Workshop
Current & Upcoming
Homesteading Series – Tour of Alternative Roots Farm
May 29, 2025 6:00PM—8:00PM
Alternative Roots Farm 11197 130th Street Madelia, MN 56062
RegisterLet’s experience homesteading in action! A tour of Alternative Roots Farm will feature their perennial fruit plantings, homestead garden and a passive solar greenhouse. We’ll touch on succession planting, preserving the harvest, direct-to-consumer sales, managing an on-farm store & the role of livestock on the farm. Alternative Roots Farm is a Certified Organic farm producing…
View MoreManaging a Family Milk Cow & Processing Milk Safely at Home
Jun 26, 2025 6:00PM—8:00PM
Great Heritage Farm LLC, 57098 310th St. Winthrop, MN 55396
RegisterJoin 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…
View MoreAnnual Conference – HOLD THE DATE!
Feb 07, 2026 8:00AM—5:00PM
College of St Benedict 37 College Ave S Saint Joseph, MN 56374
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…
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