Upcoming events
June 8th, 2024
CSA Sign-up Event
Salad Barre Experience @Unmapped Brewing Minnetonka, MN
Movement, Nourishment, and Merriment
Barre begins @10 AM
Salad will be served after class
Summer and Winter CSA Sign-ups available
Please RSVP with your interest. This allows us to prepare the perfect amount of leafy greens for our shared salad.
*Space is limited
Event Details:
Class is donation based (give what you can. Shared with the space and the farm)
45 miutes in length
Bring a yoga mat, towel, and your water bottle
Purchase a pint from Unmapped Brewing and receive a pint chip
Sign-up for a Summer or Winter CSA share and receive a pint chip, generously given by Unmapped Brewing
For more information please head over to our Blog
June 22nd, 2024
Our Annual CSA Member Strawberry Social
10:00am - 2:00pm
Farm share members are invited to visit the farm for berry picking, farm tours, wagon rides, live music, food, games and more!
Event Details:
Free U- Pick is for CSA Members only with a one pint per person limit.
Non-CSA Member adult guests may pick berries but will be charged $2.50 for a pint with a one pint limit. Please bring cash if paying for berries.
All children are free.
We'll provide pint containers for picking.
If you would like to purchase lunch or any items from our Featherstone Market Stand (t-shirts, totes, veggies, flour) please bring cash.
Enjoy the sweet musical sounds of Cafe Melange, 11am-2pm. Brian and Sheralyn perform an eclectic variety of music on the guitar and mandolin - from classic Americana to French, Italian, Latin, and more
The International Owl Center will be leading an interactive educational game for kids and adults alike. Game start time is 1:00pm.
Enjoy interactive kids' activities at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum kids' tent! Folks from the MMAM will be leading a simple printmaking activity where folks can carve a small stamp and make a few quick prints. For all ages and abilities!
Stop by our face-painting table to get your own face paint art for the day!
Visit the vendor booths of Blue Fruit Farm, Blackberry Ridge Farm and Hoch Orchards and Gardens. Learn about their local blueberry, cattle and apple productions and sample some of their products.
Visit with Ceona’s baby goats at our petting zoo!
Farmer Jack will be holding a few field wagon tours of our new high tunnels and surrounding fields. Sitting might be limited but walking will be an option as well.
We will provide free strawberry shortcake, lemonade and water for drinking.
Latitude 44, a new restaurant in Rochester, will be providing a catered meal using our produce and herbs along with meat from local suppliers. Lunch will be available for purchase at $8.00/plate or feel free to bring your own lunch and snacks to picnic. Cash only.
Your lunch plate will include an optional local beer from Island City Brewing! We’ll have a variety of their seasonal microbrews to choose from!
There will be shade and rain protection, if needed, inside our open air warehouse and greenhouses.
Port-o-potties will be available for bathroom needs.
Please leave pets at home for food safety purposes.
Please wear appropriate footwear for possible muddy fields. Sunscreen and hats are recommended. Umbrellas might be a good idea, too!
25th Anniversary Party
Please Save the Date! More details to follow soon. The event will include live music, food and drinks, farm tours and more!
CSA Strawberry Social
What:
Our annual CSA Strawberry Social is back! Join us for a day of berry picking, farm tours, live music, food, kid's games and a local vendor market.
To RSVP please click here
Where:
Feathestone Farm Valley Location
43090 City Park Road
Rushford Village, MN 5597
2+ hours from the Twin Cities
45 minutes from Rochester
40 minutes from La Crosse
20 minutes from Winona
A few things to note:
We ask members to follow MN Dept of Health Guidelines for COVID. If you have any symptoms, please do not attend.
Free U-Pick is for CSA Members only with a 2 quart limit per family.
Non-CSA Member adult guests may pick berries but will be charged $5.00/quart with a 2 quart limit. Please bring cash if paying for berries.
All children are free.
We'll provide quart containers for picking.
Enjoy the sweet musical sounds of Cafe Melange, 11am-2pm. Brian and Sheralyn perform an eclectic variety of music on the guitar and mandolin - from classic Americana to French, Italian, Latin, and more.
Enjoy interactive kids' activities at the Minnesota Marine Art Museum kids' tent! Folks from the MMAM will be leading a marker mirror board activity for all ages and abilities!
Stop by our face-painting table to get your own face paint art for the day!
Learn about what makes our fields unique for farming from Professor of Soil, Water and Climate Nic Jelinski. Nic will lead two presentations on soil and natural history.
Farmer Jack will be holding a few field wagon tours of our new high tunnels and surrounding fields.
Enjoy a self-guided walking tour of the farm to learn about what makes Featherstone work day to day.
We will provide free strawberry shortcake, lemonade and water for drinking.
Lunch will be available for purchase or feel free to bring your own lunch and snacks. $7/plate for a brat with fixings, Featherstone kale salad and chips. Cash only.
There will be shade and rain protection, if needed, inside our open air warehouse and greenhouses.
Port-o-potties will be available for bathroom needs.
Please leave pets at home for food safety purposes.
Directions to the Farm:
Please don't follow Google maps as they will give you the wrong information
From I-90 take the exit for MN-43 S to Rushford. Go south for about 10 miles until you get to the town of Rushford. Go just beyond the stop sign, and at the intersection of Hwy 43 and 16, head west (right) on 16. After about a mile go north (right) on Cooperative Way. Then take your first right on City Park Road. The farm is at the end of the road! Please park along City Park Road.