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A Multitude of Opportunities: From Dinosaurs to a Farmers’ Diner

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Multitude of Opportunities: From Dinosaurs to a Farmers’ Diner “Things have snowballed,” observes one resident about all the changes going on in Glendive, Montana. “Negativism is being replaced by enthusiasm for diverse projects.” Community members from many backgrounds and interests are joining together to help grow Glendive, beautify the community with cleanups and artistic […]

Filed Under: Arts & Crafts, Arts and Culture, Buy Local, Community Development and Design, Consumption and Purchasing, Food and Beverage, Montana, Murals, Northwest Area Foundation Horizons Project, Program - community, Public Planning, Restaurant or Cafe, Sourced from Cooperative Enterprises, Tourism and Recreation, Visual Arts

Casa Nueva

June 29, 2012 By admin

Back in 1987, a tiny corner restaurant opened on slanted West State Street in Athens, Ohio. It was different from the other eateries in Athens in one very important way: the cooks, dishwashers, servers and hostesses weren’t just hired help at Casa Nueva, they owned it as members of the Worker-Owned Restaurant Corporation. Were they […]

Filed Under: Appalachia, Arts and Culture, Business - cooperative, Community Development and Design, Culinary Arts, Culinary Experiences, Developing Models of Partnership, Food and Beverage, Ohio, Restaurant or Cafe, Small Business, Tourism and Recreation

La Mision de San Miguel

June 29, 2012 By admin

Blending Culture and Commerce Patagonia, Arizona Part musical venue, part museum, part restaurant and social gathering spot, La Mision de San Miguel adds a high octane dose of culture, conversation, and commerce to the small rural Arizona town of Patagonia. The iconographic manifestation of a vision of local entrepreneur Cecilia San Miguel, La Mision de […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Branding, Business - small (<20 employees), Business Development and Marketing, Developing new products, Food and Beverage, Food related, Kellogg (non-food & ag), New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), Restaurant or Cafe, Starting a Business, Tourism and Recreation

Agua Linda

June 29, 2012 By admin

A Seasonal Menu of Farm Experiences Amado, AZ Harvest spring lettuce, wander a corn maze, pick pumpkins, flock with the sheep in the petting zoo. Whatever the season, Agua Linda Farm in Amado, Arizona, offers a buffet of reasons to keep coming back to the farm throughout the year. And that’s just how owner Stewart […]

Filed Under: Arizona, Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Business - small (<20 employees), Children, Families and Learning, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Corn Mazes, Direct: farm stand, Direct: u-pick, Diversified, Diversified farming (USDA stories), Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Environmental Learning, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Festivals, Food and Beverage, Fruits, Grass farming/free range, Heritage Tourism, Horticultural crops, Hospitality, Internet/Website, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, New products or Services (ag and non-ag- based), On-Farm Visits, Processing, Restaurant or Cafe, Tourism and Recreation, Value added, Vegetables, Water Quality

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