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Intro to Soil Building on Rented Land Workshop March 13 in Winona

WINONA, Minn. — Are you a farmland owner who values good stewardship practices? Are you a farmer looking to invest in soil building on rented land? A free workshop to help you act on your conservation values will be held Friday, March 13, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Bluff Country Co-op, 121 W.…  Read More

‘Finding Farmland’ Workshop March 30 in Northfield

NORTHFIELD, Minn. — A “Finding Farmland: Strategies and Tools for Accessing Affordable Land” workshop will be held Saturday, March 30, from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Northfield Public Library (210 Washington St.). There is no charge for this Land Stewardship Project (LSP) event. Please RSVP by Tuesday, March 26, by contacting LSP’s Karen…  Read More

Featherstone Farm

Featherstone has been a certified organic (MOSA) CSA farm for 26 years. We are also certified Real Organic. We’re located in southeastern Minnesota and we grow our crops on 130 acres of rich farmland. We deliver personalized CSA shares — made just for you — to over 25 drop-sites throughout the Twin Cities, as well…  Read More

Seeking Farmer: Minnesota (Central)

Eric is seeking someone with experience in propagation of native woody plant material on about 40 acres of tillable land in North Branch, MN on the Anoka Sand Plain.  Eric has a family-owned tree nursery and garden center in business since 1967.  Field production of trees uses no-till method and no-spray, other than glyphosate spot…  Read More

Seeking Farmer: Minnesota (Southeast)

Catherine is seeking an organic flower farmer to compliment Dancing Gnome Farm- (vegetable producers) on Bluff Valley Farm, in rural Wabasha, MN.  This is an amazing opportunity for someone with an awesome attitude and prior flower farming experience.  Catherine is looking for someone with the willingness to learn and dream and develop your own flower…  Read More

A Sense of Where You Are

11 Examples of Viewing Farms in Context (Part 1 in a Series)

Note: This is the 1st installment in the 12-part “A Sense of Where You Are” series.  On a sunny day in June, hundreds of ewes make their way through a narrow grazing paddock, flowing along the contours of a Driftless Area hill in southeastern Minnesota like a woolly river. Later in the growing season, a…  Read More

A Sense of Where You Are: Forest for the Trees

Part 5 in a Series

Note: This is the 5th installment in the 12-part “A Sense of Where You Are” series.  Grazing livestock have been described as “combines that poop.” That’s an accurate, if somewhat graphic, depiction of how moving cattle and other animals through well-managed paddocks can rebuild soil that’s been decimated by tillage, chemical use, and compaction. Langdon…  Read More

A Sense of Where You Are: Food Bank Booster

Part 7 in a Series

Note: This is the 7th installment in the 12-part “A Sense of Where You Are” series.  Here’s some troubling context in the land of plenty: in 2023, 18 million U.S. households were food insecure at some time during the year, according to the USDA. That figure is up from 17 million in 2022. Food insecurity…  Read More

Farmland for Sale: Wisconsin

Juniper is seeking a buyer for 3o conventional acres (20 tillable, 5 forest and 5 other) in WI.  There is housing available and an insulated pole building with high doors about 24’x40′.  There is a short intermittent stream.  Also there are Savanna Institute, WI Farmer’s Union members, & sustainable/organic farmers in the area.