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Welcome to Buy Fresh Buy Local Southern Wisconsin
"Connecting Farmers, Chefs and Consumers"

A program of REAP Food Group

What is the Buy Fresh Buy Local Southern Wisconsin program?

BFBL helps restaurants, health care providers, grocery stores, and other food buyers and farmers connect through consulting, resources and events that foster sustainable purchasing relationships.

BFBL reminds consumers of the value local foods offer, their abundance, and the many convenient ways to find and enjoy fresh local foods from our farming neighbors.


Buy Fresh Buy Local Partners are committed to expanding their local offerings and telling customers about the value, freshness and taste local products offer. We have 1 health care partner, 25 restaurant partners, 4 grocery stores, and several more supporters! Health Care Partners St. Mary's Hospital HospiceCare Restaurants Alchemy Bluephies Beans N Cream Coffeehouse Bunky's Cafe Brasserie V Bon Appetit Cafe Crema Cafe Greenbush Bar The Dardanelles Dayton Street Grille Fresco Harvest Ian's Pizza and Salad Ian's Pizza by the Slice Lombardino's L'Etoile Madison Club Manna Cafe Mermaid Cafe Marigold Kitchen Monroe Street Bistro The Old Fashioned Pizza Brutta Sardine The Washington Hotel Coffee Room The Weary Traveler Retail Grocery Partners Basics Natural Foods Co-op Metcalfe's Sentry Paoli Local Foods Trillium Natural Foods Willy Street Grocery Co-op Our Partners are highlighted on the Spotlight page. Read about the unique ways each of our partners are using local foods in their kitchen.	You can be a part of BFBL year-round by dining out at our partner restaurants. Ask about local foods and thank them for their support of local farmers. The Be a Supporter page contains more information on what anyone can do to support local foods. REAP Food Group and BFBL depend on community support to help us grow a more sustainable food system. Donate today!	Are you a restaurant, retail grocery store, food service operation, distributor or farmer that offers local foods to the public? Become a Partner! Take advantage of the many benefits to partnership. We can help you find great local producers and tell consumers your story.
	News and Events Brief The next Local Night Out is July 14-16 In a special summer Local Night Out we celebrate our newest BFBL Partner restaurants! Go out to eat at one of our participating restaurants July 14-16 to show your support for local foods and enjoy a great meal. Menus and participating restaurants coming soon. ------------------ Farmer Chef Collecting Cards! Isn't it about time local farmers and chefs who working together got the reconition they deserve? We think so! 20 of our partner restaurants will have their own unique collecting card to distribute over the summer of 2009. You'll want all 20! What's a Farmer Chef Collecting Card? It looks like a baseball card but it honors local food heroes rather than sports heroes. Learn more on the Collecting Cards page ----------------- Burgers and Brew: The Taste is Local 2009 was a tremendous success! Watch a great video from Burgers and Brew by Bill Lubing here: www.farmstofood.com

Buy Fresh Buy Local Southern Wisconsin is a project of REAP Food Group

BFBL Southern Wisconsin is pleased to work with other BFBL Chapters nationwide, founded by the FoodRoutes Network, a non-profit organization dedicated to reintroducing Americans with the source of their food.