Join the Lake of the Woods and Roseau SWCDs and SFA for a free hands-on workshop focused on understanding your cost of production in agriculture. Led by Doug Voss and Jonathan Kilpatrick, this session will equip you with the tools to analyze your farm economics, uncover hidden costs, and make informed financial decisions.  We’ll go beyond…

An in-person event in our Homesteading Series.  Learn how to prolong your garden’s production from Alternative Roots Farm. More details to come. Registration: Free. Registration requested, walkups welcome. Address: Alternative Roots Farm, 11197 130th Street Madelia, MN 56062 Info: Mary Fischer, mary@sfa-mn.org SFA staff and volunteers occasionally take photos during our workshops, cafe chats and field days for promotional…

Join Leah Matzke for a full milking on the farm and an inside look at keeping a family cow, from daily care to safely processing fresh dairy at home. We’ll hear about managing farm-direct sales and how her on-site farm store connects customers with pasture-raised beef, pork, lamb, and even cheese cultures. This event is…

The SFA Annual Conference returns in 2026 on the 1st Saturday in Feburary.  This gathering of out sustainable farming community brings farmers, educators and supporters together for a day of fellowship, networking and learning. Registration and programming will be announced in the summer of 2025. Please mark your calendars and watch for more news as the…