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Rising Moon Farm

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Not Just About Profit In a small valley, leading into the Zumbro River, chickens, ducks, guinea fowl, goats and more than 100 lambs roam the fields. This is the home of Rising Moon Farm, operated by Melissa Peteler and Catherine Friend. For Melissa and Catherine, farming is more than just making a profit. “It is […]

Four Winds Farm

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Land stewardship through grass fed meat River Falls, WI While Prescott Bergh and Juliet Tomkins may own and manage Four Winds Farm, they’re quick to give credit to their source of inspiration for ideas and diversification approaches to running their business: the soil, nature and the landscape of their 107 acre farm near River Falls, […]

Salber Family Farm

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Up for the Challenge Mike and Keri Salber, of rural Browerville, have been farming most of their lives. For many years, they were conventional farmers, using herbicides, for instance, to control weeds and antibiotics to treat sick animals. A number of years ago, the Salbers decided to try a different approach to solving the challenges […]

Hidden Stream Farm

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A Partnership Between Generations In Elgin, Minnesota a partnership has begun, a partnership of two generations. Everett Koenig, a winner of the Conservation Farmer of the Year in Wabasha County award, has been farming 180 acres near Elgin since 1961. In the 1970’s Everett made a conscious choice to move away from the use of […]