A Pause to Cultivate

Down on the Farm Iron Pour Returns in 2026

Creating community & art with visionaries like you while fostering collaboration, innovation & curiosity around the feral fires of iron casting.

"The firmest of friendships have been formed in mutual adversity, as iron is most strongly united by the fiercest flame."

~ Charles Caleb Colton

This annual event caters to your desires to reunite with or find your iron family while sharing a wealth of diverse experience to bring your creative vision to life.

Enthusiasts, beginners and experts are invited to participate in our family-style meals + camp on-site in order to focus on what really matters: people, art + how they feed each others souls.

As a spectator or participant, Down on the Farm Iron Pour is an opportunity to observe and add to the history of human ingenuity in the center of the United States, Decorah, Iowa.