Garden Freshness at Sower's Harvest Farm
Cody and Clancy Korowski offer not just one, but at least four different ways to get their Sower’s Harvest Farm produce.
The couple have a farm store and a farmstand at their Fergus Falls area farm plus they sell at the Fergus Falls Farmers Market on Saturdays during the market season from 9-1. They also have a second farm store location, this one is located in Glenwood, MN. A friend from the community (where Cody and Clancy once lived) manages that site.
And to think it all started only five years ago, when Cody sought a healthier lifestyle.
Cody grew up in Little Falls and worked on several dairy farms, but he had little experience growing a garden. That changed when he made a health reset.
“We do what we do because I was overweight and miserable in my early 20s,” he said. “Until I got in shape and healthier, I couldn’t live the life God was calling me to live. I was lethargic, overweight and exhausted. I was on the common diet — frozen pizzas and not a lot of vegetables.”
He was living in Glenwood and began a learning how to be healthier. He started with bagged lettuce from the grocery store, but the quality compared to fresh lettuce left a lot to be desired.
“It sucked,” he said. “I did it because I needed to change. But once I discovered how good well-grown, fresh produce tasted, I wanted to be healthy because it was enjoyable to eat healthy.”
Cody made plans to grow his own vegetables.
He became a student once again, this time his studies focused on organic production and nature. Cody became a backyard gardener.
“I got into farming because I am health nut and a nature lover, but, after high school, I lost my touch with nature,” he said. “I needed to get it back.”
Growing his own food, was enjoyable — but then there was the weeding. He remembered the task well from the time spent weeding the family garden.
Through his new venture, Cody learned farming methods that greatly reduced weed pressure. Today he raises fruits and vegetables in a no-till method on raised beds. Tarping and landscape fabric help with weed control.
“I wanted to grow my own food. I started a little veggie garden,” he said,”but then I realized I would need more food to feed me. (I eat a lot). Then I learned about small-scale farming. I was hooked. That was 5 years ago and I am more hooked now than I was then.”
Books and YouTube have been great resources in his journey as well as experience.
As his garden — 3/4 of on acre in Glenwood — produced, Cody began selling it at the Glenwood Farmers Market and he also established a farm store for customers to purchase vegetables throughout the week.
His venture was a success, but there was a problem. Cody was running out of room for the production he needed.
Cody and Clancy married last year and moved to Fergus Falls which is Clancy’s hometown. They purchased an 11-acre farm and began preparing it for a larger scale market garden farm.
It wasn’t a simple process of merely tilling the land. There was clean up of the property including removing tires and metal.
They prepared a two acre spot for the beginning of their Fergus Falls garden. The area is enclosed with a high fence to keep deer out. There is also fencing in the ground to keep critters at bay.
Inside the fence, they’ve constructed 3 30-by-96 foot high tunnels and another 3 14-by-96 high tunnels. The space between the structures isn’t going to waste. Those areas are additional garden.
What isn’t planted in vegetables is planted in ground cover to add nutrients to the soil and eliminate a muddy yard.
The plants are started in the high tunnels. They use no-till gardening, tilling the ground only once before planting.
While the two acres is fairly flat, drainage has also been part of the plan. A heavy rain event, or melting snow, depending on the season, will run into a ditch area Cody developed when preparing the land.
“We grow most of the veggies and have walk-in coolers and a root storage room,” he said. “This year we are hopefully adding canned and dried goods. We also grow in winter and hope to sell through Christmas 2026. We would have root crops, squash, potatoes, fresh greens and more for sale during this time.”
Thanks to the high tunnels and some warm spring weather, the two were able to open the farm store on April 18. The farm store will be open regularly on Saturdays from 8-12 plus a farmstand which is open 24/7. It’s self serve with a payment system for credit cards, Venmo and cash. The Glenwood Farm Store will open mid-May. For more information on Sower’s Harvest Farm and what is offered, check out their webpage at sowersharvestfarm.com.
The early spring harvest has included cucumbers, young romaine lettuce, butterhead lettuce, salad mix and spinach.
There’s more to come as their diverse production yields through the seasons. They will have strawberries, cantaloupe and watermelon on the fruit side and a wide variety of vegetables including potatoes, sweet potatoes, cucumbers, radishes, carrots and more.
“We grow most of the veggies and have walk-in coolers and a root storage room,” Cody said. “This year we are hopefully adding canned and dried goods. We also grow in winter and hope to sell through Christmas 2026. We would have root crops, squash, potatoes, fresh greens anymore for sale during this time
Cody is a software developer with hopes that the market farm can be full-time vocation for the couple.
For more information, check out their website sowersharvestfarm.com.
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Glenwood Farm Store - 17112 Golf Course Rd, Glenwood, MN -(open mid-May)
Fergus Falls Farm Store and Farmstand - 24712 225th St., Fergus Falls, MN
