Endeavor Ag & Energy Partners to Expand Michigan’s Critter Barn

When you want to invest in the future, you invest in young people… that’s the driving philosophy behind Endeavor Ag & Energy’s recent commitment to dedicate $10,000 to West Michigan’s best known working educational venue: the Critter Barn.
 

“Endeavor is excited to be a local supporting partner in the community,” said Endeavor Agronomy Sales Manager Andrew Black. “We are thrilled to make this investment and eager to see its positive impact on the youth.”
 
Endeavor is a  Limited Liability Partnership between two parent cooperatives, Ceres Solutions Cooperative, and Co-Alliance, formed in 2020.
 
“My family and many others have long enjoyed visiting the Critter Barn. As an Endeavor team member, I am excited to partner with this great organization,” added Brian Sisco, Manager of the Endeavor Holland Feed Mill.

 

 

Pictured are Endeavor’s Brian Sisco, Critter Barn director Mary Rottschafer, Endeavor’s Andrew Black and Cullen Sisco (Brian’s Son). 

The donation by Endeavor Ag & Energy is made possible through the charitable giving initiatives of the two partner businesses who share in managing Endeavor, as well as a matching grant program funded by Land O Lakes. The funds are being presented to the Critter Barn in the spring of 2022, just in time to kick off a refreshed Capital Campaign Call to Action across West Michigan.
 
The founders of the Critter Barn were truly pioneers in showcasing rural life and livelihoods in the community…. bringing an innovative vision into action long before agritourism was “a thing.” Since 1984, the Critter Barn has evolved into a thriving campus where thousands of visitors experience hands-on learning and inspiration each year. With a guiding mandate to inspire learning, volunteerism, inclusion and shared values, the employees, guest workers and visitors of Critter Barn take special care to engage children and young people in discovering the miracles of nature found at the farm. Staff members recall some of the most rewarding moments... of exhausted young volunteers or Critter camp attendees literally forced to leave the chores for another day… agreeing only after announcing, “This has been the best day of my life.” All members of the public are encouraged to explore https://www.critterbarn.org/ to plan a visit. The location is closed Sundays and Mondays.