Join us for a hands-on, fun-filled day of demonstrations and presentations focused on pollinators, draft animal power, small farms, and more at the ISU Horticulture Center.
Exhibitors:
1. War Food Farm, Lincoln, IL: goat milk soap and farmer Holly doing face painting
2. Honeydew Acres, Normal, IL: farmstay - local agritourism, and goat milk soap
3. Illinois Stewardship Alliance
4. ISU Horticulture Center
5. Funks Grove Sirup Shop
6. Carissa Haning, esq. - legal counsel for small farmers
7. Shady Grove Farm, Carlock, IL: A Sheep/Eggs/Herbs/Wellness Farm specializing in Icelandic Sheep, Yarn & Fiber products.
8. OakBros LLC
9. Sola Gratia, Urbana, IL: community-based farm dedicated to producing locally-grown, high-quality, natural produce
10. The Land Connection
11. University of Illinois Extension Master Gardeners and Master Naturalists
12. Central Illinois Bee Keepers
13. Rural Heritage Magazine
Speakers:
Logan Pappenfort, Interim Director of Dickson Mounds Museum, director of tribal relations for the Illinois State Museum (ISM), a division of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) - Title of talk: Mounds and their Meanings
Dr. Lindsay Stallones Marshall, Illinois State University Assistant Professor of History, affiliated faculty with Native American Studies - Title of talk: Animals and the Land
SCHEDULE:
10AM-12:30PM: Draft animal plowing, discing, harrowing demonstrations
12:30PM-1:00PM: "Mounds & Their Meaning" Presentation, Logan Pappenfort
1:30PM-3:00PM: Draft animals moving logs and materials
3:00PM-4:00PM: Build a section of the hugelkultur mound, participation welcome! Gloves and work clothes encouraged
Other activities: make a seed bomb, face painting, learn about pollinators and native plants, connect with exhibitors and support local farmers, meet teams of draft animals!
Contact us at
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