Women's Fall Farm Potluck: West 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 afternoon potluck at beautiful Kinstone located in Fountain City, WI. Kinstone is located on 4th generation family farmland. It is a bluff-top property that had fields and pasture that previously supported a small, family dairy farm. They are stewards of this land and are always working on regenerating the land and reestablishing native ecosystems that likely existed prior to the farming done here. One of their main land stewardship tools is Permaculture. You'll be invited to share your conservation experiences, as well. 

Farm owner and chef Jennifer Monsos, with Tansy's Traveling Kitchen, will be leading us in a Stone Soup style potluck event at Kinstone, a 30 acre haven set in beautiful Buffalo county. We know you all just came off a busy gardening and harvest season, so instead of bringing a dish, just bring a single whole food ingredient (fruits, veggies, meat) and we will co-create a meal together with Jennifer's creativity and cooking skills guiding us. Visit with fellow women landowners, gather ideas for next year, and take in the beauty of the stone sculptures and natural landscapes of this site. 

Please bring just ONE ingredient for stone soup meal and any questions you may have.  If you are interested in a conservation plan for your land, please sign up at the event.

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.

• Time after the potluck to explore the site. Site closes at 3 PM.

• Beverages will be provided by Kinstone.

• 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!

• Arrive between 10:45-11 am. Potluck will conclude between 1:00-1:30 allowing time for self-exploration of this beautiful landscape. Site closes at 3 P.M.

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.