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Digging in the Driftless
Global Warming Hits Madison!
in The Isthmus, Winter 2010
Remember June 2008?
Madison recorded almost 11 inches of rain that month, easily breaking the previous June record set way back in 1869. Flood damage to homes, businesses, roads, bridges and water treatment plants in southern Wisconsin totaled $766 million, making it the most costly natural disaster in Wisconsin history.
This drenching came as no surprise to Steve Vavrus, a senior scientist at the UW-Madison Center for Climatic Research and a member of the WICCI Climate Working Group. "That was not a rogue thunderstorm," he says confidently. "We will be seeing more of these in the future." Read more.
Also check out The Isthmus's introduction welcoming Denise to their writing team.
Check out Denise’s blog about farming, prairie restoration and green building in the Driftless Region of Wisconsin.
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The Godmother of Goat Cheese
in On Wisconsin magazine, Summer 2009
When Anne Topham gave up academia to make the perfect chèvre, she had no idea that a herd of other artisans would follow in her footsteps.
Anne Topham ’63, MA’65 did not set out to become the Midwest’s godmother of goat cheese, but she has earned the title. Hailed by the New York Times as Wisconsin’s grande dame of chèvre, a soft goat cheese originating in France, she is acclaimed by foodies far and wide for helping launch the area’s artisanal cheese upsurge. Read more.