Have you considered raising pigs?

This workshop will cover the basics of prepping for pigs and then some. We will cover breeds, shelter, fencing, feed, water, basic vet care, farrowing and how to talk to your butcher.

You will spend time with the hogs, touring, and learning at a working farm. Come get your boots dirty and leave with a cut of pork, confidence ... and ready to raise some pigs.

Workshop fee:  $50.00 (13 and up)

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 and teens 13 years of age or older and each need 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 April Prusia
A leader in heritage hogs and small-scale meat processing, April Prusia loves her pigs!  An environmental scientist and heritage breed hog farmer, she is dedicated to connecting consumers to farmers, and farmers to the land and water they steward. Featured in Hobby Farms magazine, April is a founding member of Meatsmith Co-op, an innovative newly formed organization serving Lafayette, Green, Iowa, Dane, Grant, and Rock Counties which aims to serve both farmers, butchers, and consumers, providing a close and transparent connection through the processing of whole carcass beef, pork, lamb, and goats.

About Dorothy's Range
Dorothy’s Range LLC offers heritage pork, feeders and breeding stock as well as a farm experience. The farm includes 50 acres with four buildings, a trout stream, wildlife pond, tall grass prairie, upland short grass prairie, burr oak savannah, sedge meadow, a pig pasture and large gardens along with a farmstay.

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.