Welcome, Kriss!

We’re excited to welcome Kriss Marion as the new Director of Advancement at Michael Fields Agricultural Institute!

For over a decade, Kriss has worked as a small-scale regenerative farmer in the Driftless Region of Southwest Wisconsin, raising sheep and restoring native habitat while hosting a camping farmstay. Her journey in agriculture began with organic vegetable farming for Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), and today, alongside her husband, son, and grandson, she is transitioning her farm’s production fields into perennial fruits, native pastures, and wildlife-supporting landscapes. As participants in the Conservation Stewardship Program, her family has leveraged EQIP funding to implement managed grazing, drip irrigation, and high tunnel improvements at Circle M Market Farm.  Kriss also brings with her her experiences as a Chicago journalist, a rural elected official, a direct-market producer, and the communications lead for Wisconsin Women in Conservation. Please join us in welcoming Kriss Marion—we look forward to the impact she will make in advancing our shared mission for a more sustainable and resilient future!