FARM TOUR – Fresh Starts Farm (organic grains) Mora, MN 55051

FARM TOUR – Fresh Starts Farm (organic grains), 1962 Harbor Street Mora, MN 55051

Saturday August 31, 2024 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm

Fresh Starts Farm owned by East Central Chapter SFA member Rye Carlson is and organic grain farm that grows corn, soybeans and sunflowers with early interseeded companion cover crops. Buckwheat, mustards, peas, and other common cover crops in mixes are used to suppress weeds and replace the cultivator in an ideal year.

They also supply an abundance of other ecological services including improving soil health and tilth, increasing soil biological activity, reducing erosion, creating beneficial insect habitat and ecological nutrient cycling. Some covers are suppressed with an inter-row crimper. Others are left to grow and some are harvested with the dominant cash crop.

During the farm tour there will be a shovel test demonstration.  Join the tour and see.