THE FARM

Our mission at Little Big Sky Farm is to produce chemical-free, high-quality, sustainably grown vegetables for our community, while paying close attention to soil health and creating educational and entertaining experiences for the people who interact with our farm. We got lucky and found land on high ground, with the Minnesota River Valley descending in our backyard. The land was farmed on a soybean and corn rotation until we bought it in 2013. We established native prairie which still remains on 3 acres. The other tillable acres are either cover cropped or farmed each season. We are passionate about keeping the soil healthy, giving it the nutrients it needs to keep providing us with quality crops each year. We do this through organic compost, and an organic fertility program. We continue to dream about the life of this farm, building necessary pack sheds, community spaces, treehouses, and planting trees as natural windbreakers. We love this space and look forward to days of giving tours of the farm.

THE FARMERS

Dan and Jenny Kapernick founded Little Big Sky Farm in the Spring of 2013, but the vision for the farm began back in 2003 when Dan worked on an organic farm in high school.  Over the last 10 years they have had two children, Omer and Mirah, built a house on the land and established Little Big Sky Farm. 

Dan is a carpenter and founder of New Moon Sauna, a custom sauna building company. Jenny is a musician and teacher and spent years touring and recording with her sister in a band called the Ericksons.

Joining Little Big Sky this year as farm manager is Heather Drake.  Heather rented space at our farm to run her CSA last year, and we are thrilled to have her join the Little Big Sky team this year!  Heather has managed farms for non-profit organizations, as well as run her own thriving CSA.  In addition to vegetables, Heather is a highly skilled mixologist- creating tinctures, shrubs, herbal teas and truly inspired cocktails.  We are so lucky to have her on board this year and excited to learn from her experience!

Budding farmers Omer(10) and Mirah(7) are extremely enthusiastic about all things happening at the farm and lend a hand when they are not busy.