Women's Fall Brunch Potluck: North Central Region

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 Diane Wizner. Diane has been implementing conservation practices in small scale ways for the past 6 years.  She and her wife practice regenerative agriculture on their 10-acre property that includes; minimal use of chemicals on the soil, providing native resources to pollinators and managed grazing on their pastures with sheep and goats as well as foraging from pastured chickens.  They raise and promote heritage breed livestock and poultry that include Oberhasli dairy goats and Clun Forest sheep. 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 intersted in a conservation plan for your land, please sign up at the event.

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!

Conservation Professionals to Attend:

Sherrie Zenkreed USDA-NRCS Resource Conservationist and Tribal Liaison (Menominee, Oneida, Stockbridge-Munsee), Shawano County

• sherrie.zenkreed@usda.gov
• (715) 524-8522, ext. 113

Lara Fondow, Private Lands Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service

• lara_fondow@fws.gov
• (920) 866-1735

Julie Peterson, WI Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (GLRI) Wetland Coordinator, Pheasants Forever

• jpeterson@pheasantsforever.org
• (920) 615-2624

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.