Sue Wiegrefe owns Prairie Plum Farm in Canton, Minnesota.
She holds degrees in horticulture, floriculture, woody plants and public horticulture. Before becoming a farmer, Sue has worked in Chicago and Phildelphia Arboritums and taught horticulture at University. Sue works off the farm part time.
Sue’s farm was originally an Amish storefront. She has 14.5 beautiful acres planted with hazelnut, pear and apple trees. Her science background has led her to work on some very interesting grafting projects.
Sue first brought Baby Doll Southdown Sheep to the farm to help keep vegetation down in the orchard. They are beautiful! Sue has recently added some larger Finn Sheep and is doing some crossbreeding to add different colors and extra sheen to the wool. The Baby Doll’s wear “jackets” much of the time to keep their wool from becoming discolored.
I love how Sue is experimenting with horiculture and animal husbandry.
This activity is made possible by the voters
of Minnesota through grants from MSAB
thanks to a legislative appropriation from
the arts & cultural heritage fund.
Thanks, Julie! It’s been fun to meet you and be involved in your project. Your piece brings to mind that drippy day when you first visited. I’m looking forward to the opening!
Thank you Sue! I appreciate your willingness to share your farm and story! It was great to get to know you.