Featured in the New York Times, USA Today, Conde Nast Traveler, Midwest Living, Edible Madison, Modern Farmer, Living the Country Life, ABC News and numerous other media, Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast is located on a 5.5-acre organic farm in Browntown, Wisconsin. One of fewer than a hundred "demonstration homes" for Real Goods, an Energy Star Small Business, certified by Travel Green Wisconsin and Green Routes, Inn Serendipity serves as a showplace for energy conservation and more sustainable living. The Inn was recognized as one of the "top 10 eco-destinations in North America" by Natural Home, 2004 recipient of the Environmental Protection Agency's ENERGY STAR Small Business Award, and considered one of the "10 great places to tread lightly on Planet Earth" (USA Today) according to Margaret Kelly, editor of Fodor's Green Travel: World's Best Lodges and Earth-Friendly Hotels.

Inn Serendipity features, among other things, a solar hot water heating system, Lopi Endeavor woodstove, FSC-certified, sustainably harvested wood in several remodeling projects, and floor tiles used in the bathrooms which are made from recycled auto windshield glass. As of 2016, Inn Serendipity is a location for the Tesla Destination Charging program, providing free charging for guests with plug-in and plug-in hybrid electric vehicles. The Inn derives 100-percent of its energy from renewable energy sources, making Inn Serendipity essentially "fossil fuel" free and "carbon negative." The hearty vegetarian breakfasts served to B&B guests feature fruits, vegetables and herbs from the Inn's organic gardens and features locally-made cheeses.

The following offer specific details on some of the many renewable energy and conservation efforts undertaken on the farm, home-based business and homestead:

• 10.8 kW SolarEdge Photovoltaic (PV) System (new in 2018)
• 10 kW Wind Turbine System (replaced by PV in 2018)
• .7 kW Photovoltaic (PV) System
• Domestic Solar Hot Water System
• Woodstove Used for Winter Heating
• Conservation and Efficiency Strategies
• Overview of Greenhouse made from Straw Bales
• Detailed Information on Strawbale Greenhouse
• Solar Thermal System for Heating Greenhouse

Due, in part, to the tree re-planting underway on the farm and at the 30-acre Inn Serendipity Woods cabin property in Vernon County as well as the Inn's support of CarbonFund.org and the international tree-planting Trees for Travel program of the non-profit organization, Trees for the Future, the Inn is operating as a carbon negative business and homestead. Planting trees helps sequester carbon dioxide (CO2), the leading contributor to global warming, and serves other important ecological purposes like providing wildlife habitat and erosion control.

Read more in the articles featuring Inn Serendipity, Soil Sisters, Homemade for Sale, Farmstead Chef, ECOpreneuring, and/or Rural Renaissance in:


• Modern Farmer, March, 2018, Meet the Soil Sisters (a high-res PDF file)

• Living the Country Life, Spring/Summer, 2018, Soil Sisters (a high-res PDF file)

• Conde Nast Traveler, August, 2008, Farm Fresh

• Midwest Living, July/August, 2017, Meet Wisconsin's Soil Sisters

• Mother Earth News, October/November, 2013, 9 Strategies for Self-Sufficient Living

• Edible Madison, December, 2011, Read and Feed (featuring Farmstead Chef cookbook)

• USA Today, December 22, 200810 great places to tread lightly on Planet Earth

• USA Today, March 14, 2006, Wisconsin certifying "green" tourism businesses

• Mother Earth News, June/July, 2004, The Rural Renaissance: This Earth-friendly couple uses modern technology to create a satisfying, sustainable country home

• Home Power magazine, August, 2004, Inn Serendipity: Sustainability as the Bottom Line (requires Adobe PDF Reader for viewing)

• Michigan Today, July, 2004, The Rural Renaissance: Some who've seen Paree are heading back to the farm

• Vegetarian Times, Green Living, with Recipes

• Yoga Journal, August, 2007, Use Your Vacation To Protect The Environment

Comprehensive Farmstead Overview and Self-guided Booklet
Print out the 20 page booklet, The Good Life Guide: A self-guided tour of Inn Serendipity & the renewable energy systems that make it possible for a more detailed overview of the renewable energy systems employed on the farm.

For more general information about Inn Serendipity Bed & Breakfast, visit the main website.

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