Local Foods College

Greenhouse with the side partially open so you can see inside to a row of dirt and growing plants in rows behind. Outside of greenhouse is green grass, a group of blooming daisies and a group of people sitting on the ground with an instructor standing in front of the group.

The Local Foods College is an interactive distance learning opportunity for gardeners and farmers interested in community-based food systems.

Join us in 2020 for our Local Foods College webinar series. These free online classes are available to anyone interested in strengthening food systems.

The new session starts January 28, 2020

Please register to get on our Local Foods College email list. You will receive an email each Monday with the link and instructions for the Tuesday online session.

Upcoming sessions

Tuesday evenings, 6:00-7:00 p.m. All sessions are online.

January 28th – Pastured hogs
- Speaker: Wayne Martin, University of Minnesota Extension
February 4th – Bugs with Bruno: How to raise insects for human food
- Speaker: Bruno Bonsari, Winona State University
February 11th – Upper Midwest hazelnuts
- Speaker: Jason Fischbach, University of Wisconsin Extension
February 18th – Building soil health in fruit and vegetable production
- Speaker: Sarah Lindblom, Solar Fresh Farm
February 25th – How to take a soil test and read it
- Speaker: Paulo Pagliari, University of Minnesota CFANS

Previous Local Foods College videos

Did you miss a session or want to view a presentation from a past series? Recordings of all Local Foods College webinars are now available on RSDP's YouTube channel.