Hands-on Learning

We organize a variety of field days, workshops, and virtual events throughout the year with topics focusing on the core themes of soils, plants, animals, and people. UM CRAFT events provide prospective and current farmers exposure to the diversity of farms in the region that balances:

• Larger and smaller farms
  
• Organic, biodynamic and sustainable farms
  
• New and continuing Upper Midwest CRAFT member farms
  
• Farms throughout our geographic region
  

Upper Midwest CRAFT Events are a great way to learn from Stateline farmers and network with peers!

Upcoming 

2022 events

• ​Abundant Agritourism (Virtual)
• Chicago Urban Farm Crawl
• E-commerce Marketing & Value Added Products
• Building Community Around Food Access
• The Farmer's Philosophy - Regenerative Livestock Farming
• Group Work Day at Roots & Wings
• Food Safety Readiness
• Soil Health Seminar
• Farm Fertility Field Day
• Soil Management for the Small Acreage Farm
• Small Farm Equipment Workshop
• Upper Midwest CRAFT Social
• Finances, Farmworkers & Foundations
• *Rescheduled* Technology for Farm Operations (Virtual)

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Recordings

2021 Virtual Spring Series

• ​COVID 2.0 Going Beyond Survival
• Labor of Love: Employment Best Practices on the Farm
• ​Farm Sales in a Contactless World​​

Virtually join us in the past, from the comfort of your home. Watch the Spring 2021 Field Day recordings. 

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Past events

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​Upper Midwest CRAFT field day topics are selected each fall by our Steering Committee. The topics they select are based on suggestions made by you, the farmers! 

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