"Cranberries: How Wisconsin Became Best": In-Person Badger Talk in Waupaca, WI

Name: "Cranberries: How Wisconsin Became Best": In-Person Badger Talk in Waupaca, WI
Start: 2025-02-20T18:00:00-06:00
Location: Waupaca Historical Society

Schedule

Thu, 20 Feb, 2025 at 06:00 pm

UTC-06:00

Location

Waupaca Historical Society | Waupaca, WI

This is a free, in-person event held on February 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM by the Waupaca Historical Society as a part of their spring program series at the Holly History and Genealogy Center. No registration is required to attend.
A crash course in how the geography, climate, sociology, and farming culture of Wisconsin combine to make the most productive cranberry region in the world.
Presenter Allison Jonjak grew up on a cranberry marsh founded by her grandfather in 1939. Studying ag engineering and soil chemistry, she worked with row crop farmers until the University of Wisconsin created a Cranberry Outreach Specialist position. This allowed Allison to return to her favorite state and work keeping a tight feedback loop between growers and researchers of her favorite crop.