Southeast Foodshed Planning Initiative (SEFPI): engaging the analytical strength of the University of Minnesota to respond to issues articulated by citizens to build a regional food infrastructure for SE MN
More info HERE SEFPI Brochure
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SE Clean Energy Resource Team: collaborating with regional and UMN partners to promote renewable energy and conservation projects http://www.cleanenergyresourceteams.org/ and http://certs-se.org
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GreenStep Cities: Kasson City Council approved resolution to join this program that fosters 28 best practices focusing on cost savings & energy use reduction. Other SE MN cities that joined recently: Blackduck, Cottage Grove, Eagan, Edina, Elk River, Falcon Heights, Hoffman, Luverne, Mankato, Maplewood, Milan, Northfield, Rochester, Royalton, Saint Anthony. http://greenstep.pca.state.mn.us/
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Earth Partnership for Schools Summer Institute for Teachers July 25-29, 2011 at Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center: sponsoring an institute for K-12 teachers to learn about ecosystems through hands-on activities and how to make effective use of schoolyard ecological restoration sites as living laboratories for student learning. www.eagle-bluff.org/educator-workshops.html
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The ERC Library Collection: partnering with the Southeast Library System to share our growing collection of sustainable development materials and project documents through the public library system
Catalog of Materials
www.selco.info/display/lr/UMN+Experiment+in+Rural+Cooperation
The ERC Library Collection includes an online video series of public forums on rural sustainability www.selco.info/display/ps/rural+sustainability
ERC Library Collection Brochure
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Human Capital Fund: providing conference scholarships to SE residents. More...
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Managed Forest Land Property Tax Outreach: sponsored a University of Minnesota Extension educational program to help foresters, assessors, auditors and landowners understand the requirements and benefits of applicable MN property tax laws. Survey responses from attendees are being analyzed. Further sessions are waiting on changes to property tax laws by MN legislature. Property Tax Relief for Forest Landowners - and Property Tax and Incentive Payments
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Riverbend Market Cooperative: helping a community effort to develop a natural foods cooperative in Red Wing via UM research assistance. www.riverbendmarket.com
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Ridgeway Farm to School: supporting the launch of a Farm to School program at this rural K-5; providing seed funds and an opportunity to field-test the UMN online Farm to School toolkit (www.mn-farmtoschool.umn.edu). See the Spring 2010 Land Stewardship Letter for an article on this project. 2011 News
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Rural Food Distribution Hubs: The Rural Team at the Making Good Food Work conference in Detroit in April 2011 began designing two tools to build capacity around rural food distribution. We are partnering to develop a Decision Tree and put on a national webinar, What you Should Know about Rural Distribution Networks, by Spring 2012.
Team Roster. Conference presentation on Webinar project. What distinguishes RURAL food hubs?
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2010-11 SE Report
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