Claire and Derek Lowstuter are passionate about taking care of the land and raising animals in a humane way. They raise ducks at Folly Hill Farm and sell duck eggs and a plant-based organic fertilizer branded as Black Bison Organics. Claire also works as the Bismarck Local Foods Coordinator, working with the BisMarket farmers market and the BPS Farm to School programs.

We believe good food starts with how it’s grown. We keep in touch with our family roots by planting heirloom varieties, processing food with farm-grown ingredients, and raising animals with respect. We offer produce, fresh herbs, raw honey, eggs, jam, pickled produce, chicken, lamb, and pork.

Hiddendale Farm is a fourth generation family farm in central North Dakota that produces a wide variety of specialty crops, certified organic vegetable and flower seeds, and certified organic CBG hemp. Cattle graze the pastures during the summer and provide high quality grass fed meat.

Lori Martin’s Roving Donkey Farm grows high quality vegetables in ways that benefit the soil and the community. Lori says “I farm first and foremost to generate an income that allows me to stay home with my children. I am proof that you do not have to grow up in agriculture to make a go of it and it is never too late to try a new career!“

Amber and Ross Lockhart run Heart and Soil Farm, a small, sustainably-minded farm in the Red River Valley. They sell vegetables and eggs through farmers markets and wholesale, and offered a CSA until 2020. The farmers are dedicated to working with others to promote research and small-scale agriculture in ND.

Raylene Nickel raises grass-fed cattle and goats and cares for land and soil on her farm near Kief, North Dakota. A professional agricultural journalist, she contributes regularly to Successful Farming magazine. She has authored two memoirs: A Prayer for the Prairie and Forever Hopeful.

Marvin and Ilene Baker launched North Star Farms in 2004. They are certified organic and grow a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, including items such as cotton and peanuts. cane. Marvin has started three farmers markets and spent 13 years on the North Dakota Farmers Market and Growers Association board of directors.

Adam and Apryl Mawby operate gardendwellers RANCH and FARM. They raise Katahdin sheep and meat chickens on pasture. They grow and market culinary herbs continuing the legacy of gardendwellers FARM which Adam’s parents started in 2002. They said, “With our shared livestock and poultry knowledge, ambition, and passion, we hope to expand our operation each year.”

Meadowlark Granary is a homebased milling and bakery business. I use the wheat and flax from my family’s farm near Drake to produce whole wheat flour, baking mixes, breads and baked goods.