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 farmstay 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."

Mairi 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 demos, and being hospitable to her guests, Mairi participates in several local and state organizations. Mairi is an active member of:

• The Minnesota Bed and Breakfast Guild
• Sustainable Farming Association (SFA) Cannon River Hiawatha Chapter
• Disaster Action Team Red Cross - Goodhue County
• Citizen's Advisory Committee for Singing Hills Dairy
• LSP (Land Stewardship Project)

Mairi was also a recipient of the Minnesota Rural Futures 2000 Award, honoring women leaders in agriculture.