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Hiawatha’s Pantry

June 29, 2012 By admin

Where Do Food Dollars Go? Money flowing in and out of southeast Minnesota establishes economic patterns that either help or hurt the region’s economic well-being. Rural areas tend to import considerably more products/services than they export. As a result, more money flows out than flows in. Food purchasing patterns in southeast Minnesota suggest that outside […]

Filed Under: Buy Local, Community Development and Design, Consumption and Purchasing, Creating a More Localized Food System, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Minnesota, Program - non-profit, Program - university

Hiawatha Sustainable Woods Co-op

June 29, 2012 By admin

Environmentally Responsible Forestry The Hiawatha Sustainable Woods Cooperative (HSWC) is a timber management, processing, and marketing cooperative of local forest owners. Its purpose is to maximize the long-term aesthetic, ecological, economic, and recreational benefits from area forest resources. The Cooperative stresses environmentally responsible forestry which includes: * education; * professionally-trained foresters and loggers; * locally […]

Filed Under: Branding, Business - cooperative, Buy Local, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Forest Preservation and Restoration, Forestry, Forestry Cooperatives, Green Products, Harvesting Nature, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Responsible Purchasing, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises, Sustainable Management, Value added, Wildlife Management

Haubenschild Family Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Long-Time Dream Fulfilled Dennis and Marsha Haubenschild run their family dairy farm in Princeton, Minnesota. For years they toyed with the idea of turning manure waste into a useful energy source but, until recently, they rejected the idea because they associated it with high risks and costs. However, when their sons, Tom and Bryan, […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Biomass/biofuels, Business - family, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Developing new products, Energy and Green Building, Energy Efficiency, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Livestock, Management Concerns, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Processing, Renewable Energy, Soils & Compost, Value added, Waste Treatment, Water Quality

Harvest Moon Community Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Urban Youth Experience Rural Life Harvest Moon Community Farm receives many positive comments from the children who participate in its programs. Statements like, “We could make a lot of things from nature,” “I like the farm! It’s fun,” or “I had a great time. I thought it was really neat when we got to go […]

Filed Under: Aromatherapy, Massage and Reflexology, Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Children, Families and Learning, Early Childhood, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Enviromental Learning, Environmental Learning, Hospitality, Minnesota, Music, On-farm Workshops, Performing Arts, Program - non-profit, Retreat Center, Schooling, Textile Arts, Theater, Tourism and Recreation, Visual Arts, Wellness Workshops

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