Author Archives: WLL

By Wren Almitra If you haven’t had an opportunity to see in person the thought-provoking play, Map of My Kingdom, or want to view it again, you now have the opportunity to see it at home. Thanks to playwright Mary Swander and AgArts you can purchase and watch the production with family and friends onContinue reading “Map of My Kingdom Play Available on DVD”

By Wren Almitra 2016 has been chock-full of great Women, Land & Legacy Learning Sessions (educational and networking events) across the state. The year kicked-off with our southwest WLL team providing a culinary gathering at Sauced in Red Oak, IA where participants got to learn about farm-to-table and using home-grown produce and herbs in theirContinue reading “From Pollinators to Legacy Planning, Farm Safety to Farm Crawl, Women, Land & Legacy Wraps-up a Fun and Informative 2016”

If you haven’t seen it yet, please read our August edition of the Women, Land & Legacy quarterly newsletter, Rural Legacy. In it you can meet members of the WLL State Team, read about how to become a Soil and Water Commissioner, learn about the Women, Food & Ag. Network’s upcoming annual conference, and seeContinue reading “August Edition of Rural Legacy”

Enjoy the latest edition of Rural Legacy, the quarterly newsletter of Women, Land & Legacy, filled with all things WLL and more! Archived newsletters can be found at: https://womenlandandlegacy.wordpress.com/newsletters/. Thanks for reading!

On April 20th Iowa Learning Farms hosted a Women, Land & Legacy (WLL) webinar. WLL State Team members Tanya Meyer-Diderikson and Wren Almitra covered the history, state and local level roles and efforts, and how to get involved with the program. To view the presentation, click here. To learn more about getting involved with Women,Continue reading “Women, Land & Legacy Webinar Available”

Cerro Gordo County Extension, along with Cerro Gordo County NRCS, FSA, Soil & Water Conservation District, and Farm Bureau, held a Women, Land & Legacy‌ Discussion Meeting on Thursday, March 31, 2016. Free supper and registration was from 5:30-6 pm followed by the program from 6-8 pm. The program about her book, “Like a Haystack,”Continue reading “Cerro Gordo WLL Hosts Session with Iowa Author”

Two programs – Women, Land & Legacy and Women Caring for the land – are different in origin and focus, but identical in their goal: empowering women to become decision-makers about their farms. Here are some of the main similarities and differences between these two successful programs. Women, Land and Legacy: created in 2004, Women,Continue reading “Two Outreach Programs, One Goal: Women, Land & Legacy and Women Caring for the Land”

Enjoy the latest edition of Rural Legacy, the quarterly newsletter of Women, Land & Legacy, filled with all things WLL and more! Hint: on pg. 1, click on any of the article titles in the “In this Issue” box to be taken directly to that article. Archived newsletters can be found at: https://womenlandandlegacy.wordpress.com/newsletters/. Thanks forContinue reading “February ’16 Rural Legacy is Here!”

Welcome to Wren Almitra, our new Women, Land and Legacy Coordinator! WFAN is thrilled to have Wren on our staff to help strengthen and grow Women, Land and Legacy. Prior to working with WFAN, Wren worked with the Johnson County Soil and Water Conservation District in Iowa as the Rapid Creek Watershed Coordinator. While inContinue reading “WLL Welcomes New Coordinator”

The Rural Legacy newsletter is now available. Just click on the newsletter tab above. We have exciting news to share! Plus it is full of news from around the state from over the last quarter plus events coming up. Have a GREAT Thanksgiving!