Jackie Gennett
Founder and Owner, Bushel & Peck's
Bio
Jackie Gennett is co-owner of Bushel & Peck’s in Beloit, Wisconsin. In 2001, she began her transition to farming after outgrowing her 20 by 20 foot garden in the South Loop. In Chicago, she was a volunteer Master Gardener and active in preserving green space and community gardens. In 2006, she left her hometown of Chicago and career in the automotive software industry and moved to live and work on her farm in Monroe, Wisconsin.
She and her partner experimented with many aspects of farming including raising sheep, chickens and turkeys which were sold through the first meat CSA in Chicago. Today, her farm is Certified Organic and produces fruits and vegetables for her restaurant and preservation kitchen.
In 2008, she opened Bushel & Peck’s Local Market, a restaurant and retail store featuring local goods. In 2010, she launched the Bushel & Peck’s Preservation Kitchen, which produces small-batch, handcrafted pickles, sauces, jams, fermented foods and relishes. In her spare time, she grows an acre of ornamental flowers, hostas, and native plants.
She and her partner, Rich Horbaczewski became Green City Market vendors in 2011 and are active members in the Dane County Farmers Market in Madison, Wisconsin.
