This is a 201 level event. Join Allen and Kathleen Deutz of Redwood River Farms (Marshall, MN) and SFA’s Jonathan Kilpatrick for an evening dedicated to discussing adaptive grazing and its benefits for soil health, conservation, and wildlife. Allen and his family cultivate row crops like corn, soybeans, and small grains (both organic and conventional)…

Join the Lake Superior Chapter at Silver Sage Farm, a small diversified farm that grows starter plants, hanging baskets, produce, flowers, U-pick blueberries and more. We’ll talk about their permanent mulch method and high tunnel management. We look forward to having a discussion about this year’s growing season. Bring a chair, a dish to pass…

Hosted by the Lake Agassiz Chapter of SFA, Deep Roots Festival is a community celebration that increases our connection to local foods and the producers who make them in the Lake Agassiz Region. Stay tuned to the Deep Roots Festival homepage for schedule updates and further details! Offerings: Local Food Tours from 12:00-2:45pm – Locations TBA (Most likely a brewer,…

This is a 201 level event. Join us for an engaging and informative event focused on reducing winter feed costs, reclaiming hybrid poplar land, and using technology to make intensive grazing less work. This tour will cover various aspects of livestock and land management with a focus on soil health and livestock integration onto crop…

Join the Twin Cities Metro Growers Network, California Street Farm, and NRCS for a tour and discussion on how urban growers can access funding to implement conservation practices on their farms. John Brezinka from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Elyssa Eull, farm manager at California Street Farm, will lead attendees on a walk-through…

Save the date for the Lake Superior Harvest Festival! A family-oriented event featuring a huge farmers market, live music all day, expanded Energy Fair experience, nonprofit exhibitors tent, educational demonstrations and much more! Suggested donation $5/person, $10/family Address: Bayfront Festival Park, 350 Harbor Dr. Duluth, MN 55802 Follow on Facebook for updates @LakeSuperiorHarvestFestival. Harvest Festival is hosted by the Lake…

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.

Fresh Starts Farm owned by East Central Chapter SFA member Rye Carlson is an organic grain farm that grows corn, soybeans and sunflowers with early interseeded companion cover crops. Buckwheat, mustards, peas, and other common cover crops in mixes are used to suppress weeds and replace the cultivator in an ideal year. They also supply…

Paynesville is the August stop in our 2024 Pasture Walk Series. Join us for an insightful pasture walk at Voss Farms on Thursday, August 22 from 6 to 8 PM. This event will focus on the custom grazing of dairy heifers and utilizing adaptive grazing to address resource goals on a Department of Natural Resources…

UPDATE: This workshop is sold out. If you wish, you can still register to join the wait list in the event that someone cancels. We will offer this workshop again in the fall if we have enough interest. Please sign up here to be contacted if we have a fall workshop. This is a 101…