Natures Bounty

The products we offer are found locally in nature. The mushroom we seek are wild, this means we cannot offer a constant and readily available supply of products. Everything is seasonal and dependent on weather conditions, access to public and private lands, and to be frank dumb luck.

The same goes for our bees. While we take good care of them and offer them every opportunity to succeed unexpected events such as swarming (when the hive decides to split into two to propagate the species) can occur and limit the success of our hive. Sign up on our contact page to receive emails when a product becomes available for purchase!


Honey and Honey Butter (Fall Harvest)

Our honey is from our own back yard. Our bees produce honey that is not saleable as one specific flavor, i.e. store bought clover honey, but instead involves flavors from everything that flowers in Cedarburg. We are currently working one hive with plans for expanding as the kids get older. Our eventual goal is for five working hives worked on by the whole family.

This delicious honey goes quickly. While honey is worth eating for its own delicious properties, there is also the possibility that raw local honey can help to alleviate seasonal allergies. This is far from settled science, but we believe in celebrating the slightest excuses for eating a spoonful of honey every day!

Honey Butter: Our honey is straight from the comb. That being said not all honey is created equally. Bees are...well quite frankly bees. Some honey has higher or lower water content and when exposed to heat this causes the crystallization commonly experienced with honey that is stored long term. Honey never expires and gentle heating turns the crystals back into liquid honey. But who wants to do that? Instead, we take our honey most likely to crystalize (In our judgement, we are not perfect and will never claim to be so some will sneak through) and use it to make honey butter, cinnamon honey butter, cinnamon pecan honey butter, and cinnamon almond honey butter. 

Morel Mushrooms (May Harvest)

Morels are found in a two week period in mid to late may. These mushrooms are Mycorrhizal, meaning they form a symbiotic relationship with healthy tree root systems. These rare treats are unique in appearance and hollow throughout the entire stem and cap of the mushroom.

We walk many miles to find the few specimens we are able to dry and offer for sale. The dried mushrooms can be re-hydrated by soaking them in water or added to a recipe dry soaking up the moisture as it cooks. See the recipe page for ideas on how to use your morels! The extremely short growing season, great meaty texture and flavor contribute to the high price of this gourmet mushroom.

After finding our Morels we dry them so they are ready for long term storage. The 1/2 ounce package contains about 6-8 good sized yellow morels or their equivalent in smaller yellows, grays, and half free morels.