http://www.ruralec.com We see possibilities. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 15:20:39 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Here is an article I just wrote as part of a series for the Northfield News. As usual, I wait until the Tuesday after the first Saturday of the month when they publish my contributions. This is #5 of a long list of titles I have in process. From now ... http://www.ruralec.com/archives/950 This piece aired this morning on Minnesota Public Radio about our work launching new immigrant farming entrepreneurs or “agripreneurs”. Audio: /**/ http://www.ruralec.com/archives/946 Invisible Minority is the title of a new series that is being published by the Northfield News and started with the first edition last Saturday. I will be posting their web link to these special edition as it becomes available the Tuesday after it is printed. Stay tuned. http://www.ruralec.com/archives/945 It was over a year ago, when I heard of Riverbend Market Cooperative organizing meetings in Red Wing. I had already met with Latino families there in an effort to establish a presence and link local farmers with low income families. Our efforts in reaching out to potential future farmers ... http://www.ruralec.com/archives/943 Northfield Area FoundationContact: Reginaldo Haslett-Maroquin Northfield Area Foundation Seeks Applicants for Board of Advisors The Northfield Area Foundation (NAF) is seeking applicants from Northfield and the surrounding area to serve on its board of advisors. The nominating committee will review applicants and submit a slate of candidates to ... http://www.ruralec.com/archives/942 I just posted a brief 500 word column on the Northfield News describing one example of how we approach the issue of poverty through the development of food and agriculture enterprises. This is one more article in a series, I will place the names of all of the articles I ... http://www.ruralec.com/archives/941 At least here is one concrete step that our government has taken to accelerate the process of exposing the many ways we now poison ourselves through food and unhealthy farming practices. For our part, we know there is a lot more than just antibiotics, what about bug resistance to pesticides, ... http://www.ruralec.com/archives/936 Don't think it is a pipedream, it will come to your local farmer and to our area very soon. If anyone out there is working seriously on this issue, PLEASE drop us a note at the Rural Enterprise Center. There are many strategies to deal with this problem of meat ... http://www.ruralec.com/archives/933 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 activity, people come here to figure things out, to plan, to share ideas, to ... http://www.ruralec.com/archives/925 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. http://www.ruralec.com/archives/913