A regenerative agriculture project of the Organic Consumers Association located in Finland, MN
Come to Finland, MN, to join the Farm & Forest Growers Cooperative to talk about Climate Smart Tree Seedling production. We will discuss why climate smart trees are an important contribution to reforestation efforts in northern Minnesota, visit three different growing operations in the Finland area, and talk about all...
We are excited to welcome the public to the North Shore AgroEcology Center again this season for public farm tours! Join us for a walk around the land to learn about regenerative farming techniques and projects, as well as what we do here at the center. This tour is donation...
We are excited to welcome the public to the North Shore AgroEcology Center again this season for public farm tours! Join us for a walk around the land to learn about regenerative farming techniques and projects, as well as what we do here at the center. This tour is donation...
Join farm manager Charlotte Hughes to learn how to cultivate edible mushrooms on logs, from log selection to mushroom harvest. This workshop will include a tour of our laying yard in the forest, hands-on practice on inoculating logs with sawdust spawn, and handouts to take home. Those interested will have...
This workshop will be both indoors and outdoors! Learn about the complexity of soil communities, soil health through cover cropping, crop rotation, nutrient management, the importance of carbon sequestration (organic matter), composting, tillage and explore new technologies like cold plasma for local "sustainable" fertilizer production. Learn how to read a soil...
*The July Farm Tour has been cancelled due to wildfire smoke. Stay safe and see you in August! We are excited to welcome the public to the North Shore AgroEcology Center again this season for public farm tours! Join us for a walk around the land to learn about regenerative...
Tour the old Finn Hall Farm with Honor and Jeff and learn about using chickens for eggs, meat, and manure. We'll cover incubating eggs, raising chicks, chicken tractors, rotating chicken pasture, free range tips, culling roosters, and more. Have you ever thought of incorporating raising chickens for meat, eggs, and...
We are excited to welcome the public to the North Shore AgroEcology Center again this season for public farm tours! Join us for a walk around the land to learn about regenerative farming techniques and projects, as well as what we do here at the center. These tours are donation...
Learn the basics of beekeeping with Lise Abazs at her family’s off-grid homestead, Round River Farm. Walk through the process from hive management to honey production and get a chance to taste local honey. Come prepared for the outdoors! Park at base of hill and walk or carpool up.
We are excited to welcome the public to the North Shore AgroEcology Center again this season for public farm tours! Join us for a walk around the land to learn about regenerative farming techniques and projects, as well as what we do here at the center. These tours are donation...