A regenerative agriculture project of the Organic Consumers Association located in Finland, MN
Whether for fun or for survival, knowing what wild things are edible is a great skill to have. Join us Saturday, June 6th, from 1-3pm at the Clair Nelson Center to learn about wild edibles with Kurt Mead, Tettegouche State Park Interpretive Naturalist. We'll cover a wide variety of wild...
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’ll start this workshop out with a plant walk. We’ll go over plants that are used for both food & medicine and why. We’ll go over individual species, how to use, gather, and process them, as well as discuss the foundational actions of herbs. We’ll dive into the terms Bitter...
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...
Join a poultry butchering workshop to learn processing from dispatching birds to shrink-wrapped meat ready for the freezer. Participate or simply observe. Learn how easy it is to process your own meat and how to run the Yardman Chicken Plucker that will be available for check-out from the FFC equipment...
