SFA brings a cafe chat to Luverne! In today’s world, acquiring new or additional land is difficult for most people. More and more have begun asking the question, “How can I get more from the land I have?” You want to try some cover crops… once they’re planted, then what?You want to find a way…

The Minnesota River Chapter of SFA invites you to their Fall Social! Join in from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM on Thursday Nov 2, 2023 at the Lost Sanity Brewing in Madelia MN. Free to attend! Advance registration requested, walkups welcome. Address: 12 W Main Street, Madelia, MN 56062 SFA staff and volunteers occasionally take photos…

Join Angie Walter and Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship for their last pasture walk of 2023! We’ll meet at Enchanted Meadows, an organic, pasture-based dairy in La Crescent. Chad & Melissa Crowley and Art & Jean Thicke milk Ayrshires here on the Mississippi bluffs. We’ll discuss pasture diversity, rest periods, and outwintering cattle for soil health benefits.…

SFA is bringing a café chat to Granite Falls! Join us at Falls Cafe & Canoe on Tuesday October 24th from 12:00-1:30PM for lunch and a casual conversation featuring the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Program as well as SFA’s popular On-Farm Consulting services. Come to this informal gathering for lunch during the busy harvest season and a…

The East Central Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association is holding a meeting at the Princeton Public Library meeting room (100 4th Ave S, Princeton, MN 55371) from 1:00pm – 3:00pm.  The public meeting room entrance is separate from the library entrance.   Please join us for this meeting and potluck snacks. Attendees are encouraged to…

The East Central Chapter SFA is hosting a chapter meeting at the Mora Public Library meeting room (200 W Maple Ave W, Mora, MN 55051) on November 19, 2023 from 1:00pm – 3:00pm in the public meeting room.  The entrance to the meeting room is separate from the library entrance.  The chapter will supply beverages. …

The East Central Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association is meeting at Coborn’s Community Room in Iasanti, MN (209 6th Avenue Northeast, Isanti, MN 55040) on Sunday October 15th from 1:00pm to 3:00pm.  Some will notice that we are meeting on a Sunday afternoon rather than a Saturday morning.  We hope this will allow more…

Join Lake Superior Chapter Board Chair John Beaton and his wife Emily for a night of pizza with the Farmers Union! Registration required, no walkups. Register here: www.fairhaven.farm To celebrate a successful growing season and the launching of a food service enterprise at our farm we would like to invite you to a special Pizza Night on…

The 2024 SFA Annual Conference will be held Saturday, February 10 in the Gorecki Center at the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn. This event is sold out. Pre-registration required.  NO WALKUPS, PLEASE. Parking: There is another large event on the St. Ben’s campus on the day of our conference, so we recommend that you allow time…

“Managing for Profit with the Soil Health Principles” The Midwest Soil Health Summit is our premier soil health event of the year, drawing together local and national experts in the field with attendees for discussion, networking, and education. Farmers, ag resource professionals, agency staff, hungry learners and more – all are welcome to attend and…