Last chance to register for farmer to farmer gatherings

Author: Natalie Hoidal, University of Minnesota Extension

We are co-hosting three upcoming farmer-to-farmer fruit and vegetable grower gatherings with our partners at SFA. The St. Peter and Floodwood events are happening next week, and the Dassel event will be held in March.

We visited dozens of farms this summer, and consistently heard that farmers need more spaces to gather, compare notes, and learn from one another. This is our first round of pilot events to address this request - we hope to see many of you at them! We realize we are missing large portions of the state; if the events go well this year, our goal is to host more of them in the years to come, and to cover a wider geographic area (we see you Northwest Minnesota!).

If you'd like to attend the St. Peter or Floodwood gatherings, please RSVP by Monday at the latest so that we can make sure we have enough food. RSVP at a.umn.edu/fruitandvegretreats.

We look forward to connecting with you!