Revised Time: 4:00 – 6:30 p.m. Aitkin Public Library 110 1st Ave NE Aitkin, MN Please join us for our Annual Meeting of members and supporters. We will do planning for summer activities and education Seed and book exchange:  Bring a farming or garding book or some seeds to swap. Election of officers. Potluck: you…

Join the Cannon River Chapter at Keepsake Cidery to learn about the Climate Smart Seedling Production Network (CSSPN) from Project Co-Lead, Stefan Meyer. Stefan will kick things off with a presentation followed by plenty of time for Q&A and socializing. Hope to see you there! About CSSPN: Funded through the USDA Climate Smart Commodities Grant,…

The East Central Chapter invites all to attend their annual meeting! Following appetizers and some business, we will enjoy a screening of “Roots So Deep (You Can See the Devil Down There). You don’t have to be a chapter member to join us. Come, meet members and learn about SFA while enjoying the screening of…

Join your sustainable farming friends for great conversation and a hot brew. All are welcome. This month’s topic: marketing. More info on the Crow River Chapter webpage.

Join the Twin Cities Metro Growers Network for our final installment of our Native Seed workshop series with MN SEED Project! Participants will have the opportunity to winter sow native plants for their growing spaces. We will be creating mini-greenhouses for the seeds to overwinter in outside and germinate in the spring when the temperatures…

Annual Conference is ON! Based on the latest National Weather Service forecast of reduced snow totals for tomorrow and assurance from the College of St. Ben’s that they will not be closing buildings to the public tomorrow, SFA’s Annual Conference is definitely happening as originally planned on February 8! -SFA Staff1:15 PM on February 7 Featuring topics…

Important Conference Update Like many of you, we have our eyes on the snowy forecast for this weekend. At this time, we will still hold our Annual Conference as planned. There are two things that would cause us to change course and cancel: 1. The College of Saint Benedict closes their campus to outside events, which…

Tapping Maple Trees to collect sap and make syrup is something that Native American Tribes practiced centuries ago and is still in use today, however few people know how to even identify the right trees and carry out the simple process correctly. Herman Bartsch, SFA member and owner of Deep Roots Farm is leading a…

We are scheduled to have our regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, February 4th. While we normally zoom in for these meetings, this month we will be meeting in person at the Madison Mercantile in Madison, MN. Plan to arrive around 6:00pm for some socializing and general chapter discussion. We will not have a set agenda…

Please join us for our Lake Agassiz SFA Annual Meeting on Saturday, February 1st at the Roller-Olson homestead. We’ll be having a potluck and social hour from 5:00pm-6:00pm, with the meeting to follow from 6:00pm-7:30pm. The meeting will include guest speaker Cedar Walters from West Central Initiative sharing about the Solar United Neighbors Solar Cooperative,…