TLC hosts Learning Circle for women farmers and farmland owners June 17

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill. — Women who own or manage farmland or who have an interest in farming are invited to a Learning Circle hosted by The Land Conservancy of McHenry County.

The Learning Circle will be held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. June 17. The day will start with tours at neighboring farms Teshuva Fields Flower Farm and Tsedah Farms, 2708 Walkup Road, Crystal Lake, and transition to the Rotary Shelter at Veteran Acres Park, 431 Walkup Road, Crystal Lake, for lunch and discussion.

Participants can register at ConserveMC.org/women-farmland-owners/ or email chodge@conservemc.org.

The event is $5 per person. Morning refreshments and lunch are included. The deadline to register is June 16.

Topics will incude cut flower production, native flower and shrub integration, diversified market gardens, and high tunnels.

The event is open to women with all levels of experience, whether they are actively managing a farm, or they’ve recently inherited a farm and are learning about how to run a sustainable operation.

The Learning Circle will provide women the opportunity to meet other landowners, share their farm successes and challenges, discuss goals for their land and get advice and technical assistance.

The Land Conservancy is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the health and preservation of natural and agricultural land in McHenry County.