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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

Lutsen SNA

June 29, 2012 By admin

Exploring Mysteries For most of his adult life, Lloyd Scherer has spent winter days, backpack slung over his shoulder, traveling through the Lake Superior Highlands in Cook County. Now 82 years of age, it is still a rare day that does not find him exploring the mysteries of the northern old growth forest. “Even the […]

Filed Under: Business - self, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Forest Preservation and Restoration, Habitat Restoration, Land Trusts, Minnesota, Policy Tools, Preserving Greenspace, Program - government, Program - non-profit, Wildlife Management

Hiawatha Sustainable Woods Co-op

June 29, 2012 By admin

Environmentally Responsible Forestry The Hiawatha Sustainable Woods Cooperative (HSWC) is a timber management, processing, and marketing cooperative of local forest owners. Its purpose is to maximize the long-term aesthetic, ecological, economic, and recreational benefits from area forest resources. The Cooperative stresses environmentally responsible forestry which includes: * education; * professionally-trained foresters and loggers; * locally […]

Filed Under: Branding, Business - cooperative, Buy Local, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Consumption and Purchasing, Forest Preservation and Restoration, Forestry, Forestry Cooperatives, Green Products, Harvesting Nature, Minnesota, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Processing, Responsible Purchasing, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises, Sustainable Management, Value added, Wildlife Management

Farm on Wheels

June 29, 2012 By admin

Self-Reliance Linda Noble has known since the age of 12 that she wanted to be a farmer. She married a farmer (Mike) in 1977, and together they started raising hogs, and dairy cows, and rotationally growing alfalfa, corn, and beans. When the farm crisis of the late 80’s hit, they were forced to rethink theirincome […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Buy Local, Consumption and Purchasing, Direct: farmers markets, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Grass farming/free range, Hogs, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, Organic farming, Poultry, Responsible Purchasing

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