Mandela Barnes joins 'Rye Revival' in support of regenerative agriculture

WI Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes (left) learning about rye from Gary Zimmer (right), farmer at Taliesin (Spring Green, WI) on a Rye Revival field day.

On July 1, 2021 Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Mandela Barnes and WI state Rep Francesca Hong (D-Madison) joined Rye Revival on a rye tour beginning in the rye fields of Taliesin (Spring Green). The day continued with a stop at Madison Sourdough artisan bakery and finished at Alice’s Garden, a regenerative farm in Milwaukee.

Full article recapping the day can be found here: https://captimes.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/election-matters/mandela-barnes-joins-rye-revival-in-support-of-regenerative-agriculture/article_1e9d01b7-9191-574c-8d0e-1c7318ad62fd.html

WI Lt. Gov Mandela Barnes (center) looking at a rye plant overlayed on a full-scale image of the plant with its root ball.