Save the date! The 2024 SFA Annual Conference will be held Saturday, February 10 at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn. Registration and sessions TBA. SFA members will recieve a discounted registration rate. Contribute your ideas and vote for topics here.   Sponsors: Support the Conference and meet hundreds of sustainably-minded farmers and…

WCI and SFA Farm Tour and Funding Resources Evening Sept. 7 in Alexandria SFA and West Central Initiative are partnering again for an evening of learning and networking including a free farm tour and dinner from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thurs., Sept. 7. The evening starts with a diverse tour of Naima’s Farm, 2204 E…

The Twin Cities Metro Growers Network and U. of Minnesota Extension are hosting a farm tour event from 3:30 to 6 p.m. Mon., Sept. 11, at Urban Roots’ Rivoli Bluffs Farm site, 749 Arkwright St, St Paul.  Join us for an educational tour of Urban Roots’ Rivoli Bluffs Farm and Restoration Site and reunite with…

The Emerging Farmers Conference is designed by farmers, for farmers. Emerging food growers and producers are encouraged to attend, particularly Indigenous, New American, BIPOC, and women farmers. The conference will share practical information and examples of farming success through farmer-hosted sessions, hands-on demonstrations, networking and more. SFA is a proud sponsor of the EFC. Learn more…

Join SFA’s Kent Solberg and Doug Voss along with Lake of the Woods Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) and Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) staff for an afternoon in the field. We will be looking at ways we can evaluate whether or not our soils are functioning properly. Hosted on Bill Bendickson’s farming operation, we will discuss…

Join farmers Tom and Ann for a field day all about raspberries. We’ll discuss raspberry varieties, production strategies, organic pest management, and even sample what’s ripe! Northwind Organic Farm has been growing raspberries and other fruit and veggies for years and years in the Bayfield area, which is especially hospitable to fruit.   This event…

Join Food Farmers Janaki Fisher-Merritt and Dave Hanlon and UMN Extension Educator Natalie Hoidal for this field day on growing organic vegetables in high tunnels. We will discuss crop rotation, pest management, and maintaining soil health. We will have demonstrations on scouting for common insects and diseases that plague greenhouses and acidifying irrigation water to…

**This event has been rescheduled to 3:30-6:00 PM. The last few years Michael Dalquist has taken a real interest in fruit trees. And when you start learning about fruit trees, inevitably you see the word “graft” show up all over the place. It’s even mentioned many times in the Bible. So what is grafting, and why…

The last few years Michael Dalquist has taken a real interest in fruit trees. And when you start learning about fruit trees, inevitably you see the word “graft” show up all over the place. It’s even mentioned many times in the Bible. So what is grafting, and why is it important? What does it accomplish? As…

Update: This workshop has been rescheduled for March 19 due to weather. Fruit tree workshops on the farm! The last few years Michael Dalquist has taken a real interest in fruit trees. And when you start learning about fruit trees, inevitably you see the word “graft” show up all over the place. It’s even mentioned many…