Working with the Land Rather than spend about $15,000 on a standard septic system, Cindy Hale spent the same amount on an elegant advanced sewage system that produces flowers and vegetables year-round. Red clay underlies her farmstead 20 miles north of Duluth on the North Shore. A traditional septic system with drain field does not […]
MOM’s
An Enterprising Family Minnesota Organic Milk (MOM’s) is a successful family-run organic dairy that sells their dairy products to numerous Twin Cities food co-operatives and grocery stores. The Hartman’s –Mike, Diane and Mike’s brother, Roger, are the family behind this successful enterprise. “When we were planning this, we had 52 farms lined up to go,” […]
Minnesota Certified Pork
A Personal Interest Larry Liepold is a pork producer from Okabena, Minnesota, and has served as president of the Minnesota Pork Producers Association (MPPA). In the summer of 2001, Larry and four other farm families had a deeply personal interest in seeing how pork was selling at Kowalski’s Market in Woodbury, Minnesota. The farmers ventured […]
Pine Tree Strawberries
Experimenting with Strawberries Strawberries are a relatively new addition to the crop mix at the nearly 100 year old Pine Tree Apple Orchard on the shores of Pine Tree Lake near White Bear Lake in Washington County. And although the approximately 16 acres of strawberries make up only a small portion of the 150 acre […]
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