We have great events coming up this winter with more events being planned, so stay tuned to our calendar to find an event near you. Don’t see your county listed? Check out our map and list of participating counties here. Want to see Women, Land & Legacy in your county? Contact us to learn more! 

Cedar/Muscatine/Scott WLL – Women of USDA
January 3rd, Walcott
Cedar/Muscatine/Scott will hold their next Grow and Share with local women who work for the USDA. Hear their journeys to their position and insight into the work they do. Departments will include Rural Development, Farm Service Agency (FSA), and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Come early for lunch, presentation begins at 1 p.m. Gramma’s Kitchen in Walcott. For more info. contact Lydia, 563-886-6214, ext. 3.

Buchanan WLL – Connecting Women in Ag Conference
January 4th, Independence
Buchanan WLL will hold their first Connecting Women in Ag. Conference in Independence. Speakers include Julie Kenney, Deputy Secretary of Agriculture and Mollie Aronowitz, Director of Sustainability and Land Manager for Peoples Company. Breakout sessions will cover social media, selling food products, and landscaping. More details here or on the team’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/buchananwomenlandandlegacy/

Buena Vista/Pocahontas WLL – Benchmarking
January 9th, Pocahontas
BV/Pocahontas WLL will partner with ISU Extension & Outreach for a one hour Annie’s Project session on how to compare farm family expenses with data, establish a reality check on how much living expenses a family can expect the farm to pay and explore how benchmarking helps make better farm and family decisions. 1:30 p.m., Pocahontas ISU Extension & Outreach Conference Room, 305 North Main Street. Please RSVP to Lexie Seuntjens at 712-335-3103 or seuntjen@iastate.edu.

Kossuth WLL – Stress Management
January 16th, Algona
Kossuth WLL will host a stress management session. Join the team for yoga from 5:30 – 6:00 p.m. at Firefly Yoga, 120 N. Moore St. in Algona and a stress management discussion from 6:00 – 7:00 p.m. at Rize Nutrition, 18 E. State St., Algona. RSVP by January 10th, 515-295-5156 EXT. 3 or
kelsi.sieren@usda.gov.

Cedar/Muscatine/Scott WLL – FarmHer Documentary Movie Night
January 23rd, Donahue
Join the team and other local women for a movie night viewing of the FarmHer Documentary. 10600 275th St., Donahue. 6 – 9 p.m. (snow date will be Feb. 13th). Contact Lydia for more details, 563-886-6214, ext. 3.

Madison WLL – Book Club
January 23rd, Winterset
Madison County WLL is hosting its first of three book club meetings this winter.  The first book is Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression by Mildred Armstrong Kalish.  There will be two separate times: 1:30pm at the Senior Dining & Activity Center and 6:30pm at the Madison Co. Extension office, both in Winterset. For more information, email madisoncountywll@gmail.com, call 515-462-2961 x3, or visit the Facebook page.

Cedar/Muscatine/Scott WLL – Grow & Share
February 7th, Walcott
The next Grow & Share from Cedar/Muscatine/Scott WLL will be held, topic to be determined. Gramma’s kitchen, come early for lunch, program will begin at 1 p.m. Stay tuned to the team’s Facebook group page for more details and other news or contact Lydia, 563-886-6214, ext. 3.

Madison WLL – Book Club
February 27th, Winterset
Madison County WLL is hosting its second of three book club meetings this winter.  The second book is Growing Up Country: Memories of an Iowa Farm Girl by Carol Bodensteiner.  There will be two separate times: 1:30pm at the Senior Dining & Activity Center and 6:30pm at the Madison Co. Extension office, both in Winterset.  For more information, email madisoncountywll@gmail.com, call 515-462-2961 x3, or visit the Facebook page.

SW WLL – Women Gaining Ground Conference
March 7th, Glenwood
The SW WLL team made up of Fremont, Mills, Montgomery, Page and Pottawatamie counties will put on their annual Women, Gaining Ground conference at the Glenwood High School in Glenwood. More details to come to their Facebook page.

Madison WLL – Book Club
March 26th, Winterset
Madison County WLL is hosting its third of three book club meetings this winter.  The third book is Women and the Land written by Barbara Hall with photography by Kathryn Gamble.  There will be two separate times: 1:30pm at the Senior Dining & Activity Center and 6:30pm at the Madison Co. Extension office, both in Winterset. For more information, email madisoncountywll@gmail.com, call 515-462-2961 x3, or visit the Facebook page.

Cedar/Muscatine/Scott WLL – Conservation Grazing
April 3rd, Walcott
The next Grow & Share from Cedar/Muscatine/Scott WLL will be held on conservation grazing. The speaker will be Hannah Howard with The Nature Conservancy. Gramma’s kitchen, come early for lunch, program will begin at 1 p.m. Stay tuned to the team’s Facebook group page for more details and other news or contact Lydia, 563-886-6214, ext. 3.