Roommates, farmers, and coworkers: Life together on this organic Oak Creek farm

"Are these a bunch of hippies living in a commune together? How do you respond to that?" I asked.Yes, kind of. But we wouldn't say it's a commune. We think it's more of a really intentional living situation. Like, we are all adults who take this really seriously. It's definitely not like a party house," Sara Krohn, the owner of the Village Farmstead in Oak Creek, said with a big smile.Village Farmstead is a 14-acre farm about 15 minutes south of downtown Milwaukee. Four people live and work here bascially full-time.No commute. Yeah, it's good work. I love growing food for people," Alex Stromski, a farmhand who has lived on the property for about a year, said. Stromski volunteered on the farm for three years and then decided to move into the house on the property."After a few times of breaking bread, it just felt right, you know," he said.The Village Farmstead started about nine years ago by Sara Krohn and her partner Sam.Community, food, changing the food system and eating well and hav