More new workshops have been added to the Whole Farm Workshop Series!!! Check them out…
Farm & Food Education
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute is a leader in farm and food education and sustainable agriculture for farmers since 1984. For over 25 years our roots in biodynamic and organic farming and our training and education include all aspects of sustainable agriculture. We draw on expert, innovative, successful farmers, and leaders in the University of Wisconsin and UW-Extension faculty for training. We offer classroom training with our top-notch faculty in the winter for Wisconsin and Illinois farmers. During the summer we have a biodynamic demonstration garden right outside our door, complete with greenhouses, perennials, hedgerows, beneficial insectaries, raised beds, and fruit trees. The produce is marketed through a Community Supported Agriculture model.
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute’s farm and food education is training the next generation of sustainable farmers. Join us at our beautiful facility in East Troy, Wisconsin where beginning farmers through advanced growers develop the skills and competencies they need to take their agricultural careers to the next level. At Michael Fields, you will engage with our farmer faculty in interactive workshops and training.
Our education programs are supported by the Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, USDA, Grant# 2009-49400-05943.
Michael Fields Agricultural Institute (MFAI) is offering several internship opportunities to learn and work in Stella Gardens, a 2-acre market garden specializing in perennial fruits and annual vegetables. Michael Fields Agricultural Institute, located in East Troy, Wisconsin, is a public, non-profit with the mission to cultivate the ecological, social, economic, and spiritual vitality of food and farming systems through education, research, policy, and market development.
Improve, Improvise, Prosper!
Spend this winter creating or improving your CSA program from the ground up! This Course is designed for:
- Those looking to expand their farms to incorporate a CSA enterprise
- Those running CSAs, but who want to step back and create better plans
- Those wanting new ways to plan, market, execute, document and evaluate their CSA enterprise
- Those looking to network with and learn from other growers
The CSA Planning Course assumes that participants have vegetable growing experience and a general knowledge of the CSA concept. It is open and valuable to both those contemplating a CSA and those who have started a CSA program but would like to learn new planning and decision-making tools.
Discover breakthrough environmental and social solutions at the Beaming Bioneers Conference Series presented by Michael Fields Agricultural Institute. Key topics focused on Food & Sustainability; Ecosystems & Environmental Restoration; and Energy, Eco-Cultural Knowledge & Biomimicry. Sign up today!
There are many Workshops to attend throughout the year.
Check out the Whole Farm Workshop schedule!
Children’s Garden at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute
The Little Green Thumbs Project is a community initiative.
Time in the garden is a time to learn real life skills and community
interaction. The kindergarten and first grade students from Leona Doubek
Elementary are mentored by the students from East Troy High School. They planted the seeds together, transplanted the seedlings, and were left to interact at will.
Two hands-on Whole Farm Workshops give you all the information you need to make goats milk soap (June 3), and goats milk yogurt, cheese and more (June 17)!
Women As Leaders In Changing Our Food System
A workshop connecting women vegetable growers with food enthusiasts, featuring cooking tips and recipes from in-season vegetables.
A helping hand is always appreciated and we certainly are grateful to this bunch. Please support our friends in sustainable agriculture!
