low-income families about the importance of food nutrition in Oneida has grown into a critically crucial pillar to maintaining tribal sovereignty and culture and is helping to lead the way for all of Indian Country in the United States.
Tsyunhehkw^, or life sustenance in Oneida, is an agricultural community on the reservation that includes a certified organic farm, cannery and retail store on an 83-acre site.
Its goal is to produce Indigenous foods in the Indigenous way, not only for food security, but for food sovereignty... Online food delivery service brings the farmers market to your door NBC 26
GREEN BAY — The company MarketWagon is an online food delivery service with a twist. The service allows consumers to shop directly from local farmers. For CEO and founder Nick Carter, the inspiration behind MarketWagon comes from his farming roots. He spent his childhood growing up on a small farm in Indiana.... Read More 5>
Oshkosh artists and entrepreneurs find a home along with historic buildings of Main Street WFRV
OSHKOSH – The city made famous by trucks, experimental aircraft, and dungarees B’gosh is also home to the burgeoning arts community.
Oshkosh is the namesake of the Chief of the Menominee who lived here first.
For generations, the Fox River beckoned immigrant entrepreneurs and became known as the sawdust capital of the world because of all the lumber mills....Read More 6>
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