The Sustainable Farming Association is pleased to announce an opening on our Board of Directors. We’re looking for passionate, community-minded individuals who care deeply about sustainable agriculture and want to help shape the future of SFA. Whether you’re a farmer, food system leader, supporter, or someone inspired to make a difference, we welcome your voice. We’re especially interested in candidates who can bring skills and experience in nonprofit fundraising and development and/or brand development, marketing, and communications strategy. If you—or someone you know—is ready to contribute skills, experience, and enthusiasm to a mission-driven statewide organization, we invite you to submit a nomination. You may nominate yourself or someone you believe would be a great fit. Help us grow the future of sustainable farming in Minnesota. Submit your nomination by October 19th here.
The Sustainable Farming Association is seeking applicants for a new part-time contractor position. The Administrative Coordinator will work 20 hours/week with a pay range of $25 to $30/hour. The job is hybrid; some of the work will take place at our office in Northeast Minneapolis. The Administrative Coordinator functions as the hub for handling the important tasks that keep SFA on track and operating at full capacity. Tasks will vary throughout the year and will include things like ensuring timely annual state and federal registrations and filings, coordinating board meetings, managing banking activities, software subscription and insurance policy renewals, website content updates, event registration management, responding to incoming general emails and voicemails, and providing support for SFA events and initiatives. This role is new for SFA, necessitated by our growth. If you’re a highly organized and unflappable individual with solid administrative experience, you may be the candidate we’re looking for! Click here to see the full position description. Interested candidates should submit a resume and cover letter detailing why you’re the ideal candidate to Lucinda Winter at lucinda@sfa-mn.org . Applications that do not include a cover letter will not be considered. Applications will be reviewed until the position is filled. Questions about the position can also be sent to Lucinda Winter at lucinda@sfa-mn.org . The Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
SFA has more good news this year on the funding front! In June of 2025 we applied for a second National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) Conservation Partners Program grant to increase our ability to offer educational events and more regenerative technical assistance through our Farmer-to-Farmer Consulting Program. We got word earlier this spring that we were awarded the grant and we just recently signed the paperwork and have started working on this project. Our original “Expanding Regenerative Grazing in the Upper Mississippi River Watershed” grant focuses primarily on fostering the adoption of regenerative grazing practices in the Upper Mississippi River Watershed. The addition of the NFWF Great Plains Grant allows SFA to work with more diversified farming and ranching operations in the Great Plains work area (think eastern Dakotas, western Minnesota, and Northern Iowa). But what does this mean for SFA, our staff, and our community members? While good grazing management certainly has positive environmental and climatological effects downstream, we believe that helping more farmers in the cropping sector adopt soil health practices will have far more immediate transformative impacts on our Upper Midwest ecosystem and farm economy. Soil erosion through wind and water, overapplication of fertility, lack of soil cover, tillage…our team is poised to help farmers shift from these common scenarios by applying regenerative practices, and effectively move the Great Plains agricultural ecosystem to a regenerative farming culture.
