Caux Round Table, Panel on Food and Agriculture
Although the name of the organization sounds very foreign to me, its purpose “Moral Capitalism for a Better World”, is not. That sounds like something we can agree with. I will be a panelist next...
View Article"From Commodity to Community"
This is the title of the Community Food Security Coalition’s conference in Des Moines, IA from October 10th to the 13th. According to the update from the Sustainable Farming Association of MN, this is...
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Can Community Supported Poultry Processing Work?
We posed this question to a group of farmers, food business owners, building/metal contractors, and low-income families in the Northfield/Faribault area. Their response was a solid “YES, it can work.”...
View Article10th Annual Globalization and Social Responsibility Conference
I will be presenting on a panel with two other distinguished local leaders of the Northfield area at St. Olaf College’s 10th Annual Globalization and Social Responsibility Conference to take place on...
View ArticleImmigrant Farming Conference Coming Up in Saint Paul, MN
The Minnesota Food Association is leading the organization of the 5th Immigrant Farming Conference in Saint Paul. Follow this link to the MN Food Association announcement about the conference. Below is...
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Celebrating Farming, Bringing it All Together, Days to Remember
I am writing this blog to create a record of some great things that happened at our demonstration site in the last two days. Although, barely one acre total, this place is becoming a magnet for...
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Community Outreach Partnership Gets off to a Good Start
In partnership with the program Achieve Ownership headed by Umbelina Treviño Cremer at the Three Rivers Community Action in Rochester, and Diana Lobo a Northfield based real state agent the Rural...
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The Future of Food & Farming: One-act play & community discussion
How can you support the next generation of farmers? What role can our community play in a sustainable regional food system? Rural Enterprise Center is eager to invite you to join the conversation at a...
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Building Support Infrastructure for the Long Haul
We often talk about support infrastructure as a key component of success in a systems change approach, no matter the target, the support infrastructure is critical. Last week we had a tremendous...
View ArticleTestimony to the Agriculture and Rural Economics Committee
Last February 14th, Senator Julie A. Rosen of Senate District 24 introduced S.F. No. 1713 -Immigrant and Minority Microloan program to the Agriculture and Rural Economics committee. I was invited to...
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