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		<title>Welcoming to our new MAST International Intern</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I’ve known Daniel Ajpop Garcia since he was a small boy in Totonicapan Guatemala. So I am really looking forward to his arrival in Minnesota this weekend – as a new Rural Enterprise Center intern and student in the University of Minnesota’s MAST International program. MAST stands for Minnesota Agricultural Student Trainee and its mission [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Supporting Regi and his family</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In case you haven&#8217;t heard, Rural Enterprise Center&#8217;s program director Reginaldo (Regi) Haslett-Marroquin&#8217;s home burned to the ground last Wednesday night, Nov. 23. Regi and his family, and their pets, are all fine &#8212; and for that we&#8217;re very grateful. People in the Northfield community and beyond are pulling together to support the family in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ruralec.com/archives/1217</link>
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		<title>Breaking Ground, Moving Forward</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Thank you to the contributors to both our Main Street Project and the Rural Enterprise Center fundraisers at GiveMN.org. We are already putting your support to work. This morning, Bob Kell our Training Farm and Agripreneur Incubator manager was out in the field observing the start of the work towards the first two year-round free [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ruralec.com/archives/1204</link>
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		<title>Rural Enterprise Center&#8217;s One Big Thing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Help meet the challenge of a fully funded incubator program. Watch how you can help agripreneur José succeed. DONATE NOW View campaign appeal online Download campaign appeal (PDF)]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ruralec.com/archives/1198</link>
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		<title>Immense learning from our first formal Agpripreneur Training Program experience!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Zenaida and Modesto want to grow corn and beans here, as they did in Mexico. Jaime is looking into land where he could build a coop and raise chickens with other training participants. Jose is eager to start working towards owning his own farm &#8212; he dreams that his children could experience growing up in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ruralec.com/archives/1188</link>
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		<title>Rural Enterprise Center&#8217;s Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin to speak at Headwaters Foundation for Justice Movement Buiding series</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Join the conversation on &#8220;Food Justice &#8212; Not Just for Foodies&#8221; on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 5:30 p.m. at Minneapolis&#8217; Riverview Cafe and Wine Bar. Check here for more details.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ruralec.com/archives/1174</link>
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		<title>Building Support Infrastructure for the Long Haul</title>
		<description><![CDATA[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 opportunity to take a huge step in building this support infrastructure. We were visited by a large number (over 60) of program officers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ruralec.com/archives/1169</link>
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		<title>Report from the field: Our Intern&#8217;s Reflections</title>
		<description><![CDATA[My name is Rafael Martinez and I am interning this summer with the Rural Enterprise Center. I am a student of agronomy at Monterrey Tech (ITESM), in Querétaro, México, interested in the relationship between nature and people through agriculture. My journey began 13 months ago, when I first came to the Midwest. That first summer [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ruralec.com/archives/1155</link>
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		<title>Off to a great start: the Agripreneur Training Program begins!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I want to be a real farmer. Honestly, you could say I don&#8217;t really have anything right now. I want information, ideas, experience, and support. But I do have this goal, and when you have a goal, you can reach it. I grew up on a farm helping my father grow corn, beans, and papaya, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.ruralec.com/archives/1150</link>
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		<title>Redefining the Role of Minorities in Sustainable Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Management</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will be tackling this issue this coming Saturday at the former Resource Center of the Americas from the perspective of the work that we do at the Rural Enterprise Center. If you come, be prepared to think of your neighborhood’s profile and if you would be willing to volunteer to be a drop-site coordinator [...]]]></description>
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