The Rittenhouse Inn in Bayfield, WI focuses on buying local products to provide guests with healthy, eco-friendly, and organic food and drink. The inn sources grass-fed beef and free-range chickens from local farms, fish from Bodine Fisheries, beer from South Shore Brewery, and wine from Hauser Vineyard. The owners believe supporting local businesses is important for the community of Bayfield and its reputation for natural beauty, culture, and high-quality local food and drink.

1. Rittenhouse Inn buys local.
Dave Wartman

2. Interview
• Owned by Jerry & Mary Phillips.
• People want: healthy, eco friendly, and organic.
• He believes in supporting local business’s.
• People come to Bayfield for nature, culture, and good fresh
local food.
• Believes all of Bayfield does their best to remain
sustainable and local.
• Buys local grass fed beef and free range chickens.
• To stay ahead of the competition he continues to
incorporate more fresh ingredients and products.
• Plans to start a organic produce garden right on premise.

3. Rittenhouse Inn
• Located In Bayfield, WI.
• Began focusing on supporting local farmers
raising and organically growing foods as early as
2008. Examples: Betzold Orchards many others.
• Fish is purchased from local Bodine Fisheries.
• Beer is supplied by local South Shore Brewery.
• Wine is bought by local Hauser vineyard.
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5. Bodine Fisheries
• Located in Bayfield, WI.
• Fishing boats are ran by a fourth generation
fishing family.
• White fish and trout are caught in Lake
Superior, off of the Apostle Islands.
• Then filleted or
smoked right on
premise.

6. South Shore Brewery
• Located in Ashland, WI.
• Began production in 1995.
• Well known for Nut Brown Ale.

7. Hauser Vineyard
• Located in Bayfield, WI.
• Fermented first batch of wine in 1995.
• Produces sweet, crisp, and dry apple wines.

8. Five Related Concepts
• 1. Natural Environment- Bayfield is surrounded by farms
and natural resources. This makes buying local easy.
• 2. Cultural Environment- Fisherman, and historical Native
American people full of natural traditions.
• 3. Service inseparability- This is not an issue for Bayfield, for
the reason that people know what Bayfield has to offer.
• 4. Market-Segment Scope- The Rittenhouse Inn is attracting
people who are health and nature conscientious.
• 5. Geographic Scope- Ma and Pa type of B&B one and only.

9. Bayfield, WI
• Well known for Applefest.
• All local vendors.
• Over 60 apple vendors.
• Assortments of apples and nick knacks.

10. Applefest
• Attracts over 50,000 people to the small town
of Bayfield.
• Bayfield's population is 487.

11. Bibliography
• http://www.southshorebrewery.com/
• http://www.bayfieldharvesttrail.org/bodin-
fisheries.html
• http://www.superiorviewfarm.com/
• http://www.rittenhouseinn.com/index.php