Integrating culture and agriculture

CULTURESHED (kul’cher-shed) noun. 1. A geographic region irrigated by streams of local talent and fed by deep pools of human and natural history. 2. An area nourished by what is cultivated locally. 3. The efforts of writers, performers, visual artists, scholars, farmers and chefs who contribute to a vital and diverse local culture.

An annual food and farming festival with a focus on fermentation - in all its forms

Learn, Taste, Explore

Art Installations

Audience

Audience: Overall, to what extent did Farm/Art Dtour meet your expectations?

Audience: How likely are you to return to future Farm/Art Dtours?

Audience: Which of the following ranges includes your age?

Roadside Culture Stands

Pasture Performance

Landowners

Landowners: Based on your experiences at the 2011 Farm/Art Dtour, how likely are you to participate in future tours and encourage fellow landowners to participate?

Landowners: What did you enjoy most about your participation in the event?

Landowners: Overall, to what extent did participating in the Farm/Art Dtour meet your expectations?

Landowners:

A few weeks have passed since the Farm/Art Dtour. Are there any

impressions/impacts of the event that have stuck with you? What did you

“take away” from the event?

“Enjoyed the visitors and telling them about farming. Couldn’t believe the visitors, even during the week.”

“It gave a lot of people a chance to see what rural life is like.”

“It brought the farm and town/city people together in a very fun and unique way. I think everyone enjoyed it.”

Farm Forms

Field Notes

Why Now?

Local Food Movement

Wisconsin, especially the southern part of the state, is a national leader in local foods. The local food economy here is one of the few places in the U.S. on the cusp of filling and rebuilding wholesale

supply chains.

- California Environmental Associates, Slow Money: Executive Summaries from Studies of Three

Regional Food Economies

Wisconsin has: the largest producer-only farmers’ market in the country, some of

the largest and most established CSAs in the country, and a leading national

organic brand.

- California Environmental Associates, Slow Money: Executive Summaries from Studies of Three

Regional Food Economies

Wisconsin is #2 in organic farming (behind California, a state with 6 times

its population), and is in the top 5 by number of CSAs.

- California Environmental Associates, Slow Money: Executive Summaries from Studies of

Three Regional Food Economies

Audience:

A few weeks have passed since the Farm/Art Dtour. Are there any

impressions/impacts of the event that have stuck with you? What did you

“take away” from the event?

“Enjoyed farm art. Visited Carr Valley Cheese and have since taken the drive to

return for more yummy cheese.”

“I loved the drive out to a part of the County I had never gone through before.

It made me see this County in a different light.”

“I was struck by how interesting it was to see the different forms of art put into rural and farming landscape. I have 3 children and being able to have them see many

artforms and going for a great drive on a beautiful day was all indescribable. They also learned some pretty interesting facts

about farming, crops, etc.”

“The interplay of art and nature, the marrying of my two favorite things!”

“Two things stick out in my mind. The first was the incredible beauty of the area and

the blending of the artwork with that beauty. The second was the

conversations at the farm markets and especially with the dairy farm family.

They were a refreshing revelation of a young family apparently succeeding in

dairy farming when all the odds seemed to be stacked against them. They alone

were worth the whole trip.”

Creative Placemaking

In creative placemaking partners from public, private, non-profit and community sectors strategically shape the physical and social character of a neighborhood, town, city or region around arts and cultural activities. Creative placemaking animates public and private spaces, rejuvenates structures and streetscapes, improves local business viability and public safety, and brings diverse people together to celebrate, inspire and be inspired.