Organic All the Way Whole Farm Co-op producers Betty and Dale Noordmans manage Life Design Organics on their farm just west of Hancock, Minnesota. Along with their four children: Melissa, Amy, Jason and Jennifer, the Noordmans’ are in their 7th year of organic production on their 550 acre farm. Both Dale and Betty grew up […]
Gieske’s Produce
Gieske’s Produce Dan and Gilda Gieske grow vegetables and raise chickens with their three children, Miriam, Benjamin and Rebecca, on an 85-acre farm just north of Sauk Centre, Minnesota. The Gieskes moved to their farm in 1991 with their children’s health and safety in mind. They wanted a place where their children could eat vegetables […]
Dream of Wild Health
Collective Effort Dream of Wild Health is a collective effort to grow ancient seeds saved for generations by Native Americans. Some of these seeds are 800 to 2000 years old, and they contain within them the key to a healthy future. Sally Auger, Executive Director, began this project when she realized that the decline of […]
BC Gardens
Healthy Produce Avid gardeners since childhood, Kathy Botten and Ruth Capp founded BC Gardens, an organic vegetable, herb, and flower garden in 1998. The “BC” in BC Gardens stands for “before chemicals” and “Botten, Capp”. Kathy and Ruth plant and work nearly 3+ acres at their home near Belgrade, Minnesota for commercial sale. “Gardening organically […]