Bee / Pollinator Education

  • Cultivating The Commons Seed

    Cultivating the Commons specializes in producing certified organic seeds for gardens and farms. Unlike many seed companies, Cultivating the Commons grows nearly every seed it sells—right here in the Upper Midwest, without relying on middlemen. Stop by for our Annual BLOOM Tour, see your seeds being made!! Tours on the hour.

  • Northwood Mushrooms

    Northwood Mushrooms is a certified organic mushroom farm growing 8–10 different varieties of mushrooms both outdoors on logs and indoors in carefully managed growing spaces. In addition to fresh mushrooms, the farm also creates value-added products from mushrooms that are not quite pretty enough to sell fresh, helping reduce waste while offering delicious and creative mushroom-based foods and goods.

  • Whetstone Farm

    Whetstone Farm is a collaborative farm project, in which multiple families and enterprises raise a diversity of products, from organic vegetables, to grass-fed beef and lamb. As well as working alongside Cultivating the Commons farm growing organic vegetables and flower seeds. They have horses, and an event farm in which they do host a variety of events.

  • Z-Orchard

    Honey Bee Day at Z-Orchard Z-Orchard is a small, family-run orchard in Amery where visitors can experience the layered beauty of a diversified farm: apple trees, pollinators, honey, maple syrup, and seasonal farm goods all rooted in care for the land. Farmer Bill Zager brings a hands-on, welcoming spirit to the Apple River Farm Tour,…