Organic Farming as a Business: A 12-Month Course Are you passionate about organic farming and healthy local food systems? Are you ready to build skills to expand your organic farming practices? Do you want to be part of the next generation of regenerative farmers in Minnesota? Join Pam Benike of Prairie Hollow Farm and Jacquelyn ... Read more
From Fingerlings to Fish Fry: A 7-Month Training Course in Aquaponic Farming Are you interested in pursuing a career in aquaculture or growing fish in your basement or hoop house? Diversifying your farm with aquaponics? Growing fish and greens together provides both fresh organic greens and uncontaminated protein from fish. This 7-month course will give ... Read more
Create Your Own Orchard: Make Fruit Trees by Grafting April 5, 2025 9:30 at WEI's Amador Hill Farm and Orchard in North Branch Have you ever wanted to grow fruit trees in your own backyard and harvest home grown fruits or start a small orchard? This class will give you the skills and hands-on experience ... Read more
Cost: $20 PLEASE NOTE: Lunch packages have started over! You can buy a pack of 12 lunches for $200 or it is $20 at the door/invoiced Our monthly Chamber luncheon is open to everyone – Members & non-members alike. Our monthly luncheons will be focused on networking business to business. Come enjoy 90 minutes ... Read more
Create Your Own Orchard: Make Fruit Trees by Grafting April 26, 2025 at WEI's Amador Hill Farm and Orchard Have you ever wanted to grow fruit trees in your own backyard and harvest home grown fruits or start a small orchard? This class will give you the skills and hands-on experience to learn how to ... Read more
The Chisago County Senior/Community Center is hosting it's annual fundraiser "Tables Around Town" on Saturday April 26th. This years event will have a Kentucky Derby theme, calling it Run For The Roses. Join us for a fun evening that will include raffles, live auction, silent auction, our famous dessert auction, and more. We encourage our ... Read more
Become a beekeeper in this seven-month hands-on class that meets one Sunday per month while following the life of Honeybees. The first class is Sunday, April 27, 2025, and continues every fourth Sunday of the month from April through October unless otherwise noted. This experiential class will cover the historic folklore, agricultural politics and current ... Read more
Discover the joy and immense nutritional value of growing your own microgreens. In the class, students will learn the terms associated with growing microgreens, the equipment needed, where to source seed and how to record growing data. We will talk about options for small scale to larger scale grows. Students will learn strategies to overcome ... Read more