field day at the horticulture center

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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. Clarissa 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 & Native Plants
  • Connect with Exhibitors
  • Support Local Farmers
  • Meet Teams of Draft Animals

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