2025 Lakewinds Organic Field Fund Recipients
Congratulations to the 2025 Lakewinds Organic Field Fund (LOFF) grant recipients! LOFF is our co-op’s grant program focused on supporting the local sustainable farming community. This year, we awarded over $123,000 in LOFF grants to 18 local farms. We’re proud to announce this year’s recipients, and we wish them great success as they work on their projects.
Blessings Farm
Forest Lake, MN
$8,000 to install a temporary deer exclusion fence around the vegetable production area.
Borrowed Acres Farm
Howard Lake, MN
$8,000 to purchase an egg washing machine.
Brakstad Family Farm
Pequot Lakes, MN
$8,000 to expand their cold storage.
Cala Farm Origenes
Turtle Lake, WI
$8,000 to purchase vegetable pack shed equipment.
Callejas-Hernandez Farm
Madelia, MN
$8,000 to construct a barn for sheep production.
Downtime Farm
Grand Marais, MN
$6,500 to install a new well on their farmland.
Earth2Table Farm
Northfield, MN
$8,000 to purchase a walk-in cooler.
Full Circle Farm
Starbuck, MN
$8,000 to purchase commercial grade mixers for their micro-bakery and wheat farm.
Hare & Tortoise Farm
Zumbro Falls, MN
$8,000 to retrofit a pole shed into an indoor vegetable packing shed.
Kisheri Farms
Kenyon, MN
$8,000 to purchase an electric wheel loader for turning and moving organic compost.
The Main Ingredient Market Garden
Waverly, MN
$8,000 to build a walk-in cooler.
Nelson Grass Farm
Ogilvie, MN
$3,197 to purchase reusable totes and trays for transporting products.
Night & Day Ranch
Alburnett, IA
$2,441 to purchase equipment for rotational goat grazing.
Northerly Flora
Hudson, WI
$8,000 to purchase a walk-behind tractor and attachments.
Sandwerks Farm
Becker, MN
$5,712 to purchase a Winnow Wizard seed cleaning machine.
Seeds Farm
Northfield, MN
$5,850 to purchase a self-driving GPS unit for a small tractor.
Shalomba Farm
Lake Nebagamon, WI
$8,000 to build and install a walk-in cooler.
Whetstone Farm
Amery, WI
$3,786 to purchase seeding trays and tools.