Verna Kragnes
Research & Innovation Director, PRAIRIE; Mentor & Organizer, New Roots; Leader, Farmland Conservation Partners
Verna Kragnes is engaged in innovative local food system & rural development through a new nonprofit, PRAIRIE (Prairie Rose Agricultural Institute for Research, Innovation & Education), & lead farmer establishing Prairie Rose Farm, LLC a social enterprise for demonstration, training, & research in best practices for regenerative agriculture, including carbon sequestration to address the joint crises of local food & climate change. She is developing Farmland Conservation Partners, LLP to assist in the generational transfer of farmland, making land available to farmers with limited access. Verna has served on multiple non-profit boards, including the St. Croix River Association, Philadelphia Community Farm, Standing Cedars Community Land Conservancy, Wisconsin Farmland Conservancy, & Healthy Childhood Partners, addressing farmland conservation, agriculture, & Waldorf education. She continues consulting relationships with non-profit farm enterprises in Colorado & Nebraska.
