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Host basket swag!

Recipes from Beth Dooley!
During the Water Connects Us preshow, you'll have a chance to see Beth in action! Get the recipes below that feature ingredients related to regenerative and local agriculture, and tune in April 26 to hear more about them!
Other ways to donate
Water Connects Us is part of Freshwater's spring campaign to raise $65,000 for our programs by June 30. If you can't attend or seek other ways to give, you can donate over the phone at 651-313-5800 or by sending a check to Freshwater at 2550 University Ave. W., Ste. 212N, St. Paul, MN 55114. You can donate online at freshwater.org/donate. Or learn about other ways to give at freshwater.org/other-ways-to-give.
About this Event
Water Connects Us is a live virtual fundraising benefit charged with raising the financial resources our work for water requires. Join us as sponsors, donors, and community members from across the state come together to celebrate Minnesota's incredible water heritage and the role we each play in protecting it.
KARE 11 meteorologist Laura Betker is our emcee, and James Beard Award winner Beth Dooley returns to cook up something fun. Join us for speakers, stories, auction shopping and more!
Sneak peek: We'll also feature the work of Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin, a Guatemalan immigrant farmer known for his innovative approach to agricultural systems and environmental justice.
Freshwater scientists are testing and quantifying the physical, biological, and chemical changes in the soil resulting from regenerative poultry production, a systematized farm model that grazes poultry in diverse, continuous cover crops in a multi-level canopy with deep-rooted trees.
Thanks to our 2022 sponsors
Watershed
Peter Gove
Phyllis and Roger Sherman
Confluence
Dr. Ed Ehlinger







Riverkeeper
Alexandra Dunn
Bolton & Menk
Bremer Bank
Kenwood Commercial
Corrine and Louis Ricard
The Toro Company
WSB
Thanks to our 2022 event hosts
This year, we have two registration options. General admission is free. If you'd like to do more to help, consider choosing a host ticket! For $150, you get a special swag bag featuring one-of-a-kind goods including a tea rest handmade by a local potter, locally sourced tea, a book written by Freshwater friend Darby Nelson, and more.
Todd Bolin
Wade Campbell
Beth Carreño
Don Davies and Mary Rice
Mairi Doerr
Randy Ellingboe
Lisa Gilbertson
Steve and Barb Goodspeed
Angie Hames
Emily Javens
Marilyn Jones
Jeanette Leete
Dave Leuthe
Jeremy and Nena Lenz
Linda Loomis
Jill Lucas and Peter Vujovich
Lili McMillan
Geri Nelson
Nathan Nelson
Joan Nephew
Charlie Oltman
Roberta Rott
James Stark
John Linc and Deb Stine
Paul Thom
Andrew Wattenhofer
Renée Willette
Cole Williams
Steve and Susan Woods