Field Day & On-Farm
Current & Upcoming
Identifying Grasses & Other Plants on a Sustainable Farm: “Gazing at Graminoids”
Jul 27, 2024 10:00AM—3:00PM
South Shore Event Center 733 6th Street Howard Lake, MN 55349 7616 25th St. SW, Howard Lake MN 55349
RegisterRegistration for the event is closed. Join the Crow River Chapter for a day of identifying and learning about plants found on a sustainable and organic farm. We’ll start the day with a class/workshop focusing on grasses led by Department of MBS Prairie Ecologist, Rhett Johnson, author of the “Field Guide to Minnesota Grasses”. This morning…
View MoreCultivating a Sustainable Future at the UMD Land Lab
Aug 03, 2024 2:00PM—5:00PM
UMD Land Lab 3568 Riley Rd Duluth, MN 55803
RegisterLed by the new farm manager John Beaton, we will tour the Land Lab and discuss how the university farm can be a resource to area growers through research and education. We will see the renewed market garden, see a demonstration of their compost spreader, and discuss the biochar and forest assisted migration projects. This…
View MoreGrowing Small Fruits
Aug 08, 2024 6:00PM—8:00PM
Shubat's Fruits 2155 Johnson Road Duluth, MN 55804
RegisterJoin us at Shubats Fruits for a field day discussing fruit varieties and management strategies of a variety of small fruits and berries. We will see established elderberries, grapes, honey berry, Juneberry, blueberry, black currants, red currants, white currants, gooseberries, and sea berries. Deb also has apple, plum and pear orchards, and grows veggies and…
View MoreGood Nature Farm Field Tour
Aug 09, 2024 1:00PM—4:00PM
Good Nature Farm
Join us for an afternoon touring and learning about Good Nature Farm in Grand Marais MN. Meet farmers Nick and Kristin DeArruda Wharton and connect with fellow local farmers and producers. Good Nature Farm is a family farm and off-grid solar-powered homestead on Lake Superior’s North Shore. They grow produce, raise laying hens and have sold…
View MoreBounty and Blooms: Cut Flower Tour
Aug 12, 2024 5:30PM—7:30PM
R. Roots Garden - 2131 Penn Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55411
RegisterCut flowers can be a diversifying crop for fruit and vegetable growers, adding an income stream in the form of bouquets and arrangements. And in the case of R. Roots Garden, even edible flowers! Queen Frye will show us how she has integrated edible flowers into her urban farm through an AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration…
View MoreFamily Milk Cow Workshop
Aug 17, 2024 9:00AM—11:30AM
Wild Wood Farm 30607 Phelps Mill Rd Underwood, MN 56586
RegisterThis is a 101 level workshop. Are you interested in adding a milk cow to your small farm or homestead, but aren’t sure where to begin? Join us for a hands-on workshop at Wild Wood Farm located in Underwood, Minnesota. Kelsey Wulf has over ten years experience raising and selling family milk cows. Over the…
View MorePasture Walk Series #5 – Warm Season Annuals
Aug 22, 2024 6:00PM—8:00PM
TBD TBD,
RegisterSave the Date: Thursday, August 22, 2024 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. More details coming soon. Free Admission; registration requested. Address: coming soon. Contact: Jonathan Kilpatrick, jonathan@sfa-mn.org SFA staff and volunteers occasionally take photos during our workshops, cafe chats and field days for promotional purposes and to use as documentation of events to share with our…
View MoreSoil Health and Urban Farm Conservation Practices at California Street Farm
Sep 09, 2024 4:00PM—6:00PM
California Street Farm 72 22nd Ave NE Minneapolis, MN 55418
RegisterJoin 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…
View MoreDeep Roots Festival
Sep 14, 2024 12:00PM—7:00PM
Maple Hills Orchard 29355 130 St Frazee, MN 56544
RegisterHosted 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,…
View MorePasture Walk Series #6 – Stockpiling Perennials
Sep 26, 2024 6:00PM
TBD TBD,
RegisterSave the Date: Thursday, September 26, 2024 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. More details coming soon. Free Admission; registration requested. Address: coming soon. Contact: Jonathan Kilpatrick, jonathan@sfa-mn.org SFA staff and volunteers occasionally take photos during our workshops, cafe chats and field days for promotional purposes and to use as documentation of events to share with our…
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