Minnesota River Chapter Fall Meeting at Pub 500 Mankato

Let’s make our way around the businesses that participate in Local Foods Month as we conduct our Minnesota River Chapter meetings. First up, Pub 500 in Mankato.

At this meeting, we’ll hear from local farmers transitioning from conventional dairying to regenerative practices including multiple cover crops, grazing sheep and cattle, building a small-scale dairy and more. Tom and Isabella Portner of Sleepy Eye are a father-daughter team working with their family to regenerate their land and use their animals to help do it. We’ll hear about their story, challenges, and current goals.

In addition, we’ll hold a short meeting to discuss:

• River Rock Kitchen & Baking Co Commercial Kitchen Opportunity
• Potential for chapter to purchase chicken processing equipment to share/rent within chapter members
• Review Sowing Seeds
• And more!

Taco Bar supper will be provided featuring locally-sourced beef. Please indicate in advance via email to Mary if you need food intolerances accounted for. When you arrive, mention that you are with the SFA group and the waiter will bring you to join the group.

Registration: This event is free to attend. Please RSVP so that we can account for accurate numbers for supper!

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 wish to be photographed, please let our event host know — we’ll make every effort to make sure you are not photographed.