• Growing to Meet Local Demand: How Brakstad Family Farm Feeds Their Community

    Robyn and Lance along with their daughter Stephanie Kirkham love sharing their farm with the community. At Brakstad Family Farm this takes the form of supplying fresh, nutrient-dense produce and grass fed beef that nourishes their customers. This nourishment reaches people through CSA subscriptions, on site farm store visitors or through the food shelves, grocery stores and farmers markets that carry their products.

  • Meet the Microbe Farm-her: Christina Traeger’s Mission to Raise Beef That Heals

    Discover how one Avon, Minnesota farmer is transforming soil, cattle, and lives through nutrient-dense, allergen-friendly, pasture-raised meats. Meat is available at farmers markets, area drop sites, and for on-farm pick up.

  • True Northwoods Barbecue: Baptism River Barbecue’s Northwoods Style

    “We call it ‘true Northwoods Barbecue’ since much of its flavor is due to the products that we are able to find in this region. You truly cannot get this combination anywhere else!” shares Dan. “This is the taste of the boreal forest of Minnesota’s North Shore.”

  • I Went Organic Because of the Soil: Jack Hedin of Featherstone Farm

    Do you know Featherstone Farm’s two secrets to nutritious organic vegetables for their CSA community and wholesale customers?

  • Healthy and Happy Food Relationships: Kelsey Endres of Eat Me Bakery

    Kelsey’s rich flavor palette for Eat Me Bakery's custom cakes, bundts, buns, and bars ranges from basil to pistachio. Vanilla and chocolate are consistently the most popular cake and cupcake flavors.

  • Pettit Pastures: Regenerative Agriculture Becomes A Family Farming Tradition

    Pettit Pastures, its people, animals, and plants, demonstrate everyday that agriculture and nature can coexist. Through the practice of regenerative agriculture, the Pettit Family restores a healthy balance to their land while raising premium beef and pork for their community.