Learn practical, northern-tested skills that help you grow more of your own food.
These sessions are offered by Taiga Farm & Seed and held just down the road at our sister farm, The Boreal Farm. Built for cold-climate gardeners, each class gives you time to ask questions, get your hands in the soil, and walk away with knowledge you can apply right where you grow.
Who Its For
These workshops are for anyone—from curious beginners to experienced gardeners—who want practical, place-based knowledge that makes a difference in their harvests.
What to Expect
These sessions are held right here on our sister farm and built for cold-climate growers who want to build their skills, ask questions, and connect with others doing the same. You’ll get hands-on time, focused guidance, and practical steps you can adapt to your own space.
Workshop Topics
Our topics shift with the seasons and may include:
- Seed starting & low-cost indoor grow setups
- Container & small-space garden planning
- Choosing crops that match your space, season & schedule
- Growing herbs that thrive in the North
- Building soil health in containers and raised beds
- Understanding timing—what to start when
- Troubleshooting common issues (poor germination, pest pressure, bolting)
- Setting up for low-stress maintenance, high reward
- Season-end prep & winter planning
Have a topic you want us to cover? Let us know!
Taiga isn’t just a company.
It’s a movement to reclaim confidence and rebuild lost knowledge in northern food growing—seed by seed, harvest by harvest.
Meet Your Instructor
Caroline began her growing journey with a few containers in the city and now manages a 25-acre certified organic farm in northeastern Minnesota. As the founder of The Boreal Farm and Taiga Farm & Seed, she brings firsthand experience in small-scale production, organic methods, and short-season growing.
She’s a mentor with the University of Minnesota’s Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP), a founding member of the Twin Ports REKO Ring, chair of the SFA Fruit, Vegetable & Specialty Crop Networking Group, and serves on statewide boards advocating for sustainable farming. Her mission is simple: to help northern growers build lasting skills—and grow with confidence.
