West Central Initiative Grants

Environmental sustainability, social change that advances equity and opportunity, and civic engagement are essential for a healthy and resilient region. We created these grant opportunities with those priorities in mind. Apply before Thursday, February 26, at 5 p.m. Grants range from $3,000 to $25,000

GrazeHers Workshops & Field Days

 A women-led grazing experience where learning is supportive, practical, and empowering. GrazeHERs is a welcoming, hands-on grazing education experience designed for women at every stage of livestock and pasture management — from just getting started to refining an established operation.

Organic Apple Orchard Academy

 The Organic Apple Orchard Academy is a virtual event happening the evenings of February 9^th, 11^th, 16^th and 18^th, 2026 from 4:30-7:30 PM Central Time. Register by February 8, 2026.

Tribal Garden Assistant Position with Prairie Island Indian Community

Prairie Island Indian Community is seeking a Tribal Garden Assistant to assist the SHIP/Tobacco Grants Coordinator in food sovereignty initiatives such as tending/harvesting produce and medicines in the Cultural & Medicinal Garden and Community Vegetable Garden. The position will also assist the department in cultural education and outreach events related to active living, healthy eating, and commercial tobacco prevention.

Positions Available with Light Dark Landscape

 Light Dark Landscape is a sustainable landscape company with an emphasis on using native plants to create habitat for critters and humans as well as visually beautiful spaces. Light Dark projects are devoted to reducing lawns, restoring shorelines, prairies and woodlands, using edibles, and creating water-smart solutions.

Scholarship for MN Women to Attend Grazing & Soil Health Summit

Renewing the Countryside and Soil Sisters are offering 20 Minnesota women a FULL SCHOLARSHIP to the Sustainable Farming Association's upcoming Grazing and Soil Health Summit, with lodging - and a stipend for mileage. Apply by February 11, 2026.

Apprenticeship Instructor Position with Farm at the Arb

 We are hiring a full-time Apprenticeship Instructor in Chaska, MN, for the Farm at the Arb Apprenticeship program. We are seeking someone who loves working with beginning farmers, has farming experience, and has taught adult learners.