Local, Bio-regional or Socially Responsible Vendors
Local & Bio-regional Vendors
By sourcing our purchases locally or with a "bio-regional" perspective, the local economy will benefit most and the "value-added" and unsustainable transportation and packaging costs will be minimized. Recognizing this, Inn Serendipity supports area businesses and forms alliances including the following:
- Organic Valley Family of Farms, La Farge, WI (near the cabin)
For some of the best organic rBGH-free dairy products as well as meat and poultry products, Organic Valley is our top choice. Nationally available at a growning number of mainstream supermarkets, Organic Valley products are produced by a owner-run cooperative of family farms dedicated to humane animal treatment. Their awesome Organic Valley Outlet in La Farge, WI is just a short drive from Inn Serendipity Woods cabin. Many of our recipes are found in our Farmstead Chef or Edible Earth cookbooks.
- Emmi Roth Käse USA Cheese Factory, purchased at the Alp & Dell Cheese Store, Monroe, WI (near the B&B)
Selecting from an assortment of high-quality award-winning foreign-type (European style) cheeses from Green County factories including Emmi Roth Käse USA, Inn Serendipity has created unique culinary recipies, like zucchini feta pancakes or garden-fresh veggie quiche with Emmi Roth Käse's Landhaus Butterkäse or Ostenborg Havarti cheeses, for a delicious twist to the standard breakfast menu. Many of our recipes are found in our Farmstead Chef or Edible Earth cookbooks.
- Willy Street Coop in Madison
For our organic raisins, organic peanut butter, unbleached and unrefined sugar, organic chocolate chips used in our pumpkin muffins, and nori (for John's veggie sushi) -- among other things -- we stock up at Willy Street Food Cooperative.
- Scotch Hill Farm, Brodhead, WI
Tony and Della Ends know how to make their goats' milk soaps; we use it in our refillable soap dispensers in our guest rooms.
Socially & Environmentally Responsible Vendors
Where local supplies for some goods, like coffee and tea, was not possible, careful attention was made to select those retailers who fostered fair trade relationships or themselves, operated in a socially or environmentally responsible manner, including:
- Equal Exchange Coffee
A leader in alternative trade organizations, Equal Exchange facilitates fair and responsible trade exchanges with coffee growers from around the world. Inn Serendipity serves their organic, shade grown, Fair Trade certified coffees.