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St. Paul Farmers Market: Cream of the local crop
Star Tribune, 8/3/2000

Farm Life, First Hand
Rochester Magazine, 7/2000

Labor of Love
Star Tribune, 9/2/1999

About The Farm...

Dancing Winds Farm lies in the verdant rolling prairie of Southeastern Minnesota. The countryside has a Norman Rockwell appearance: classic farms, meandering streams and rivers, and the remaining climax forests of the Big Woods that covered so much of this area 100 years ago. The farmhouse, is situated on a sustainably managed, Grade A goat dairy and farmstead cheese plant near Kenyon, Minnesota. The original homestead was built in 1856 by two Norwegian bachelor farmer brothers.

About Our Proprietor...

"My vision of 'the good life' was to live on the land, work closer to the earth, and do honest work through which I could feel passionate and derive an income."

Mary Doerr, purchased this 20-acre farmstead on September 4, 1985. Her background in Horticulture and a desire to seek self-sufficiency, brought her from the city life into the country.

Between milkings, cheesemaking, and being hospitable to her guests, Mary participates in several local and state organizations. Currently, she serves as the Chair of the Sustainable Farming Association (SFA)- Cannon River Chapter. She is a state SFA Board Representative and serves with the Sustainers Coalition for MISA (MN. Institute for Sustainable Agriculture). Mary is also on the Citizen's Advisory Board for the SouthEastern Minnesota Regional Partnership with the University of Minnesota. She is also currently serving her second two-year term on her local Cherry Grove Township Planning Board. Finally, Mary was a recipient of the Minnesota Rural Futures 2000 Award, honoring women leaders in agriculture.

Mary is also an active member of:

• The Minnesota Bed and Breakfast Guild
• ACS (American Cheese Society)
• MDGA (Minnesota Dairy Goat Association)
• ADGA (American Dairy Goat Association)
• LSP (Land Stewardship Project)