• Ferndale Market: A Minnesota Food Hub That You Need to Know

    Fern and Dale Peterson started raising free range turkeys in the rolling hills of the Cannon River Valley in 1939. Their turkeys have always been free range and antibiotic free. As trends in commercial turkey farming changed, Ferndale Farm didn’t.

  • Get Outside with Under the Moonlight Magazine

    Each issue of Under the Moonlight is a fantastical journey. The amazing illustrations (my 12 year old’s choice of adjective) gently guide the reader on a journey through nature. The content is a nuanced balance between scientific facts and tales of fairies and gnomes who live in Firefly Hollow.

  • 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.  

  • Lazy Farming? Windhaven Farm Embraces Regenerative Agricultural Practices To Bring The Land to Life

    Alex Green and Vanessa Gillman are the hardest working lazy people you’ve ever met.  That’s why Alex and Vanessa believe in the power of regenerative agriculture. 

  • Feeding the Grass for the Best Grass Fed Beef: Blackberry Ridge Farms

    “My biggest surprise in running Blackberry Ridge Farms is how much failure is involved in farming. Nearly every day we say, ‘Okay, that didn't work, what will we do next?,’” shares Erin Gervais. “We are constantly pivoting and innovating. It's so humbling and at the same time incredibly rewarding because many times we do succeed, and success is far sweeter after some failure.”

  • The Black Radish: Reinventing the Urban CSA, One Yard at a Time

    The Black Radish is an urban oasis where sunflowers tower and ripe beans dangle in magical tunnels. Tucked into its south Minneapolis neighborhood, this farm fosters community through the weekly gathering of CSA pickup, the volunteers who make the work possible, and the yards that nourish local residents.