Thank you for joining us in Spring Green and Madison, Wisconsin in October!
To gather in person for the first time in five years at the Perennial Farm Gathering was a special experience for our PFG2024 attendees. In total, 400 of us joined together at the Monona Terrace in Madison, Wisconsin (and live online) in October to share stories from our work in perennial agriculture. Over half of the attendees were farmers, many from Wisconsin, Illinois and Minnesota. Nonprofits and researcher/educators representing 30 states made up another large part of the audience.
Video and audio recordings will be released over the next few months. Make sure you’re subscribed to our YouTube channel and Perennial AF podcast to receive them as they’re posted.
About the Perennial Farm Gathering
The Perennial Farm Gathering, Savanna Institute’s signature event of the year, brings together a wide community of land stewards, farmers, and perennial enthusiasts.
Over three days, folks gather to build community and share lessons learned –– all to advance perennial agriculture.
PFG2024 will be back in-person for the first time in five years, starting with a free farm tours on Saturday, October 5th at Savanna Institute’s Campus in Spring Green, followed by a ticketed event at Monona Terrace in Madison Sunday, October 6th to Tuesday, October 8th.
Indigenous Food Advocate Chef Sean Sherman to deliver keynote at 2024 Perennial Farm Gathering
The Sioux Chef founder will speak at the Monona Terrace in Madison on October 7th
Premier Locations
Savanna Institute Campus – Spring Green, WI
Located in the heart of Wisconsin’s Driftless Area in Sauk County an hour west of Madison, Savanna Institute’s Spring Green Campus is surrounded by a vibrant community of innovative farmers and robust local food markets. Four farms make up the Spring Green Campus, each researching and demonstrating a different type and scale of agroforestry system. The Savanna Institute hosts a free open house at its North Farm every year to welcome the community to campus for tours.
Monona Terrace – Madison, WI
The Monona Terrace Community and Convention Center on Lake Monona in Madison, WI is a Frank Loyd Wright-designed gathering space located a few blocks from the State Capitol and downtown hotels and amenities. An hour’s drive from our Spring Green Campus, the gathering space allows us to incorporate farm visits into the Perennial Farm Gathering program and offers ample meeting spaces to host the keynotes, panels, workshops, deep-dives, and nutshell talks beloved by attendees.
What to Expect
- Connection to a wide community of farmers, land stewards, and perennial enthusiasts – allowing you to expand your professional network and collaborative opportunities.
- Deepen your knowledge and practices in panels, workshops, and nutshell talks covering the latest research and lessons learned from agroforestry practitioners.
- Highly specific and engaging conversations that will enrich your perspective on agroforestry and change the way you think about perennial agriculture.
Networking Opportunities
The Perennial Farm Gathering leaves its guests with renewed inspiration and deeper connections that advance our collective work to grow food perennially. Returning to an in-person event creates opportunities for meaningful collaboration and broad skill-building.
Keynotes, workshops, and plenaries at the Monona Terrace offer deep-dive discussions on topics such as: technical education, social justice, perennial foods, and financial planning.
Nutshell talks invite community members and organizations to present five-minute updates on their work in the field.
Agroforestry Coalition Annual Meeting & Networking Event
On Sunday, October 6th at the Monona Terrace, the Agroforestry Coalition will host its first annual meeting and networking event. The Agroforestry Coalition is a national collective of organizations, farmers, businesses, researchers, and activists working to scale-up agroforestry in the US. Working Groups meet virtually throughout the year to plan collaborations in the sectors of policy, nursery development, demonstration farms, communications, financing, and market growth. If you would like to participate in coalition building activities to advance agroforestry, join us Sunday before the gathering. Pre-registration required. Learn more at agroforestrycoalition.com.
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