Location: Keewaydin Farms, 15270 Haucke Ln, Viola, WI 54664

Dates: Sunday, March 17th 

Time: 10 AM – 2 PM 

Details:

In 2024, we are expanding our fly fishing program into a 3-part series, based on abundant curiosity. The Fly Fishing #1 Basics workshop is great for beginners who are just starting to explore their curiosity in the sport.  Driftless Angler guide, Peter Cozad, will cover introductory topics to ground you in subjects including fishing ethics, etiquette, gear, trout behavior, and casting. So, if you’ve been curious about fly fishing, come out and give it a try this spring and build your skills throughout the season with the Intermediate and Advanced Classes. 

Please purchase your fishing license with the DNR prior to the workshop if you would like to fish afterwards. 

Email joy@driftlesscuriosity.org with questions.

Cost: Self Selected Sliding Scale

$60/$90/$120

Location: Keewaydin Farms, 15270 Haucke Ln, Viola, WI 54664

Dates: Friday, April 19th – Sunday, April 21st, 2024

Time: 10 AM – 4 PM

Details:

This unique 3-day offering is a collaboration between the Mexican Folk Art Collective and Driftless Curiosity – the organizations who brought you the Driftless Region’s Día de Muertos Celebration. Special guest artist from Mexico, Nadia Figueroa, will lead workshops on natural dyes and traditional weaving. On Friday, we will use dried marigold petals from the 2023 Dia de Muertos Celebration, as well as other natural dyes like indigo, brazilwood, and grana cochinilla, to teach color recipes that have been passed down for generations in Mexico. On Saturday and Sunday, Nadia will use a hip loom to teach two simple designs using traditional weaving techniques. Each participant will go home with a piece they create. In addition, on Saturday and Sunday, Andrea Muñiz will teach Traditional Stitches of the Tenango and Purépecha Embroidery. Throughout her session, we will see the basic materials to create an embroidery. Then, we will explore the Purépecha Embroidery (from the state of Michoacán) and the Tenango Embroidery (from the state of Hidalgo). We will explore their meaning and the traditional stitches used to embroider everyday landscapes. As a final project, participants will embroider a landscape using the stitches they have learned. Instruction will be given in Spanish and translated into English, with multiple translators available to assist throughout the weekend, making this offering a great language immersion experience as well!

Natural Dyes Only (SOLD OUT)
4/19/24
$60

Traditional Weaving Only (SOLD OUT)
4/20/24 & 4/21/24 $120

Embroidery Only 4/20 & 4/21 $60/$120 (SEATS AVAILABLE) 

Mexican Fiber Arts Full Weekend (SOLD OUT)
4/19/24 – 4/21/24
$180

Email joy@driftlesscuriosity.org with questions.

Location: Keewaydin Farms, 15270 Haucke Ln, Viola, WI 54664

Date: Saturday, May 25th 

Gardening Workshop: 10 AM – 2 PM

Tasting & Pairing Workshop 3 PM – 5 PM 

Details:
Join us on the land for a day of growing together through farming, food, and flavor.

Gardening Workshop

In the morning session, Farmer Rufus Haucke, of Keewaydin Farms, will teach a workshop on regenerative gardening, sharing his 20 years of organic farming experience, filled with discovery, successes, failures, funny stories, and learning to grow together with the life in the soil through no-till practices. He’ll start by laying the groundwork of philosophy and research and then take you through the step-by-step process of setting up and managing your garden.

Tasting & Pairing Workshop with Noble Rind Artisan Cheese

In the Driftless, we love a little cheese and wine with our veggies! So, in the afternoon session, we’re excited to collaborate with our friend and cheese connoisseur, Sarah Clemens, from Noble Rind Artisan Cheese. Sarah will present a special tasting and pairing workshop featuring Keewaydin vegetables, local cheeses, and assorted beverages! Sarah will lead a demonstration and discussion on bringing together the local love of gardens, creameries, vineyards, and breweries in a series of six small plates. After tasting these Driftless trilogies, participants can take home the knowledge and ingredients to share the love at their next gathering.

The Driftless is truly a special place where farmers, food artisans, and small businesses grow together to create a culture of interconnected flavors with deeply rooted meaning. We hope this learning opportunity inspires you to grab your gardening hat and work up an appetite for this flavorful immersion on the farm.

Email joy@driftlesscuriosity.org with any questions.

Garden Workshop: Self-Selected Sliding Scale – $30/$60/$90

Tasting & Pairing Workshop – 6 Small Plates – Veg + Cheese + Beverages (Wine/Beer/Bubbly) $45

Location: Keewaydin Farms

15270 Haucke Ln, Viola, WI 54664

Date: Sunday, May 26th 

Time: 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM

Details:

Bird-Focused Conservation

& Mindful Birding 

The objective of the Driftless Curiosity Bird Lovers program is to raise awareness, spread knowledge, and share tools and resources which support the bird population in the Driftless Region and beyond.

We will hike the land with our binoculars and field guides to see and hear who is sharing our space. We will learn about participating in citizen science as we collect data on the birds we encounter using eBird. ​This workshop will include a discussion on migratory birds and how we plan to further develop sections of our land into diversified and supportive “Farmland Flyways” utilizing NRCS (Natural Resources Conservation Service)​ programs and tools like the Beneficial Bird Habitat Assessment and Native Plant Tool by Wild Farm Alliance​ whose goal is to inspire 10% of U.S. farms to join a Farmland Flyway trail, having an average of 5 nest boxes and/or perches each, leading to 1 million structures.​ We hope the Bird Lovers Program inspires the community to practice bird-focused land stewardship in the ecosystems they influence. After the hike, we’ll talk about the practice and benefits of mindful birding and look at birding through the lens of mental wellness. 

 Cost: Self-Selected Sliding Scale $30/$60/$90