Women Farmland Owners Discussion
Free Conservation Discussion & Field Tour for Women Farmland Owners in Tippecanoe county & Surrounding Indiana County area
July 27th, 2016 and open discussion and field tour is available to any women farm and land owners at the Lilly Nature Center, located at 1620 Lindberg Road, West Lafayette, Indiana, 47906.
“We estimate that women now own or co-own between one-fourth and one-half of the farmland in the Midwest and they are very interested in farming practices that benefit the health of their land,” said Jennifer Filipiak, associate Midwest director for the American Farmland Trust. “Our goal is to connect these women with each other and with the resource professionals who can help them with their farmland management goals.”
Women Caring for the LandSM meetings bring together landowners in an informal learning format for a women-only morning discussion followed by a more in-depth look at the characteristics of healthy soil and farming practices that promote it. Female conservation professionals are on hand to answer questions and share resources. A participant from last year’s learning circle commented that is it “wonderful to hear experts who were women sharing their information and passion.”
Following lunch, area conservationists will lead a bus tour to view conservation practices on the ground. Discussion will focus on soil health and cover crops, but will also include water quality, wildlife management and government cost-share programs. The Women Caring for the LandSM format was developed by the Women Food and Agriculture Network (WFAN) in Iowa. “We continually hear from women how grateful they are for a women-only learning environment,” commented Bridget Holcomb, executive director of the WFAN, “and they tell us that they are able to discuss issues that they wouldn’t feel comfortable bringing up in any other setting.”
On July 27, coffee and registration will begin at 8:30 a.m. and the meeting will start at 9. Lunch is provided, and the program will end with refreshments at 3 p.m.
RSVP by 5:00 p.m. Friday, July 22 to Chris Remley, Tippecanoe County Soil & Water Conservation District at (765) 474-9992, extension 3 or chris.remley@in.nacdnet.net. If you need accommodation please notify us when you RSVP. And feel free to bring a female friend or family member, just let us know when you RSVP!
This session of Women Caring for the LandSM is sponsored by the Tippecanoe County Soil and Water Conservation District in collaboration with Women4theLand and the Women, Food and Agriculture Network. Staff from the SWCD, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, and other conservationists will be on hand to answer your questions.
More information can be found at the Women Caring for the Land website here: http://www.wfan.org/our-
Article Provided by Tippecanoe County FSA Office & the USDA
Tippecanoe County FSA Office
1812 Troxel DR, STE C2
Lafayette, IN 47909
Phone: 765-474-9992
Fax: 855-374-4071
County Executive Director:
Stacy Helbert
Farm Loan Manager:
Eric Peterson
Program Technicians:
Alyssa Holt
Holly Humphrey
Holly Walters
County Committee:
Debra Kerkhove
Michael Peabody
David Swank
