Fresh foods,
homemade products, and tasty cheeses.
Local farmers' markets
are great places to explore
and that's just what I've come to do
at the Madison Eastside Farmers' Market.
One of my first stops is to meet Farmer John
to sample a Wisconsin favorite, cheese curds.
- Hello. - Oh, hi there.
- How are you?
- Really gouda, how are you? [Angela laughs]
- It occurred to me that's a bad pun.
Sorry, I still use it, though.
- I'm super interested in one of your flavors.
Which one do you recommend?
- I recommend-- garlic is the largest selling flavor.
I personally like the dill ones myself.
- Hmm.
- And do you know what the cheese curds are?
- Um, I've-- not really.
Let me not pretend.
So, please tell me more about it.
- Cheese curds are the first step in making cheese.
So, this was milk this morning from my dairy farm.
- Okay.
- We've been doing this for four generations.
My father was the first John, and then, I'm John, the third.
This is Farmer Johnna over here.
Have to try one of my garlic cheese curds there.
- Okay. - It's garlic and basil.
We made it fresh this morning. - Oh.
- So, fresh cheese curds should come with curds and whey.
Here's a little bit of the whey left there.
- Is that, like, the milk left over?
- Yes, it's the leftover milk.
It's got that garlic and basil flavor,
and it's still get that freshness of the curd.
- I love the extra flavor boost.
Thank you. - Yeah, you're welcome.
- Thank you very much, yes, yeah.
Thanks for shopping at Farmer Johns'.
- Thank you.
Nice meeting you, Farmer Johnna.
[laughing]
With my cheese craving satisfied,
it's time to see what else the market has to offer
and even meet a few new friends.
- Here's some flowers. - Oh, thank you.
Oh, thank you!
Thank you so much. [laughing]
- Hello.
- Emily Ruzicka: Hi, how are you today?
- Good, how are you? - I'm good, thanks.
Have you ever had Dashelito's hot sauce?
- I have not, and I'm a big hot sauce fan.
- Alright! - So, what do you suggest?
I see loads of options.
- Sure, yep, so all of our hot sauces are laid out here.
We have eight varietals.
They're all made locally here in Madison.
- Okay.
- These are your little taster bottles.
- I think I want to try the red honey so it's this one?
- Yep, you got it.
That's one of my favorites
It's really good on pizza.
- Ooh! - And I mean, right, like...
- And I squirted more than the milder ones, so I'm chancing it.
- If you like hot sauce, you'll be-- I mean, they're not--
Again, they're not made to, like, blow you up, you know.
They're made to make you feel a little better.
- Actually, good. - Good, I'm glad.
I really like that.
Thank you so much.
- Hello. - Hello.
- How are you? - Good.
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