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The barn at Four Winds Farm can be seen from Fish Hatchery Road near Fitchburg, Wisconsin. The 1920s-era remodeled barn has been given new life and purpose as an agricultural-education and outreach center.
Visitors to Four Winds Farm will enter a driveway off Adams Road in Fitchburg. The long driveway will take them past the farm's crops to a parking lot. From there visitors will approach the rear of the barn and education center. The 80-foot silo was said to be the tallest such structure in Wisconsin's Dane County when it was built decades ago.
A photo of the 1920s-era barn is on display during an open house at Four Winds Farm. The barn, which was owned by the Doerfer family until 2017, was built from a Sears and Roebuck kit.
Mary Ann McKenzie, owner of Four Winds Farms, plants a yellow-twig dogwood. After pruning the twigs will be used for fall and winter decorative pots.
The design for regenerative-agriculture features is on display for visitors at a recent open house at Four Winds Farm.
Four Winds Farms has several meeting rooms available for agricultural and community groups.
A photo of the old dairy barn shows visitors what the space looked like before it was remodeled to provide meeting-room space at Four Winds Farm. The Doerfer family once milked 40 cows in the barn.
The barn's renovated hayloft provides plenty of space for in-person meetings and other events during the COVID-19 pandemic. The hayloft once was a favorite play area for the Doerfer sisters.
A full-service kitchen is available at Four Winds Farm. Owner Mary Ann McKenzie says cooking demonstrations with locally grown foods are planned.
While the hops growing period is currently dormant, Four Winds Farm will test hops varieties in spring in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
FITCHBURG, Wis. – An old dairy barn with a new facelift stands proudly along Fish Hatchery Road near Fitchburg.
Lynn Grooms writes about the diversity of agriculture, including the industry’s newest ideas, research and technologies as a staff reporter for Agri-View based in Wisconsin.
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Visitors to Four Winds Farm will enter a driveway off Adams Road in Fitchburg. The long driveway will take them past the farm's crops to a parking lot. From there visitors will approach the rear of the barn and education center. The 80-foot silo was said to be the tallest such structure in Wisconsin's Dane County when it was built decades ago.
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