Please see the CHAPTER WEBPAGE for more information. Agenda: 10:00 – Business Meeting12:00 – Locally-sourced lunch provided1:00 – Community Presentations Free admission, no registration required. More details to be announced. Hosted by the Lake Superior Chapter. SFA staff and volunteers occasionally take photos during our events for promotional purposes and to use as documentation to…

Featuring Sarah Lloyd – Supply Chain Specialist, Grassland 2.0, UW-Madison  “Building ecological and economic opportunities for dairy heifer grazing”  Dairy heifer grazing has potential to build viable farm enterprises and improve water quality and soil health outcomes. This session includes information about efforts in the Upper Midwest to expand custom dairy heifer grazing. Dr. Lloyd will…

Rescheduled to January 29, 6:00 p.m. We welcome Greater Mille Lacs chapter members to get together and chat about the possibility of grant money coming to our chapter to benefit our members farming operations. We will also discuss goals of this next year in preparation for our annual meeting in February. Free Admission No registration…

You are invited to join the East Central Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association for an upcoming meeting/discussion on Sunday, January 25, 2026, from 1:00–3:00 PM. At the December 13th meeting in Mora, participants began an initial conversation about how potential grant funding could be used to increase engagement and better support farmers and homesteaders…

Start 2026 off right with the Cannon River SFA’s Annual Chapter meeting! Bring a dish to pass for the potluck and enjoy reconnecting with both familiar and new faces. After lunch there will be a brief business portion of the gathering followed by updates from the board about the new Farmer to Farmer fund and…

Join us for our Chapter Annual Meeting. All are welcome Topics will include planning for 2026 Deep Roots Festival summer farm bus tour SFA funding project social hour. Pre-registration is requested. SFA staff and volunteers occasionally take photos during our events for promotional purposes and to use as documentation to share with our funders.  If…

January 16 Update: The Minnesota winter misers are cooking up a less than pleasant weekend. Driving is in question. Winds are not amenable. We love a good bonfire, but not in these conditions. We are calling it. NO WINTER SOLSTICE EVENT this Sunday. But stay tuned for a make-up date. We have lots to talk…

Join the Minnesota River Chapter for our Annual Meeting. We will gather at Three Brothers Meat Market in Mapleton to hold a short meeting and receive a private tour of their processing shop that will be opening in Spring of 2026. Registration: Free admission. Advance registration requested, walkups welcome. More info on the Minnesota River…

JANUARY 11 UPDATE: We are planning to re-schedule for a later date when we can meet safely. In the meantime if you would like to order seeds for Pollinator Plants native to Minnesota we encourage you to do so using this form. You can select up to 5 species of pollinator plant seed packets for…

Social Hour at a Local Brewery for farmers to gather and socialize during the off-season. Free event, no registration required. More information on the Crow River Chapter webpage. SFA staff and volunteers occasionally take photos during our events for promotional purposes and to use as documentation to share with our funders.  If you do not…