Upcoming Events

Making Potato Sausage
Sat, Jan 10
Cokato
Heidi Williams will show us how to make potato sausage in this hands-on class. Each participant will be able to bring some sausage home with them! Registration (by Jan 1) and pre-payment of $10 required.
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Repurposing Fabric: Making Winter Hats From Old Sweaters
Mon, Feb 09
Cokato
Brenda Johnson will teach us an easy method for how to repurpose and "up-cycle" an old sweater to make cozy winter hats! Bring an old large sweater if you have one you'd like to use. Brenda will also show us how to make a scarf and possibly mittens, depending on time.
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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 233 min read

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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 233 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 211 min read

Root Cellars: Design, Build, & Operation

On the evening of Earth Day, April 22, 2025, 20 of us gathered at Riverbend Farm in Delano. We were eager to learn more about root cellars, and, thankfully, Greg Reynolds, long-time owner and operator of the farm, was a willing teacher. It was a beautiful day to learn about efficiently storing food with the help of the earth.

Apr 276 min read