The Creative Connection Event is happening in 13 days!!! We have so much to offer and are taking this opportunity to feature some of our amazing artists from Mary Jane’s Farm Food Day. Be sure to register for the classes you want to attend soon, so you can be sure not to miss out!
A leading national advocate for championing the inspiring story of women transforming our food system, Lisa Kivirist serves as a distinguished Kellogg Food & Society Policy Fellow and founded and directs the Rural Women’s Project, a venture of the Midwest Organic and Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) that supports women farmers and food entrepreneurs. She and her family run Inn Serendipity Farm and Bed & Breakfast outside Monroe, Wisconsin, completely powered by renewable energy and considered among the “Top Ten Eco-Destinations” in North America.
Her culinary focus on organic, local and seasonal cuisine earns recognition in publications from Vegetarian Times to Country Woman and inspired the new cookbook co-authored with her husband, John Ivanko: Farmstead Chef. Lisa and John also co-authored the award-winning book ECOpreneuring and Rural Renaissance and she writes for Hobby Farm Home, Hobby Farms, Edible Madison and Renewing the Countryside, a non-profit organization showcasing rural entrepreneurial and agricultural success stories. Lisa writes a column spotlighting national policy issues for the Women, Food & Agriculture Network (WFAN) and is organizing a national summit to support more women in sustainable agriculture taking on leadership roles: Culitvate 2012: Creating Collaborative Opportunities for Women in Sustainable Agriculture to Transform our Food System.
We are so thrilled to have Lisa teach two classes at The Creative Connection!!! Be sure to sign up for classes today so you don’t miss out.
Launch Your Farm Dream!
Do you dream about escaping the urban cubicle scene for your own farmstead and country lifestyle? Come for an inspiring jump-start to bring your vision into reality with strategies and ideas for farm-based businesses, from running a bed & breakfast to growing your own food to living off-grid. Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko co-authors of Rural Renaissance and ECOpreneuring, share an insider’s rural reality check, covering a diversity of approaches to sustainable living in the countryside. Launch the farmstead life of your dreams with a boost from seasoned insiders, the husband-and-wife team of Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko, who left successful corporate careers over a decade ago to launch their farm and B&B in Wisconsin, Inn Serendipity.
Learn from their experience as well as case studies of other successful farm start-up stories and leave with a toolkit of business ideas and sustainable living strategies. From B&B’s to selling at farmers’ markets to running your farm on renewable energy, Lisa and John share ideas rooted in the reality that rural living is not all romantic bliss; it’s a lifestyle based on passion, hard work, strong community ties and a good sense of humor when turkeys run away and zucchinis don’t sprout.
Lisa and John also share tips for integrating family and children into farm businesses and connecting with community, including homeschooling and hosting lots of potlucks!
Organic Eating on a Budget
What’s the key ingredient to eating healthy, saving money and stewarding the planet for generations to come? A return to our nation’s organic farmstead roots of independence, self-sufficiency and frugality, blended with the spice of modern living and a passion for transforming our planet. Join Lisa Kivirist, author of Farmstead Chef, and trade in toxins, food additives and fake food for homegrown and homemade cooking, from preserving the harvest to stocking your pantry.
Author, farmer and innkeeper, Lisa Kivirist will share simple, practical tips for organic eating on a budget, offering strategies that celebrate the homespun frugality spirit of our nation’s farmstead roots.
Do you feel overwhelmed by all the expensive organic options out there? Lisa simplifies strategies for healthful food purchases and cooking approaches, wrapped in her philosophy that eating should be a celebrated, joyful act that strengthens our families, communities and spirit with every bite. Lisa will share recipes from her new cookbook, Farmstead Chef, that showcase a range of recipes for homemade and healthier pantry staples, like hot cocoa mix, vanilla extract and even maraschino cherries and graham crackers. Value-packed strategies for shopping the supermarket and farmer’s market will be covered as well as buying bulk and creative approaches to preserving your garden harvest.
