Lake Agassiz
Welcome to the Lake Agassiz Chapter
The Lake Agassiz Chapter represents northwestern Minnesota, extending from the Fargo-Moorhead area east to Bemidji and from Fergus Falls north to the Canada border.
Information: lakeagassiz@sfa-mn.org or 1-844-9-CALL-SFA, Ext. 708.
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Upcoming Events
Maple Syruping Workshop
Saturday, March 22, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
30553 Cty Rd 35
Underwood, Minnesota
9 miles north of Underwood on Hwy 35
(Google Maps sometimes gets it wrong)
The workshop will include the basics of small scale maple syrup production and processing (25-30 gallons syrup from 80 taps). There will be tours of the maple bush, including tips on tapping equipment and sap collection.
Also, information on the use of a reverse osmosis filtering system to cut your time/labor and fuel for processing sap will be demonstrated.
Folks will be boiling sap on a custom made wood fueled syrup cooker designed for the homestead. Come and enjoy an afternoon in the woods.
Hot drinks and snacks will be provided.
Free event, no registration required.
Deep Roots Festival
Saturday, September 13, 2025.
Increasing our connection to local foods and the producers who make them in the Lake Agassiz Region.
More information coming soon.
Become a Member
Renew or start your membership below.
Be sure to select "Lake Agassiz Chapter" on the membership form.
Past Chapter Event
Spring Podcast Discussion Series
We discussed two episodes from SFA's own podcast, Dirt Rich, episode 34: "The Potential of Perennial Crops" and episode 25 on "Integrative Nutrition".
Those podcasts can be found here or wherever you get your podcasts.
You can also listen through your web browser here, or through SFA’s YouTube channel.
Scholarship Opportunity!
Scholarships are available for Lake Agassiz Chapter members who wish to attend conferences and events to learn sustainable farming practices.
In this video, Lake Agassiz member Kelsey Wulf shares how the SFA Annual Conference "jumpstarted" her family farm
A Two Part Soil Health Virtual Series
Part One: Soil Health Tools and Techniques for Fruit and Vegetable Producers
Join Zachary Paige from the White Earth Food Sovereignty Initiative and Dustin Jasken from USDA NRCS for a Soil Health Workshop outlined regenerative models of soil health based on five principles.
Part Two: Cover Crops in Minnesota
This was a deep dive into the benefits of cover crops and diverse pollinators with researchers Adria Fernandez, Gabriela Hidrobo, Naomy Candelaria and Madison Moses form the UMN Grossman lab as well as the sorghum project with WETCC extension education dept.
For more information on these events, contact Zach Paige, EMAIL.