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 in July!!! Come learn first hand how to grow in the Northland!! Registration Required!!
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.
Bale Gardening for the Northland
Join me for an instructional tour and discussion on how to use bales to grow your own food and flowers. See first hand some of the many varieties I have had success growing in bales and learn how to prepare your own bales for growing in temporary spaces.
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$15
Session held on the farm, Wednesday July 30th 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.
$15
Session held on the farm, Tuesday August 5th 2:00 - 3:30pm
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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, Thursday July 31st 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. Class held this fall at the Two Harbors High School's FACS Room 2305. Watch here for future registration details
$20
Companion Planting for Home and Container Gardening
Do you know which plants might enjoy other plant's company? Incorporating flowers with your veggies, herbs with your flowers and all of the like together can benefit your growing spaces in ways you may not be aware of. This course will help you decide which plants you can incorporate into your planting designs to help benefit your yields. Class held in Spring seasons at Two Harbors High School FACS Room 2305. Watch here for future registration details.
$25
Herb Gardening
Have you ever wanted to have a specific gardening space for growing your favorite herbs? Did you know many herbs can be grown as perennials here in the Northland? Herbs can be easy to grow and you don't need a lot of space to grow fresh herbs for cooking and crafting. Learn how to grow many herbs that are used in everyday common recipes, salves and crafts, and take home herb starts for your own fall planting. $25
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Session held on the farm Tuesday August 12th 2:00 - 3:30pm
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
Native Bee and Pollinator Field Day
Our native pollinators including bumble bees, monarchs and other beneficial insects are under constant threats. Join me for a tour and chat on ways we can all add small actions into our everyday lives to help support these necessary creatures. We will learn about important habitat features and learn to begin to identify different stages and genre of common pollinators in our landscapes.
$25
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Session held on the farm, Thursday August 14th from 2:00 - 3:30pm
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.
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 Fall 2025. Watch here for future registration details.
Intro 1- $35
Intro 2- $25