IT ALL MADE SENSE: FOX CITIES FARM STEMS FROM RAISING A HAND IN CLASS

Tucked away on the outskirts of town, you’ll find a small patch of earth ripe with colorful crops. From sweet potatoes to heirloom tomatoes, Fox Cities Farm offers us unique, organic goods from the ground all year.

Drawn to a more sustainable way of life as a teen, Kendall Vosters ditched the fast-food lifestyle and started toying around with hydroponics, soil and all things green. By 19, he had started his first farming business.

“My science teacher asked if anyone was interested in farming, and I was the only one who raised my hand,” says Vosters. “So she let me take charge of the greenhouse. I loved it.”

Another pivotal experience on the road to farm life for Vosters was when he spent many weekends in the Upper Peninsula helping build a cabin.

“Building this cabin sort of morphed into a homestead practice. We were building everything with our hands and eating from the garden,” he explained. “After eating, I always felt so good and full of energy. That memory sticks out to me, like this just really makes so much sense. That’s when I really became interested in farming and sustainability.”

If you’re toying around with the idea of starting up a garden this spring, Vosters suggests skipping the big box stores for starters.

“I’d check out the Appleton Seed Library. Tomatoes are great for a beginner. I’d wait on things like carrots, though: They can be tricky with the soil around here.”

The best way to learn sustainable gardening is to support your local farmers and volunteer at a farm to learn firsthand how to do it properly, Vosters said. If done wrong, it can actually be pretty unsustainable.

Vosters sells his produce at the Appleton Farmers Market, both in the winter and summer.

But something unique to Fox Cities Farm that you may not have seen elsewhere is the ability to shop online and order his produce directly from his website.

You can pick it up at his farm or have it delivered to your doorstep for an extra fee.

“CSA boxes are great, but sometimes people are intimidated with the more unusual vegetables and aren’t sure how to cook them,” said Vosters. “I thought this was a good solution to that.”

Fingerling potatoes, delicata squash, savoy cabbage, music garlic— all of it can be added to your online cart.

Visit www.foxcitiesfarm.com for more info.