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Harvest Moon Community Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Urban Youth Experience Rural Life Harvest Moon Community Farm receives many positive comments from the children who participate in its programs. Statements like, “We could make a lot of things from nature,” “I like the farm! It’s fun,” or “I had a great time. I thought it was really neat when we got to go […]

Filed Under: Aromatherapy, Massage and Reflexology, Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Children, Families and Learning, Early Childhood, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Enviromental Learning, Environmental Learning, Hospitality, Minnesota, Music, On-farm Workshops, Performing Arts, Program - non-profit, Retreat Center, Schooling, Textile Arts, Theater, Tourism and Recreation, Visual Arts, Wellness Workshops

The Eagle Bluff Environmental Education Center

June 29, 2012 By admin

Teaching Life Skills Eagle Bluff Environmental Education Center (EBEEC) has been quietly fostering respect for the environment and teaching students and visitors life skills for nearly 20 years. Beginning as the Forest Resource Center, the site became known as Eagle Bluff in 1997, and has been growing to meet the expanded demand for classes ever […]

Filed Under: Children, Families and Learning, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Enviromental Learning, Environmental Learning, Minnesota, Program - non-profit, Schooling, Tourism and Recreation

Big Stone Lake: A Vision for the Future

June 29, 2012 By admin

The CUP is Half-Full in the Big Stone Lake Area No, CUP is not a typo. It is a philosophy and a vital partnership on the western border of Minnesota that started when people from nine communities across the area got together to discuss their future at a Blandin Community Investment Partnership (BCIP) meeting. It […]

Filed Under: Arts and Culture, Canoeing & Boating, Children, Families and Learning, Civic Literacy & Leadership, Community Development and Design, Community-Based Approach, Cultural Preservation, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Entrepreneurship and Small Business, Environmental Education Programs, Environmental Learning, Family Entertainment and Activities, Internet and High-tech, Lifelong Learning, Mainstreet, Minnesota, Multi-Generational Recreation Center, Program - community, Program - university, Promoting Community Interaction on Common Goals, Regionalized Cooperation, Rural Business Development, Tourism and Recreation, Youth

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