The Little Waldo Farm Stand as part of the Clover Valley Farm Trail is OPEN Sunday's and Wednesday's from 12-6pm until October!!
New Classes on the Farm through September!!! Come learn first hand how to grow in the Northland!! Fall Community Education Courses are now open as well!! Check out all the learning opportunities with LWF!!
CLASSES
Teaching both through community outreach and on the farm is incredibly important to me. Spreading knowledge is the best way to preserve that which you appreciate and love, and I have spent two decades reading, practicing, observing and conversing with others doing the same. It has allowed me to create a space that can help others find success growing and cultivating in our beautiful and unique northland.
Gardening encourages us to be active, learn from nature, and eat healthier. Research has shown that gardening improves both your mental and physical health, plus you get beautiful flowers and delicious tasting food. Gardening is a gateway to a healthier and more wholesome life, and I look forward to sharing that with all of you.
Growing and Utilizing Edible Flowers
Join me for an instructional tour and discussion selecting and growing flowers specifically for eating. Edible Flowers can enhance and beautify any dish or beverage when understanding how to pair their flavors and purpose to your palette. We will discuss varieties, growing specifics, processing, and using these often overlooked tasty garden treats.
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$20
Session held on the farm, Sunday Sept. 21st 1:00 - 2:30pm ​​
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Gardening with Natives with Special Focus on Pollinator and Wildlife Habitat
Are you interested in adding native plants to your landscape? Do you enjoy watching wildlife, bees, or birds, but have trouble with rabbits or deer munching on your precious ornamentals? Tour our gardens to talk about how these plants can be incorporated to attract a variety of wildlife and beneficial insects to your landscape, but help to keep the deer and rabbits from destroying those plants you appreciate so much.
$20
Session held at Two Harbors High School FACS Room 2305
Wednesday, October 8th 6:00 - 7:30pm
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The Perennial Food Garden
Join me on the farm to learn all about 30+ varieties of vegetables, fruits and herbs that we are able to rely on year after year here in the northland. From sunchokes and horse radish to honeyberries and hazelnuts, we will tour our growing spaces to learn more about adding those perennial food plants to your spaces so you too can have better food security.
$15
Session held on the farm, Tuesday Sept. 30th 2:00 - 3:30pm
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Themed Gardening; The Preserving Garden
Have you wanted to learn how to preserve, can and freeze your garden harvests? In this class you'll learn which fruits, vegetables and herbs make the best ingredients for preserving your favorite garden flavors all winter. We'll talk design and how to grow, and timing of those ingredients for filling your pantry as well as basic preserving methods. ​
$20
Session held at Two Harbors High School FACS Room 2305
Wednesday, October 22nd 6:00 - 7:30pm
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Seed Saving Vegetable & Flower Seeds for Growing Your Own
Have you always wanted collect and save seeds of your own instead of purchasing from seed catalogs or retail? Have you had particular flowers or vegetables growing that you would love to have year after year? Join me for an On-Farm session to learn which seeds you can collect to grow your own native flowers and plants, common vegetables, and annual flowers for next year's gardens. Learn collection and storage processes and take home some seeds for getting started this next spring.
$25
Session held on the farm Sunday September 28th 1:00 - 2:30 pm
Crafting with Dried Flowers
Are you looking for a new creative outlet; one that draws from the beauty of the growing season? Join me in learning how to grow those flower varieties that you can save into the winter months and utilize them in crafting your own artistic creations. We will discuss varieties, pressing and drying, and some of the many ways we can use these wonderful bounties to keep us dreaming of next season's gardens with artistic outlets. Dried flowers and supplies included.
$25
Tuesday November 18th 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Session held at Two Harbors High School FACS Room 2305
Growing Fruit in Northern Minnesota
Would you love to have your own fresh fruits right in your own back yard? Did you know there are over a dozen fruits we grow up here besides apples, blueberries and raspberries? In this class we'll discuss the varieties and requirements necessary to grow fruits all season long. Knowing which varieties are needed in proper pollination for good fruit set and spacial requirements is key to harvesting delicious, high-yielding fruits.
$20
Session held on the farm Thursday August 7th 3:00 - 4:30pm
Growing Cutting Flowers in the Northland
Growing cutting flowers of your own is a fantastic way to enhance your everyday enjoyment. Beautiful floral scents filling your spaces all growing season is a treasure everyone deserves to experience. Join me on the farm to learn how to select, incorporate and grow several varieties of cutting flowers for your enjoyment for season's to come.
$25​
Session held on the farm, Thursday Sept. 25th from 4:00 - 5:30pm
A Note About Honey Beekeeping
Honey beekeeping is a wonderful and challenging hobby. Luckily for honeybees they are an incredibly important agricultural commodity across the globe. They are also the most researched insect to date, and because of this, they have much more monetary support to continue their survival.
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Our native bee populations including some of our 20 species of native bumblebees are showing serious declines and honeybees, which are non-native bees, can impact this. I encourage those interested in honey beekeeping to evaluate their prospective hive locations and monitor for presence of native populations. Honeybees are competition for floral resources, and the more planting of flowers, especially native flowers, trees and shrubs, the less of an impact our hobby beekeeping may create.
Intro to Honey Beekeeping I & II
Have you thought about becoming a beekeeper, or pondered about having a beehive on your property? This class is a two part series on honeybees and their care in the Northland. Honey beekeeping is a fascinating hobby, but there are some key concepts to caring for them throughout our changing seasons. If you are interested in learning the basics of beekeeping, the first session will focus on introductory beekeeping, helping you to decide if this hobby is right for you. Intro to Honey Beekeeping II will focus on the more in-depth details of honey production, swarming, and over-wintering. You must take Intro to Honey Beekeeping I to register for the second session. Sessions to be held Spring 2026. Watch here for future registration details.
Intro 1- $35
Intro 2- $25