The South Central Minnesota Grower’s Network is a group of sustainable producers who meet regularly to share information and best practices, learn together and learn from each other. They represent growers, a cidery, a fall pumpkin patch and cottage industries located in south central Minnesota.
The Grower’s Network is part of a USDC/NRCS project to increase the amount and awareness of locally grown foods, connect urban consumers with rural producers and provide technical assistance to historically underserved farmers.
The network meets monthly October through May.
Network Members:
Cedar Crate Farm
Dan and Lara Zimmerli,
Rebel Rooster Farm
Becky Harhaj
Upbeet Acres
Chrystal Lindeman
Under the Sun Herbs
Alise Torgusen and Bill Carda
https://underthesunherbs.square.site/
Roots, Shoot and Boots
Gretchen Mauerman
Gretchen.mauerman@blueearthcountymn.gov
My Minnesota Farmer
Dean and Jean Braatz
Nature’s Pantry Farm
Sarah Fisher
Little Big Sky Farm
Dan Kapernick
Straight Up Outside
Living Earth Center
Laura Masala Peterson
https://www.livingearthcentermn.org/
EJ Mushrooms
Efraim Cadriel
https://www.facebook.com/ejmushrooms/
Blue Dirt Farm
Scott Haase
https://www.facebook.com/bluedirtfarm/
Hermanson’s Harvest
Don Hermanson
https://www.facebook.com/HermansonHarvest
Blue Skye Farms and Mercantile; Pumpkin Junction
Lisa Phillips
https://blueskyemercantile.com/
Moody Bees Honey
Kaylee Carnahan
http://www.moodybeeshoney.com/
East Henderson Farm
Josh Reinitz
http://www.easthendersonfarm.com/
Alternative Roots Farm and Tall Grass Cidery
Brooke and John Knisley
https://alternativerootsfarm.blogspot.com/
https://www.tallgrasscider.com/
Valley Veggies
Terri Anderson