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= Pizza Farms = A Pizza Farm is a farm in the shape of a pizza. Each wedge of the farm is a smaller farm which harvests an ingredient of pizza and the center is where the ingredients are made into a fresh organic pizza. Pizza Farms are the brainchild of the farmers at A to Z Produce and Bakery located in the Stockholm, Wisconsin. This was a way for them to both create a community and make extra money, both vastly important features for a farm.

What is in a Pizza Farm?
A typical Pizza Farm’s wedges can be; a dairy farm for cheese, various vegetables (typically tomatoes) farm for the sauce and toppings, a wheat farm for the dough, pork for pepperoni, herbs for the sauce and toppings, and even trees for the wood-burning oven which cooks the pizza. Some farms are able to have all of these in one place, however most farms need to partner with neighboring farms to obtain all their ingredients.

What is the point?
These farms have become ways to build community around local farms and prevent them from shutting down. In many cases multiple farms have conjoined their land and reconfigured it to the traditional pizza shape. Now those farms can supply produce to themselves or other Pizza Farms, cutting down on costs and increasing profit because they no longer have to pay a middle man to sell, buy, and transport their product to a restaurant. Instead the restaurant is on the farm they work at and they further cut down on costs by allowing customers to bring their own picnic supplies. This creates a casual atmosphere which allows patrons to feel at home on the farm while they wait for their pizzas.

Some farms even let customers harvest the ingredients themselves. This works out especially for visitors who are looking for a truly midwestern experience. Pizza Farms are the new popular destinations for travel-blogging Americans all over the country who are seeking a new kind of eating experience. It all goes back to the great American trend of seeing the fruits of your labor.

Heres a list of local pizza farms.