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MN River Chapter Social + Sowing Seeds Event Planning Night
Jun 11, 2024 6:00PM—8:00PM
Mankato Brewery. 1119 Center St, North Mankato, MN 56003
RegisterJoin the Minnesota River Chapter for a social on Tuesday evening June 11th at the Mankato Brewery to socialize and cover a few planning tasks for the our upcoming event, Sowing Seeds: Celebrating Local Foods & Lost Skills, which will take place on Sunday, July 14th. The coordinators of the event (Brooke Knisley, Mary Fischer) will…
View MoreEast Central Chapter Networking Night – Sapsucker Farms Cider Barn
Jun 07, 2024 6:30PM—8:00PM
2752 215th Ave. Mora, MN 55051
RegisterThe East Central Chapter of the Sustainable Farming Association has scheduled a networking night at Sapsucker Cider Barn in Mora, MN on Friday June 7, 2024 @ 6:30 PM. (https://sapsuckerfarms.com) This is an opportunity for current chapter members to connect and for those interested in our chapter and sustainable local farming to come and learn…
View MoreSoil Health Field Day: Understanding the Biological Soil Tests
Jul 10, 2024 8:00AM—3:00PM
Roosevelt Community Center Main Street Roosevelt, MN 56673
RegisterThis is a 201 level workshop. Join SFA consultants Kent Solberg and Jonathan Kilpatrick, along with staff from the Lake of the Woods and Roseau County Soil and Water Conservation Districts for a soil health field day in Northern Minnesota. We will start in the classroom with a session on the biological soil tests suite…
View MoreDeep Roots Festival
Sep 14, 2024 12:00PM—7:00PM
Maple Hills Orchard 29355 130 St Frazee, MN 56544
RegisterHosted by the Lake Agassiz Chapter of SFA, Deep Roots Festival is a community celebration that increases our connection to local foods and the producers who make them in the Lake Agassiz Region. Stay tuned to the Deep Roots Festival homepage for schedule updates and further details! Offerings: Local Food Tours from 12:00-2:45pm – Locations TBA (Most likely a brewer,…
View MoreBounty and Blooms: Cut Flower Tour
Aug 12, 2024 5:30PM—7:30PM
R. Roots Garden - 2131 Penn Ave N Minneapolis, MN 55411
RegisterCut flowers can be a diversifying crop for fruit and vegetable growers, adding an income stream in the form of bouquets and arrangements. And in the case of R. Roots Garden, even edible flowers! Queen Frye will show us how she has integrated edible flowers into her urban farm through an AGRI Sustainable Agriculture Demonstration…
View MoreSoil Health and Urban Farm Conservation Practices at California Street Farm
Sep 09, 2024 4:00PM—6:00PM
California Street Farm 72 22nd Ave NE Minneapolis, MN 55418
RegisterJoin the Twin Cities Metro Growers Network, California Street Farm, and NRCS for a tour and discussion on how urban growers can access funding to implement conservation practices on their farms. John Brezinka from the Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) and Elyssa Eull, farm manager at California Street Farm, will lead attendees on a walk-through…
View MoreForage Council Grazing School
Sep 27, 2024 9:00AM—Sep 28, 2024 3:00PM
Wadena, MN
RegisterThe 2024 Forage Council Grazing School is scheduled for two full days, Sept. 27 & 28, in Verndale. Greg Judy and Isaac Tappenden with Green Pastures Farm will be our guest speakers. We will be offering a mix of sessions on basic grazing techniques as well as in depth sessions for advanced grazers. Clinicians & Presenters…
View MoreDrink for a Cause: SFA at Wooden Hill Brewing Co.
May 21, 2024 4:00PM—7:00PM
Wooden Hill Brewing Company 7421 Bush Lake Road Edina, MN 55439
Support SFA and a sustainable future for Minnesota farmers (and eaters like you) just by grabbing a drink or dinner at Wooden Hill Brewing Company! From 4-7 PM, 10% of all taproom sales will go directly to our programming. The Sustainable Farming Association is a 35-year-old farmer-led nonprofit working directly with farmers and growers to create…
View MorePrescribed Goat Grazing for Savanna Restoration – SOLD OUT!
Jun 24, 2024 4:00PM—7:30PM
Lebanon Hills Regional Park Visitor Center 860 Cliff Rd Eagan, MN 55123
RegisterGraziers, land managers, and interested members of the public are invited to Lebanon Hills Regional Park in Eagan to take a look at the techniques and considerations for using goats to control buckthorn. Tyler Carlson will co-present this field day with Brad Gordon and Alex Bahr of Great River Greening, park staff, and Kyle Johnson with Diversity…
View MoreStrategies for Managing Buckthorn Webinar
May 30, 2024 7:30PM—9:00PM
Webinar
North Dakota State University Extension and University of Minnesota Extension with the Sustainable Farming Association are hosting a webinar for producers to learn more about utilizing goat browsing and other control methods for Buckthorn. “Utilizing small ruminants, particularly goats as a means for invasive plant species control is becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to, or…
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