Farm Manager Matt Lechmaier reports that the Forward Garden season ended with about 24,000 pounds of food donated from 31 different crops grown on the...
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Stone Fence Trail – Construction Complete
Back in July, we reported on an erosion project on the Stone Fence Trail. It has been completed! You may recall the orange cones that...
Pope Farm Elementary School Teachers Tour
On October 14th, staff from the Pope Farm Elementary School visited the Conservancy to learn more about this magical spot outside their doorstep. Tour guide Mel...
FOPFC Salute to Jane Ilgen
An Unsung Heroine and Events Team Member Inside every noteworthy organization there are the movers and the shakers, and occasionally a few crazy makers. But...
Pope Farm Elementary School Update – Oct 2020
In October, Doug Piper, Education Team lead, and Mel Pope, Chair of the FOPFC Board, recently met with Karen Murphree, the school’s Learning Coach and...
Forward Garden Completes Its Inaugural Harvest
As the fall harvest concludes it’s clear that the first year of the Forward Garden has been lots of hard work and a labor of...
A Message on the COVID-19 Pandemic
Greetings Members & Friends, It seems like only yesterday we were planning for an exceptional, fun-filled season at the Pope Farm Conservancy. Literally, we were!...
Pope Farm Elementary School Update
Although the Middleton Cross Plains School District has decided to begin the school year virtually, the staff are busy planning and preparing to give the...
Attention All Bikers
Check out the new road that runs from Blackhawk Road to Old Sauk Road. It serves as the entrance to the new Pope Farm Elementary...
Forward Garden Tour Recap, Updated Wish List
The Pope Farm Homestead is a bustling place now that it’s home to the Forward Garden. On a beautiful summer night in mid-August, Farm Manager,...
Nature Watch within the Conservancy – Sept 2020
What’s going on within the Conservancy as we move into fall? The Bluebird nesting season has officially finished for this year. For the 2020 breeding...
Nature Watch within the Conservancy – August 2020
By the time you are reading this, we’ll be well into August with autumn changes on the horizon. What’s happening nature-wise at the Conservancy in...
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