Partnering for Progress « Council of Rural Initiatives

Barn Dance and Harvest Celebration Will Honor Farms, Food and Rural Heritage

September 25, 2010

Support CRI–Join Us at a Barn Dance and Harvest Celebration

Join us for the second annual Partnering for Progress: Celebrating Our Rural Communities — an old-fashioned barn dance and harvest celebration highlighting Wisconsin farms, food and rural communities, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. The Klessig and Heimerl families will host the celebration at their grass-based dairy farm near the shore of Lake Michigan in Cleveland, Wis., in their 150-year-old, restored barn. Enjoy fresh-from-the-farm, locally grown food and beverages, and a lively band. Jerry Apps will read briefly from his book “Barns of Wisconsin,” and join other Wisconsin authors and artists displaying and selling their work depicting Wisconsin’s rural way of life.

The Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy and Livestock Farmers, the Council of Rural Initiatives, Gathering Waters Conservancy and the Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership are coordinating the event to celebrate Wisconsin’s rural communities and heritage, build partnerships to improve life in rural communities and raise funds. They work together to conserve farmland and natural resources, support beginning and continuing farmers, and sustain vibrant, rural communities to improve rural life in Wisconsin.

Anyone is welcome. Tickets cost $85 for couples, $50 per person and $20 for students and are tax-deductible donations. Tickets are available in advance or at the door from Jim Kettler at 920-304-1919 or jim@lnrp.org. The farm is at 15621 South Union Road, Cleveland, Wis.

We gratefully acknowledge the support of these sponsors for the Partnering for Progress event:

Lead Sponsor * $2,500 +