Click on the photos to learn about some of the Farmer Heroes we’ve profiled from Minnesota below.

A Partnership Growing Sustainable Textiles at Minnesota’s Get Bentz Farm

Maddy and Theresa with the fruits of their labor.

Maddy and Theresa with the fruits of their labor.

Noreen Thomas: Ambassador to Moorhead, Minnesota’s Food Heritage

Noreen Thomas

Noreen Thomas snuggling an Icelandic lamb. Photo © Danielle Randall.

New Minnesotan Farmers: Stories of Immigrants on the Land

farmer over new plants in a field

Tom Nuessmeier on Keeping the Land Productive

Tom Nuessmeier

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