Spend a day with farmers discussing their experiences with different conservation management practices as they navigate the challenges of making a livelihood, accessing land and markets, and dealing with unpredictable weather conditions.
Join farmers Bryan Lips (BT Farms), Wendy Johnson (Jóia Food & Fiber Farm), Todd Churchill (Churchill Reserve), Helen Forsythe (Feed the People Farm Cooperative), and more, to discuss topics like wide-row corn and cover crops, the Minnesota agricultural water quality certification program, agroforestry, growing small grains, and prescribed grazing. Find out how these farmers are growing resilience!
Accessibility Information
Roadside parking available on a gravel road. Carpooling recommended.
Portable restroom
Taking place outdoors. We recommend bringing sunblock, bug spray, a water bottle, and wearing closed toe shoes.
We are planning a farm walk to see the diversity of the Little Cannon subwatershed, but the farm is on a hill that most motor vehicles cannot traverse. We’re looking into getting a side by side for increased accessibility.
Learn more about our Conservation Program
Our conservation program strengthens the watershed and its communities by promoting sustainable practices—ecologically, economically, and culturally. Our major activities include:
Supporting farmers in adopting conservation agriculture practices,
Conducting agricultural research, with a focus on perennial, low-carbon, and carbon-sequestering crops,
and protecting and restoring habitats
In 2025, we are focusing on permanently protecting land and restoring habitats to serve as carbon sinks. We’re supporting farmers in planting crops like KernzaⓇ and winter camelina, collaborating with researchers to better understand the full carbon impact of these crops, and connecting a broader network of farmers to conservation agriculture practices such as cover cropping, managed grazing, no-till farming, and reduced fertilizer use to lower farming’s carbon intensity.
Questions?
Contact Tessa Parks (she/they), our Conservation Program Coordinator
Email: tessa@cleanriverpartners.org
Phone: (507) 200-8195
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