You are invited to the Sustainable Farming Association Minnesota River Chapter‘s Annual Meeting on Wednesday, January 15th from 5:30 – 7:30 at the Wooden Spoon in Mankato. This event will cover chapter events and news including updated membership dues and discussion on the continuation of the Sowing Seeds event which we have hosted the past…

Join your sustainable farming friends for great conversation and a hot brew. All are welcome. This month’s topic: favorite/meaningful books/websites/etc & farming book exchange. More info on the Crow River Chapter webpage.

We invite Greater Mille Lacs area SFA members, families, supperters and friends – and anybody interested in finding out more about our sustainable farming community – to a happy hour at the Heimark Farm on  to share some holiday cheer and talk about farming.  No reservation needed; come as you are. Click here to learn…

Join your sustainable farming friends for great conversation and a hot brew. All are welcome. This month’s topic: climate mitigation/weed and pest control methods. More info on the Crow River Chapter webpage.

The East Central Chapter of SFA is hosting an MDA Grants 101 session at the Wyoming Public Library in December.  Courtney VanderMey is the Farm and Business Development Coordinator with the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) working primarily with farmer related grant opportunities. She manages the AGRI Livestock Investment Grant, Protecting Livestock Grant, and the Preparing…

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.

Note: This meeting is taking place one week later than usual due to Election Day. 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.

After seeds are collected, often they benefit from separating the seed from the chaff- it makes them easier to grow. For four years, MN SEED Project and Urban Roots have collaborated to clean and process seeds. Both organizations gather their seeds and tools together, and the cross pollination of seed cleaning solutions happens in real time. This year,…

The meeting will feature Ryan Pesch of UMN Extension and Becca Herberg of Farm Business Management sharing tools for assessing and increasing your farm business’ profitability. After the presentations and conversation, we will have a social hour for local farmers to connect! Hosted by the Minnesota River Chapter of SFA and the Region 9 Growers…

Join us on Saturday, November 2nd, from 1-4 PM at Luverne and MJ Forbord’s Prairie Horizons Farm located between Benson and Starbuck, Minnesota! Explore how the Forbords prepare their operation for winter with strategies like stockpiling, bale grazing, and wintering their livestock. With over 20 years of experience in grass-fed beef genetic selection and direct marketing, they…