Farmer, cheesemaker, storyteller, and host of Around the Farm Table, Inga Orth has spent years sharing the people, places, and food that make Wisconsin agriculture special.
Now, she is sharing the story behind the public life.
Part memoir and part cookbook, Unpasteurized Inga brings together meaningful recipes and deeply personal reflections on farming, family, difficult seasons, chosen community, resilience, and the journey of finding your way back to yourself.
She begins not with childhood, but with the raw now: burnout, heartbreak, and the slow process of piecing herself back together. From there, she weaves through tangents that reveal the threads of her life—farm chores alongside her grandfather, thrift-store adventures with her grandmother, the sting of criticism that shaped her self-worth, and the sexism she faced as a young woman farmer and business owner.
Orth takes readers behind the scenes of her public life as host of Around the Farm Table, balancing the beauty of Wisconsin farming with private battles against self-doubt, unhealthy relationships, and the numbing pull of alcohol. Yet through it all runs her constant love of food, farming, and storytelling—the things that tether her to purpose.
Woven throughout are recipes tied to these memories and milestones—dishes that carry the scent of childhood kitchens, the grit of farm life, and the joy of rediscovering connection at the table.
At its heart, this memoir celebrates the courage to break cycles, the grace of chosen family, and the joy of rediscovering yourself in community, farming, friendship, and love. It’s a book for anyone who has ever felt unseen, silenced, or burned out—and is searching for a way home to themselves.
“Food stories are people stories. Inga has spent years telling the stories of treasured farmers and makers. Unpasteurized is her story, and like the cheese she makes, her story is more nuanced than you might expect. Meet Inga again, come into her kitchen, and do the good work of sharing stories around the table.”
—Abra Berens, chef, teacher, and author of Ruffage, Grist, and Pulp
by Inga Orth
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 296
ISBN: 978-1-969183-03-4
Publication date: September 12, 2026
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BOOK LAUNCH + ANNUAL ARTISAN MARKET
St. Isidore’s Dairy in Osseo, Wisconsin
Beginning at 10:00 am
Join Inga Orth at St. Isidore’s Dairy for a special celebration of the release of Unpasteurized Inga: Recipes and Reflections on Food, Farming, and Finding Your Way Back.
Held alongside the Annual Artisan Market, this farm gathering will celebrate Inga’s first memoir cookbook, local makers, food, farming, community, and 20 years of farming, cheesemaking, and life on the land.
Come experience the place behind so many of Inga’s stories, celebrate the book with her, explore the artisan market, and purchase a copy to bring home.
Inga Orth is a Wisconsin farmer, cheesemaker, storyteller, and the host of Around the Farm Table. Through her work, she has introduced audiences to the farmers, food producers, landscapes, and traditions that shape rural Wisconsin.
In Unpasteurized Inga, she turns the lens inward, sharing an honest and deeply personal account of the experiences behind her public journey. Through stories and recipes, Inga explores the people and places that shaped her, the challenges that tested her, and the food, farming, friendship, and community that helped guide her home.
Order Unpasteurized Inga today, then join Inga at St. Isidore’s Dairy on September 12 to celebrate the book, the farm, and the community that brought this story to life. If you miss the farm event, check the Little Creek Press Facebook page for upcoming events featuring Inga Orth and her book.
