It’s the glint in his eyes and the mischievous delight in his voice that draws one in to Steve Enger. As he spins tales and visions of abandoned farm equipment turned into marketing props and catapults—an old grainery meticulously renovated into a haunted house, and farmland magically transformed each fall into an intricate maze carved […]
White Earth Land Recovery Project
Culturally Whole White Earth Land Recovery Project (WELRP), distributes traditional foods like maple syrup, hominy corn and wild rice through its retail arm, Native Harvest, working together to make a fractured culture whole. In an old farmhouse near Round Lake, 12 miles from the village of Ponsford on the White Earth Indian Reservation in northwestern […]
Science and Math Summer Program
Reconnecting with Nature and Culture For Generations, the Ojibwe people lived off the land in what is now northern Minnesota. They harvested wild rice, medicinal herbs, and wild fruits, hunted and fished, collected maple sap and boiled it down into syrup, and built canoes, baskets, and seasonal lodging. Their way of life requires strong analytical […]
Paradise Prairie Products
Representing Plainview A thriving economy begins first with entrepreneurs. They, as it is said, are the yeast of the economy that spur business growth and economic development. Rural communities in southeast Minnesota – to maintain and nurture their vitality and sustain their local economies – must support entrepreneurs who build local businesses. They are essential […]