text: About Us - Owl Forest Farm - Owl Forest Farm
  A little history of big dreams...
  My great-grandfather, John Mobraten, came from Norway in 1893 with a dream to seek out a new life in new territory, where he could lay claim to land of his own. Settling in the little community of Forbes, Minnesota, the original Mobraten homestead is directly across the road from our location today. When he arrived, people were arriving on the newly constructed Railroad to work in logging camps, in the first underground iron ore mines on the Mesabi Iron Range, or to begin farming and living off their newly claimed land.
  And new chapters...
  I spent my childhood in the community, one mile down the road from our current location. I have fond memories of berry picking and cross country skiing on the ground that now holds Owl Forest Farm. My grandpa tended to his cattle in this same spot; old battered fence posts are still scattered throughout the property as monuments. I moved away from the area after high school, and returned after a 17-year absence, with a dream to live and work closer to the land. Taking my experience working on a Community Supported Farm in the Twin Cities area, Owl Forest Farm was established in 2006. I ran the CSA that first year on 1.5 acres, but then started up a full-time job that did not allow me time in the garden. But I was unable to stay away from work that I truly loved for very long, and I re-started the CSA in 2013 on an expanded 4 1/2 acres. Now on more than 5 acres, I am excited to be doing work here that I believe is very important: Providing high quality organic produce to the local community, while allowing community members to play an important role in the production of their own food. CSA provides a unique connection between the land, the grower, and the community; one that cannot be found anywhere else.
  I believe that everything you put into your body is medicine. It can heal you or it can hurt you, so it is important to choose wisely. Food grown on local ground without the input of chemicals in the growing or processing is the best medicine there is. Picked and then delivered within hours to your doorstep assures you even more that you are getting the highest quality produce there is. Local, organic produce gives you the maximum "life energy" available in food, harvested at its peak of ripeness, flavor, and vitamin and mineral content. Good for your body and good for the environment too, because the costs associated with the transport, processing, and distribution of the produce and consumption of fossil fuels are significantly reduced. I am proud to be a part of something I believe benefits all of us.