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Anna Z’s Yeasty Yummies add to farmers market fare By Tony Ends

il suit brought against the state permits individuals who bake cookies, pies and bread for loved ones, to sell limited quantities of the same in farmers’ markets. Anna Zettle, who farms with husband Ivan on a 3rd generation dairy farm south of Monroe, is giving baking for a farmers market a try. “I don’t want this to become a job,” Zettle said in an interview in her farmhouse kitchen before market day in New Glarus last week. “I really like baking. “I began cooking in 4-H when I was 10 years old – the Foods and Nutrition Project. “Maybel Maier was the adult leader. She would have 10 or 12 girls all into her kitchen. The older ones would be making a main dish, the young ones cookies and the middle-age kids baking cakes.” From learning to love cooking and

baking as a child member of the Clarno (township) Classy Clubbers, Zettle Brodhead doesn’t have a farmer’s carried into adulthood an appreciation market. Yet a pleasant country ride for handcrafting foods with quality inover to New Glarus on Friday aftergredients. She’s been testing out recinoons, this summer finds nearly a pes for farmers market with her adult score of vendors selling just about evsons now taste testing. ery food imaginable. “I can usually get a real, honest anFresh vegetables and berries, jams swer out of the youngest one, Jason,” and pickles, brats and burgers, soap she said. “He told me, “Whatever you and woolen goods – all from local prodo with those cinnamon rolls, don’t ducers, including a couple each from screw with that recipe!” Brodhead and Albany. They grow it, She makes some of those rolls with raise it, process it. They drive it in from raisins, others without. Some baking all around to the parking lot of Homehas been from a memory of her grandtown Pharmacy on Highway 69. mother, who incorporated apricot jam Gently, they lay all their hard work into her baking. Zettle uses dried apriout on tables under tents they’ve purcots from California, not Turkish ones chased and wait for customers from 3 she says taste like chemicals. p.m. till 6:30 p.m. Market-goers on Fridays in New Among these local growers and proGlarus must like them; they’ve bought ducers now are home bakers, thanks up the baked goods with apricots, and to a court ruling last year. A Lafayette Zettle has yet to try her own creation. District Court judge’s decision in a civChocolate cookies with macadamia nuts, sea salt and caramel chips – a baker’s dozen for $5. Oatmeal sandwich cookies with Lotus Biscoff spread from Belgium – six cookie sandwiches for $5. Russian black bread and marbled rye, loaves of whole wheat and spelt. Zettle sources grain from Pilgrim’s Pantry on State Highway 11 near South Wayne, or from another specialty farm source. She grinds the wheat berries into flour in her kitchen. In New Glarus Farmers Markets on Fridays, she’s selling large bread loaves for $7, small ones for $4. “I want to make something from my sales, but I don’t want to gouge people,” Zettle said. “My goal is to make enough money from baking that I can buy two plane tickets to see my sister Barbara in France next year. “I just think it’s wonderful I can do this now because of the court ruling. I’ve wanted for years to do this, but I didn’t want to be slapped with a fine. I’m sure my baking and selling six loaves of bread a week isn’t going to run some big company out of business.” The Zettles stopped milking their own cows in 2010. They’re taking care of a neighbor’s 78 heifers at their TONY ENDS PHOTO Brodhead Independent-Register place, but they’ve rented out their Anna Zettle rolls up one of her creations for the oven in her farm- cropland. The “change in lifestyle” is house kitchen last week, just ahead of the New Glarus Friday Farm- letting Anna Zettle experiment with home baking. ers Market where she’s been selling baked goods. EDITOR

Orfordville may trade cell service for police cameras’ use FROM STAFF AND CLERK REPORTS

Orfordville water tower may be getting a new high-speed internet tenet, pending legal review of the village attorney. Village trustees tentatively approved a proposal from Sonic based in Durand, Ill., contingent on the legal review at their regular board meeting last Monday, June 25. Village police committee members recommended the full board approve a Sonic proposal to exchange use of five wireless cameras from Sonic for Orfordville police to monitor parks and village property. This arrangement will be in lieu of Sonic’s paying to rent connection atop the village water tower. A.J. Becker from Sonic Internet was present at the meeting last week on behalf of his company. Becker said Sonic will service and maintain the cameras for a 5-year term as part of the exchange with the village to let Sonic use the tower. Village trustee Dan Bartelt asked before the board vote in its meeting last week where the video from the cameras will be stored. Becker said the information is stored on the Sonic servers. Bartelt asked if the cameras are

backed up. Becker said they are backed up regularly and stored for 9 to 14 days, based on how often the cameras are motion activated. Bartelt asked if the cameras are infrared, and Becker confirmed that they are. Village Attorney Tim Lindau asked who owns the equipment Sonic wants to provide Orfordville Police. Becker said Sonic does. Lindau told the village trustees he needed time to review the contract, but that the Village can approve the arrangement with Sonic contingent on the contract being approved. Trustee Jason Knox motioned tentative approval of the arrangement with Sonic pending legal contract review. Bartelt seconded approve, and the motion carried. Rise Broadband High Speed Internet based in Rockford presently rents Orfordville water tower use for $2400 per year, according to Village Clerk Sherri Waege. Surveillance cameras, which are also used in the Village of Albany and in Durand, will increase police presence without hiring additional law enforcement personnel. Village trustees present with Bartelt and Knox last week were Beth

Schmidt and Gary Phillips. Absent were President David Olsen and Terry Gerber. In other business last week, as Waege reported in meeting minutes, the village trustees voted to grant the following licenses: To expire June 30, 2019 Class A Fermented Malt Beverage and Class A Intoxicating Liquor Licenses to: -- Jonathan M. Onsgard (Agent) of 505 Rimrock Road, Janesville, for premises known as The Station at 616 W. Beloit St. -- Dolgencorp,LLC, Imran KhanAgent of 1330 O’Keefe Ave, Apt 105, Sun Prairie, for premises known as Dollar General at 507 N. Main St. Class B Fermented Malt Beverage License to: Gordon Nelson of 407 S. Wright St. for premises known as K’s Outback Café at 313 W. Brodhead St. Class B Fermented Malt Beverage and Class B Intoxicating Liquor License Kerry Knutson of 417 W. Centre St., Footville, for premises known as Knutes Bar & Grill at 206 E. Beloit St,

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She’s even thought now of taking her baking on the road when they vacation. Wisconsin was one of only two states in the nation that barred home bakers from selling goods in farmers markets. “In Texas, all you have to do is take a one-hour, on-line course, and for $7.99 they give you a certificate that’s

good for 2 years,” she said. “The limiting factor in an RV is the oven; you can barely get a 9-by-13-inch pan in that oven.” Customers learning to love Anna’s Yeasty Yummies on Fridays at the market in New Glarus, for now can have it all. Texans, eat your heart out. Wisconsin can buy local.

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