Prairie Ally Outdoor Center

04/27/2026

🌼🌱 Growing Great Gardeners 🌱🌼

Ready to dig in and grow something amazing? Students in grades 1–12 are invited to join this fun, hands-on flower gardening workshop! We’ll explore the magical journey of a seed—from soil to sprout to bloom 🌸

Kids will:
🌿 Learn the basics of flower care
🌿 Try soil blocking
🌿 Plant their very own seeds

Each participant will head home with a flower in a terracotta pot and a soil block to keep the growing going!
Get ready for a little mess, a lot of fun, and tons of inspiration 🌞

📍 Details:
Class #: M200
👩‍🌾 Instructor: Lisa Hamann, Owner of Century Willow LLC
📅 Date: Saturday, May 16
⏰ Time: 10:00–10:45 AM
📌 Location: Generations (105 S Estey St, Luverne)
💲 Fee: $10

📞 Register Today!
Contact Community Education at 507-283-4724

04/27/2026

There are several funding and support options available for small‑scale pollinator habitat projects in urban and home garden settings. Programs like the USDA’s Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) offer financial and technical assistance for planning, planting and maintaining native pollinator plantings, and partnerships through the Regional Conservation Partnership Program can connect projects with additional funding from organizations focused on habitat conservation. Other sources such as the Xerces Society provide grants and expertise, and working with local conservation districts or your NRCS office can help you identify opportunities that fit your project goals.

Full Article: https://extension.sdstate.edu/funding-opportunities-small-scale-pollinator-habitats-guide-urban-and-home-garden-projects

04/21/2026

Harvest alert! Ever tried nettle? We'll allow visitors to go off trail this week in our prairie to harvest nettle (shown in the first photo). WEAR GLOVES to harvest and handle the plants due to the needle-like fibers on their leaves and stems. Cut stems to harvest. Bag them, rinse, and sautee or steam for tender, nutrient packed greens....they won't stay young and tender much longer, so get out there! You can also harvest and dry for tea for nettle's health properties.
In the food forest: sochan/cut leaf coneflower (photos 2 and 3), asparagus, chives, and walking/Egyptian onion tops. Cut or gently break stems to harvest each.

04/21/2026

Come create mosaic designs for stepping stones that will be placed at Prairie Ally! Come and go 11am-1pm Mon, May 4-Wed, May 6 at Generations formerly Luverne Senior Citizens in Luverne.
Made possible with support from the MN River Valley Area Agency on Aging and the Southwest Initiative foundation.

04/17/2026

First blooms up to bat! Plum (heaven scented), honeyberry, and nanking cherry.

03/20/2026

Rummage sale, pick your price style, at Prairie Ally now through Monday...a little of this, a little of that- books, dishes, knick knacks, furniture, misc. We need it gone!

03/16/2026

We only have 5 spots left for my sourdough class!! Grab a friend and come have fun learning how to make sourdough.

I have had some questions about the class I’m teaching. Here are some more details below! It will be on April 18th - 9am at The Place in luverne! If you have any more questions please reach out! Payment via Venmo or cash will save your spot!

03/11/2026

The official Farm Week schedule is here! Check out all the fun events going on next week.

02/04/2026

Downloadable coloring pages for kids (and kids at heart)!

01/28/2026

Do you love Prairie Ally? There is a rare rental opening in the duplex on the property...you'll live surrounded by the prairie, wetlands, and food forest! Reach out for an application if interested.

This 750 square feet Single Family home has 2 bedrooms and 1 bathroom. It is located at 308 N Blue Mound Ave, Luverne, MN.