Partnering for Progress Barn Dance

The barn dance begins!

Beginning Sept. 2009, along with Partnering for Progress, we have hosted the Wisconsin Barn Dance. Proceeds from the event benefit the Partnering for Progress nonprofit partners: Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership, Gathering Waters: Wisconsin’s Alliance for Land Trusts, and the  Wisconsin School for Beginning Dairy & Livestock Farmers. Our farm collaborates with these three organizations to work toward the shared goal of keeping Wisconsin’s communities thriving. The central mission of Partnering for Progress is to conserve farmland and natural resources, support beginning and continuing farmers, and sustain vibrant communities to improve rural and urban life in Wisconsin.

2017 Barn Dance

Saturday, September 16, 2017

4:30-10:30 p.m.

Saxon Homestead Farm, Cleveland, WI

You will enjoy a delicious, locally sourced dinner and dessert, all the beer and wine you can drink, a presentation by Jim VandenBrook on the Food, Land & Water Project, AND a night of dancing to the music of Copper Box!

ONLY 250 TICKETS WILL BE SOLD!

Early Bird Pricing (before August 30):  $50 per ticket, $80 for a pair, $20 for students

Late Bird Pricing (after August 31):  $60 per ticket, $90 for a pair, $20 for students 

CLICK HERE TO BUY TICKETS

Evening Schedule:
4:30-5:30 p.m.  Dinner registration
5:30-7:30 p.m.  Harvest Buffet & Chautauqua
7:30-10:30 p.m.  Barn Dance & Community Celebration

 

Questions? Contact Jenn Hansmann of Lakeshore Natural Resource Partnership at (920) 627-1799 or jenn@lnrp.org

 

A special thank you to the event sponsors!

Maple Flapjack Brunch

Margret Klessig, the farm matriarch, enjoys her pancakes alongside Fred and Young Sun Klessig.

On Sunday, March 23, 2014 we hosted our first Maple Flapjack Brunch, a fundraiser for the Cleveland Firefighters. Guests came to the Heritage Barn on our farm to enjoy homemade pancakes, maple sausage links, milk, hot apple cider, coffee and pure maple syrup made on the homestead! Many guests took a walk down to the sugar shack to see the maple syrup make process and try fresh hot maple syrup! As this was our first time hosting a maple flapjack brunch, we expected about 300 people. We were pleasantly surprised when the final numbers came in after all was said and done: We hosted about 600 people and served brunch to 473. Our guests ate 1090 flapjacks, 1440 maple links, 4.5 gallons of maple syrup, and 14 gallons of apple cider.  We are excited to be better prepared next year! Check out our detailed flyer for more information about the event.