WI Demo Farm Network Diversification Focused Field Day
August 29 @ 9:00 am – 3:00 pm
Join the Wisconsin Agroforestry Demonstration Farm Network at our summer field days!
At this diversification-focused field day, we’ll be visiting three farms in Dane County that have experienced transitions, including generational transitions and expanding the variety of enterprises they’re focused on.
9-10:30am: Little Heathens Farm Tour
10:45am-12:15pm: Door Creek Orchard Farm Tour
12:30-1:30pm: Lunch at The Flower Factory
1:30-3pm: Flower Factory Farm Tour
Little Heathens Farm: Molly and David Waisman diversified the 12 acre asparagus farm they moved onto in 2012, adding sheep and agroforestry plantings like their 12 year old windbreak.
Door Creek Orchard: Liz Griffith took over managing her family’s orchard, and in addition to a wide variety of apples, stewards diverse projects like various fruit trees, grapes, prairie plantings, and silvopasture with a small flock of sheep.
The Flower Factory: Derek Nedveck is working to transition his family’s nursery business by incorporating diverse plantings of fruit trees and shrubs, beekeeping, and forest farming to create value added products.
Cost: $12 (lunch included)
The registration fee will be used to provide travel stipends for farmers to attend the event. Please email eleanor@savannainstitute.org if a travel stipend would help allow you to attend.
The Wisconsin Agroforestry Farm Network is made possible by a partnership with the Savanna Institute and NRCS-WI. USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender.
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