Warm Belly Farm
4311 VILAS HOPE RD, Cottage Grove, WI, 53527
restaurant
Ownership
Warm Belly Farm was founded in 2017 by Francis Wisniewski. Francis Wisniewski founded Warm Belly Farm in 2017 when he was seeking a vacation home away from his busy trading firm in Chicago, and he settled on a beautiful property in Fort Atkinson, WI. While Wisniewski is not a Madison resident (he's based in Chicago), the business is independently owned and operated.
Local Sourcing
Word has spread, giving us the pleasure of doing business with many local establishments and high-end restaurants. In 30,000 square feet of high tunnel space, Warm Belly Farm's crew tends 20,000 strawberry plants and yields about 1,000 pounds of strawberries a week for u-pick and wholesale — L'Etoile, A Pig in a Fur Coat, the Fort Atkinson School District and restaurants in Chicago are among its customers. The farm grows its own produce and supplies local restaurants, though some suppliers for the garden center are unspecified.
Community Involvement
The Sprout Spring Vendor and Makers Market is a vibrant community event that showcases local artisans, craftspeople, and small businesses, and the event highlights the creativity and talent of local and out town vendors. Warm Belly Farm donated 19 boxes of apples to The Community Space of Whitewater. The farm hosts multiple community events and markets supporting local entrepreneurs.
Local Workforce
The search results show the stellar Warm Belly team that was formed in Cottage Grove after a hiring spree to start the year made a huge difference, suggesting active employment. However, no specific information about wages, tenure, employee reviews, or labor practices is available in the search results.
Revenue Retention
As an independent business with a founder based in Chicago, Francis Wisniewski grew up in Pennsylvania and moved to Chicago in 1996 to work on the CBOE, beginning trading in 1997 and founding his own trading firm in 2003. The extent to which revenue remains local versus flowing back to outside investments is unclear from available information.
Local Presence
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