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Moonstone Farm

June 29, 2012 By admin

Long Range Vision Audrey Arner and Richard Handeen of Moonstone Farm raise cattle on 240 acres on a bluff above the Minnesota River in Montevideo, Minnesota. Since 1992, their cattle have been selected from a hardy, crossbred lineage and raised on diverse pastures. The intention is to provide their customers with a direct source for […]

Filed Under: Beef and Dairy, Business - family, Conservation, Conservation Aim, Corn & Soybeans, Cover Crops, Direct Marketing, Direct to Customer, Ecotourism, Agri-tourism and Educational Travel, Energy and Green Building, Erosion Control and Redirection, Farming, Ranching and Landscaping, Field Crops, Grass farming/free range, Guest House, Hay & Alfalfa, Hospitality, Internet/Website, Livestock, Marketing - Ag specific, Methods, Minnesota, On-Farm Visits, Organic farming, Practices, Renewable Energy, Riparian Buffer, Rotational Grazing, Solar, Tourism and Recreation, Water Quality

Mississippi Headwaters Hostel

June 29, 2012 By admin

Travel MN European Style There are 650 hostels in former West Germany. Minnesota has only three. The best of those, and likely the best hostel in the Midwest, is the Mississippi Headwaters Hostel nestled in the heart of Itasca State Park. Tom Cooper, who has managed Mississippi Headwaters Hostel during the last decade, thinks the […]

Filed Under: Birding, Canoeing & Boating, Cycling, Fishing, Hiking & Cross-Country Skiing, Hospitality, Hostel, Minnesota, Program - non-profit, Tourism and Recreation

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

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