A Homegrown Economy Strengthening the economy in southeast Minnesota requires the focus and courage of community leaders’ convictions in recognizing the region’s unique attributes, one of them being food production. Farmers, businesses, citizens, investors and University of Minnesota resources, concentrating on common interests, can develop a strong economy that creates jobs and builds wealth locally. […]
Source Food Technology
An Appetizing Idea Almost five years ago, Rick Kiley, president of Source Food Technology, Inc.of Minneapolis, Minnesota, developed an innovative cholesterol- free shortening called Appetize®. With the help of Max Norris, from the Agricultural Utilization Research Institute (AURI), Rick hoped to find a market for his healthy and nutritious creation. Rick worked closely with scientist […]
Snowy Pines Restoration
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,” […]
Sno Pac Foods
World’s First Pete Gengler is happy that his family and its company, Sno Pac Foods, Inc., got into the organic food business early. Touting itself as the world’s first grower/processor of frozen organic vegetables, Sno Pac, located in Caledonia, Minnesota, is in its third generation of ownership. Pete Gengler’s mother, Darlene, is the last of […]
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