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Bolt Enterprises

June 29, 2012 By admin

Young Entrepreneurs Business Opportunities through Learning and Technology (BOLT) Enterprises, a student-run business, provides a unique educational opportunity for young entrepreneurs attending Westbrook-Walnut Grove High School in Westbrook, Minnesota. BOLT Enterprises gives students the experience of running a real business, provides jobs, and manufactures a dynamite barbecue sauce, all on the high school campus. Students […]

Filed Under: Business - small (<20 employees), Children, Families and Learning, Consumption and Purchasing, Developing new products, Direct to customer/user, Food related, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Packaging, Processing, Program - non-profit, Responsible Purchasing, Support Students, Value added, Youth, Youth, Youth Businesses, Youth Leadership, Youth Workers

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

Bio Builder of Minnesota

June 29, 2012 By admin

Healthy Lakes Bio Builder of Alexandria designed a unique fertilizer to keep Minnesota lakes clean, while helping lakeshore owners grow healthy, green lawns. The fertilizer, Thrivin’ Natural™ and Organic Turfgrass, is made from corn distiller’s dried grain and rough fish. The environmentally friendly formula is phosphorous-free eliminating toxic run-off and protecting and maintaining lake water […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business to Business, Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Marketing to Government Agencies, Methods, Minnesota, Native Prairie Grasses, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Product Innovations, Soil Quality, Value added, Water Quality, Wetland Restoration, Youth, Youth Businesses

The Best-Kept Secret in Northwestern Minnesota

June 29, 2012 By admin

The Best-Kept Secret in Northwestern Minnesota Red Lake Falls — “A scenic community committed to learning, growth, compassion and heritage.” The mission says it well. One leader, who is one of those rare individuals who lives in the house his grandparents built, calls his town “the best-kept secret in northwest Minnesota.” He describes how you […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Civic Literacy & Leadership, Community Development and Design, Lifelong Learning, Minnesota, Northern Minnesota, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Rural Business Development, Youth

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