IFN Year End Barn Dance This is our way of saying thank you to our farmers, our researchers, our advocates, and our broader community for another year of collaboration, learning and growth. We hope you’ll join us to celebrate, reconnect, and build the relationships that sustain us all. We can’t wait to see you there, come as you are and with an appetite for good food, good music, and good people.
Innovative Organic Cropping Systems Field Day Join The Land Connection and The IDEA Farm Network at Hoffman Organic Farm for a field walk where we’ll show you four innovative organic cropping systems. Learn about the specialized equipment needed for this operation, hear economic comparisons vs. conventional rotations & leave inspired to try one of these systems on your own farm.
Organic Seed to Spirit Field Day Join The Land Connection, OGRAIN, Artisan Grain Collaborative, IDEA Farm Network, Mad Agriculture, and Rodale Institute for this unique field day tailored for both farmers and distillers to learn in the field and at the distillery.
Organic Grain, Grown and Ground We're hosting a field and mill tour at Janie's Farm and Mill! Join us at an event designed for organic curious farmers, certified organic growers seeking new markets, and anyone looking to work with a miller.
Do More With Your Farmland! How to Work with Your Farmer for Productive Soil, Conservation, and a Wider Legacy Attend this five-part webinar series as a first step toward improving the farmland you own but don’t farm yourself.
You’ll learn everything from the power of soil biology and how to assess your farmland’s possibilities, to leasing fundamentals and figuring out whether to use a farm manager. You’ll hear, too, from farmland owners and their farmer-tenants on how they’ve created productive relationships together. Register today!
Rooted & Rising: Cultivating Community Among Women Landowners Are you a woman who owns or manages farmland? Whether you are certified organic, in the process of transitioning, or simply curious about ecological practices, this event is for you.
Seed Saving Webinar with Seed Savers Exchange Join the IDEA Farm Network as we welcome Briana Smorstad from Seed Savers Exchange. Learn how to grow plants for seed, how to harvest and store seeds from plants in your field/garden. Join the conversation! Bring your questions and learn from a working Seed Bank Manager.
Organic Grain Winter Webinar Series Join us this winter for a series of practical, farmer-centered webinars focused on organic grain production and marketing. Each session features boots-on-the-ground farmers, consultants, and seasoned experts sharing real-world tools you can apply on your farm right now. Register for individual sessions or join them all. Everyone is welcome!
2026 Midwest Mechanical Weed Control Field Day MMWCFD connects farmers, machinery manufacturers, and the allied trades from all over the United States and Canada - because it is THE place to see weeding tools. The morning features a trade-show where companies can connect one-on-one with farmers, and educational sessions, and the afternoon features field demonstrations in vegetable and row crops.
IDEA Farm Network Year-End Gathering You're invited to the IDEA Farm Network's year end celebration of our vibrant community! Join us as the season winds down and we gather to reflect on the year's successes, share stories, and toast to the connections that make our local food system strong.
