We Surveyed 147 Farm Members…
The start to outdoor farming is temporarily on hold due to weather. We hope to move outdoors next week when the weather warms. Potato planting party. Just a reminder to RSVP for our potato planting party on Saturday, April 26th. The forecast calls for a perfect spring day! (And the forecast is never wrong). Start […]
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This year is looking more like 2012 than 2013. You have to be happy about that! A couple quick announcements. Payment for your shares is due unless you made other arrangements. We have onions available for sale. They are approximately 10 pounds for $5. Quite the steal! Contact me if you’d like to purchase a […]
Without Herbs, Life Itself Would be Impossible
First a few announcements. Facebook followers. I just want to point out to everyone who follows us on Facebook that on average people who “like” pages only see 6% of what that page posts – unless that page owner is willing to pay Facebook for more exposure. Yes, only 6%. And their goal is to […]
Happy St. Patrick’s Day
The 2014 spring season is underway! Unlike professional baseball, professional farming does not pay well enough to move the operation to Florida during the spring. So we manage by growing our plants inside. It’s kind of like having a domed stadium but without all the public subsidies on a much smaller scale. But before we […]
February Newsletter
Good thing February occasionally has 29 days. Otherwise this February newsletter would be late. It has been a while since I last updated everyone on farm happenings. Sorry for the silence but it is due to a couple very important reasons. First, the only thing growing here are snowbanks and second, the only thing being […]
State of the Farm Address
My fellow farm members: Today in Woodbury, a teacher spent extra time searching for the tomatoes she canned from this past summer’s CSA share and did her part to lift her family’s nutrition level to the highest in more than three decades. An entrepreneur flipped open her freezer to locate the delicious green beans she […]
Employment Opportunity
Fresh Earth Farms (www.FreshEarthFarms.com) is a Community Supported Agriculture farm located just east of the Twin Cities (south of Afton). We are seeking an enthusiastic person to assist in the laborious, never-ending task of supplying fresh, wholesome vegetables to our CSA members. The ideal candidate will have: An overwhelming interest in sustainable agriculture The ability […]
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Winter Musings
This article expands on a presentation/discussion I had with a Food Politics class at the University of Minnesota this past month. Being a Political Science class it delves into politics and may not be suitable for all readers. Parental discretion is advised. One of the problems with farming in Minnesota is you get the winters […]