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 Musicians for Gun Sense Concert

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Sept. 29, 2024

Musicians for Gun Sense

at the  Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability

Musicians for Gun Sense will host a concert highlighting diverse musicians with a common interest in enacting common sense gun legislation. Organizer and musician Twila Jean will host this event featuring folk musician and actor Tom Kastle, First Avenue Acoustic, Hoot N’ Annie String Band, The Raging Grannies, and Forward! Marching Band. The event will take place at the Farley Center in Verona, WI.

In addition to the musical offerings, several organizations working toward peaceful solutions to violence, better gun legislation, and secure storage will be on hand to engage in discussion and disseminate information. These guests include representatives from Moms Demand Action, Students Demand Action, Be SMART, Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives, and Pastor Jeff Wild of Guns 2 Garden Tools.

The Farley Center offers a beautiful setting to enjoy music and spark discussion on creating a more peaceful society. The musicians, sound engineer, speakers, and volunteers are donating their time and talent for this free concert sponsored by The Farley Center, Moms Demand Action, and the Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives.

Moms Demand Action is a national organization founded by Shannon Watts, a mother of five. The day after the Sandy Hook tragedy, Shannon started a Facebook group with the message that all Americans can and should do more to reduce gun violence. The online conversation turned into a movement of moms, dads, students, families, concerned citizens, and survivors. Moms Demand Action has gone on to establish a volunteer chapter in every state of the country and Washington, D.C. and is part of Everytown for Gun Safety, the largest gun violence prevention organization in the country with nearly 10 million supporters.

This event also features authentic Navajo fry bread (please bring cash for food sales). Attendees are welcome to bring beverages of their choosing, and lawn chairs or lawn blankets.

Questions to gunsensemusician@gmail.com

Concert Flyer

Farley Center Summer Market featuring the NPS-4:00pm

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June 8,  2024, 4-5 p.m.

We will feature the Natural Path Sanctuary at the Farley Center Summer Market with a tour by Natural Path Sanctuary Board Chair Jeanne Meier from 4:00-5:00. Please meet a the kiosk a few minutes before 4:00.

So, come join us for a fun summer market at BOWA (Bur Oak Welcoming Area) at the Farley Center! We will have lots of vendors, food, music and a tour!

See info on the Farley Center Summer Market

Summer Market Flyer

 

Wisconsin Movement Workshop

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July 15, 2024

WISCONSIN Movement Workshops

Monday, July 15, from 1:00-3:00 pm, at Farley Center, Verona, WI

REGISTER HERE

The Movement Workshop covers BETTER body mechanics and movement patterns in order to decrease injury potential, increase efficiency and extend career longevity.

Topics covered include:

  • overall health related to athlete well-being
  • movement practice of four high use movement patterns: hinge, squat, push and pull
  • discussion of
  • kneeling patterns, rotation and core stability.

Each participant will leave with tips to improve their overall movement health + wellness. Q&A session.

These Movement Workshops are funded thru North Central ERME, and are offered to farmers and farm workers in Michigan and Ohio area.

  • North Central Extension Risk Management Education (ERME) ** supported by USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) under Award Number 2023-70027-40444, awarded to Labor-Movement LLC.
  • The USDA defines a farmer as: an individual or entity actively engaged in farming. Those that make a contribution to a farming operations capital, equipment or land, and/or whose contributions include personal labor including cultivating, operating, or managing on or at a farm.

These workshops are supported by:

  • FairShare CSA Coalition
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison Cooperative Extension
  • Midwest Vegetable Growers Network

DATES, TIMES & LOCATIONS:

LIMIT: 15 participants per event.

REGISTER HERE

Farley Center/Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)/Midwest Mujeres Collective Play Music on the Porch

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Aug. 31, 2024

Farley Center/Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)/Midwest Mujeres Collective Play Music on the Porch – Open Mic Event

Come join us for an open mic event as we join the worldwide event “Play Music on the Porch”

Farley Center/Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)/Midwest Mujeres Collective –
Play Music on the Porch – Open Mic Event
5:00-8:00 (sign up starts at 4:30)

This event is open to all who would like to make music, tell stories, recite poetry, etc.. on the Farley Center deck! Sign up starts half hour before event at 4:30 . The number of signup dictates how long folks play.

Please bring your own chairs/blankets to sit out on the front lawn.

Reyna Gonzalez/El Sabor De Puebla & Farley Center Farmer will have Mexican food, organic vegetables and flowers for purchase. Please bring cash.

This event is hosted by:

Farley Center/Natural Path Sanctuary
www.farleycenter.org
www.naturalpathsanctuary.org

Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)
www.swwap.org

Midwest Mujeres Collective
https://www.facebook.com/MidWestMujeresMentoring

Questions, please contact Tim White (SWWWP) at uncleyukon@gmail.com,  Araceli Esparza at wisconsinmujer@gmail.com or programs@farleycenter.org

Concert Flyer (English)

Concert Flyer (Spanish)

Farley Center: Watch the Eclipse

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April 8, 2024

Mark your calendars for April 8, 2024! Experience the magic of the eclipse at the Farley Center! You don’t want to miss this!

Don’t forget to bring your solar eclipse glasses (you can get at Hyvee, Walgreens, etc..), lawn chairs, snacks, etc… Join us in hanging out for this celestrial event. See you there!

Reusable Beeswax Wrapper Workshop with Jeanne Meier

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4-27-24

Reusable Beeswax Wrapper Workshop with Jeanne Meier

Join Natural Path Sanctuary Board Chair Jeanne Meier on April 27 from 1:00–4:00 p.m. at the Farley Center for a workshop on creating reusable beeswax wraps to sell at the Farley Center Summer Markets as a fundraiser for the bee program. These eco-friendly wraps will use beeswax from the Farley Center hives, promoting a plastic-free lifestyle. Don’t miss this sustainable and fun event! There is no cost to attend, but each participant must bring a hand towel, an iron, and a grater or vegetable peeler (for grating wax)./p>

Also people should bring cotton squares, preferably cut with pinking shears to 3 sizes: 9×9″; 11×11″; 13×13″. We will need a minimum of 50 sets of squares.

RSVP is to jeannemariemeier@gmail.com
Space is limited to 12 participants and registration is required.

Reusable Beeswax Wrapper Workshop with Jeanne Meier

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4-14-24

Reusable Beeswax Wrapper Workshop with Jeanne Meier

Join Natural Path Sanctuary Board Chair Jeanne Meier on April 14 from 1:00–4:00 p.m. at the Farley Center for a workshop on creating reusable beeswax wraps to sell at the Farley Center Summer Markets as a fundraiser for the bee program. These eco-friendly wraps will use beeswax from the Farley Center hives, promoting a plastic-free lifestyle. Don’t miss this sustainable and fun event! There is no cost to attend, but each participant must bring a hand towel, an iron, and a grater or vegetable peeler (for grating wax)./p>

Also people should bring cotton squares, preferably cut with pinking shears to 3 sizes: 9×9″; 11×11″; 13×13″. We will need a minimum of 50 sets of squares.

RSVP is to jeannemariemeier@gmail.com
Space is limited to 12 participants and registration is required.

Cocktail Hour with Farley Center

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3/28/24

Farley Center has partnered once again with Palette Bar and Grill on a cocktail using  sustainably farmed honey from the Farley Center. Their Spring menu will once again feature the Farley Fly-By cocktail!

Join us on March 28th for a cocktail hour from 4-6pm where you will get to try our Farley Fly-by (you can also order without alcohol) and learn about the Farley Center, their beekeeping program, and sustainable practices.

Join us in giving back during this year’s event! With every purchase of Farley Fly-Bys, a portion of sales will go towards supporting Farley Center’s Beekeeping Program!

Learn more about the Farley Center  beekeepers at
http://farleycenter.org/programsevents/beekeepers/

Making a Planet-Friendly Farm Bill

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Feb. 12, 2024

Making a Planet-Friendly Farm Bill

The federal Farm Bill isn’t just vitally important to farmers, it impacts every American community—urban, suburban and rural. This massive legislation shapes national policies dealing with everything from nutrition and hunger to climate change and natural resource conservation. Hear how a new Farm Bill can be turned into a force promoting agricultural practices that are good for farmers, the land, air and water quality, consumers, and future prospects for life on our planet. Find out what you can do to influence what the next Farm Bill ends up looking like.

SPEAKERS

Darin Von Ruden is a third-generation dairy farmer who is president of Wisconsin Farmers Union. Darin has been active with Farmers Union at the local, state and national levels and is a seven-time recipient of the Silver Star Award, National Farmers Union’s highest recognition of membership development. He and his wife JoAnn live in Westby and transitioned the farm to the fourth generation when their son Brett purchased the machinery and 50-cow dairy herd.

Margaret Krome has spent over 30 years developing federal and state programs and policies supporting sustainable agriculture. Margaret’s interest in agriculture dates back to her childhood, as the grandchild of a Florida avocado and citrus grower. She is policy program director at Michael Fields Agriculture Institute and previously worked for the Wisconsin Rural Development Center.

Mike McCabe is a member of a team promoting regenerative agriculture for the climate action group 350 Wisconsin. Mike got his start milking cows and working the land on his family’s farm before going on to lead the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign for nearly two decades and establish the grassroots group Blue Jean Nation. During a two-year stint in the Peace Corps, he served as an agriculture education adviser in the West African country of Mali.

HOSTED BY
Farley Center for Peace, Justice, and Sustainability
Southwest Wisconsin Area Progressives (SWWAP)
Brix Cider
Blue Jean Nation
350 Wisconsin

FULL/Waitlist: Farley Center Reusable Beeswax Wrapper Workshop with Jeanne Meier

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March 3, 2024

EVENT IS FULL AS OF 2/14/24 – WAITLIST ONLY

Reusable Beeswax Wrapper Workshop with Jeanne Meier

Join Natural Path Sanctuary Board Chair Jeanne Meier on March 3 from 1-2:30 p.m. at the Farley Center for a workshop on creating reusable beeswax wraps. These eco-friendly wraps will use beeswax from the Farley Center hives, promoting a plastic-free lifestyle. Don’t miss this sustainable and fun event! There is no cost to attend, but each participant must bring a hand towel, an iron, and a grater or vegetable peeler (for grating wax). Each person will go home with 3 wraps of varied sizes.

Space is limited to 12 participants and registration is required.

RSVP to programs@farleycenter.org.