A Place to Live and Work Paul and Ramona Garver’s farm lies on the South Dakota border, three miles from Hendricks, Minnesota. After years of leasing a ranch in Montana, the Garvers decided they wanted to own the land on which they live and work. In 1996, Paul and Ramona purchased the 80 acres of […]
Chiselled Edge
The Art of Chiseled-Sculpted Furniture Mike Schluender taught himself the fine art of producing chiseled-sculpted, 19th-century style hardwood furniture and then found the career of his dreams when he opened Chiseled Edge, a quality custom furniture shop, in Browerville, Minnesota, in 1991. Mike began building furniture as a child. He made little chairs out of […]
Chickens in the City
Doing the Funky Chicken In the backyard of her South Minneapolis home, Louise Hotka, is retaining a small bit of her farming past. Through her urban farming experience, she is also providing for her household and changing the way people think about the possibilities of their own city backyards. Louise raises chickens and finds that […]
Centro Campesino
Phrases of Hope Centro Campesino, located in downtown Owatonna, Minnesota, is a non-profit, membership organization formed by migrant farmworkers in response to problems they face in their working and living conditions. A conversation with Centro Campesino organizers is sprinkled with poetic phrases, phrases of hope — Hasta la Victoria — until the victory. Through: * […]
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