Wisconsin’s farmers offer “free groceries for one year”

Whoever said there’s no such thing as a free lunch has never met Wisconsin’s farmers. In fact, they will be offering the chance for all Wisconsin residents to win a free breakfast, lunch and dinner by way of free groceries – for an entire year.

Beginning today, Wisconsin residents can now register for two grand prizes of “Free Groceries for a Year!”* courtesy of Wisconsin’s farmers, at www.Farmers FeedUS. org. Upon visiting the site, consumers register by “meeting a Wisconsin farmer” through a short video that shows how they produce safe, nutritious and affordable food. Consumers can register daily with each of the eight featured farmers through Oct. 3, the end of the 90-day program.

The Farmers Feed US Web site features beef, corn, dairy, egg, veal, hog, and soybean farmers from across the state, each sharing information about their farm and their family. In addition to guiding visitors through their registration for free groceries, each farmer also offers a brief online tour of their farm.

Featured farmers include: • Allan Arndt, beef cattle farmer, Janesville • Bill Hoffman, corn farmer, Columbus • Bill Rehm, egg farmer, Lake Mills • Chris Landwehr, veal farmer, De Pere • Dan Truttmann, dairy farmer, New Glarus • Daphne Holterman, dairy farmer, Watertown • Shannon Wolf, hog farmer, Lancaster

• Vicki Coughlin, soybean farmer, Watertown

The FarmersFeedUS.org site invites Wisconsin residents to take a virtual tour of diverse farms and see firsthand how Wisconsin farmers are committed to providing consumers high-quality, safe and affordable food, 365 days a year.

Take a virtual tour to learn firsthand how food found on our grocery store shelves is first grown or produced by Wisconsin farmers working each day to deliver food to our tables, while caring for their families, livestock and land, and communities.

In addition, over the course of the 90-day campaign, consumers throughout the state will also see and hear from these farmers as they are featured in television advertising and on Facebook and Twitter. You can help spread Wisconsin’s $59 billion agriculture industry’s impact to your family, neighbors and friends using these social media sites.

I challenge you to meet the source where our food and fiber is produced – a Wisconsin farm by visiting www.FarmersFeedUS.org today.

*Based on Food Marketing Institute figures, a $5,000 value.

Alice in Dairyland Christine (Lepple) Lindner is Wisconsin’s agriculture ambassador. She travels more than 40,000 miles each year to spread the word about our agriculture industry.

Alice in Dairyland can be reached by writing to Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP), 2811 Agriculture Drive, P.O. Box 8911, Madison, WI 53718.

You can schedule Alice for an upcoming event by contacting the Alice in Dairyland Program at 608.224.5080 or by e-mail at DATCPAlice@wisconsin.gov.

To learn more about Wisconsin’s $59 billion agricultural industry visit her travel blog at http://www.wisconsin agconnection.com/alice/ or become a friend on facebook (Alice Dairyland), follow on twitter (Alice_Dairyland) or LindkedIn (Alice in Dairyland).