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Lake Superior Harvest Festival

Sep 06, 2025 10:00AM—4:00PM

Go HERE for more information. A family-oriented event featuring a huge farmers market, live music all day, renewable Energy Fair, nonprofit exhibitors tent, educational demonstrations and much more! Admission is free Parking $10 Information on sponsorship, andexhitor and vendor space is on the website. SFA staff and volunteers occasionally take photos during our events for promotional…

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Minnesota Garlic Festival

Aug 09, 2025 10:00AM

McLeod County Fairgrounds 840 Century Ave. SW Hutchinson, MN 55350

The Minnesota Garlic Festival is the premier event for lovers of garlic, great local foods and good times! Advance online ticket sales have closed. Please purchase your tickets at the gate! This festival features fantastic foods, celebrity chefs, marvelous music, area artisans, goofy games and lots of garlic – all in support of a healthy…

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Forage Council Annual Winter Meeting with Steve Kenyon

Feb 11, 2025 8:30AM—3:00PM

Central Lakes College, Staples Campus 1830 Airport Road Staples, MN 56479

*Note: Online registration for this event closed on 2/6/25. Registration will still be available at the door. Advanced Grazing Techniques for Building Soil Health(201 Level Workshop) Steve Kenyon of Greener Pastures Ranching is coming back for the Crow Wing River Basin Forage Council‘s winter meeting. The Alberta grazer who drew great reviews when he was…

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Crow River Chapter Annual Meeting: Hemp & Hubs

Jan 26, 2025 11:30AM—3:30PM

Crow River Winery 14848 MN-7 Hutchinson, MN 55350

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Please join us for food, fellowship, and a great program. Complete schedule and more information on the Crow River Chapter Webpage. Crow River Winery14848 MN-7, Hutchinson, MN 55350Box Elder RoomCome in through the main Tasting Room entrance. Advance registration required, see below. 11:30 a.m. Pizza & Salad Lunch, social timeAnnual Chapter Meeting “Food Hubs”Maeve Mallozzi-Kelly…

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Crow River Coffee Social #1

Dec 11, 2024 8:00AM—10:00AM

Buffalo Books & Coffee 6 Division St E 55313,

Join your sustainable farming friends for great conversation and a hot brew. All are welcome. This month’s topic: climate mitigation/weed and pest control methods. More info on the Crow River Chapter webpage.

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Crow River Coffee Social #2

Jan 11, 2025 8:00AM

Mocha Monkey 115 Olive St S Waconia, MN 55387

Join your sustainable farming friends for great conversation and a hot brew. All are welcome. This month’s topic: favorite/meaningful books/websites/etc & farming book exchange. More info on the Crow River Chapter webpage.

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Crow River Coffee Social #3

Feb 12, 2025 8:00AM—10:00AM

Wilbur's Coffee Cafe 100 Bridge Ave E Delano, MN 55328

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.

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Crow River Coffee (Brewpub, actually) Social #4

Mar 08, 2025 5:00PM—7:00PM

Spilled Grain 300 Elm St E Annandale, MN 55302

Join your sustainable farming friends for great conversation and a cold brew. All are welcome. This month’s topic: varieties, breeds & a seed exchange. More info on the Crow River Chapter webpage.

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Assessing Your Farm’s Profitability

Nov 07, 2024 5:30PM—7:30PM

Wooden Spoon 515 N Riverfront Mankato, MN 56001

The meeting will feature Ryan Pesch of UMN Extension and Becca Herberg of Farm Business Management sharing tools for assessing and increasing your farm business’ profitability. After the presentations and conversation, we will have a social hour for local farmers to connect! Hosted by the Minnesota River Chapter of SFA and the Region 9 Growers…

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POSTPONED: Discussion with Natural Resource Coordinator Dan MacSwain – Hosted by the East Central Chapter

Nov 02, 2024

Chisago Lakes Area Library 11754 302nd St. Chisago City, MN 55013

October 31, 2024 Update: This event has been postponed to March 2025. Date TBA. The East Central Chapter of SFA is hosting a discussion with Dan MacSwain on Saturday November 2, 2024,  that touches on pasture improvement practices, how to win against invasive species and transitioning crop fields into grazing pastures. Dan MacSwain is the Natural Resource Coordinator…

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