Current & Upcoming

March Social: Climate Smart Seedling Production

Mar 02, 2025 12:00PM—2:00PM

Keepsake Cidery 4609 135th St E Dundas, MN 55019

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,…

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Climate Smart Tree Seedlings as an Enterprise

Jan 27, 2025 6:00PM—7:00PM

Zoom

Do you want to help our native forests and woodlands thrive long into the future?  Are you interested in growing climate smart tree seedlings?  The Climate Smart Seedling Production Network’s goal is to enhance the resiliency and health of our forests and woodlands through diverse genetics sourced from broad-ranging native tree populations throughout southern and central Minnesota…

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Climate Smart Tree Seedlings as an Enterprise

Jan 25, 2025 11:00AM—12:00PM

Zoom

Do you want to help our native forests and woodlands thrive long into the future?  Are you interested in growing climate smart tree seedlings?  The Climate Smart Seedling Production Network’s goal is to enhance the resiliency and health of our forests and woodlands through diverse genetics sourced from broad-ranging native tree populations throughout southern and central Minnesota…

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Cafe Chat: No-Till and Cover Crops

Aug 08, 2024 11:00AM—1:30PM

Duffy's Riverside Saloon 110 Front Street Redwood Falls, MN 56283

Could implementing practices like cover crops and no-till on your farm work for you and your bottom line? What if you could get paid to do it? Enjoy a meal and conversation with area farmers and your Soil Water Conservation District on Thursday, August 8 from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at Duffy’s in Redwood…

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East Central Chapter Annual Meeting – Milaca, MN

Jan 27, 2024 5:00PM—9:00PM

Northern Lights Ballroom and Banquet Hall, 10376 112th Ave, Milaca, MN 56353

You are invited to register and attend the annual meeting of the East Central Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association (SFA) being held Northernlights Ballroom and Banquet Center in Milaca, MN.  Dinner will be served and is free for East Central Chapter members.  Non-members of East Central chapter are welcome and encouraged to attend.  The fee…

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Pollinator Talk + Tour with the TC Growers

May 24, 2023 4:30PM—6:00PM

University of Minnesota Bee Lab 1634 Gortner Avenue St. Paul, MN 55113

Learn how pollinator conservation is intrinsically linked to climate-smart agriculture, soil health, & community well-being! Join the TC Growers for a discussion about the ways that pollinator conservation can be a strategy for climate-resilient agriculture, as well as a tour of the University of Minnesota Bee Lab. The conversation will be led by pollinator conservation…

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Past | Archive

Homesteading Series – Tour of Alternative Roots Farm

May 29, 2025 6:00PM—8:00PM

Alternative Roots Farm 11197 130th Street Madelia, MN 56062

East Central SFA Networking Social at Beomead Meadery

May 24, 2025 7:00PM—10:00PM

Beomead Meadery, 4496 State Highway 23, Brook Park, MN 55007

Pasture Walk Series #2 – Rotations that Work: Grazing + Cropping for Margins & Matter

May 22, 2025 6:00PM—8:00PM

Flanagan Farms 36554 620th Ave. Bluffton, MN 56518

IN BLOOM: Community Plant & Seed Swap

May 17, 2025 11:00AM—5:00PM

Lift Bridge Brewing Co. 1900 Tower Drive West Stillwater, MN 55082