Donna Neuwirth and Jay Salinas

The Wormfarm Institute is a non-profit organization based in Reedsburg, Wisconsin, working to build thriving communities through the arts and sustainable agriculture.

The Wormfarm Institute features an Artist in Residence Program on the farm, curates exhibits of “fine arts and curiosities” at their Woolen Mill Gallery in downtown Reedsburg and initiated Roadside Culture Stands: artist designed and built roadside farm stands.

Founded by Donna Neuwirth and Jay Salinas in 2000, the Wormfarm Institute expands the concept of the Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), which helps reconnect consumers with the source of their food, by connecting urban and rural, people and land, culture and agriculture. The Institute also expands the idea of ‘sustainability’ to include not just nourishment to live, but a vibrant creative community in which to thrive.

The Institute is the recipient of the 2010 Governor’s Award in Support of the Arts and the Robert E. Gard Wisconsin Idea Award in 2008.

Click for a press release detailing the Wormfarm’s 2010 Governor’s Award in Support of the Arts.

More information here.

Photo by Sarah-Ji (flickr)