When Jerry and Linda Jennissen’s daughter Alise, then 17, returned to Jer-Lindy Farms in Brooten after a 4-H trip to Wisconsin, she proposed to re-focus the family dairy on farmstead artisan cheese. The parents supported the idea, and today, Alise and husband Lucas Sjostrom – both University of Minnesota alumni — operate the farm with the Jennissens.

They have made a new name for themselves: Redhead Creamery.

That was the venue for the second annual Agritourism Exchange on Nov. 13, co-hosted by University of Minnesota Extension and Minnesota Farmers Union. About 65 people came from across Minnesota to exchange ideas about diversifying farm income and connecting directly with consumers through agritourism.

“We also welcomed Minnesota’s Commissioner of Agriculture, Thom Petersen; State Se

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