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The six members of Tsuzamen in front of a lake.

Tsuzamen

If you are a lover of music and trees, Savanna Jam is going to be, well…your jam. Subtitled “A Celebration of Agroforestry,” it brings together 14 Wisconsin organizations supporting sustainable agriculture practices for talks on trees, kids' activities, exhibits, and food carts. The “Jam” part of the evening is music by folk duo Alison and Taylor Ackley and klezmer band Tsuzamen. It’s free to attend; rain date is July 15. For updates: facebook.com/WhiteOakSavanna.

July 10 update: Although the weather is looking a bit uncertain, Savanna Jam is on for this evening! Come one, come all!

But if conditions change, check our Facebook Event page for further news.

media release: Do you love trees? Do you love sustainable agriculture? And do you love music? Then this is the event for you!   

We’re calling it Savanna Jam: A Celebration of Agroforestry. It is a FREE concert, plus some 14 Wisconsin sustainable agriculture organizations (see the list below) coming together to spread the joy of trees and their role in sustaining our food and land.   

Here are the details:  

— It will be held in Madison’s Westmorland Park, which has an oak savanna, and is just generally a sweet place to be.  

— The date will be Thursday evening, July 10, 5 to 8pm with a rain date of Tuesday evening, July 15. (Watch the event's Facebook page for an announcement if the weather looks dicey.)  

— Music will be provided by Tsuzamen, a local “indie klezmer band,” and by the nationally known folk duo Alison and Taylor Ackley.  

— And there will be food trucks, face painting, booths, tree talks, and other activities.   

— Plus two of the Wormfarm Institute’s beautiful roadside culture stands.  

Bring a picnic and a blanket and relax under the trees with family and friends as you listen to the music and visit with the organizations at the event.

The event is co-hosted by UW’s SHALL Lab, the Savanna Institute, and The Savanna Sanctuary. Also participating will be:   

— Canopy Farm Management 

— Dane County Tree Board 

— Driftless Area Land Conservancy 

— The Edible Landscapes Committee of the Madison Food Policy Council 

— Grassland 2.0 

— Michael Fields Agricultural Institute 

— MIGHTi 

— REAP Food Group 

— SHARE 

— Westmorland Neighborhood Association 

— Wormfarm Institute

RSVPs are not needed but are helpful for planning purposes, please help spread the word: https://www.facebook.com/events/1385463395907684/