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A Taste of Wisconsin

Brown County Dairy Promotions event celebrates local agriculture

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Brown County Dairy Promotions is inviting the community to experience all that Wisconsin agriculture has to offer at its now-sold-out Taste of Wisconsin event.

Although dairy is a prominent part of Wisconsin agriculture, the event, taking place Feb. 4 at Stadium View, will showcase a wide variety of Wisconsin-grown goods well beyond just dairy products.

“At Taste of Wisconsin, what we do is highlight local restaurants and breweries and wineries and different types of food and drink vendors,” said Stephanie Petersen, ambassador coordinator for Brown County Dairy Promotions. “They come and set up a booth and give out free samples… The only criteria we have with these food and drink vendors is that whatever they’re showcasing or whatever they’re sampling has to be a Wisconsin-grown commodity. A lot of times, people think it has to be a dairy product because we’re a dairy-driven state, but it can be anything from potatoes to different types of meats… It really can be anything. I don’t think we’ve ever said no to any type of food or drink.”

The event serves as one of two main fundraisers for Brown County Dairy Promotions throughout the year, ensuring they’re able to continue on their mission of educating students and the general public on the importance of agriculture.

“We’re a group of educators, farmers and business people and we’re all working together to raise educational opportunities in Northeast Wisconsin,” Petersen said. “Our primary focus is schools and the general public in Brown County. What we like to focus on and explore with everybody is the importance of agriculture and where food comes from… We all eat, and we want to know what we’re eating. So we don’t just focus on dairy farming — we focus on agriculture as a whole. We touch on things from bees to dairy farming to Christmas trees.”

Through Taste of Wisconsin and Breakfast on the Farm, Brown County Dairy Promotions is able to ensure that cost is not a barrier in schools accessing the educational opportunities the group offers.

“Our largest fundraiser is Breakfast on the Farm… And then Taste of Wisconsin is our second fundraiser,” Petersen said. “From both of these fundraisers, 100% of the proceeds go right back into the local community. We use those funds to help us get supplies and dairy products that we can hand out and they allow us to do education at no cost to the schools — we even pay for bus funding to get schools out onto farms… We try to do everything we can to get schools out onto farms or to get us into schools.”

Learn more about Brown County Dairy Promotions at browncountydairypromotions.com.

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