Season: Year Round

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Hike while reading poetry or stories posted along trails and forest checkpoints. Choose your favorite author or genre or let us surprise you with some of our favorites. Connect to the land and literature in a new interactive way.   

Season: Late April to Late September 

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Learn about foraging safety, plant identification, using field guides, and seasonal wild edibles. Hike the land with experienced foragers who will teach you to properly identify a number of abundant, easy to recognize plants.

Season: Late February to Mid-March

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Come hike into the maple trees with us and we’ll teach you all about running a small family maple syrup operation. This outing will cover tapping trees, sap collection, boiling, and canning syrup. We’ll also sprinkle in some fascinating history and sugar science.

Season: Late April to Late November 

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Dig into why no-till organic gardening has swept us off of our feet; WAY less weeding, easier planting and harvesting, improved quality and yields, and healthier soil. Learn how to grow more food with less work. We’ll talk philosophy and then take you through the step-by-step process of setting up and managing your garden.

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Fly Fishing: May-September

Fly Tying: October -February

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Walk a class A trout stream with an experienced guide and learn the basics of fly fishing; techniques for casting, reeling, and landing a fish. Once the fishing season closes and winter sets in, you can keep your hands busy by learning to tie the perfect fly so you can catch the big one next year! 

Season: Late April to Late November 

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 Give yourself permission to rest in the peaceful atmosphere of the hammock forest. We have created this space for visitors to relax, absorb the good vibrations of the forest, and connect to this cool little ecosystem. Bring your favorite book, beverage, and snack, or bring a cozy blanket and experience taking an intentional nap in the woods. Mother Nature makes space for rest, so we can too. 

Season: May – October 

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Hike the land to harvest the seasonal plant of your choice to work with and learn how to make a simple tincture. Some of our favorites are elderberry, echinacea, yarrow, nettle, violet, and wild rose.    

Season: August – October

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Are you curious about canning tomato sauce, pickling cucumbers, making jelly, or creating the perfectly spicy salsa? Select some seasonal produce from our gardens and we’ll walk you through your chosen course of food preservation. 

Season: May – September 

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Book the Driftless Curiosity Campus for your next event. This lush, secluded location is alive with flower and vegetable gardens, farm animals, songbirds, butterflies, and honeybees. Gather on the land where the rhythms of the natural world are close at hand, where the interconnection is tangible, and kinship is cultivated. Consider our venue for family gatherings, corporate meetings, musical performances, retreats, dinners, tastings, vacations, or celebrations.          

Season: May – September

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 Curious about connecting to the   cosmos? Plan a star gazing outing on       the land. We have phenomenal views up here on the ridge and these rural dark skies make for some seriously stunning nights. We can plan an informal viewing with our telescope and binoculars or work with our friends at Driftless Stargazing to facilitate a full Star Party.       

Season: May – September 

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Step into your own farm to table experience by gathering ingredients alongside a farmer and adding your own creative expression, skill and story sharing. We invite you to walk through the gardens, harvest fresh, organic ingredients, and gather around the community kitchen stations for cooking with your friends, family, or coworkers. Share, nourish, and savor the experience of connecting through food in this unique farm to table immersion.   

Participants are welcome to pack their own food items to supplement meals and meet specific dietary needs.

Season: May – September

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Located at the end of a dead end lane in the heart of the hill county of southwest Wisconsin, our rustic sites offer you a peaceful respite from the hustle and bustle of modern life. Our farm has ridgetop views, abundant wildlife, and some of the best night skies a person could hope for.
Our property is 200 acres, and we have lots of nice hiking trails and place high value on the peace and quiet of our beautiful natural environment. This is an active farm growing fresh organic produce, cut flowers, culinary herbs and fruits.