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Family owned and operated, Basse's Taste of Country has roots in Muskego, WI where owners Becky and Roger Basse ran a similar business for five years. After working there for another seven years, the Basse's decided to branch out and started the Taste of Country store in September of 2000.
The Basse's extend their love of family to their business. Basse's offers family-orientated, fun and educational activities all year long.
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When visiting Basse's don't forget to stop at the Country Store.
During strawberry season try a delicious strawberry sundae or cone. In the fall enjoy a delicious homemade caramel apple or an apple slushy!
Basse's also features a huge selection of jellies, jams, honey, salsa, chips, novelty items and crafts as well!
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Seasonal Employment
We have a variety of positions open for seasonal work. If you are interested in a seasonal position (mid-June until the end of October) with us, please click the link below to download our application!
Basse's Job Application
Applications are not reviewed until late-April
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Main Store
- Part Time
- Mid-June to end of June; Mid-July to first week of November
- An excellent position for self-motivated and high-energy adults.
Job Requirements
- Prior retail experience
- Cash register/cash handling(counting back change) experience required
- Customer relations - strong communications skills required
- Days and weekends - willing to work flexible retail schedule
- Multi-tasking - able to adopt and work in various parts of the store
- Self motivator
- Lift 40#
- Energetic/hardworking
- Honest
- Friendly/outgoing
- Team spirit
Job Description
- Cash register
- Opening/closing store
- Displaying crafts/pricing
- Customer service
- Stocking produce
- Answering phones
- Keeping busy
- Cleanup during and end of day
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Strawberry Fest/Farm Stands/Pumpkin Fest/Concessions
- Part Time
- An excellent position for high schoolers; Age: 15+.
Job Requirements
- Cash handling(counting back change) A MUST for UPICK Strawberry checkouts, concessions, farm stands
- Communication with customers - a must
- Friendly
- Honest/Responsible
- Self-motivator - able to adapt and work in various parts of the store
- Energetic/outgoing
- Team spirit
- Neat personal appearance
- lifting 40#
- Days and weekends - willing to work flexible retail schedule
Job Descriptions
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Strawberry Fest: Mid-June to End of June
UPICK checkouts: Fast-paced environment both inside and out. Ideal candidates are self-motivated and capable of running the cash register. Expected to participate in clean-up during and at the end of day.
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Concessions:
- Food preparation
- Serving food
- Cleaning concession wagon/restocking
- Commitment to job/schedule expected.
Field Helpers/Strawberry Tray Handlers:
- Fast paced environment.
- Show customers where they need to be and what they are responsible for in the fields.
- Making boxes
- Handling metal carriers
- Responsible for walking the fields and knowing how to manage the fields.
- Exceptional communication skills a must.
- Commitment to job/schedule expected.
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Farm Stands: Mid-July - Labor Day; 10 am - 6 pm daily
- Cash handling A MUST
- Running a small business
- Displaying produce
- Clean-up
- Fast paced environment.
- Exceptional communication skills a must.
- Commitment to job/schedule expected.
Pumpkin Fest: Last weekend in September & October weekends; 11 am - 6 pm Saturday's & Sunday's
- Taking tickets
- Set-up
- Take-down
- Clean-up
- Concessions: Running the cash register; Clean-up during and end of day
- Fast paced environment.
- Exceptional communication skills a must.
- Commitment to job/schedule expected.
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Basse's Taste of Country Timeline
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New in 2010 Blake is venturing into raspberries with plans to expand in the future. Pumpkin Fest will include a Cow-Buckin' Train and this year's corn maze theme is Basse's CANDYLAND!
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New in '09 is our Pumpkin Blaster and this year's corn maze theme of SUPER MAR-EE-IO!
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New in '08 is our Outside Market. Open in July and August, this market will feature freshly picked fruits and vegetables.
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This year to kick off our annual Pumpkin Festival we've added a Trackless Train! Stop by for this fun-filled family attraction.
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2006 is here! What next? We are the verge of adding a workable train for families. Come and see us! We would love to see you!
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Our first year of UPICK strawberries was upon use. While working with the unknown we plowed ahead with positive attitudes. After much preparation and details the day arrived and people were coming to pick their berries. What a sight! Huge, luscious, sweet strawberries for everyone to be had - A success!
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-In the fall of 2003 we expanded our Pumpkin Festival; continued to add something new each year - bouncers in 2003, a performance stage in 2004 for our entertainment, more bouncers, ponies, clowns and 4-H props in 2005.
- More exciting news! We were offered a chance to add UPICK strawberries to our list of agritainment. We began the lengthy process in 2003 with the beginning stages.
- We dug our pond for irrigation in December of 2003
- In the spring of 2004 we placed all pipes for irrigation underground.
- Spring of 2004 - planted 110,000 strawberry plants. Maintained all plants to be harvested in June of 2005.
- Pump house was added with 75 horse electric pump for irrigation.
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- Farm Market progressing nicely with more and more customers.
- Exciting news! We were offered to manage and operate and apple orchard - Homegrown apples began in fall sold in our store.
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- Farm market begins to take shape
- Added new items: Bedding plants and mulch, Uncle Harry's custard, Crafts (Spring, General and Fall gift ideas), Gourmet foods, jellies, jams, teas.
-Invited to FOX 6 TV Station to decorate the Weather Deck. (This opportunity continues today!)
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- Began new business; Farm Produce/Agritainment Business
- Started from scratch - 80 acres bare land
- Summer - full like of homegrown produce
- Fall - worked double-time to open our store for Pumpkin Festival. Homemade caramel apples, kids activities, farm animals.
- One of the first farms in Wisconsin to create the "Corn Maze". Corn maze for 2000 was 'Treasure Island' - A Big Success!
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