Grass Is Greener Gardens is nestled in the valleys of Southwestern Wisconsin. Using sustainable and organic methods, we raise lamb, chicken, eggs, produce, herbs and cut flowers. We sell our products directly to consumers at farmer’s markets, directly from the farm and to restaurants and other establishments. To learn how and where to purchase our products, visit the Farm Products page.

Open House 2008

Our 2008 Farm Open House is May 4, 2008. Everyone is welcome. Rain or shine but if it snows, forget it becaue we are moving to Florida. Visit between 10am and 3pm. We will have food and drinks. You will be able to visit with cute farm animals, including chickens and sheep! Collect eggs if you like. You can hunt the woods for Morel Mushrooms. You can plant potatoes (we will offer this special treat only from 12 to 1, supervised by farm hand Corey.) You can sit on the back deck and do nothing (what we all did in 2007.) Learn where your food comes from and meet other like-minded people.

The farm is about 2.5 hours from Chicago. It can be a pleasant day trip or you may wish to spend Saturday night somewhere in Wisconsin. We recommend Madison, Mineral Point, Beloit, Monore or New Glarus. All are within an hour of our farm. If you need information on any of these places, send us an email for our tips.

If you plan to attend, please RSVP by sending us an email and tell us if you're bringing friends or family. Dogs are welcome too but they will be greeted by our crazy, yet loving and gentle little Red Heeler, Rufus. Also, prepare for whatever the weather holds in terms of your get-up. This is a farm, it can be muddy. It is hilly. Should you plan to hunt the elusive Morel, remember the woods are filled with brambles and what not. Directions are detailed below. Your cell phone most likely will not work in these parts, so make sure you check the directions twice before entering the-middle-of-nowhere.

We look forward to seeing you! Please call or email if you have any questions and don't forget to send us a RSVP note.

Directions and Information On Visting

We are located about 8 miles west of Monroe, WI. We welcome visitors and customers. Lamb and chicken are available year round at the farm. Produce and cut flowers are available seasonally. For printable text based directions, click here. We strongly encourage you to use our directions, as Mapquest and Yahoo directions are not very good.

How We Raise Animals:

We chose to raise animals because we are meat eaters. We wanted to know where our food was coming from, how is was treated and what it was eating. Every animal on our farm is treatly humanely, often times we give more attention to their needs than our own. They are free to roam about. Free to eat grass. They eat local, non GMO grains when appropriate. Our chickens and hens are kept in large pastures with fencing around so they don't disappear and so they are not eaten by predators. All have ample room to roam, frolic and sunbathe. Their housing is cleaned out weekly. Our animals are treated well.

Organic Versus Sustainable:

When we started this venture we fully expected organic certification was emiment. Going into 2007, we made the decision not to pursue certification.

While nearly all of our production is conducted with the methods defined by the National Organics Standards Board, there are certain rules with which we cannot comply and keep all of our products affordable. We cannot source certified organic feed for sheep and there are no certified organic meat processors within 250 miles. We work very closely with our meat processors to ensure humane and natural processing. We do not feed animals genetically modified grain. We never use chemicals. The only time we would use an anti-biotic is if an animal were sick. (Which sadly, is forbidden by the standards.)

We believe the ‘Certified Organic’ symbol will diminish as WalMart, Target and other big box retailers add organic products to their shelves. Many of their products are being shipped in from China, Mexico and other foreign lands, which forces continued dependence on petroleum. We do not believe that food, with the exception of certain items and delicacies, should be produced in a world economy. It is our position that more important than ‘Certified Organic’, consumers should seek out local food produced with sustainable methods, and get to know and trust their farmer.