AUSTIN, Minn. — Soil health and land stewardship have been motivations for Austin farmer Tom Finnegan for decades. Finnegan and his family farm corn, soybeans, small grains, cover crops and sunflowers ...

It's no secret that Austinites love supporting local. If you cherish your weekend trip to the local farmers market to look for fresh produce and meat, you may be heading to one of the best in America.

Farmshare Austin is helping strengthen local food systems while making fresh, healthy produce more accessible to Central Texas families. On Studio 512, Executive Director Andrea Abel shared how the ...

Fresh produce, friendly faces, handmade goods, and a strong coffee scent wafting through the air. These are the sights and smells shoppers will find at Austin’s first and longest-running farmers’ ...

Austin farmer Tom Finnegan chats with someone in front of his crop of sunflowers Aug. 8, 2025, during a field day on the Finnegan Farm in Austin, Minnesota.