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The Little Sugar River Farm
strives to offer you peace and renewal on a small, mostly organic
farm along the Little Sugar River in southern Wisconsin.
Amenities include:
- Wine or local beer, local cheeses, and
fresh flowers when you arrive (in season).
- We can cook for you, or we can
recommend good local restaurants--or you can cook for yourselves with
honey, eggs, and produce from the gardens. The kitchen is fully
equipped (including dishes, good pots and pans, a coffee grinder and
maker, blender, etc.)
- Free Wi-Fi: High-speed wireless internet connection in the house; please bring
your own laptop
- 2-person soaking tub with overhead reading lights; 2-person
shower.
- Subscriptions to Atlantic Monthly, New Yorker,
Business Week, The Economist, and Foreign Affairs.
- Television with VCR and DVD (no cable service).
- Collection of classic films and documentaries (videos; please
bring your own DVDs).
- High-fidelity sound system with large collection of CDs and
records.
- A library of novels, field guides, and books of culinary and
horticultural interest.
- Private porch with western exposure for watching sunsets.
- Wood stove (and wood).
- Central air-conditioning.
- Organically grown vegetables, fresh eggs from our free-range hens,
honey from our hives, fruits, herbs, and flowers.
- Recent model Trek hybrid bicycles and a canoe and kayak are
available to borrow. Helmets and life jackets provided (and required
by our insurance).
- We can help you with touring suggestions, restaurant and theater
reservations, advice on bike and canoe routes, canoe shuttles, and
interesting places to visit.
- If you send us a shopping list, we can have the kitchen stocked
when you arrive (for the cost of the groceries plus a shopping fee of
$25.)
- Massages can be arranged; the licensed massage therapist will come
to the house, with advance notice.
- Linens (250 thread count Egyptian cotton), bathrobes, and
plenty of thick towels are included.
To paraphrase the jury representing the
Wisconsin Chapter of the American Institute of Architects which
selected my home for an Honor Award in 2000, the house is an elegant yet
simple 1,600-square-foot example of American vernacular architecture.
Set at the edge of a wildlife preserve with views of a distant moraine,
the house has exposed structural framing and raised battens reminiscent
of early 20th century farm buildings. French doors open to a large back porch, which looks out over fields,
prairie, woodlot, wildlife preserve, and moraines.
  
The house is a small gem, crafted with great care. Interior flooring, cabinets, and
furniture were custom designed for their specific location and built of
cherry and oak harvested from the woodlot. Within the main room of the
house, three walls of windows flood the interior with light. Vaulted
ceilings in the main room create an feeling of openness. A massive
cherry sofa, dining table, and wood stove anchor the living space. The
furniture throughout the house was hand-crafted by award-winning
woodworkers. Linens, kitchenware, and furnishings are of excellent
quality.
Guests have complete privacy because only one party is here at any
given time. However, to ensure that guests have the best experience
possible, I will always be available. My apartment is in the workshop on
the farm.
The farm is available for weekends or for longer stays, with
accommodations for up to 6 adults. The house is ideal for a romantic
retreat for one couple, and quite comfortable for two couples.
The house includes one upstairs
bedroom with a built-in, king-size bed of cherry wood and an adjacent
bath with a large soaking tub for two people (with reading lamps and a
skylight overhead). An upstairs study offers a quiet place to read or
check email, and has a double futon sofa, so it can serve as a third
bedroom..
The downstairs bedroom has a built-in, queen-size bed. Downstairs,
the living room, dining room, and a well-equipped kitchen are part of a
vaulted great room. A small but extensive library of books,
magazines, CDs, and videos is available for you to use. A second bath
(with a two-person shower) is on the main floor, and a small but
well equipped fitness room is available in the basement along with
laundry facilities.
Two greenhouses and several gardens offer abundant possibilities for
home-cooked meals during the growing season. Guests are welcome to help
themselves to the bounty of the fields and greenhouses during their stay
here and are encouraged to take flowers and fresh produce home with them. |
