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Primus Fresh-Air-Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Improving the Environment Just north of Sauk Centre, Minnesota, a few miles off Highway 27, you will find the lush green landscape of Marty and Georgiann’s 198-acre Primus Fresh-Air-Farm. Here they live with their four children, Meagan, Joshua, Benjamin and Abbeylyn where they are dedicated to the idea of improving the environment by keeping the […]

Filed Under: Air Quality, Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Business to Business: Cooperatives, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: farm stand, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Livestock, Low Input, Management Concerns, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Pest Management, Poultry, Practices, Responsible Purchasing, Rotational Grazing, Soil Quality

Garden Farme

June 29, 2012 By admin

Community Supported Agriculture: A Vital Link in the Food Web Garden Farme is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm in Ramsey County. It was started by Peter Seim in 1998 on land owned by Bruce Bacon. Pete studied environmental science and his interest in soil and water quality extended into agriculture, particularly sustainable agriculture. World […]

Filed Under: Business - family, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Direct: Community Supported Agriculture, Diversified, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Habitat Restoration, Horticultural crops, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, No-till, On-Farm Visits, Permaculture, Practices, Tourism and Recreation, Vegetables

Morris: Investing in Community

June 29, 2012 By admin

Renaissance on the Prairie A renaissance is underway in Morris; a rebirth of community connections and involvement designed to highlight the town’s many resources and the good quality of life in west central Minnesota. Through working with Blandin Community Investment Partnership (BCIP) the people of Morris have greatly expanded opportunities for youth, and taken steps […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Business Expo, Children, Families and Learning, Community Development and Design, Cultural Preservation, Educational Opportunities, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Internet and High-tech, Mentoring Programs, Minnesota, Murals, Prairie Restoration, Program - community, Program - government, Program - university, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Service Learning, Visual Arts, Youth

Snowy Pines Restoration

June 29, 2012 By admin

Message in a Bottle Greg and his wife, Marcia Rapatz’s passion for trees led to the creation of Snowy Pines Reforestation, a service-oriented forestry business committed to sustainable forestry and reforestation near Browerville, MN. Combined, Greg and Marcia have over 45 years of forestry experience. “Planting trees is like sending a message in a bottle,” […]

Filed Under: Air Quality, Business - cooperative, Business - mid-sized (>21 employees), Community Development and Design, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Energy and Green Building, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Forestry, Forestry Cooperatives, Green or Natural Building/architecture, Harvesting Nature, Minnesota, Passive Solar Design, Responsible Purchasing, Sustainable Management, Water Quality, Wildlife Management

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