The Marions have experimented with a variety of ag-tourism options over the years, from CSA and farm to table dinners, to bed and breakfast and farm stay tent camping.

Kriss will share their journey, take you on a tour of their amenities (including an outdoor shower and Cedar Sauna Shannon built the barn), and help you think through what sort of farm stay might work for you.

Plan on sharing a lunch on the farmhouse porch and exchanging ideas and challenges as well as learning.

Bring questions, curiosity, and a notebook.

Workshop fee:  $150 (adults 18+)

Remember to:

Circle M is on flat ground, but plan to wear comfortable, stable shoes.

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 adults/18 years of age or older and each 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.
• 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 events will be fully outdoors with space for social distancing. Masks are not required. Please dress for the weather
• All Soil Sisters event tickets are non-refundable.

About Kriss Marion

Kriss Marion is a certified organic vegetable farmer, shepherdess, innkeeper, teacher, chef and all-around farm-to-fork enthusiast. She owns and runs Circle M Market Farm, a field-to-table bed and breakfast, which is located in Lafayette County just 45 minutes southwest of Madison. The farm is home to hogs, steers, chickens, goats, ducks, cats, dogs and Jacob and Merino sheep which provide wool for sale and fiber art classes. Kriss is a transplant to country life, having moved from Chicago over ten years ago. In her adopted village of Blanchardville, population 825, that makes her brand new in town. She says her neighbors haven't always understood what she was up to on her little funny farm, and watched with amusement at first, but gave advice so generously that the transition from city life to farming has been all joy. Kriss was a plaintiff along with Soil Sisters Dela Ends and Lisa Kivirist in the lawsuit that successfully lifted the ban on the sale of home baked goods in Wisconsin and founded the Wisconsin Cottage Food Association, one of the leading state groups in the country.

About Circle M Farm
Circle M Farm is a 20-acre diversified homestead in the beautiful Driftless Region of Wisconsin. Owners Kriss and Shannon Marion raise sheep for wool and host guests from around the world in three renovated vintage campers. Circle M won Wisconsin Hipcamp of the Year for 2022. The Marions have experimented with a variety of ag-tourism options over the years, from CSA and farm to table dinners, to bed and breakfast and farm stay tent camping.

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.