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Our Youth, Our Future

June 29, 2012 By admin

Our Youth, Our Future On the tail end of the Flathead Reservation, the town of Arlee nestles in the Jocko Valley of Montana’s Mission Mountains. While many small towns suffer from a slowing inertia, Arlee residents are bringing new life to their community through innovative initiatives. From Chocolate Festivals to art mentoring, Arlee residents are […]

Filed Under: Aquatic Center, Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Community-Based Approach, Educational Opportunities, Family Entertainment and Activities, Montana, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Rural Business Development, Youth, Youth Leadership

Drake Family Farms LLC

June 29, 2012 By admin

Farming Kids West Jordan, Utah Situated in the Salt Lake Valley in West Jordan, Utah, about 10 miles from Salt Lake City to the north, Drake Family Farms milks profits from a herd of dairy goats, enduring the rapidly changing landscape of agriculture and land use. A Utah Century Farm owned by Jeanette and Ron […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Developing new products, Direct: farm stand, Direct: farmers markets, Direct: u-pick, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Internet/Website, Livestock, Mail/Telephone Order, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-food ag-related, Poultry, Processing, Product Innovations, Sheep and goats, Utah, Value added

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

Hell’s Backbone Grill

June 29, 2012 By admin

Food as Meditation Boulder, Utah · By Rose Houk At dusk on a summer evening, honey-warm light shines from the expanse of windows in the large timber and tin-roofed building. Kids tumble on the lawn out front, and horses graze in lush green grass in the pasture. While people dine in shorts and t-shirts on […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Business - small (<20 employees), Buy Local, Consumption and Purchasing, Culinary Arts, Food and Beverage, Restaurant or Cafe, SW book, Tourism and Recreation, Utah

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