Field Day: Organic Vegetables and Livestock Grazing at Whetstone Farm
Wed, Aug 14
|Whetstone Farm
This field day learning experience at Whetstone Farm in Amery, WI, will provide both an up-close look at a cooperative farm model, and an introduction to federal farm programs that can help farms of all types and sizes.
Time & Location
Aug 14, 2024, 4:30 PM – 6:30 PM
Whetstone Farm, 281 135th St, Amery, WI 54001, USA
About the event
Go Farm Connect will be hosting on on-farm field day at Whetstone Farm in Amery to give participants a tour of an organic vegetable farm with grazing livestock, and to introduce growers to financial and technical resources that can help their businesses grow. Emily Hanson and Klaus Zimmerman, farmers at Whetstone, grow certified organic vegetables and grass-fed beef and lamb for direct market. This is a dynamic collaborative farm with a focus on community building and resiliency in sustainable farming.
Snacks will be provided, and Hmong and other language interpretation services will be available upon request. Growers, farm advocates, and conservation staff in Eau Claire, Chippewa, Dunn, and Barron counties are also encouraged to attend. This event will be of special interest to beginning farmers who could benefit from the Farm Ownership Loan, established farmers who could benefit from an operating loan, farmers interested in the federal Environmental Quality Incentives…