What: Harvest Star: Farmers, vendors, theater, food and music! When: Sept. 20, 7 p.m. – Sept. 21, 7 p.m. Where: The Land, 15455 Old Mill Rd, Spicer About the event: Harvest Star brings together farmers, vendors, theater, food and music at The Land in Spicer. A local vendor market will open at 2 p.m. Sod…

The Aitkin County Farmers Union Convention is 11:30 a.m. July 21 at the Lawler Town Hall. Bring a dish to pass for the potluck meal. As a grassroots policy organization, annual county conventions (aka annual business meetings) are the building blocks of MFU policy. It is the participation of members, through attending and bringing forth…

Cannon Valley Summer Get-Together When: July 21, 5 p.m.-8 p.m.  Where: Burning Daylight Draft Farm, 37272 20th Ave., Dennison More information: Join the Rice and Dakota County Farmers Union for a casual summer get-together to catch up and complain with other farmers! Why complain? This is how policy resolutions are born! For those new to…

Brown, Watonwan and Jackson County Farmers Unions will hold their convention July 22 at Comfrey Bar and Grill, 109 E Brown St, Comfrey. The event begins with a meal at 5:30 p.m., followed by a presentation by MFU Antimonopoly Director Justin Stofferahn at 6:30 p.m. The presentation is Challenging Monopoly Power. As a grassroots policy…

The Lyon, Redwood and Cottonwood County Farmers Union Convention is 6 p.m. July 23 at the Imker farm, 39808 210th St., Lamberton. Supper served at 6 p.m. As a grassroots policy organization, annual county conventions (aka annual business meetings) are the building blocks of MFU policy. It is the participation of members, through attending and…

The Clay County Farmers Union Convention is July 24 at Doubting Thomas Farms, 12506 20th St N., Moorhead. Gabe Brown, rancher and author of Dirt to Soil, will speak at 10 a.m. Cost is $20 and includes lunch. RSVP to noreen.jo.thomas@gmail.com. The county convention follows at 12:30 p.m. The county convention is free. Bring a…

The Pine County Farmers Union Convention is 6 p.m. July 24 at Medicine Creek Farm. Please bring a dish to pass for the potluck meal. As a grassroots policy organization, annual county conventions (aka annual business meetings) are the building blocks of MFU policy. It is the participation of members, through attending and bringing forth…

The Chisago County Farmers Union Convention is 1 p.m. July 25 at 40422 Oriole Ave, North Branch, MN. As a grassroots policy organization, annual county conventions (aka annual business meetings) are the building blocks of MFU policy. It is the participation of members, through attending and bringing forth resolutions, that gives Farmers Union a strong…

Join Yellow Medicine County Farmers Union for a cover crop meeting at 8 a.m. July 26 at the Tim and Connie Velde farm shop, Granite Falls. Learn from staff from SWCD, NRCS, FSA and Central Crop Consulting.  

What: Pooper Scooper 101 When: July 27, 10 a.m. - noon Where: Burning Daylight Draft Farm, 37272 20th Ave., Dennison, MN 55018 Speakers: Kari Ripley-Boysen, Unruly Earth Farm, Webster. Kari attended Argosy University for an Associates in Veterinary Technology, has experience working in a veterinary clinic as a vet tech, and hands on with her…

The Swift County Farmers Union Convention is 6 p.m. July 30 at the Track Bar & Grill, 1135 Pacific Ave., Benson. As a grassroots policy organization, annual county conventions (aka annual business meetings) are the building blocks of MFU policy. It is the participation of members, through attending and bringing forth resolutions, that gives Farmers…