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Organic Raspberry Production

Aug 06, 2023 3:00PM—5:00PM

Northwind Organic Farm 86760 Valley Road Bayfield, WI 54814

Join farmers Tom and Ann for a field day all about raspberries. We’ll discuss raspberry varieties, production strategies, organic pest management, and even sample what’s ripe! Northwind Organic Farm has been growing raspberries and other fruit and veggies for years and years in the Bayfield area, which is especially hospitable to fruit.   This event…

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Chicken Processing on a Small Farm

Aug 05, 2023 10:00AM—2:00PM

Maplebend Farm 7177 Hwy 210 Tamarack, MN 55787

Maplebend farm is a small farm focusing on growing healthy food in a regenerative way. They are a MN Water Quality Certified farm raising KuneKune pigs, Dexter Cattle, Finnsheep, egg birds and meat birds. On August 5, come take a look at how they raise and butcher meat birds. They will have roughly 30 birds to harvest. Get hands-on experience successfully…

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GML Chapter Networking Night

Aug 03, 2023 5:30PM—7:30PM

Block North Brew Pub 302 Minnesota Ave N Aitkin, MN 56431

The first Thursday of every month, Greater Mille Lacs Chapter folks are welcome to come to Block North Brew Pub for casual networking nights beginning at 5:45. Come when you can.   Address: 302 Minnesota Ave N Aitkin, MN 56431   SFA staff and volunteers occasionally take photos during our workshops, cafe chats and field days for…

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Western Chapter Monthly Meeting

Aug 01, 2023 7:30PM

Zoom

The Western Chapter of SFA meets virtually on the first Tuesday of each month at 7:30 p.m. Contact Peter Schwagerl at western@sfa-mn.org for Zoom link.

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2023-07 East Central Chapter Farm Tour – Gray Duck Farm

Jul 29, 2023 1:00PM—4:00PM

Gray Duck Farms Farm Tour 1:00 Saturday July 29, 2022 4800 550th St, Pine City MN 55063 (Rock Creek) We will start out together with a potluck and social hour, then have a presentation on how the Kilpela-Mix family incorporates “No Store July” in their household and have an open discussion on how local farmers and consumers…

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Merryweather Farm Tour, Garlic Talk and Agritourism in Minnesota

Jul 27, 2023 5:30PM—7:00PM

Merryweather Farm 14888 Bunker Avenue Walnut Grove, MN 56180

Do you catch glimpses of homesteading life on social media and want to learn, or see it for yourself? Maybe you want to pick up on simple things that anybody (rural or urban) can do to make a positive impact on the environment? Sunny Ruthchild of Walnut Grove is offering a tour of her farm…

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Sowing Seeds: Celebrating Local Foods & Lost Skills

Jul 23, 2023 11:00AM—3:00PM

Alternative Roots Farm 11197 130th St. Madelia, MN 56062

Together let’s plant the seeds of a more sustainable and resilient future! Join the Minnesota River Chapter for a fun and memorable afternoon that’s all about celebrating local foods and rediscovering traditional self-sufficiency skills. Featuring our community’s farmers and makers and set on a working farm, you’ll experience: Tickets: $10 for adults, kids under 12 free. Reservation only, no walkups please. Interested…

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Recovering Overgrown Pasture with Multi-Species Rotational Grazing

Jul 23, 2023 3:00PM—6:00PM

42777 430th Ave Aitkin, MN 56431

In 2018, Tom and Amanda Murphy purchased an old farm in Aitkin, MN. Once the land was used to graze sheep, dairy cows, and cattle but was left to naturalize after the farmer retired. Weeds and trees grew in the pasture and the fences were no longer functional. Tom & Amanda designed a multi-species grazing…

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Watering Systems for Grazing

Jul 21, 2023 1:00PM—5:00PM

Voss Farms 27725 Business 23 E Paynesville, MN 56362

Join Doug Voss and Jonathan Kilpatrick for an afternoon to learn how to take your grazing operation to the next level! Doug Voss and family own and operate Voss Farms and GrazeTek with many like-minded partners. They graze custom cattle and their own livestock on their farm in Paynesville, and at other sites around the…

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Grow More Farmers LSSFA Fundraiser

Jul 21, 2023 3:00PM—6:00PM

Bent Paddle Brewing Co. 1832 W Michigan Street Duluth, MN 55806

Come and enjoy a beverage with the Lake Superior Chapter and stay for the live music afterwards. We will raffle off a gift from Bent Paddle Brewing Co. and spread the word about our work doing Field Days and Harvest Festival, in order to build our local food system by growing more farmers! Free to…

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