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Farm dinners in Wisconsin

Chicago natives Marc and Mary Ann Bellazzini make the most of their Italian heritage on a 20-acre farm where wine is produced and meals with close-to-home ingredients are used.

Chicago natives Marc and Mary Ann Bellazzini make the most of their Italian heritage on a 20-acre farm where wine is produced and meals with close-to-home ingredients are used.   ( Mary Bergin/Chicago Tribune )

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It doesn’t get fresher than dining right on the farm, where the setting is also the pantry for much of the meal.

North Star

North Star Homestead Farms and its Farmstead Creamery and Cafe, near Hayward, Wis., are operated by granddaughters of the century-old farm’s original owner.   (Mary Bergin/Chicago Tribune )

Cool dessert

A cool dessert at Campo di Bella: lemon semifreddo, a slightly frozen, cream-and-meringue treat that is both light and tart.   (Mary Bergin/Chicago Tribune )

Chef Dave Swanson

Chef Dave Swanson of Braise, a Milwaukee restaurant, occasionally takes his cooking to farms, fields and forests. He’s seen here at Kettle Moraine State Forest, near West Bend, Wis., before making a morel-themed meal.   ( Mary Bergin/Chicago Tribune )

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Cooking outdoors

Every now and then, chef Dave Swanson gets out of the Braise kitchen and takes his culinary show on the road.   ( Mary Bergin/Chicago Tribune )

Wine house

The wine house at Campo di Bella in Mount Horeb, Wis., near Madison, is where farm-to-table dinners and wine tastings take place.   ( Mary Bergin/Chicago Tribune )

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