Annual Conference Draws

100 to Des Moines

“Women Transforming the Landscape” was the theme for the 2012 WFAN Annual Conference, held Friday and Saturday, January 20 and 21 in Des Moines.

Friday events included a progressive tasting tour for 30 people, followed by an evening social and arts event at Jasper Winery. Saturday keynote speaker Debra Eschmeyer and other speakers drew 100 attendees. Our locally sourced lunch featured squash soup and potato-sausage chowder, with fresh breads, jams, Picket Fence Creamery butter, milk and ice cream, and beautiful fresh greens from the high-tunnel greenhouse at the Berry Patch Farm. The three-tiered cake by local business-woman Star Owens of Our Creation was a work of art.

Conference highlights and resources will be posted soon. Visit the Facebook page to leave comments and see more photos! (Above: Christie Vilsack and Faye Jones.)

Special thanks to our major sponsors, Iowa Living Roadway Trust Fund, Organic Valley, the Des Moines Business Record, and the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture. Thanks also to all of our exhibitors and auction donors. See you in 2013!