Wormfarm Institute Events

This page is no longer active. To stay up-to-date on Fermentation Fest, Farm/Art DTour, and all other events organized by the Wormfarm Institute, follow us on our main page @wormfarm_institute . Save the date! Farm/Art DTour returns to Sauk County, WI, October 5-14, 2024. Check the link in bio for more details. #fermentationfest #farmartdtour #wormfarminstitute

Take Part! Fermentation Fest is this weekend and we have collaborators from across our cultureshed sharing activities: . 🌻Help us imagine the future of Witwen Park, a polycultural gathering place. What might it look like for the next 100 years?  . 🌻Thank a Farmer with Farmer Angel Network and learn about local Sauk County farms who raise everything from vegetables to llamas, dairy to hens. . 🌻Discover stories & connections from across Wisconsin’s rural urban continuum at the Rural Urban FLOW Land Theater.  . 🌻Join artist Sarah Kavage and local conservation experts for a guided tour through Witwen Park’s wetlands.  . 🌻Don't forget to grab your free copy of the IMAGINE zine, which features more than 30 artists & writers envisioning thriving rural places in the year 2073. . 🌻Plus a variety of kindred spirits: art, music, history, fermentation and more! See you October 7-8 from 11am-6pm at the historic Witwen Park. Rain or shine (it looks like shine!) . @kavasar @ruralurbanflow

The Native Art Marketplace organized by Little Eagle Arts Foundation (LEAF) at the 2023 Fermentation Fest will feature the following artists/demonstrators: 🍁Christopher Sweet (Ho-Chunk) painter and mixed media;  🍁Leah Winneshiek (Ho-Chunk) beadwork and jewelry;  🍁Kimberly Crowley (Ho-Chunk) Black ash baskets;  🍁Ferguson Funmaker (Ho-Chunk) Featherwork;  🍁Roxanne Tallmadge Johnson (Ho-Chunk) Dance and regalia.  . 🍃Rob Nurre (WI Archaeology Society, President) will promote effigy mound protection 🍃Melanie Tallmadge Sainz (Ho-Chunk) will share information about LEAF and current programs. . Engage with the culture, watch demonstrations, and view art that tells the stories of our connections to the land.  . LEAF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting American Indian art by cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit of American Indian/First Nations artists to achieve success and promote a cycle of economic security. . See the artwork at Fermentation Fest October 7 & 8 at Witwen Park from 11am - 6pm . #nativeart #nativeartist #artmarket #discoverwisconsin #fermentationfest . @littleeaglearts @csweetnativeart @melanie_tallmadge_sainz

Hungry? Well bring that appetite over to Witwen Park this weekend! Fermentation Fest offers fresh and fermented concoctions offered by culinary artists and brewers from across Wisconsin’s rural-urban continuum including: 🍂Ferments by Fizzeology Foods 🍵Teas & tinctures by Four Elements Organic Herbals 🌮Taco & Tamale Tent with Hispanic Knights of Columbus 🍪Baked goods by Echo Valley Farms 🥒Fermented Indian pickle by Two Brothers Organic Farms 🍻Local brews by Hillsboro Brewing Company , Brix Cider & Rude Brew Kombucha, LLC 🧀 Cedar Grove Cheeses 🥩 Straka Meats . #fermentationfest #wisconsinfood #fermentedfoods #discoverwisconsin . @fizzeology @fourelementsherbals @hillsborobrewingcompany @brixcider @rude_brew_kombucha @cedargrovecheese

The first day of Fermentation Fest is only five days away! Get ready to groove through the weekend with our stellar line-up of regional musicians, October 7-8. Free live music in the gazebo will range from classical guitar to world and folk music. Don’t miss these fantastic artists: 🎶Prairie Spies: Down-to-earth folk 🎵Shawndell Marks: Ethereal vocals with electric keyboard 🎶Christo’s Novelty Combo: Vaudeville & jazz-infused steel guitar & ukulele 🎵Teddy Davenport: Raw, captivating Americana 🎶Felix B Sainz, Jr.: The American songbook in a Samba & Jazz fusion 🎵Tsuzamen: World music band with a Jewish vibe 🎶And a drumming & dance celebration of the life of our dear friend Jahmes Finlayson, hosted by Rural Urban FLOW  . #wisconsinmusic #discoverwisconsin #explorewisconsin #fermentationfest . @shawndell_marks @teddy_davenport @christoruppenthal @cuerdabaja @ruralurbanflow

The Native Art Marketplace organized by Little Eagle Arts Foundation (LEAF) at the 2023 Fermentation Fest will feature the following artists/demonstrators: 🍁 Christopher Sweet (Ho-Chunk) painter and mixed media;  🍁Leah Winneshiek (Ho-Chunk) beadwork and jewelry;  🍁Kimberly Crowley (Ho-Chunk) Black ash baskets;  🍁Ferguson Funmaker (Ho-Chunk) Featherwork;  🍁Roxanne Tallmadge Johnson (Ho-Chunk) Dance and regalia.  . 🍃Rob Nurre (WI Archaeology Society, President) will promote effigy mound protection 🍃Melanie Tallmadge Sainz (Ho-Chunk) will share information about LEAF and current programs. . Engage with the culture, watch demonstrations, and view art that tells the stories of our connections to the land.  . LEAF is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving and promoting American Indian art by cultivating the entrepreneurial spirit of American Indian/First Nations artists to achieve success and promote a cycle of economic security. . See the artwork at Fermentation Fest October 7 & 8 at Witwen Park from 11am - 6pm . #nativeart #nativeartist #artmarket #discoverwisconsin #fermentationfest . @littleeaglearts @csweetnativeart @melanie_tallmadge_sainz

Indian Pickle with Manmohan Singh . What would Fermentation Fest be without pickles?! At this event, Hall of Fame chef and culinary Director at Kama in Chicago, Manmohan Singh will demonstrate the tradition of fermented Indian pickle. Also known as Achar in Hindi, Indian pickle is a staple for expanding the palate of any meal to be sweet, sour, salty, spicy, or all of these at the same time! Create your own take-home pickle fusion. . October 7, 2023 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm . Reserve your spot now at FermentationFest.com $20 tickets — proceeds will be donated to the Sikh Society of Wisconsin . #fermentation #indianpickle #discoverwisconsin #pickles #fermentedfoods #achar

Kernza! . If you’re into shortbread, perennial grains, or outdoor baking in artist-made Cobb ovens, this event is for you! . Join artist Tory Tepp and baker extraordinaire Michael Griffin as they bake delicious Kernza goodies, using flour harvested and milled from a “test plot” of this robust perennial grain, that the artist planted in 2020 with a nearby farming family. . Then make sure to check out Revenant Canoe, the latest earthwork by Tory Tepp at Witwen Park. This upended canoe partially submerged in the wetland habitat will be populated with relics reflecting the relationships between the history of the area with the surrounding land. . October 8, 2023 11:30am-1:00pm Witwen Park This event is free and open to the public . @tory_tepp @cashmere_griffin #kernza #perennialgrains #discoverwisconsin #kernzawisconsin

Elderberry was once called the “country people’s medicine chest” and with the cooler seasons coming up, it’s a good time to learn more about it! . Elderberry 101: Join Chris Patton, Founder & President of the Midwest Elderberry Cooperative (MEC), and local elderberry grower Bob Anderson to learn everything you’ve ever wanted to know about this native Wisconsin fruit! . MEC manages networked relationships with 160 elderberry growers throughout the U.S. with the goal of 2,250 acres of farmed and sold elderberries by 2025—producing and marketing native North American elder berry and flower product ingredients to (mostly) small food and beverage businesses. . This even is free and open to the public Oct 7, 2023 11:00am-11:45am . #elderberry #fermentationfest #midwestelderberrycoop #discoverwisconsin

The Great Awakening on the Sauk Prairie . Curious about Witwen Park? It’s been a gathering place for more than 100 years. Join Erica Ruggiero, a Principal and Historic Preservation Specialist, for an exploration of its history – from early beginnings as a rural picnic grove; to its transformation into a church campground; to hosting a regional Fourth of July parade and barbeque; to serving as a go-to spot for community connection with concerts, gatherings and public events like Fermentation Fest. . This presentation is free and will take place in the Witwen Tabernacle, Wisconsin’s longest-serving and second-oldest tabernacle, and one of only two remaining in the state today. . #Tabernacle #WitwenParkAndCampground #WisconsinHistory #DiscoverWisconsin #HealingStartsHere #GatheringPlace

Psychic You!  . Access your intuition with artist Rebecca Brown. Through games and fun activities, we will learn to explore our extrasensory perception as easily as our physical senses. This class is always interesting because your “third eye” wants to open and it will! Remember that when it comes to refining your intuition, “seeing” is always new.  . Tickets are $25 – reserve your spot at fermentationfest.com . Can’t make it to the demo but still curious? Don’t miss special 1-1 intuitive readings with Rebecca throughout the weekend with her deck of Dreaming Girl Highway Inner Vision Cards! . #psychic #intuitivereadings #discoverwisconsin #dreaminggirlhighway

Are you spored with buying mushrooms at the grocery store? Perhaps questioning the morels of Big Mushroom Companies in your life? Are you ready to learn about mushroom growing from a local midwestern fungi? Then this is the demo for you. . Matthew Lopez, the head mycologist for Windy City Mushrooms, the largest edible mushroom producer in the Chicago area, will lead a workshop on everything mushroom! Come learn about basic physiology, growth cycle, and at-home growing techniques for oyster, lion's mane, and shiitake. Attendees will inoculate a log to grow their own shiitake mushrooms at home! . Tickets are $25 and there’s not mush-room for this one so make sure to secure your spot at fermentationfest.com! . And if you love all things mycological then don’t miss Abjecting MCM, a furniture-like sculpture by Serena JV Elston grown from native Red Reishi mushrooms that subverts the history of Mid-Century Modern Design. . @windycitymushroom @serenajve . #mycology #midwesternmushrooms #mushroomgrowing #discoverwisconsin