Note: The meeting will be held on March 18, this has been rescheduled from the original March 11 date. Address: South Shore Event Center: 733 6th Street, Howard Lake, Minnesota 55349 (Second floor above the liquor store) Program: 9:00 social time and set up potluck10:00 Program begins Potluck lunch! Bring something to share if you are able.…

East Central Chapter Meeting, March 18, 2023, Isanti, MN The East Central Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association is hosting a chapter meeting and potluck at Coborn’s in Isanti (209 6th Avenue Northeast, Isanti, MN 55040) on Saturday, March 18 starting at 10:00 am. The meeting/potluck will be held in the Community Room on the 2nd floor.…

Come share a beverage with friends on Thursday, March 16th from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. and enjoy some time connecting off the farm. Non-members and members are welcome to attend. Bonus points if you bring a friend! Hosted by the Cannon River Chapter of SFA.   Free to attend, no registration required. Address: Imminent Brewing 519 Division…

The Sustainable Farming Association has teamed with Southern Minnesota Initiative Foundation to bring emerging and established sustainable farmers a variety of opportunities for funding and programs that are available. You won’t want to miss this insightful event! Join us at Sleepy Eye Brewing (121 Main Street W Sleepy Eye, MN 56085) on Wednesday, March 15th…

Registration closes at noon on Monday, March 6. Walk-up registration will not be available at the Summit. SFA’s premier soil health event, the Midwest Soil Health Summit will be held at the Holiday Inn in Alexandria, Minnesota on March 8 and 9, 2023. Join pioneering experts in the soil health world from near and far for…

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

The Central Chapter of SFA is hosting their Annual Meeting and things are heating up! Our topic is the Bio Char project. Nick Vetch, a licensed Professional Engineer and certified advisor in the TRUE Zero Waste program working at Stantec public Solid Waste program and board member of The Minnesota Composting Council will be our…

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…

The previously postponed Coteau Ridge Chapter Networking and Meatlocker Education event has been rescheduled! Do you have questions about how the meat you raise is processed at your local locker? Do you wonder about meat labels – why some cuts of meat are labeled state or federal inspected and others are not? When is inspection…

Join the Lake Agassiz Chapter for our first-ever podcast discussion series! This year we chose the short series, “Landed”, part of the Farmerama Radio podcast. We will meet via Zoom. Pre-registration is not required. Please listen to all four episodes of “Landed” prior to our discussion. Each episode is around 30 minutes. To join the event on…