BRODHEAD — The growing number of women farmers in Wisconsin — the recent agriculture census showed a 16 percent increase — will find support and resources at the “In Her Boots” workshop Friday, Aug. 2 at Riemer Family Farm in Brodhead. The all-day workshop is offered by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service.

MOSES In Her Boots workshops offer a blend of practical information, skill-building, resource connections and networking. 

This particular session also covers how to raise livestock for meat, with advice from several women farmers on raising cattle, goats, sheep and poultry. The workshop includes a tour of the Riemer Family Farm, run by Jen and Bryce Riemer and their daughters — the third generation to run this Wisconsin family farm.

Various resources will be available at the workshop from MOSES, GCDC, Wisconsin Farmers Union, FairShare CSA Coalition, Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection, REAP Food Group and various USDA agencies. 

The workshop will also cover a new opportunity for farmers to create additional income by selling baked goods made in home kitchens, now legal in Wisconsin after a judge’s ruling in October 2017. 

The workshop runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and includes lunch. Space is limited and registration required. To register, see mosesorganic.org/in-her-boots-aug-2 or call the MOSES office at 715-778-5775. With questions about the workshops, contact In Her Boots coordinator Lisa Kivirist at lisa@mosesorganic.org or 608-329-7056.

This “In Her Boots” workshop kicks off the Soil Sisters annual weekend of over 25 on-farm workshops, farm bus tours, and culinary events led by a team of 20 women farmers in Green County who are committed to sustainable and organic agriculture and land stewardship. For details on the Soil Sisters events, see soilsisterswi.org.