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Apply for the AMC 4-H Community Leadership Award

The Extension committee of the Association of Minnesota Counties (AMC) is seeking applications for youth-driven projects that respond to real community needs and make a great impact.
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Minnesota Master Naturalists guide children to green spaces

Pam Miller volunteers with Project GO’s Nature Explorers program for preschool children at Frontenac State Park. She completed the Minnesota Master Naturalist course at Whitewater State Park in 2021, ...
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Power planning: How transition planning empowers Minnesota’s farm families

In the next two decades, an estimated 70% of U.S. farmland will change hands, putting many family farms and their communities at a critical juncture.
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Boosting the safety of Minnesota’s cottage food marketplace

With more than 10,000 registered cottage food producers in the state, this micro-producer industry is thriving.
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Making money make sense

The Community Mentorship program is designed to help organizations serve their community through in-depth financial capability training.
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Deep winter greenhouses

Deep winter greenhouses (DWG) are passive-solar greenhouses that use the energy from the sun as the primary source of heat. A deep winter greenhouse in production. DWGs are built in an east-west ...
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Yard and Garden News

Asian lady beetles are drawn to soybean fields, where they feast on aphids throughout the growing season. But once the crops are harvested and temperatures begin to drop, the beetles start looking for ...
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Community Social Capital Model

Extension’s Community Social Capital Model shows the whole social capital picture. The term social capital was coined by social scientist James Coleman to describe community ties, and Robert Putnam ...
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Navigating tight margins in agriculture

Agriculture has always been shaped by highs and lows. We offer practical strategies to help farms stay resilient and financially sound during lean times.
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Cooking safely for a crowd

Learn how to plan, prepare, and serve food safely at any large group event. Includes a video and handouts. Learn by yourself or lead a group.
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Cooking Matters Minnesota

Cooking Matters Minnesota empowers families at risk of hunger with the skills, knowledge and confidence to make healthy, delicious and affordable meals.
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Calculating the economic impact of festivals and events

Economic impact includes direct, indirect, and induced effects. Direct effects are the initial change in the economy. For festivals and events, this is spending by attendees. It includes spending both ...