This gathering at Klemish Creamery will be a networking potluck, but also an opportunity for women to meet entrepreneur Dixie Klemish and tour the processing plant at this small dairy.
Dixie began Klemish Creamery in November, 2022, making ice cream on the small family dairy farm co-owned with her husband, Randy. Randy and Dixie raised three children on the farm that has been in Randy’s family since 1889. Dixie recently retired after 34 years as a rural mail carrier and is currently in the process of becoming a licensed WI cheesemaker and expanding the creamery business to offer more value-added dairy products. The family enjoys welcoming people to the farm to enjoy ice cream and also to give them the opportunity to experience small farm life.
“The number of small family dairy farms in our state has dwindled over the decades. We are pleased when people visit our farm and have a chance to experience an important part of Wisconsin tradition. We built Klemish Creamery on the farm to produce small batch ice cream and intend to expand into other value-added dairy products in the future. Klemish Creamery is excited to provide a gathering place for Wisconsin Women in Conservation to discuss and share ideas on land stewardship and other conservation practices,” says Dixie.
This networking event will encourage peer to peer learning with WiWiC Facilitator Rebecca Christoffel leading a discussion on conservation practices that can be adopted based on landowner needs.
Others will be invited to share their conservation experiences as well. Please bring a chair and a dish and/or beverage to share, and any questions you may have. If you are interested in conservation opportunities for your land, this is the gathering for you to bring your curiosity and questions!
To avoid cross-contamination please do not wear boots or other footwear that is used around livestock or poultry. Disposable booties will be available on request. Thanks!
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