MPR Coverage of our Work in Northfield

Posted by Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin on August 30, 2010

This piece aired this morning on Minnesota Public Radio about our work launching new immigrant farming entrepreneurs or “agripreneurs”.

Audio:

Minnesota Effort Seeks to Ease Rural Poverty Through ‘Agripreneurship’

Posted by Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin on July 8, 2010

This is the title of an article and audio program produced by Sharon Rolenc, of Public News Service of Minnesota. To read the article and listen to the recorded interview follow this link.

Want to Hear our Whole Story?

Posted by Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin on February 25, 2010

I did an interview recently for Wayne Eddy’s show at KYMN Radio in Northfield. First half hour was very much mundane stuff, then we got into the more intricate workings of the Rural Enterprise Center, our strategies and approach, processes and politics associated with the work I do for Main Street Project’s Rural Enterprise Center.

The whole interview is about 2 hours, but it is only after 30 minutes that things get a more articulated representation of the work we are doing to build a regional system that can support a new system for promoting economic development my maximizing the regional assets in the food and agriculture sector.

If you are very interested in what we do, this interview pulls out a lot of material that is hard to get into a document, and although we are working on writing down the whole system in a formal publication, this is a great preview of what will come later.

Hillside Farmers Cooperative, Something new in South East Minnesota

Posted by Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin on December 7, 2009

Here is a link to a recent article by Edible Twin Cities about our emerging Hillside Farmers Cooperative that we started this year to unite the farmers entering free range poultry, grains and vegetable production supported through our program for the Northfield, Cannon Falls and Red Wing region.

Press Coverage of CAC-Main Street Project Partnership

Posted by Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin on October 10, 2007

Today’s Northfield News had an article on the CAC-Main Street Project partnership that I blogged recently. Below is the whole article, new information on the origin of the funds was provided by Jim Blaha which Jaci Smith, Managing Editor at the NN’s included in the final article.

Than you Jaci for such a wonderful support of this important work in our community.

Community Action Center’s Newcomer Project gives aid

By JACI SMITH
Managing Editor

Wednesday, October 10, 2007

NORTHFIELD – Two local programs with common goals have joined forces to help newcomers to Northfield find work and get involved in the community.

WAIT! There is more to read… read on »

Northfield’s Connection to Maltrata, Veracruz, Mexico

Posted by Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin on August 29, 2007

There was an article on the Northfield News today by Stepanie Soucheraythat relates to this title.  It may be a good time to clarify that we don’t have credible population census data, there is concensus on this fact among professionals in the Latino community, but from interacting constantly with a community one gets a feeling of who is who, this is where my numbers come from.  I am currently looking into asking for help from St. Olaf and Carleton colleges to see if we can get a better handle on the Latino population data in Northfield, not only to have better information, but because it is important for our strategic planning as organizations and for the city’s own planning.  I will keep you posted.

You can read the article below, or directly by clicking on the link above.