Yawelyahsi·yó· Farm Marine On St. Croix, MN CSA Type: Vegetables, Mutual aid option Drop Locations: Friendship store and more Mallory and Lucas are two young farmers who met in 2019 while working at Dream of Wild Health. Yawelyahsi·yó· is a word in Lucas’ native language of Oneida that basically means “good heart”. There are over…
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Moshky Farm & Gardens Marine on St. Croix, MN. CSA Type: Vegetables, Herbs, Fruit, Tea, Cocktail share Drop Locations: Friendship store and more Moshky Farm offers seasonal, fresh, organic produce delivered weekly with a focus on Southern African crops. Farmers Marisa Benasutti and Heather Drakegrow unique varieties of greens, peppers, nuts, and more from Heather’s home…
This year marks Seward Community Co-op’s 50th anniversary. We have had a long and wonderful journey. With three locations—Franklin and Friendship stores, and Co-op Creamery production facility and offices—we have grown from our modest start. One of the reasons for our co-op’s growth and vitality is the 22,000 households in the community that own the…
As Seward Co-op wraps up National Farmworker Awareness Week, we end with a personal story of perseverance from Natalia Mendez (they/them), Marketing and Communications Specialist. My Grandpa, Salvador Sanchez, has always been someone in my life I looked up to. He’s an immigrant, he’s calm, quietly funny, and he put up with the shenanigans of…
Seward Co-op’s CSA Fair brings together farmers and consumers. There, not only can consumers purchase a share directly from a farmer, but we also connect with farmers to learn about their triumphs and struggles in the fields. Through past fairs, we have literally amplified local farmers’ voices by passing them the mic to reflect on…
Little Big Sky Farm Henderson, MN CSA Type: Vegetables, Herbs Drop Locations: Friendship store Little Big Sky Farm is a diverse vegetable farm owned and operated by Jenny and Dan Kapernick located in the beautiful Minnesota River Valley in Henderson Minnesota, 50 miles south of the Twin Cities. They grow approximately 50 different vegetables on…
Tangletown Garden Farm Plato, MN CSA Type: Vegetables, Fruit, Meat, Mushrooms, Bread, Cheese, Eggs Drop Locations: Wise Acre Eatery and more Tangletown Garden Farm works today in much the same way as the farms the owners grew up on. Every acre is nourished and cared for in a way that is not only good for…
Prairie Hollow Farm Elgin, MN CSA Type: Vegetables/Herbs, Fruit, Meat, Eggs, Cheese, Baked goods, Jams/jellies/preserves Drop Locations: Franklin store and more Prairie Hollow Farm came into being in 1986 on a beautiful farm near Dover, MN. Farmer Pam Benike’s family milked cows, made cheese and grew vegetables, marketing primarily through farmers markets. In 1996, they…
Naima’s Farm Greater Cambridge, MN CSA Type: Vegetables Drop Locations: TBD Naima Dhore, a Somali-American certified organic farmer in Minnesota, shares her farming story with the Twin Cities Metro Growers Network. She first started out growing herbs in the bathroom window of her apartment. She fell in love with farming and has been growing at…
