Pay off the mortgage. Completely power your farm or home with renewable energy. Grow your own food.

Craft your version of the good life that's based on self-reliance, addressing food, energy, environment and personal finances.

Join this lively timeline journey of how Lisa Kivirist and John Ivanko did it, so you can too.

Features an Inn Serendipity farm tour that covers the 10.8 kW solar electric system, solar thermal systems, growing fields, plug-in electric vehicle chargers, wood-fired outdoor pizza oven and greenhouse made from straw bales along with complimentary, farm-fresh tapas/refreshments.

BONUS:  Price includes includes copies of THREE of Kivirist and Ivanko's books, including the award-winning ECOpreneuring: Putting Purpose and the Planet Before Profits ($17.95 value), Rural Renaissance: Renewing the Quest for the Good Life ($27.95 value) and Farmstead Chef ($19.95 value)

Workshop fee:  $150.00

ADDITIONAL BONUS: Registration includes a free copy of the book Renewing the Countryside: WISCONSIN Stories of Sustainable Living, Working & Playing (a $26.95 value) will be made available to every couple, household or family participating in this workshop (one free copy per address).

For more information on other Soil Sisters Aug. 5-7 weekend workshops, culinary events, lodging and more, see www.soilsisterswi.org

Soil Sisters Event Policies:

• This is a workshop designed for those 18 and older and everyone needs to have their own paid registration. If childcare is an issue and you need to bring your children in order to attend the workshop, please let us know in advance.

• All Soil Sisters events will be fully outdoors with space for social distancing. Masks are not required.

• Dress for the weather. Bring sunscreen, sun hat and good walking shoes.

• Leave your pets at home as these are working farms with other animals.

• All Soil Sisters event tickets are non-refundable.

About Lisa Kivirist & John Ivanko
Lisa and John are co-authors of Homemade for Sale, Farmstead Chef, ECOpreneuring and Rural Renaissance. John is the co-author of several award-winning children’s multicultural photobooks, including To Be a Kid, Be My Neighbor and To Be an Artist and Lisa authored Soil Sisters: A Toolkit for Women Farmers. The husband-and-wife team run Inn Serendipity Farm and Bed & Breakfast, recognized nationally as a showplace for sustainable living and green design. John is also a professional photographer, capturing images of everything from the Sandhill Crane migration in Nebraska to Door County fish boils with a drone. Over the last two decades, they have crafted a diversified live and livelihood off their farmstead, focused on addressing climate change, building community and creating their version of the good life.

About Inn Serendipity Farm and B&B
Completely powered by renewable energy for over twenty-five years, the award-winning Inn Serendipity is considered one of the "top 10 eco-destinations in North America,” serving as a showplace for energy conservation and more self-reliant and sustainable living. The farm features vegetables raised organically, with a specialty in German red garlic, and is home to their cottage food bakery: Inn Serendipity Fresh Baked Home Bakery, specializing in Baltic baking. The baked goods and canned item feature many ingredients grown on the farm.

About Soil Sisters
Soil Sisters is an award-winning project of the non-profit Renewing the Countryside, bringing together women championing local food, community building, sustainable and organic agriculture and vibrant rural communities for collaboration, networking and cooking up change. The founding Soil Sisters in southern Wisconsin organize the annual Soil Sisters event the first weekend in August, the largest women-farmer led event of its kind in the country. Since 2012, the Soil Sisters open their barn doors and farms for various workshops, culinary events and more.