Spring Potluck! South East Wisconsin
Sat, May 03
|LarryVille Gardens
This is an opportunity for women landowners, farmers, farm workers and conservation professionals to connect around their shared interest in conservation practices and learn from one another. Brunch will be a casual potluck at a beautiful farm.
Time & Location
May 03, 2025, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
LarryVille Gardens, W1349 WI-11, Burlington, WI 53105, USA
About the Event
This on-farm gathering will be an opportunity for women landowners to connect around their shared interest in conservation practices and to learn from one another. It will be a casual brunch potluck hosted by Michelle Cannon. For Michelle at Larryville Gardens, Soil serves as the foundation for all life as we know it. The health and vitality of soil are crucial for our survival. She has spent the last 17 years restoring and revitalizing our 6-acre farmland. Enjoy a beautiful spring brunch and learn more about Michelle's four season farm and 7 day a week farm stand!
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 a conservation opportunities for your land, this is the gathering for you to bring 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!
What To Expect:
To network with other women in the area around shared dreams, challenges, and experiences of conservation.
To learn about the WiWiC project and opportunities that exist for women landowners to access conservation practices
To gather on a working farm, with some uneven ground and uncertain weather - dress accordingly.
To eat, talk, laugh and connect.
Event Details:
Event is free to attend but registration is required and space is limited.
Women, all who identify as such, are welcome to attend – from landowners to farmers to conservationist enthusiasts – whatever your background, from beginners to experts!
Photos are taken at WiWiC events to help amplify the work being done by Wisconsin's women land stewards, and to help promote future events. Your registration grants consent for your photo to be taken and used for these purposes.
About Wisconsin Women in Conservation
WiWiC is a state-wide collaborative effort led by the Michael Fields Agricultural Institute in partnership with Wisconsin Farmers Union, Renewing the Countryside and Marbleseed (formerly MOSES). A five-year multi-faceted project funded by the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), WiWiC brings together Wisconsin's women landowners, farmers, farm workers, urban growers, and conservation professionals to connect and share about conservation practices, resources, and funding opportunities.