Build A Barn

Help us rebuild our dream! A little of our history: We are the Radtke family (Rich, Carol & Madison) from PrairiesEdgefarms.com. We are a small organic family farm, located in west-central Minnesota. We have been here since 2008, working on being as sustainable as we can be. In 2011, our land was certified organic. Of the 159 acres, 65 are in permanent pasture, 54 in hay production and the rest is forage and small-grain (oats, wheat, surgham-sudan grass).
In 2012, we took a Farm Beginnings class. During this class, our dream was born to run a small 100% grass fed organic cow dairy. Upon graduation, we applied and were approved for beginning farmer, dairy loan... in the spring 2013. Excited, Rich began remodeling the existing barn in the fall of 2013. Then it happened.
Our dairy barn burned to the ground on March 4th, 2014. Our dream ended with the burning of the barn. Devastating as that is, we found out that our insurance would not cover the loss of the barn because we were remodeling it.
After much thought/prayers and encouragement from friends and family, we've decided to pick ourselves up and dust ourselves off to start again.
So here we are... you can help us build a barn and begin our dream. Our dairy loan agreement does not allow us to spend its monies on a building. It covers the cows, dairying equipment and machinery. It is up to us to fund the barn and that's where you come in. Buy a hoodie to support our dream.
Thank you!