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Nolechek's Meats of Thorp, Wisconsin, has been part of Wisconsin agriculture for four generations. Lindsey Fox, middle, is a fourth-generation meat processor. Her uncle Kelly Nolechek, left, and her dad, Bill Nolechek, say she will take the family legacy into the future.
Snack sticks are one of many products made at Nolechek's Meats in Thorp, Wisconsin. Lindsey Fox worked in the family business as a child and is now the general manager.
Nolechek's Meats in Clark County, Wisconsin, produces more than 200 products such as ham, bacon, summer sausage, old-world sausage, bratwurst and more.
Bacon falls off a slicer at Nolechek's Meats; bacon is as popular as ever with consumers.
Caroline Zeiset, a Nolechek's Meats employee, slices luncheon meat in the store.
Lindsey Fox of Nolechek's Meats wears one of the slogans of her family's meat business. She shoulders responsibility for carrying on the meat-processing tradition as the youngest generation.
Nolechek's has one of about three-dozen fiberglass cows scattered throughout Thorp, Wisconsin, to promote the dairy industry. Lindsey Fox, general manager, says she's proud to be part of the Wisconsin agricultural industry.
Marie Benzschawel, retail and shipping manager at Nolechek's Meats, slices steaks.
Though primarily a producer of processed meats, Nolechek's also sells cuts like this in its store in Thorp, Wisconsin.
'Doc' Nolechek, right, a veterinarian, cooks meat on a grill with his son Bill Nolechek Sr. The elder Nolechek bought Thorp Lock Service and Soda Fountain in 1952. It later became Nolechek's Meats. His son started the family's sausage-making tradition.
Nolechek's Meats is one of many small- to medium-sized meat processors in Wisconsin, a state widely known for its bratwurst.
Marieke Penterman of Thorp is a farmstead cheesemaker originally from the Netherlands. She carries some of Nolechek’s meats products in her on-farm store.
THORP, Wis. – Nolechek’s Meats proclaims on billboard and website its business has been “Smokin’ Since 1952.” Its business is hams, brats, bacon and more. And judging from awards on display its specialty meats are difficult to beat.
Jeff Sindelar
Jane Fyksen writes about crops, dairy, livestock and many other agricultural topics; she is the crops editor for Agri-View based in Wisconsin. Email Jfyksen@madison.com for more information.
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Nolechek's Meats of Thorp, Wisconsin, has been part of Wisconsin agriculture for four generations. Lindsey Fox, middle, is a fourth-generation meat processor. Her uncle Kelly Nolechek, left, and her dad, Bill Nolechek, say she will take the family legacy into the future.
Nolechek's has one of about three-dozen fiberglass cows scattered throughout Thorp, Wisconsin, to promote the dairy industry. Lindsey Fox, general manager, says she's proud to be part of the Wisconsin agricultural industry.
'Doc' Nolechek, right, a veterinarian, cooks meat on a grill with his son Bill Nolechek Sr. The elder Nolechek bought Thorp Lock Service and Soda Fountain in 1952. It later became Nolechek's Meats. His son started the family's sausage-making tradition.
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