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Willow Lake Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Learning to See Tony Thompson has lived on his family’s Willow Lake Farm near Windom, Minnesota all of his life. Although he holds a bachelor’s degree in agronomy and has nearly completed his Master’s degree in Plant Community Ecology from the University of Montana, at Bozeman, he never really left home for school. “I went […]

Filed Under: Biodiversity, Biodiversity, Birds, Business - family, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Corn & Soybeans, Cover Crops, Developing new products, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Gathering and Hunting, Harvesting Nature, Management Concerns, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Practices, Prairie Restoration, Prairie Seeds, Soil Quality, Soils & Compost, Waste Reduction, Water Quality, Water Quality, Wetland or Waterway Reconstruction

Earthwise Foods

June 29, 2012 By admin

World Market for Organic Crops Robin Brekken of Crookston, Minnesota grows his farm by concepts rather than acres. Together with Lynn Brakke and other partners in Earthwise Foods and Earthwise Processors, Robin is placing his bet on the future of identity-preserved, non-GMO and organic crops. For now, a small retail package of roasted soy nuts […]

Filed Under: Branding, Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Business to Business, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-GMO, Organic farming, Packaging, Processing, Value added

Whole Farm Cooperative

June 29, 2012 By admin

Birth of a Cooperative Nation Whole Farm Cooperative (WFC) arose in response to the large corporate-run conglomerates that threaten the small farm way of life. Comprised of about fifty family farms throughout Central Minnesota, the Co-op draws from a strong history of livestock, dairy, and vegetable farmers marketing goods cooperatively. Begun in a basement, which […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - cooperative, Business Development - Ag specific, Cooperation with other organizations, Corn & Soybeans, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Direct: Congregational Supported Agriculture, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Fruits, Greenhouse Production, Herbs & flowers, Hogs, Horticultural crops, Internet/Website, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Nuts, Organic farming, Poultry, Sheep and goats, Small Grains, Vegetables

Duhn Family Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Farming Holistically Marvin and Ruth Duhn raise both crops and sheep on their 117 acre farm near Alexandria, Minnesota. Driven by a longstanding interest in holistic health, their farming philosophy is intertwined with a commitment to the health of humans and the environment. Out of concern about the number of petroleum-based chemicals and plastic products […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to business: Restaurants and Cafes, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Grass farming/free range, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Organic farming, Sheep and goats, Small Grains, Vegetables

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