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Harvesting Paddlefish Caviar to Support Conservation and Community

June 29, 2012 By admin

Glendive Chamber of Commerce and Agriculture Glendive, Montana The small town of Glendive, Montana – divided by the Yellowstone River, the largest free-flowing river in North America – has attracted thousands of anglers from across the country for the challenge of catching the fifty to hundred-pound paddlefish that the ply the waters. The thriving populations […]

Filed Under: Business Development - Ag specific, Community Development and Design, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Cooperation with other organizations, Developing Models of Partnership, Developing new products, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Fish, Fishing, Fishing, Harvesting Nature, Montana, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Niche crops, Program - community, Sustainable Use, Tourism and Recreation

Round River Farm – Living Lightly

June 29, 2012 By admin

Sustainable Living in the North Woods David and Lise Abazs, and their sons Colby and Tremayne, run Round River Farm and Shalom Seed Sanctuary, which are nestled in the Sawtooth Mountains on the North Shore of Lake Superior. David and Lise Abazs grew up wanting to farm. They met in college, and during their last […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Business Development - Ag specific, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Developing new products, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Direct: farm stand, Energy and Green Building, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Food related, Fruits, Greenhouse Production, Horticultural crops, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Practices, Rainwater collection and Recycling, Renewable Energy, Soil Quality, Soils & Compost, Solar, Starting a business, Vegetables, Wind

Life Design Organics

June 29, 2012 By admin

Organic All the Way Whole Farm Co-op producers Betty and Dale Noordmans manage Life Design Organics on their farm just west of Hancock, Minnesota. Along with their four children: Melissa, Amy, Jason and Jennifer, the Noordmans’ are in their 7th year of organic production on their 550 acre farm. Both Dale and Betty grew up […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Cover Crops, Crop Rotation & Intercropping, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Flame Weeding, Human Health, Methods, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Organic farming, Packaging, Practices, Processing, Small Grains, Sunflowers, Value added, Weed Control

Bayfront Harvest Festival

June 29, 2012 By admin

Lasting Links In 1990 a group of farmers, social justice activists and local church members got together at the first Local Changes for Global Solutions Conference. The goal of the conference was to provide a forum for discussion of environmental, peace, and justice issues while initiating lasting links between urban and rural communities. Out of […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Biodiversity, Buy Local, Community Development and Design, Conservation, Consumption and Purchasing, Creating a More Localized Food System, Cultural Preservation, Direct: farmers markets, Educational Opportunities, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Environment, econ, culture, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Festivals, Festivals, Heritage Tourism, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Organic farming, Pesticide Reduction, Practices, Program - non-profit, Promoting History & Culture, Regionalized Cooperation, Rural Business Development, Rural/urban connection, Sustainable Regional Economy, Sustainable Use, Tourism and Recreation, Water Quality, Weed Control

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