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Circle – A Great Place to be Around

June 29, 2012 By admin

Circle – A Great Place to be Around “Keeping our community connected remains our priority here in Circle,” comments a local resident. Such priorities resound through a flurry of local revitalization projects strengthened by the community’s participation in Horizons, a community leadership development program sponsored by the Northwest Area Foundation. One such project stemmed from […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Exchanging Labor for Learning, Internet and High-tech, Mentoring Programs, Montana, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Youth, Youth Workers

Midheaven Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Biodynamic Farming Dewane Morgan’s diverse Midheaven Farm is spread out on the sandy loam soils left by the glaciers that shaped northern Minnesota. Fields of alfalfa provide hat for the beef cows, and are also grazed by the cattle as part of a regular rotation. Native prairie grasses are also used extensively on the farm. […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Biodynamics, Business - family, Children, Families and Learning, Community Supported Agriculture, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Developing new products, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Exchanging Labor for Learning, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Food related, Hay & Alfalfa, Horticultural crops, Livestock, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Non-GMO, Organic farming, Packaging, Processing, Rotational Grazing, Small Grains, Soil Quality, Soils & Compost, Value added, Vegetables, Youth, Youth Workers

Gardens of Eagan

June 29, 2012 By admin

Diversifying the Farm Atina and Martin Diffley have earned a lot of loyal customers at their organic fruit and vegetable stand in Eagan. Although the stand is currently in the middle of a confusing array of road construction signs and detours, the taste of their produce keeps people coming back for more. The Diffley’s have […]

Filed Under: Branding, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Business to Business: Natural Food Stores, Buy Local, Children, Families and Learning, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: farm stand, Diversified, Exchanging Labor for Learning, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Horticultural crops, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Organic farming, Vegetables, Youth

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