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Composting & No-Till Gardening

First off, Becky recommends the regenerative soil and permaculture expert, Matt Powers; you can check out his channel on YouTube. She also recommends Ben Faulk, author of The Resilient Farm and Homestead. Composting There are many different methods and setups for composting. Becky and I covered a few different ones at this class. If you have livestock, simply mixing manure and straw/bedding and letting it sit for a year, can be a form of composting. Turning the pile every so

Jun 23 min read

Repurposing Fabric

We made cozy winter hats from old sweaters! Find instructions here!

Mar 211 min read

DIY Laundry Detergent, Deodorant, & Toothpaste

How to make some of your own home and personal care products

Feb 233 min read

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Composting & No-Till Gardening

First off, Becky recommends the regenerative soil and permaculture expert, Matt Powers; you can check out his channel on YouTube. She also recommends Ben Faulk, author of The Resilient Farm and Homestead. Composting There are many different methods and setups for composting. Becky and I covered a few different ones at this class. If you have livestock, simply mixing manure and straw/bedding and letting it sit for a year, can be a form of composting. Turning the pile every so

Jun 23 min read

Repurposing Fabric

We made cozy winter hats from old sweaters! Find instructions here!

Mar 211 min read

DIY Laundry Detergent, Deodorant, & Toothpaste

How to make some of your own home and personal care products

Feb 233 min read

Making Potato Sausage

This last weekend, 17 participants gathered at the ELC church in Cokato to learn from Heidi and her helpers, husband Bruce and brother Cory, how to make potato sausage. It was a group effort, which is a great way to make it. Heidi provided the ingredients - ground pork, ground beef, potatoes, onion, salt and pepper, and beef casings. Participants and helpers provided the labor - slicing and grinding onions and potatoes, mixing all the ingredients in a large bin, and running t

Jan 141 min read

Mushroom Foraging Hike & Cooking Class

Olena with a Jack o' Lantern mushroom that can glow in the dark Giant Puffball, Hen of the Woods, Chanterelle, Purple Licaria, Artist's Conk, Oyster, and a Jack o' Lantern mushroom that glows in the dark are some of the specimens we found on our short walk through Stanley Eddy Memorial Park on the afternoon of September 28. We were very fortunate both in our discoveries and the gorgeous weather. To be completely honest, I have to admit I had not caught the mushroom foraging b

Oct 23, 20253 min read

Area Farmers Markets

Support your local farmers by shopping at a local Farmers Market! Be sure to check the link provided with each market to see if the market will be open for any given week. Dassel Farmers Market Fridays 2:30 - 5:30p May thru October Bandstand Park Watch for updates on the Real Life in Dassel/Cokato/Darwin & Kingston Facebook page Friday on the Farm (Dassel) Fridays 10a-4p May thru October https://www.fridayonthefarm.com/ Howard Lake Farmers Market Thursdays 3:00 - 6:00p Start

May 21, 20251 min read