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Lambs, family and garlic help this couple build a new life in rural Minnesota

On March 29, 2025, young lambs explore Prime Avenue Farm in Meeker County, Minnesota.
Mark Anema and Kate Ritger started the farm after meeting at a garlic harvest party.
The farm grew from produce and garlic to include sheep, now a key financial part.
Ritger said, "So, we jumped in and bought our first seven ewes," four years ago.
Though financially challenging, Anema finds farming rewarding despite selling lambs.

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Lambs, family and garlic help this couple build a new life in rural Minnesota

MEEKER COUNTY, Minn. — Mark Anema and Kate Ritger met at a garlic harvest party. He was looking for land to realize a dream. She was running a community-supported agriculture venture for the Sisters of St. Benedict in St. Joseph. Together, they started a small farm near Watkins growing produce and garlic. That partnership has worked pretty well, growing over seven years into marriage, a baby, and now lots of lambs on the way. The transformation …

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Very often used in the diet, the garlic of bears is distinguished by the power of its smell and its unique flavour. It can be used to season a salad as well as to make it a pesto or to give a taste to grills. Unfortunately, a toxic plant looks a lot like it, and it is essential to know how to distinguish them. Explanations. How to recognize the garlic of bears? Also known as Allium ursinum, the garlic of bears has leaves of a soft green, long, f…

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