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    About Carrie Mess

    Hi, my name is Carrie Mess.

    Food is my love language. That probably says something about my mental health but I am happy to pretend that's just normal Midwesty.

    I'm a Mom, Dairy Farmer, and Private Chef in Wisconsin. From the farm to the kitchen, my life revolves around feeding people. I'm here to share recipes I love and the stories of the people who grow and raise the food we eat.


    If you'd like to learn more about hiring me as a keynote speaker, private chef, or talk brand partnership visit my Work Together page.


    If you just want to know more about me, here you go-

    I grew up in Madison, WI with no real ties to agriculture. I am WAS the average American, generations removed from the farm and never dreamed of being a dairy farmer. Then one day when I was 15 I met a guy…and started dating his friend. Fast forward several years and more questionable dating choices and I married the guy I met all those years ago. He wasn’t a dairy farmer (at the time) but his parents were.

    My love of animals drew me to try out farm life shortly after we got married. It stuck and I discovered that I love being a caretaker of cows and land.

    When I started this blog back in 2011 it was all about sharing about farming and tackling misinformation and I occasionally threw out a recipe or two. Back then we were firmly Team No Kids and I never thought I would go back to working off of the farm.

    Plans change.


    Over a decade later I am proud to be the Mom of our two incredible boys. I still love the farm but eventually, I found myself wanting needing more in my life than just kids and cows. So I used my passion for cooking for others and channeled it into working as a private chef. Now I cook for special events, and families and work as the house chef at Babcock House, a co-ed co-op house on the UW-Madison campus. I still love the farm, but my day to day looks different.

    Today this blog is here as a place for me to share more about food. Mostly recipes, but also stories. I want you to leave here with a great recipe and a connection back to your food. So dig around my little home on the web, indulge your curiosity and read a post or two.

    Glad to have you here,

    Carrie Mess

    Featured in-

    The Furrow- Agent of Change

    PBS- American Portrait

    Culver's- Celebrating Women in Ag

    Farmher- Season 5

    Milwaukee Journal Sentinal

    Where you've seen my byline-

    Huffington Post ♦ The Guardian ♦ Undeniably Dairy

    Awards-

    Social Media- Farmer of the Year.

    Wisconsin Ag Women's Summit Agvocate of the Year.

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    I'm Carrie and food is my love language.

    I'm a Mom, Dairy Farmer, and Private Chef in Wisconsin. From the farm to the kitchen, my life revolves around feeding people. I'm here to share recipes I love and the stories of the people who grow and raise the food we eat.

    Glad you're here.

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