The NW Wisconsin Graziers Network, River Country RC&D and UW-Madison Extension
invite you to a multi-species pasture walk hosted by Johnson Family Pastures LLC. The walk takes place on Saturday, May 31 from 10:00AM-12:30PM. The farm is located at 872 320th Ave, Frederic, WI 54837. This educational event will emphasize direct marketing, multi-species grazing, part-time family agriculture and silvopasture development. Light snacks and refreshments will be provided.
Johnson Family Pastures is home to Chris and Tamara Johnson and their two children.
They raise grass-fed beef, silvopastured goats, and recently raised a number of other species.
The farm consists of about 160 acres of gently rolling pastures, silvopasture, and forest. Use of
both temporary polybraid fencing and high tensile permanent fences allow for rotational grazing
of small ruminants and out-wintering of beef cattle. Use of long-term farm transition strategies,
cost-share programs, silvopasture development with goats, regenerative grazing, cattle handling
facility and bale grazing will be discussed along with answering any and all questions from
pasture walk participants.
An extensive and diversified direct marketing program has been developed by Tamara and
Chris that has included farmer markets, email lists, newsletters, website ordering, on-farm
freezer storage, and other strategies and tools to support direct sales and services for their
customers. Come and learn all about their successful approach.
For more information, contact Chris at 920-960-4475 or Lynn Johnson 715-225-9882 at NW
Graziers.
