Flame Weeding Green Beans Field Tour @ Koeppe Family Fields

This on-farm event will include a walking tour of the green bean production field and equipment demonstrations. Attendees will learn from Daren and Holly Koeppe, owners of Koeppe Family Fields. Kristine Lang, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist, will assist in facilitating the tour and sharing SDSU resources. Participants will be encouraged to ask questions and share ideas with each other.

Please look for signage that will direct visitors to parking upon arrival. This rain or shine event is open to all members of the public. In the event of an active storm watch or warning the event will be canceled. Families are welcome, but please leave all pets at home. This tour will include moderate distances of walking, so please wear proper footwear that can get dirty. If you have mobility concerns that would require accommodation, please contact Kristine Lang one week prior to the event so arrangements can be made to assist you.

Registration

Registering in advance is appreciated, but walk-in registration will be welcome. Registration can be completed using the form below. Please fill out all requested details to ensure that your registration is complete. For more information, contact Kristine Lang, Assistant Professor & SDSU Extension Consumer Horticulture Specialist.

About Koeppe Family Fields

Daren and Holly Koeppe, the owners of Koeppe Family Fields, LLC (KFF) have a desire to grow and provide healthy food for their local community. They are currently working on transitioning their crop ground to USDA certified organic. They started KFF as a way to sell healthy produce directly to their customers and now also provide some healthy preserves and dry mixes to customers through personal orders and this year at the Sisseton Farmer's Market. They grow cucumbers, peas, green beans, squashes, lettuces, broccoli, kale, cauliflower, tomatoes, cabbage, and more! Daren and Holly have three kids who are involved in every step of the process from preparing the soil to preserving the crop, making it truly a family business. The Koeppe's are hopeful that after gathering weed control information from the green bean trial this year, they will be able to grow green beans on a larger scale. Their plan is to grow more and more food that can be consumed locally and sold directly to their customers. In addition to the traditional crop farming and KFF business, the Koeppe's also calve out cows and fatten the calves. You can follow Koeppe Family Fields, LLC on Facebook or contact Holly by email if you are interested in learning more about their farm or available products.

Additional Resources

• Visit the horticulture research page to learn about prior and ongoing vegetable cropping research by SDSU Extension.

This event is supported by the USDA Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP). TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).