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Badgersett Research Farms

June 29, 2012 By admin

Growing Nuts in Canton, Minnesota To most people, the term “woody agriculture” is an unfamiliar concept. Woody agriculture refers to the growing of domesticated woody perennial crops such as in the accompanying image of a hazelnut plant on Badgersett Research Farm. The nuts can be harvested annually as a staple commercial foodproduct. Domesticated plants and […]

Filed Under: Biomass/biofuels, Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Business Development - Ag specific, Business Development and Marketing, Business Planning, Business planning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Energy and Green Building, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Horticultural crops, Minnesota, No-till, Nuts, Practices, Renewable Energy, Southeast Minnesota, Sustainable Use

Angry Trout Café

June 29, 2012 By admin

Out of this World At first, one might think it is the succulent plates of fresh salmon and Lake Superior trout that draw people to the Angry Trout Café’s door in droves, but it’s not just a satisfied stomach that people leave with. It’s true, the food is out of this world, but customers also […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business - family, Business - small (<20 employees), Business Development and Marketing, Business Planning, Buy Local, Composting, Conservation, Consumption and Purchasing, Culinary Arts, Energy and Green Building, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Fish, Fishing, Food and Beverage, Green Products, Harvesting Nature, Local foods systems, Marketing, Minnesota, MN Book, Northern Minnesota, Organic, Regional Arts, Responsible Purchasing, Restaurant or Cafe, Rural/urban connection, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises, Tourism and Recreation, Waste Reduction

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