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EVENTS
18th Annual
Harvest Festival
Saturday, September 10, 2011
11 am to 5 pm
Duluth Bayfront Park
FREE ADMISSION!
Harvest Festival
Saturday, September 10, 2011
11 am to 5 pm
Duluth Bayfront Park
FREE ADMISSION!
Each year, dozens of businesses and
organizations join the Lake Superior
Sustainable Farming Association to host one of
the region's most visionary events.
The Lake Superior Harvest Festival showcases
the agriculture of northeastern Minnesota and
northwestern Wisconsin. The event aims to
promote local food production as a key
component of a healthy community, economy
and environment.
The Festival is a family oriented outdoor event
that attracts thousands of visitors to feast on
locally produced food, to stock up at the
farmer's market, to watch demonstrations by
crafters and environmental innovators.
Join us for this year's "back to basics" Annual
Harvest Festival Celebration. Admission is
FREE!
organizations join the Lake Superior
Sustainable Farming Association to host one of
the region's most visionary events.
The Lake Superior Harvest Festival showcases
the agriculture of northeastern Minnesota and
northwestern Wisconsin. The event aims to
promote local food production as a key
component of a healthy community, economy
and environment.
The Festival is a family oriented outdoor event
that attracts thousands of visitors to feast on
locally produced food, to stock up at the
farmer's market, to watch demonstrations by
crafters and environmental innovators.
Join us for this year's "back to basics" Annual
Harvest Festival Celebration. Admission is
FREE!
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Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association 2012 Annual Meeting
Saturday, January 21, 2012
The Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association will be holding its 2012 Annual
Meeting on Saturday, January 21st, at Peace United Church of Christ, 1111 N. 11th
Ave, Duluth, MN 55805. All are welcome to participate in educational workshops and
enjoy a local foods dinner of hearty winter soups and homemade bread. The evening
will include keynote speaker Gary Zimmer of Midwestern BioAg, "Feed the World".
For more information about this event, click here.
Past Events
8th Annual "Farmers Take the Stove"
Local Food made by Local Farmers Dinner
& Back-to-the-Basics Local Auction
Friday, November 18th
5:30pm – 8pm Dinner, Silent Auction, Music
Peace Church, Duluth (11th Ave E & 11th Street)
Tickets: $12 Adults, $5 for Kids 6-10, Under 6 Free
Tickets are limited and will sell out quickly. Reserve tickets by calling 218-393-3276 or by
emailing info@lakesuperiorfarming.org. Tickets can also be purchased at http://www.
brownpapertickets.com/event/208522
The Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association's (LS-SFA) celebrated "Farmers Take
the Stove" dinner and silent auction will once again feature an evening of scrumptious menu
items made by local farmers from fresh ingredients right off the farm.
Again this year, Farmers Take the Stove will also feature dishes made from local ingredients
by some of the best Twin Ports chefs. If you are a grower or chef wanting to donate food
items or a dish, contact Joel Rosen at 218-389-3306 or email plfarm@q.com
Adding to the dinner experience is a one-of-a-kind Back-to-the-Basics local silent auction
offering dinner goers unique on and off-the-farm experiences, local farm products, and many
more wonderful local goods. To donate contact Jamie Zak at 218-728-2687 or email
jamienels@yahoo.com
Four Mile Portage will be playing old time Appalachian fiddle and banjo music throughout the
evening. www.fourmileportage.com
Tickets
Tickets for this event can be purchased online at http://www.brownpapertickets.
com/event/208522
or reserve tickets by calling 218-393-3276 or by emailing info@lakesuperiorfarming.org
If reserving your tickets via phone or email please indicate "Dinner Reservation" in the subject
line/message and provide your full name, telephone number, number of adult and children
tickets you wish to purchase. Tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis.
Food, Silent Auction Items, and Volunteers Needed
If you are a grower or chef wanting to donate food items or a dish, contact Joel Rosen at 218-
389-3306 or email plfarm@q.com To donate an item for the silent auction contact Jamie Zak
at 218-728-2687 or email jamienels@yahoo.com
If you are interested in volunteering on the day of the event or helping us prepare for the
event contact Karola Dalen at 218-384-9779 or email karoladalen@yahoo.com. We are
looking for someone to make centerpieces for the tables, greeters, set up and clean up, and
much more.
Thank you and see you at Farmers Take the Stove!!
Saturday, January 21, 2012
The Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association will be holding its 2012 Annual
Meeting on Saturday, January 21st, at Peace United Church of Christ, 1111 N. 11th
Ave, Duluth, MN 55805. All are welcome to participate in educational workshops and
enjoy a local foods dinner of hearty winter soups and homemade bread. The evening
will include keynote speaker Gary Zimmer of Midwestern BioAg, "Feed the World".
For more information about this event, click here.
Past Events
8th Annual "Farmers Take the Stove"
Local Food made by Local Farmers Dinner
& Back-to-the-Basics Local Auction
Friday, November 18th
5:30pm – 8pm Dinner, Silent Auction, Music
Peace Church, Duluth (11th Ave E & 11th Street)
Tickets: $12 Adults, $5 for Kids 6-10, Under 6 Free
Tickets are limited and will sell out quickly. Reserve tickets by calling 218-393-3276 or by
emailing info@lakesuperiorfarming.org. Tickets can also be purchased at http://www.
brownpapertickets.com/event/208522
The Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association's (LS-SFA) celebrated "Farmers Take
the Stove" dinner and silent auction will once again feature an evening of scrumptious menu
items made by local farmers from fresh ingredients right off the farm.
Again this year, Farmers Take the Stove will also feature dishes made from local ingredients
by some of the best Twin Ports chefs. If you are a grower or chef wanting to donate food
items or a dish, contact Joel Rosen at 218-389-3306 or email plfarm@q.com
Adding to the dinner experience is a one-of-a-kind Back-to-the-Basics local silent auction
offering dinner goers unique on and off-the-farm experiences, local farm products, and many
more wonderful local goods. To donate contact Jamie Zak at 218-728-2687 or email
jamienels@yahoo.com
Four Mile Portage will be playing old time Appalachian fiddle and banjo music throughout the
evening. www.fourmileportage.com
Tickets
Tickets for this event can be purchased online at http://www.brownpapertickets.
com/event/208522
or reserve tickets by calling 218-393-3276 or by emailing info@lakesuperiorfarming.org
If reserving your tickets via phone or email please indicate "Dinner Reservation" in the subject
line/message and provide your full name, telephone number, number of adult and children
tickets you wish to purchase. Tickets will be sold on a first come first served basis.
Food, Silent Auction Items, and Volunteers Needed
If you are a grower or chef wanting to donate food items or a dish, contact Joel Rosen at 218-
389-3306 or email plfarm@q.com To donate an item for the silent auction contact Jamie Zak
at 218-728-2687 or email jamienels@yahoo.com
If you are interested in volunteering on the day of the event or helping us prepare for the
event contact Karola Dalen at 218-384-9779 or email karoladalen@yahoo.com. We are
looking for someone to make centerpieces for the tables, greeters, set up and clean up, and
much more.
Thank you and see you at Farmers Take the Stove!!
The 5th Annual Urban Farm Tour presented by the Lake Superior Sustainable Farming
Association and the Duluth Community Garden Program's was held on Saturday,
September 24, 2011 from 10am to 2pm. The tour showcased a variety of gardens in
Duluth whose stewards grow vegetables, keep chickens for eggs and bees for honey,
have berry patches, tend heirloom apple trees, and much more!
Farm Tour Descriptions and Maps
available online at http://www.duluthcommunitygarden.org/Events_UFT2011.html
or pick them up on the day of the tour at the Grant Recreation Center,
901 E 11th St, Duluth
You may start our tour at the Grant Recreation Center, get oriented with a map of tour
sites then proceed at your own pace to visit with growers at their urban farms. You may
also drop off your potluck dish at this time. There will be opportunity to discuss such
topics as: varieties/breeds suited for Duluth's climate, seed starting/greenhouse work,
community collaboration, marketing, and your questions, too.
For More Info Contact:
Jamie Zak at jamienels@yahoo.com or 728-2687
Association and the Duluth Community Garden Program's was held on Saturday,
September 24, 2011 from 10am to 2pm. The tour showcased a variety of gardens in
Duluth whose stewards grow vegetables, keep chickens for eggs and bees for honey,
have berry patches, tend heirloom apple trees, and much more!
Farm Tour Descriptions and Maps
available online at http://www.duluthcommunitygarden.org/Events_UFT2011.html
or pick them up on the day of the tour at the Grant Recreation Center,
901 E 11th St, Duluth
You may start our tour at the Grant Recreation Center, get oriented with a map of tour
sites then proceed at your own pace to visit with growers at their urban farms. You may
also drop off your potluck dish at this time. There will be opportunity to discuss such
topics as: varieties/breeds suited for Duluth's climate, seed starting/greenhouse work,
community collaboration, marketing, and your questions, too.
For More Info Contact:
Jamie Zak at jamienels@yahoo.com or 728-2687
6th Annual Farm Frolic
The Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association would like to invite you to its 6th
Annual Farm Frolic held on Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 2 pm to 6 pm at Chelsea
Morning Farm in rural Two Harbors, MN. Farm Frolic is a great gathering of people
celebrating local food and the next generation of farmers. Farm Frolic serves as a Lake
Superior Farm Beginnings (LSFB) graduation celebration and program fundraiser, as
well as a general community event. It is open to the public and all are invited to attend.
Free-will donations will be accepted and will support LSFB.
Farm Frolic is family-oriented with lots of activities for kids and adults alike to include an
informal farm tour, the hugely popular scavenger hunt, face-painting, scarecrow building,
kickball, arts and crafts table, and new this year, readings from LSSFA’s first ever “Food
For Thought” poetry contest.
Live Americana bluegrass music with Bump and Barbara Jean from Grand Marais will
play from 2-6 pm. A local foods potluck-style dinner with fresh Lake Superior fish fry, fried
up by commercial fisherman Jason Bradley, will be served from 3-6 pm. The dinner is first-
come, first-serve; bring a local food dish to share and we won’t run out! Local homebrew
will be available.
Bring chairs and blankets for sitting. In case it rains, a tent will be onsite for dinner and
music. Chelsea Morning Farm is located approximately 8 miles north on Hwy 3 at address
number 2955. Hwy 3 is located immediately after Betty’s Pies, approximately 3 miles NE
of Two Harbors on Hwy 61. Come for the entire event or for a few hours. We guarantee it
will be fun!
To learn more about Farm Frolic, please visit www.lssfa.org or contact Cree Bradley at
218.834.0846 or cree@lakesuperiorfarming.org.
The Lake Superior Sustainable Farming Association would like to invite you to its 6th
Annual Farm Frolic held on Saturday, August 13, 2011 from 2 pm to 6 pm at Chelsea
Morning Farm in rural Two Harbors, MN. Farm Frolic is a great gathering of people
celebrating local food and the next generation of farmers. Farm Frolic serves as a Lake
Superior Farm Beginnings (LSFB) graduation celebration and program fundraiser, as
well as a general community event. It is open to the public and all are invited to attend.
Free-will donations will be accepted and will support LSFB.
Farm Frolic is family-oriented with lots of activities for kids and adults alike to include an
informal farm tour, the hugely popular scavenger hunt, face-painting, scarecrow building,
kickball, arts and crafts table, and new this year, readings from LSSFA’s first ever “Food
For Thought” poetry contest.
Live Americana bluegrass music with Bump and Barbara Jean from Grand Marais will
play from 2-6 pm. A local foods potluck-style dinner with fresh Lake Superior fish fry, fried
up by commercial fisherman Jason Bradley, will be served from 3-6 pm. The dinner is first-
come, first-serve; bring a local food dish to share and we won’t run out! Local homebrew
will be available.
Bring chairs and blankets for sitting. In case it rains, a tent will be onsite for dinner and
music. Chelsea Morning Farm is located approximately 8 miles north on Hwy 3 at address
number 2955. Hwy 3 is located immediately after Betty’s Pies, approximately 3 miles NE
of Two Harbors on Hwy 61. Come for the entire event or for a few hours. We guarantee it
will be fun!
To learn more about Farm Frolic, please visit www.lssfa.org or contact Cree Bradley at
218.834.0846 or cree@lakesuperiorfarming.org.