March 2025

Small Grains Workshop for Western Minnesota Farmers March 15 in Benson

Farmers, agricultural professionals and community members in western Minnesota are invited to a Small Grain Markets Workshop on Saturday, March 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., at McKinney’s on Southside (300 14th St. South) in Benson, Minn. This free Land Stewardship Project (LSP) event is an opportunity to learn from regional growers and innovators about the benefits of reintroducing small grains into farming operations and ways to rebuild the markets and infrastructure needed to support them. Coffee and refreshments are provided, and pre-registration is requested by Thursday, March 13. To register and to secure a spot, visit bit.ly/westernsmallgrain. For more information, contact LSP’s Alex Kiminski at 925-207-3721 or akiminski@landstewardshipproject.org.

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Upcoming Events

Now through March while supplies last: YME Plant Sale at the Granite Area Arts Council gallery. Payment is cash or check - freewill donation. Open Tuesday through Saturday.

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From the Editor’s Desk

With the warmer weather, the opportunity to get outdoors more often, and enjoy the spaces that surround us has been more frequent. Likewise, the melting of the snow (what little we did have), has also revealed what we haven’t seen in awhile.

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