MONROE - Local author and farmer Lisa Kivirist of Inn Serendipity Farm and B&B in Browntown will be at the Monroe Public Library Wednesday. Kivirist, author of "Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmers," will be joined by other local female farmers at 6 p.m. for a reception with food tasting and resource sharing.
Attendees can get ideas for their gardens and farms from the experts. At 6:30 p.m., Kivirist will speak about the transformative power of women in farming and community food systems.
Kivirist is a senior fellow and endowed chair in agricultural systems at the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Minnesota, focusing on developing opportunities to champion leadership development among female farmers and rural women. Her new book compiles advice, support and resources from over 100 women in the sustainable agriculture movement.
She also is co-author with her husband, John Ivanko, of "Homemade for Sale," "Farmstead Chef," "ECOpreneuring" and "Rural Renaissance." She founded and leads the Rural Women's Project of the Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service, an award-winning initiative championing female farmers and food-based entrepreneurs with a focus on networking opportunities.
Kivirist and her family run Inn Serendipity Farm and B&B, which is completely powered by the wind and the sun.
Participating farmers are: Erica Roth, Windy Acres Farm, Albany; Betty Anderson, The Old Smith Place, Brodhead; Lauren Rudersdorf, Raleigh's Hillside Farm, Brodhead; Peg Sheaffer, Sandhill Family Farms, Brodhead; Dela Ends, Scotch Hill Farm, Brodhead; Betty Grotophorst, Green County Master Gardeners, Brooklyn; Kim Hunter, The Green Goats, Browntown; Kriss Marion, Circle M Farm, Blanchardville; Pat Skogen, Reeson Family Farm, Monroe; Linda Dee, Bluffwood Landing, Monticello; Lori Stern, Cow & Quince and Lucky Dog Farm Stay, New Glarus; and Pam Walgren, Perennial Journey Farm, New Glarus.
Attendees can get ideas for their gardens and farms from the experts. At 6:30 p.m., Kivirist will speak about the transformative power of women in farming and community food systems.
Kivirist is a senior fellow and endowed chair in agricultural systems at the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture at the University of Minnesota, focusing on developing opportunities to champion leadership development among female farmers and rural women. Her new book compiles advice, support and resources from over 100 women in the sustainable agriculture movement.
She also is co-author with her husband, John Ivanko, of "Homemade for Sale," "Farmstead Chef," "ECOpreneuring" and "Rural Renaissance." She founded and leads the Rural Women's Project of the Midwest Organic Sustainable Education Service, an award-winning initiative championing female farmers and food-based entrepreneurs with a focus on networking opportunities.
Kivirist and her family run Inn Serendipity Farm and B&B, which is completely powered by the wind and the sun.
Participating farmers are: Erica Roth, Windy Acres Farm, Albany; Betty Anderson, The Old Smith Place, Brodhead; Lauren Rudersdorf, Raleigh's Hillside Farm, Brodhead; Peg Sheaffer, Sandhill Family Farms, Brodhead; Dela Ends, Scotch Hill Farm, Brodhead; Betty Grotophorst, Green County Master Gardeners, Brooklyn; Kim Hunter, The Green Goats, Browntown; Kriss Marion, Circle M Farm, Blanchardville; Pat Skogen, Reeson Family Farm, Monroe; Linda Dee, Bluffwood Landing, Monticello; Lori Stern, Cow & Quince and Lucky Dog Farm Stay, New Glarus; and Pam Walgren, Perennial Journey Farm, New Glarus.
