A regenerative agriculture project of the Organic Consumers Association located in Finland, MN
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...
Willow Waters (guitar) and Mikey Marget (cello) will create improvised, ambient music followed by tea and conversation. Come and go as you please, feel free to bring something cozy to lay on or cuddle up with.
Help us build a simple cider press and learn how to build one at home with Ken Guenthner. Learn the basics of pressing apples for both fresh and hard cider. Share ideas, recipes, and enjoy some cider straight from the press. All press components will be ready for assembly and...
Do you produce your own eggs, dairy, or meat? Do you want to? Come chat with fellow producers and our special guest Jane Jewett of Willow Sedge Farm in Palisade, MN about everything meat, eggs, and dairy and what you need to know to buy and sell these products in...
Join us for the 2026 Harvest Booya Festival! Hosted at the Clair Nelson Center expect a day of live music, booya stew, kids activities, raffles, and other fun in the works! For now, mark your calendars for Saturday, October 3rd.