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$1000 to Go

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you that have donated to our Sally Mead Hands Foundation Match Drive here at the end of 2025! Today is the final day. We are in the final hours. And we are SO SO SO close! We thought this inspiring photo of our 2024 field day out at Maiv Flower Farm might help to remind you of what the WiWiC Hive will share together in 2026. As of this morning, after a trip to the post office to look for checks, and a tally of our on-line donations,

Kriss Marion

Dec 31, 20252 min read

Dr. Sarah's Conservation Story: Every Reason to Give

Dr. Sarah Slaby grew up on a small farm with nine siblings near Arcadia. Her family managed two farms, and the kids - of course! - had daily chores. Before she was a teenager, she was driving tractors and raising calves, and even started her own business: Sarah's Quality Calves. Simultaneously, she was working for and learning from ground-breaking organic veterinarian and author Dr. Paul Dettloff. This idyllic childhood in the agricultural Driftless Region and mentorship by

Kriss Marion

Dec 27, 20253 min read

Stickers, Soap, Steins, and More!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of you that have donated to our Sally Mead Hands Foundation Match Drive here at the end of 2025! Look at this thermometer - we are right on top of our goal, now hovering over $8,000. To celebrate this beautiful, strong, hopeful, and fierce show of support for the WiWiC Hive, we've ordered a slew of new WiWiC stickers and we'll be sending them out in our thank you letters to EVERYONE who donates or has donated in December. We especially

Kriss Marion

Dec 26, 20252 min read

Holy Cow, Let's Go WiWiC Hive!

Thank you, thank you, thank you to all of the WiWiC fam that have donated to our Sally Mead Hands Foundation Match Drive in the past 24 hours! We sent out an email last night (check your inbox if you haven't seen it) and we've had a tremendous response so far to extending the match. Now we're cooking. Let's keep going and meet our goal by the end of the year! Here's a slight but exciting update to the news we shared yesterday: Donate any amount by Dec. 31, and we'll send yo

Kriss Marion

Dec 23, 20252 min read

Links and Resources from Native American Heritage Month Webinar #2: Menominee Agriculture

It has been such a joy to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with you on our First Nations live webinar series. We started the series on November 6, with with Dr. Annie Jones, professor of Organization Development and Tribal Nations Specialist at University of Wisconsin, Department of Extension, and Jennifer Gauthier, director of the Sustainable Development Institute at College of Menominee Nation. We are grateful for their generosity in sharing their knowledge and exp

maidmarion0

Nov 19, 20252 min read

Links and Resources from Native American Heritage Month Series Part 1: Menominee Nation Land History Introduction

It's such a joy to celebrate Native American Heritage Month with you on our ever-popular First Nations live webinar series. We started the series last Thursday, November 6, with 150 people on the Zoom with Dr. Annie Jones, professor of Organization Development and Tribal Nations Specialist at University of Wisconsin, Department of Extension, and Jennifer Gauthier, director of the Sustainable Development Institute at College of Menominee Nation. We are grateful for their ge

Kriss Marion

Nov 10, 20252 min read

Native American Heritage Month Webinar Series: Menominee Nation!

It's Native American Heritage Month and our ever-popular First Nations webinar series starts TOMORROW, November 6! Every year, we have added additional dates to this series because it is so important, and so widely attended. Last year we expanded to two webinars, and this year, we've increased the length of the series to THREE sessions. Our focus will be learning about the Menominee Nation. Over 200 people are already signed up for the first webinar! Many thanks to Dr. Ann

maidmarion0

Nov 5, 20251 min read