Speaking Schedule & History
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Care & Maintenance for Your Farm's Most Valuable Tool: You!
Southern Family Farms & Food Systems Conference
San Marcos, TX
August, 2025
Presentation on self-care for farmers
Balancing Farmwork & Care Work
Not Our Farm - Free School for Farmworkers
May 2025
Presenter and Facilitator for discussion about Farming & Carework - sharing experiences, insights, and strategies.
Youth Leaders Retreat
4-H
April 2025
Interactive presentation on creating wellness offerings at farming conferences, self-care, and leadership.
Caring for Farm & Self
Annie's Project
March 2025
Presentation for women farmers about taking care of their physical and mental health
Ag for All Conference
U of M Extension
March 2025
Speaker on Keynote Panel
Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference
February 2025
Wellness Room for conference attendees
Caring for Farm & Self
MN Farmers Union - Women's Retreat
January 2025
Presentation for women farmers about taking care of their physical and mental health
Farm Stress Management Cohort
Midwest Vegetable Growers Network
Quarterly 2025
Facilitator for Quarterly Stress Mangement Cohort through MVEG
Virtual Peer Support Gathering
MVEG & FairShare CSA Coalition
November 2025
Facilitator for Peer Support Group for farmers
Emerging Farmers Conference
November 2024
Wellness Room for conference attendees & Co-Presenting on farm body care with Cynthia Flores of Labor Movement
Farmer Burnout Session
Not Our Farm - Free School for Farmworkers
September 2024
Presenter and Facilitator for discussion about Farmer Burnout - sharing experiences, insights, and strategies.
Virtual Peer Support Gathering
MVEG & FairShare CSA Coalition
August 2024
Facilitator for Peer Support Group for farmers
Rural Futures Summit
Springboard for the Arts
June 2024
Wellness Room with take-home resources, yoga, and calm space to reflect for attendees
Guest Speaker
May 2024
Weekly Guest Speaker for
Peer Support Network for 3 weeks
Presentations:
"Tending Ourselves"
"Seeing Ourselves"
"Hearing Ourselves"
Ergonomics, Safety & Wellbeing
MVEG, Farm Labor Dashboard, FairShare, WI Extension
April 2024
Co-organizer and presenter for day-long session on mental and physical health topics, injury prevention and well-being
Webinar: Deep Care
Northern Illinois Young Farmers Coalition
April 2024
Presentation on self-care, practical strategies for farmers and the powerful social impacts of healing our relationship with ourselves
Marbleseed Organic Farming Conference
February 2024
Wellness space for conference attendees with programming and resources on physical & mental health
Wisconsin Women in Conservation
Winter Conservation Camp
January 2024
Lunch talk for Wisconsin Women in Conservation (WiWIC)
about caring for ourselves amid the demands of farming and life
Farm Labor Dashboard
3-Day Virtual Retreat:
Protect and Preserve
Your Farm's Most Valuable Tool: YOU!
2023-2025 Co-Leading a virtual retreat and learning circles all about physical and emotional health for women farmers through the University of Vermont's Farm Labor Dashboard
Emerging
Farmers Conference
Mounds View, MN
November 2023
Presentation: "Strategies for Physical Resilience" in collaboration with U of M Medical Professionals
2023 Emerging Farmers Conference
Wellness Room
Interactive wellness resource space for
conference attendees, expanded from the previous year to include
more resources and health professionals
Guest Speaker
Online Support Network
October 2023
Weekly Guest Speaker for
Peer Support Network for 3 weeks
Presentations:
"Tending Ourselves"
"Finding Your Own Way"
"You Are Not Lost"
2023 Soil Sisters SHARE
Argyle, WI
August 2023
Presentation: "Body Care Through the Seasons" along with a
Demonstration Tent with work tools for practicing body mechanics and self-care tools
Interviewed for
Award-Winning book
Homemade for Sale, Second Edition
by Lisa Kivirist & John Ivanko
Interview for the book about body care and injury prevention for home food business operators
2022 Emerging Farmers Conference
Shoreview, MN
November 2022
Presentation: "Strategies for Physical Resilience"
and created/hosted Wellness Resource Room
Created first-of-its-kind feature for the Emerging Farmers Conference:
Interactive Wellness Resource Space for Farmers
This space was created to offer quiet reflective space to conference attendees,
along with free chair massage, one-on-one consultation and take-home resources on
mental & physical health specifically tailored to the needs of farmers
Interview on caring
for your body while farming
"In Her Boots" Podcast
2020
2019 Women in Sustainable Ag
Saint Paul, MN
One-Day Resilience Intensive
2019 MOSES Organic Farming Conference
LaCrosse, WI
"Your Body: Your Farm's Most Valuable Tool"
2018 Midwest Women's
Herbal Conference
Almond, WI
"Your Body: Your Most Important Tool"
2018 New Farmer U
Wisconsin Dells, WI
Lunch session - "Healthy Movement"
2018 MOSES Organic Farming
LaCrosse, WI
"Your Most Important Resource is YOU"
Co-led with Linda Conroy, Renowned WI Herbalist and Educator
Speaking & Wellness Room
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