All About Family in Fairmont The hard working and dedicated core of volunteers in Fairmont had been enjoying a vacation. The break ended with the arrival of good news: Blandin Foundation approved their Blandin CommunityInvestment Partnership (BCIP) grant and, according to Fairmont steering committee member Becky Von Holdt, “It’s time for the real fun to […]
Country Heritage Adventures
Family Fun on the Farm Tourism combined with a farm/agricultural experience – or agri-tourism as it has become known – has been growing in popularity throughout the United States and, more specifically, in Minnesota with its rich and highly-textured rural heritage. Farm tours, bed and breakfasts, farmers markets, and other tourism enterprises can help to […]
Aspelund Family Farm
Adding Value to the Farm In 1997, Nancy Aspelund of Aspelund Family Farm won a Sustainable Agriculture and Research Education (SARE) grant that she and her husband, Dean, called “Diversifying a Small Crop Farm with Hogs and Poultry on Pasture, Apple Trees and Plums.” Before the grant, the Aspelund’s dreamed about how to make their […]
Twin Pine Farm
Greenhouse Growing “Our whole family is kind of rogue,” says Gary Hogle of Twin Pine Farm, “we do our own thing.” Gary’s family has harnessed their sense of innovation and adventure to develop and operate a hydroponic farm in Scandia, Minnesota. The Hogle family has a diverse background and extraordinary way of looking ahead. Gary […]