MONROE - With five unique components and involving more than 20 farms, the jam-packed Soil Sisters culinary event from Aug. 5 to 7 celebrates Wisconsin's family farms and rural life in and around the farming communities of Monroe and Brodhead.
Take coolers for fresh produce and meats, pull on farm boots or overalls, wear a sun hat and kick back for a relaxing time on one or all of the farms.
From heirloom tomatoes to pickles, sheep to solar energy, farmstay bed-and-breakfasts to beef, the farmers and artisan food producers share a unique diversity of farm experiences showcasing the summer's bounty. Choose from a variety of activities, including a Dinner on the Farm at the award-winning Sandhill Family Farms, Taste of Place culinary event at Cow & Quince, plentiful on-farm workshops, plus area restaurants featuring "locavore" specials throughout the weekend.
For three days, Soil Sisters offers an immersive farming and culinary experience, led by women - the "soil sisters" - committed to a healthy, fresh product or farm-made, artisanal food products and other items. Preserve the harvest, spin some fiber, milk a goat or just relax in a tree swing.
The Soil Sisters event is a weekend celebration that includes:
• Green Acres: In Her Boots, a day long, hands-on program for aspiring women farmers. Facilitated by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 5; ticketed event.
• Taste of Place at Cow & Quince Restaurant: Kick-off the weekend at this New Glarus food celebration, from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5; ticketed event.
• Green Acres Workshops: On-farm, hands-on fun and educational workshops; from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at various times and locations Aug. 6; ticketed event.
• Dinner on the Farm at Sandhill Family Farms: Farm-to-table picnic featuring local cuisine and live music; from 4 to 9 p.m. Aug. 6; ticketed event: $75 per adult, kids under age 10 eat free.
• Tour of Farms: Farmstands are open at numerous farms, sharing eggs, fresh produce, cut flowers and hand-crafted items, with tours throughout the day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 7; free event.
• Dine Fine: Numerous participating restaurants will feature local menu specials Aug. 5-7. Specials vary by participating restaurants.
For more information, visit www.soilsisterswi.org or call Lisa Kivirist at 608-329-7056. Soil Sisters is made possible by the Wisconsin Farmers Union Foundation, Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service and Renewing the Countryside, with funding support from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Additional sponsors or media partners include Edible Madison, Green County Tourism and the Monroe Chamber of Commerce.
Take coolers for fresh produce and meats, pull on farm boots or overalls, wear a sun hat and kick back for a relaxing time on one or all of the farms.
From heirloom tomatoes to pickles, sheep to solar energy, farmstay bed-and-breakfasts to beef, the farmers and artisan food producers share a unique diversity of farm experiences showcasing the summer's bounty. Choose from a variety of activities, including a Dinner on the Farm at the award-winning Sandhill Family Farms, Taste of Place culinary event at Cow & Quince, plentiful on-farm workshops, plus area restaurants featuring "locavore" specials throughout the weekend.
For three days, Soil Sisters offers an immersive farming and culinary experience, led by women - the "soil sisters" - committed to a healthy, fresh product or farm-made, artisanal food products and other items. Preserve the harvest, spin some fiber, milk a goat or just relax in a tree swing.
The Soil Sisters event is a weekend celebration that includes:
• Green Acres: In Her Boots, a day long, hands-on program for aspiring women farmers. Facilitated by the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 5; ticketed event.
• Taste of Place at Cow & Quince Restaurant: Kick-off the weekend at this New Glarus food celebration, from 6 to 8 p.m. Aug. 5; ticketed event.
• Green Acres Workshops: On-farm, hands-on fun and educational workshops; from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at various times and locations Aug. 6; ticketed event.
• Dinner on the Farm at Sandhill Family Farms: Farm-to-table picnic featuring local cuisine and live music; from 4 to 9 p.m. Aug. 6; ticketed event: $75 per adult, kids under age 10 eat free.
• Tour of Farms: Farmstands are open at numerous farms, sharing eggs, fresh produce, cut flowers and hand-crafted items, with tours throughout the day from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Aug. 7; free event.
• Dine Fine: Numerous participating restaurants will feature local menu specials Aug. 5-7. Specials vary by participating restaurants.
For more information, visit www.soilsisterswi.org or call Lisa Kivirist at 608-329-7056. Soil Sisters is made possible by the Wisconsin Farmers Union Foundation, Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service and Renewing the Countryside, with funding support from the Wisconsin Department of Tourism. Additional sponsors or media partners include Edible Madison, Green County Tourism and the Monroe Chamber of Commerce.