Historical Farming Timeline

Through a visual timeline, our project contextualizes the local food system of Brix Cider within a historical narrative of Wisconsin farming and agriculture. We begin our timeline with Indigenous groups who were the original stewards of the land, highlight major changes in farming through Wisconsin’s history, and incorporate a few of the farms that Brix collaborates with today. We hope that individuals who explore this timeline will see the connection between Brix’s local food system and the history of farming in Wisconsin, particularly the history of how the land and farming have changed throughout time and space. We aim to give an intersectional environmentalist perspective through visuals that tell a story.

This project was developed by UW Environmental Studies students Delaney Dykman, Cammi Ganshert, Julia Halstead, and Sagen Quale.

Please click the images to learn more about that specific time period and enjoy!