Rüegsegger Farms Nominated for Awards

Rüegsegger Farms Natural Meats, a South-Central Wisconsin farm devoted to providing local, healthy foods that also has a grocery store located in Paoli, has been nominated for two prestigious food awards. Owned and operated by Ken and Sherrie Rüegsegger, the company has been nominated:
• by Slow Food Wisconsin to represent Wisconsin in San Francisco at Slow Food Nation this Summer (Grass-fed Beef & Pastured Pork)
• for the Dane County Small Business Award this spring

Paoli Local Foods has expanded its prepared food selection. The Rüegseggers, themselves are experienced cooks, have recently hired a talented young chef, Daniel Brent-Allegretti, who brings two years of culinary education and local foods experience. Although not a restaurant, Paoli local foods serves prepared foods on a daily basis and is expanding it line of prepared meals for both the family dinner table and for lunches at office locations.

Ken Rüegsegger has also been instrumental in reestablishing the Paoli Farmers Market. It opened May 3 and will continue this season until November 1st. Open from 8AM - 12 noon, the market features organic and regionally grown produce, and offers free organic coffee to all visitors. Phone 608-845-3663, located in Paoli Park, 6901 Paoli Road, across the street from Ruegsegger’s store Paoli Local Foods.

Rüegsegger also has unique bragging rights, as it claims to be:
• the only grocery store in the world to retail "Snug Haven Spinach"
• the only grocery store in the world to retail "Blue Marble Whole-Milk Yogurt"
• and it now carries four Pizzas (hamburger, sausage, Italian sausage, Canadian bacon) with 100% Ruegsegger Farms meats

Rüegsegger Farms Natural Meats, specializing in 100% grass fed beef, is located at 75 York Valley Road, Blanchardville, WI. Rüegsegger provides home delivery of all their local favors within the state of Wisconsin and is a vendor at select farmer’s markets. Phone 608-523-4705 or visit www.naturalmeats.org.

Paoli Local Foods, a full-service grocery store that carries meat, dairy, organic produce, eggs, and prepared foods in addition to all Rüegsegger Farm products, is located at 6895 Paoli Rd., Paoli, WI. Hours: 10AM-7PM Monday-Friday, 8AM-5PM Saturday. Phone 608-845-FOOD.