August 31, 2023
Joia Food Farms near Charles City, Iowa, is hosting a perennial-centric field day on Wednesday, Sept. 6. Interested participants are asked to register by Friday, Sept. 1, 2023. To register, email [email protected].
The event will include a farm tour via hayracks with stops and speakers along the way. Special guest speakers are:
- Jenn Ripp, Agroforestry Educator Savanna Institute — introducing Savanna Institute and agroforestry practices
- Omar de Kok-Mercado, MadAgricutlure's Midwest Regional Manager — talking perennial integration into annual systems
- Matt Leavitt, Perennial Grains and Winter Annuals Agronomy Specialist, University of Minnesota Forever Green — sharing information about Kernza and winter annuals
- Josh Heims, Floyd County NRCS — sharing cost share opportunities for grazing, agroforestry, perennial grains, diverse crop rotations and organic initiatives
- And Alisha, NRCS regional soil health specialist — demonstrating their rainfall simulator on different perennial soils
The Lillördag food truckwill be catering lunch using local food ingredients like our meats, local cheese, agroforestry nuts and fruits and bread made with Kernza and buckwheat. There will also be a Kernza shortbread for dessert.