Sustainable Farming Association
@sfa-mn.org
Transforming agriculture, one farm at a time.
Farmer-to-farmer, Minnesota nonprofit. www.sfa-mn.org
Farmer-to-farmer, Minnesota nonprofit. www.sfa-mn.org
SFA Members: Today is your LAST DAY to get the Early Bird Deal when you register for the Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit!
Dr. Temple Grandin and Keith Berns will deliver powerful keynote and breakout sessions, alongside local graziers like Jason Luhman and Jason Cavadini. More TBA!
Dr. Temple Grandin and Keith Berns will deliver powerful keynote and breakout sessions, alongside local graziers like Jason Luhman and Jason Cavadini. More TBA!
December 8, 2025 at 6:16 PM
SFA Members: Today is your LAST DAY to get the Early Bird Deal when you register for the Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit!
Dr. Temple Grandin and Keith Berns will deliver powerful keynote and breakout sessions, alongside local graziers like Jason Luhman and Jason Cavadini. More TBA!
Dr. Temple Grandin and Keith Berns will deliver powerful keynote and breakout sessions, alongside local graziers like Jason Luhman and Jason Cavadini. More TBA!
Join us in February for a full day of farmer-led education, networking, and camaraderie. Sessions to be announced soon!
Registration and sponsorship opportunities available on our website.
Registration and sponsorship opportunities available on our website.
December 6, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Join us in February for a full day of farmer-led education, networking, and camaraderie. Sessions to be announced soon!
Registration and sponsorship opportunities available on our website.
Registration and sponsorship opportunities available on our website.
Thank you for your generosity this Give to the Max season. With memberships and gifts combined, 36 folks raised $7,200 for SFA! We are always thankful for your support. Have a lovely holiday week.
November 25, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Thank you for your generosity this Give to the Max season. With memberships and gifts combined, 36 folks raised $7,200 for SFA! We are always thankful for your support. Have a lovely holiday week.
SFA is transforming agriculture, one farm at a time.
Since our beginning during the Farm Crisis of the 1980's, our farmer-led approach to education has supported farmers across the state in stewarding our land, air, and water while feeding their communities.
Take it from Jayna: SFA grows farmers.
Since our beginning during the Farm Crisis of the 1980's, our farmer-led approach to education has supported farmers across the state in stewarding our land, air, and water while feeding their communities.
Take it from Jayna: SFA grows farmers.
November 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
SFA is transforming agriculture, one farm at a time.
Since our beginning during the Farm Crisis of the 1980's, our farmer-led approach to education has supported farmers across the state in stewarding our land, air, and water while feeding their communities.
Take it from Jayna: SFA grows farmers.
Since our beginning during the Farm Crisis of the 1980's, our farmer-led approach to education has supported farmers across the state in stewarding our land, air, and water while feeding their communities.
Take it from Jayna: SFA grows farmers.
SFA provides networking and support to farmers and growers throughout their farming journey. No matter the crop, soil type, or farm scale they might be working with, all of our work is focused on helping farmers succeed. 1/2
November 19, 2025 at 10:43 PM
SFA provides networking and support to farmers and growers throughout their farming journey. No matter the crop, soil type, or farm scale they might be working with, all of our work is focused on helping farmers succeed. 1/2
We are so pleased to announce that registration for the 2026 Midwest Soil Health Summit is OPEN!
Save your seat for impactful sessions with Dr. Temple Grandin, Keith Berns, Jared Luhman, Jason Cavadini, and more to be announced.
Save your seat for impactful sessions with Dr. Temple Grandin, Keith Berns, Jared Luhman, Jason Cavadini, and more to be announced.
November 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
We are so pleased to announce that registration for the 2026 Midwest Soil Health Summit is OPEN!
Save your seat for impactful sessions with Dr. Temple Grandin, Keith Berns, Jared Luhman, Jason Cavadini, and more to be announced.
Save your seat for impactful sessions with Dr. Temple Grandin, Keith Berns, Jared Luhman, Jason Cavadini, and more to be announced.
Announce Dr. Temple Grandin as a keynote speaker - check.
Announce Keith Berns of Green Cover Seed as our second keynote speaker - check.
Open registration for the 2026 Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit - check...out our website next week!
We hope you can join us March 3 & 4 in Willmar, Minn.
Announce Keith Berns of Green Cover Seed as our second keynote speaker - check.
Open registration for the 2026 Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit - check...out our website next week!
We hope you can join us March 3 & 4 in Willmar, Minn.
November 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
Announce Dr. Temple Grandin as a keynote speaker - check.
Announce Keith Berns of Green Cover Seed as our second keynote speaker - check.
Open registration for the 2026 Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit - check...out our website next week!
We hope you can join us March 3 & 4 in Willmar, Minn.
Announce Keith Berns of Green Cover Seed as our second keynote speaker - check.
Open registration for the 2026 Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit - check...out our website next week!
We hope you can join us March 3 & 4 in Willmar, Minn.
Join us in Barnesville on Tuesday for a hands-on, farmer-focused workshop celebrating the 2025 growing season and planning for a more profitable 2026. This event brings together local farmers, farm advisors, and practical tools that address real issues to your farms bottom line. 1/2
November 14, 2025 at 12:13 AM
Join us in Barnesville on Tuesday for a hands-on, farmer-focused workshop celebrating the 2025 growing season and planning for a more profitable 2026. This event brings together local farmers, farm advisors, and practical tools that address real issues to your farms bottom line. 1/2
Don't miss this treat! 🎃
Through October 31, SFA members can get our Early Bird Deal on 2026 Annual Conference registration. Just log in on our website before you register to save $25!
We hope you will join us for a bright and warm midwinter day on Feb. 7 in St. Joseph, Minn. All are welcome.
Through October 31, SFA members can get our Early Bird Deal on 2026 Annual Conference registration. Just log in on our website before you register to save $25!
We hope you will join us for a bright and warm midwinter day on Feb. 7 in St. Joseph, Minn. All are welcome.
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Don't miss this treat! 🎃
Through October 31, SFA members can get our Early Bird Deal on 2026 Annual Conference registration. Just log in on our website before you register to save $25!
We hope you will join us for a bright and warm midwinter day on Feb. 7 in St. Joseph, Minn. All are welcome.
Through October 31, SFA members can get our Early Bird Deal on 2026 Annual Conference registration. Just log in on our website before you register to save $25!
We hope you will join us for a bright and warm midwinter day on Feb. 7 in St. Joseph, Minn. All are welcome.
Tonight: Learn how to "Live Well Through the Winter" through a webinar featuring Jolene Carlson, farmer and licensed nutritionist.
Join us from 6-7:30 PM on Zoom. It's free to attend. Registration required at sfa-mn.org/events/livin...
Join us from 6-7:30 PM on Zoom. It's free to attend. Registration required at sfa-mn.org/events/livin...
October 29, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Tonight: Learn how to "Live Well Through the Winter" through a webinar featuring Jolene Carlson, farmer and licensed nutritionist.
Join us from 6-7:30 PM on Zoom. It's free to attend. Registration required at sfa-mn.org/events/livin...
Join us from 6-7:30 PM on Zoom. It's free to attend. Registration required at sfa-mn.org/events/livin...
10/29: Living Well Through the Winter webinar - Zoom
10/29: Tour and Social at American Peat Technology - Aitkin
All are free to attend, but some require advance registration. Get the full scoop and sign up at sfa-mn.org/events
10/29: Tour and Social at American Peat Technology - Aitkin
All are free to attend, but some require advance registration. Get the full scoop and sign up at sfa-mn.org/events
October 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
10/29: Living Well Through the Winter webinar - Zoom
10/29: Tour and Social at American Peat Technology - Aitkin
All are free to attend, but some require advance registration. Get the full scoop and sign up at sfa-mn.org/events
10/29: Tour and Social at American Peat Technology - Aitkin
All are free to attend, but some require advance registration. Get the full scoop and sign up at sfa-mn.org/events
📣 October event round up!
There's a few more opportunities to get connected with fellow farmers, ranchers, gardeners, and foodies yet this month.
10/18: Collecting Native Seeds - 21 Roots Farm, Grant
10/27: Metro Growers Fall Social - Lake Monster Brewing, St. Paul
Continued...
There's a few more opportunities to get connected with fellow farmers, ranchers, gardeners, and foodies yet this month.
10/18: Collecting Native Seeds - 21 Roots Farm, Grant
10/27: Metro Growers Fall Social - Lake Monster Brewing, St. Paul
Continued...
October 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
📣 October event round up!
There's a few more opportunities to get connected with fellow farmers, ranchers, gardeners, and foodies yet this month.
10/18: Collecting Native Seeds - 21 Roots Farm, Grant
10/27: Metro Growers Fall Social - Lake Monster Brewing, St. Paul
Continued...
There's a few more opportunities to get connected with fellow farmers, ranchers, gardeners, and foodies yet this month.
10/18: Collecting Native Seeds - 21 Roots Farm, Grant
10/27: Metro Growers Fall Social - Lake Monster Brewing, St. Paul
Continued...
Registration for our 2026 Annual Conference is now open! 🎉
The conference is both our largest member gathering of the year and a showcase of MN's sustainable ag community.
We hope you can join us February 7 in St. Joseph!
Early Bird Member deal runs through 10/31.
sfa-mn.org/conference/
The conference is both our largest member gathering of the year and a showcase of MN's sustainable ag community.
We hope you can join us February 7 in St. Joseph!
Early Bird Member deal runs through 10/31.
sfa-mn.org/conference/
October 15, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Registration for our 2026 Annual Conference is now open! 🎉
The conference is both our largest member gathering of the year and a showcase of MN's sustainable ag community.
We hope you can join us February 7 in St. Joseph!
Early Bird Member deal runs through 10/31.
sfa-mn.org/conference/
The conference is both our largest member gathering of the year and a showcase of MN's sustainable ag community.
We hope you can join us February 7 in St. Joseph!
Early Bird Member deal runs through 10/31.
sfa-mn.org/conference/
SFA is transforming agriculture, one farm at a time.
Support our long-term vision for regenerative agriculture and vibrant rural communities by coming a member! You don't even have to be a farmer to be part of our work.
Learn more about all our member benefits and join at sfa-mn.org/support/
Support our long-term vision for regenerative agriculture and vibrant rural communities by coming a member! You don't even have to be a farmer to be part of our work.
Learn more about all our member benefits and join at sfa-mn.org/support/
October 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
SFA is transforming agriculture, one farm at a time.
Support our long-term vision for regenerative agriculture and vibrant rural communities by coming a member! You don't even have to be a farmer to be part of our work.
Learn more about all our member benefits and join at sfa-mn.org/support/
Support our long-term vision for regenerative agriculture and vibrant rural communities by coming a member! You don't even have to be a farmer to be part of our work.
Learn more about all our member benefits and join at sfa-mn.org/support/
📣 Event round up!
Head on over to our website to register for any of these three free, in-field events in MN this month:
11th: Hands-On Market Gardening Field Day, Sandstone
16th: Grass, Milk & Cheese: A Forage-Based Dairy in Action, Alexandria
18th: Collecting Native Seeds, Grant
sfa-mn.org
Head on over to our website to register for any of these three free, in-field events in MN this month:
11th: Hands-On Market Gardening Field Day, Sandstone
16th: Grass, Milk & Cheese: A Forage-Based Dairy in Action, Alexandria
18th: Collecting Native Seeds, Grant
sfa-mn.org
October 9, 2025 at 10:48 PM
📣 Event round up!
Head on over to our website to register for any of these three free, in-field events in MN this month:
11th: Hands-On Market Gardening Field Day, Sandstone
16th: Grass, Milk & Cheese: A Forage-Based Dairy in Action, Alexandria
18th: Collecting Native Seeds, Grant
sfa-mn.org
Head on over to our website to register for any of these three free, in-field events in MN this month:
11th: Hands-On Market Gardening Field Day, Sandstone
16th: Grass, Milk & Cheese: A Forage-Based Dairy in Action, Alexandria
18th: Collecting Native Seeds, Grant
sfa-mn.org
Come on out to Abraham's Table Farm (Sandstone, Minn.) next Saturday, October 11 for a Hands-On Market Gardening Field Day!
This is a hands-on field day: together, we'll prep a bed and plant garlic. Registration is free on our website: sfa-mn.org/events/hands...
This is a hands-on field day: together, we'll prep a bed and plant garlic. Registration is free on our website: sfa-mn.org/events/hands...
October 3, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Come on out to Abraham's Table Farm (Sandstone, Minn.) next Saturday, October 11 for a Hands-On Market Gardening Field Day!
This is a hands-on field day: together, we'll prep a bed and plant garlic. Registration is free on our website: sfa-mn.org/events/hands...
This is a hands-on field day: together, we'll prep a bed and plant garlic. Registration is free on our website: sfa-mn.org/events/hands...
Dr. Grandin and other speakers including Jared Luhman and Jason Cavadini, will lead the Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit on March 3 & 4, 2026 at the Willmar Conference Center (MN). Registration will open mid-November, and will once again feature an Early Bird discount for SFA members. 3/4
October 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Dr. Grandin and other speakers including Jared Luhman and Jason Cavadini, will lead the Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit on March 3 & 4, 2026 at the Willmar Conference Center (MN). Registration will open mid-November, and will once again feature an Early Bird discount for SFA members. 3/4
We are THRILLED to announce that Dr. Temple Grandin will be our keynote presenter at the 2026 Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit.
Dr. Grandin’s trailblazing work in the beef cattle industry is world-renowned and part and parcel of today’s agriculture. 1/4
Dr. Grandin’s trailblazing work in the beef cattle industry is world-renowned and part and parcel of today’s agriculture. 1/4
October 2, 2025 at 3:32 PM
We are THRILLED to announce that Dr. Temple Grandin will be our keynote presenter at the 2026 Midwest Grazing & Soil Health Summit.
Dr. Grandin’s trailblazing work in the beef cattle industry is world-renowned and part and parcel of today’s agriculture. 1/4
Dr. Grandin’s trailblazing work in the beef cattle industry is world-renowned and part and parcel of today’s agriculture. 1/4
Want to learn all things seed saving? Fill out the interest form for the 2025 Seed School, October 3-5 in Vergas, MN!
Interest forms are due this Friday 9/26 at noon. Learn more at www.sfa-mn.org/events/seed-school/
This Seed School is supported by funding from the West Central Initiative.
Interest forms are due this Friday 9/26 at noon. Learn more at www.sfa-mn.org/events/seed-school/
This Seed School is supported by funding from the West Central Initiative.
September 23, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Want to learn all things seed saving? Fill out the interest form for the 2025 Seed School, October 3-5 in Vergas, MN!
Interest forms are due this Friday 9/26 at noon. Learn more at www.sfa-mn.org/events/seed-school/
This Seed School is supported by funding from the West Central Initiative.
Interest forms are due this Friday 9/26 at noon. Learn more at www.sfa-mn.org/events/seed-school/
This Seed School is supported by funding from the West Central Initiative.
Lots of friendly faces setting up the HOMEGROWN Village at @farmaid.org today!
Visit us between noon and 5 on Saturday to enjoy dozens of interactive activities and skills demonstrations centered on food & farming.
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@mnagriculture.bsky.social
Visit us between noon and 5 on Saturday to enjoy dozens of interactive activities and skills demonstrations centered on food & farming.
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@mnagriculture.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Lots of friendly faces setting up the HOMEGROWN Village at @farmaid.org today!
Visit us between noon and 5 on Saturday to enjoy dozens of interactive activities and skills demonstrations centered on food & farming.
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@mnagriculture.bsky.social
Visit us between noon and 5 on Saturday to enjoy dozens of interactive activities and skills demonstrations centered on food & farming.
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@mnagriculture.bsky.social
If you're at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday, come say hello to us and enjoy all the engaging activities that farm & food orgs from across the country have put together.
#FarmAid40
#FarmAid40
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
If you're at Huntington Bank Stadium on Saturday, come say hello to us and enjoy all the engaging activities that farm & food orgs from across the country have put together.
#FarmAid40
#FarmAid40
We are so excited to part of @farmaid.org this Saturday!
Find us in the HOMEGROWN Village from 12-5 and see the differences between soils from fields managed conventionally and regeneratively. We're looking forward to chatting about the soil health principles and making new connections!
Find us in the HOMEGROWN Village from 12-5 and see the differences between soils from fields managed conventionally and regeneratively. We're looking forward to chatting about the soil health principles and making new connections!
September 17, 2025 at 7:56 PM
We are so excited to part of @farmaid.org this Saturday!
Find us in the HOMEGROWN Village from 12-5 and see the differences between soils from fields managed conventionally and regeneratively. We're looking forward to chatting about the soil health principles and making new connections!
Find us in the HOMEGROWN Village from 12-5 and see the differences between soils from fields managed conventionally and regeneratively. We're looking forward to chatting about the soil health principles and making new connections!
RSVP and find more details here: www.facebook.com/share/1Ci9HE...
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
RSVP and find more details here: www.facebook.com/share/1Ci9HE...
Stop by Lift Bridge Brewing's Stillwater taproom this Sat., 11-3 for our last Farm Day Market of the season!
Shop local produce, meat, cheese, pickled vegetables, hot sauce, as well as goods from amazing local talented artists, craftsmen and vendors. A portion of Farm sales will be donated to SFA.
Shop local produce, meat, cheese, pickled vegetables, hot sauce, as well as goods from amazing local talented artists, craftsmen and vendors. A portion of Farm sales will be donated to SFA.
September 16, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Stop by Lift Bridge Brewing's Stillwater taproom this Sat., 11-3 for our last Farm Day Market of the season!
Shop local produce, meat, cheese, pickled vegetables, hot sauce, as well as goods from amazing local talented artists, craftsmen and vendors. A portion of Farm sales will be donated to SFA.
Shop local produce, meat, cheese, pickled vegetables, hot sauce, as well as goods from amazing local talented artists, craftsmen and vendors. A portion of Farm sales will be donated to SFA.
It's Salsa time! Bring the whole family to Wadena this Sat. 9/20 for some end-of summer fun.
Featuring a Farm & Artisan Market, a Salsa & Hot Sauce Contest, educational demos, live music and dance, food trucks and more..there's something for everyone to enjoy on the last heated day of the summer!
Featuring a Farm & Artisan Market, a Salsa & Hot Sauce Contest, educational demos, live music and dance, food trucks and more..there's something for everyone to enjoy on the last heated day of the summer!
September 15, 2025 at 9:26 PM
It's Salsa time! Bring the whole family to Wadena this Sat. 9/20 for some end-of summer fun.
Featuring a Farm & Artisan Market, a Salsa & Hot Sauce Contest, educational demos, live music and dance, food trucks and more..there's something for everyone to enjoy on the last heated day of the summer!
Featuring a Farm & Artisan Market, a Salsa & Hot Sauce Contest, educational demos, live music and dance, food trucks and more..there's something for everyone to enjoy on the last heated day of the summer!