Embark on the Farm
Embark with us in the space where Adventures, Ecosystems, and Appetites converge! Our farm events connect people and place while celebrating the ways we travel and the foods we share on the journey. All are welcome!
about the Sap Run
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The Sap Run Scramble a slippery, muddy, non-competitve 5K with 1000 feet of elevation and tasty maple-based snack stops every kilometer or so. Like a scavenger hunt, with cocktails. The trail treks through our maple forest during the heart of syrup season, a uniquely beautiful and fascinating time of year. Come out and play, taste tasty things and learn about the forest we call home. Bring a friend and stock up on Good Energy!
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March 22, 2025, Noon till dark
Farm opens at 11am, Scramble starts at Noon
The Embark Maple Farm, 30904 Rognstad Road, Cashton, WI 54665.
The address isn’t chronological with surrounding addresses, look for the fox at the end of a long gravel drive, we’re about a half mile off the road.
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The Sap Run 5K route is a rugged, slippery jaunt through our maple woods during syrup season. The route is designed to be interesting and accomplishable to most everyone, from seasoned trail runners exploring the unique experience of a maple woods in harvest, to folks pushing themselves to get more active in beautiful places. The course traverses old logging roads, dry washes, and deer paths across steep hillsides. The route is often off-trail and requires a bit of paying attention to course markers. There will be snack stops featuring food and drinks made with Embark maple products and fun facts about maple harvest every kilometer or so.
We are also working on a longer route option- stay tuned!
It’s fun. It’s silly. You belong here.
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We recommend good shoes, hiking poles and play clothes- chances are you’ll get muddy!
Bring a sense of adventure, a water bottle, and your best directional awareness. The scramble is through the woods on old logging trails, not clearly marked and maintained paths, so there is an element of “way-finding” via the ribbons and foxes distributed along the route.
We will have wood fired pizzas and beverages for purchase after the run, as well as Embark products- bring along some cash if you’d like to partake!
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Details are being finalized, but the plan is to have the farm open at 11am with the scramble starting at noon. If you can’t make it by noon, you may miss some snack stops, but are free to traverse the course until 4pm.
Stay tuned for more details.
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The Embark farm is “Friendly Pet Friendly”. Well-behaved pets on leashes are welcome in the woods and around the farm, but must be kept out of the Sugar House and kitchen tents.
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About the Ramp Romp
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The Ramp Romp Ride is a playful human-powered exploration of our watershed and the unique, delicious and interesting ecosystem we are a part of. We will be exploring by bike, foot and packraft (optional) through the beautiful hills of the Driftless region of Wisconsin, then bring our foraged finds back to the farm to craft wood-fired pizzas! Admission includes two nights of rustic camping, a curated bike ride through the unique ecosystems of our region, foraging workshops, and three meals featuring local & foraged foods.
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April 25-27, 2025,
Farm opens at 4pm on Friday for camping.
The Embark Maple Farm, 30904 Rognstad Road, Cashton, WI 54665.
The address isn’t chronological with surrounding addresses, look for the fox at the end of a long gravel drive, we’re about a half mile off the road.
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The Ramp Romp is weekend of adventure, exploring and foraging our way through our watershed.
The farm opens at 4pm on Friday, and we’ll be having a pudgie pie potluck dinner. What’s a pudgie pie?
Saturday
8 am(ish) Breakfast featuring local & foraged treats
9 am(ish) Intro to Foraging
10 am Forage by Bike exploration of our watershed!
Noon (ish) Return to the farm for lunch of local & foraged goodness
1 pm CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE!!!
Bikeraft Coon Creek
Trail Run/ Foraging Hike
Big ‘Ol Bikeride- GPS guided
5-6pm Return to the farm, craft woodfired pizzas with your foraged finds!
Hang by the campfire, share stories, make new friends and keep the old.
Sunday
9 am (ish) Breakfast
Hikes, Ramp Fermentation workshop, other fun and silly adventures are all in the works.
This is going to be a really great time. We’ll see you out there!
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EVERYBODY
- Weather gear! Rain, sleet, snow & sun, we'll be riding bikes having fun!! We'll be packing rain wear and wearing wool. Fast drying layers that can be swapped out as needed are good, as is a dry place to store them when not in use.
- A bike! We’ll be doing a morning group ride with foraging stops along the way, some on rural roads, some through fields and logging trails. Doesn’t have to be fancy, but chunky tires are probs a good idea.
- Pocket knife or scissors for harvesting; gloves for nettles if you’d like.- Small canvas/breathable bag for your foraged finds
- Cup or water bottle; camp dishes (Plate, bowl, spoon, fork)
- GPS, phone with map or "Gazeteer style" paper map in a baggie and compass. We won't leave you behind, but if you're speedy you can ride ahead and do hill repeats.
- Basic bike tools, or specific bike tools. We're competent cobblers, so you won't get stranded.- Cash if you'd like to purchase Embark products.
CHOOSE YOUR OWN ADVENTURE
-Packraft & paddle for the Bikerafting set
-Trail-worthy footwear for the running & hiking set
-GPS technology of your choice for the Big Bike Ride
CAMPERS
-We have hike/bike-in primitive/backcountry style tenting opportunities, car/van camping is cool too as are small single-axle campers.
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The farm opens for camping at 4pm Friday, & is available through Sunday
Lots of camping options here, with basecamp being a small intimate secluded field. We have hike/bike-in primitive/backcountry style tenting opportunities, car/van camping is cool too as are small single-axle campers.
We live here off-grid, so everything is rurally rustic. Be prepared. We'll provide a portapotty, jugs of drinking water, an assortment of fires, 20x40 "community" tent space to chill under, eat, dry things off, etc. There will not be electricity available at RampCamp.
Parking is about a quarter mile from RampCamp, so some transport of gear via foot or bike or kite will be necessary. If you need special vehicle arrangements to camp please shoot us a message, our parking options get somewhat limited if its really wet, but we can find space to fit everyone in if we plan.
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The Embark farm is “Friendly Pet Friendly”. Well-behaved pets on leashes are welcome in the woods and around the farm, but must be kept out of the Sugar House and kitchen tents.
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