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Source is a magazine of Extension that highlights how we bring Minnesotans together to build a better future through University science-based knowledge, expertise and training.
This edition of Source provides a glimpse of how Extension’s educational programs are making a difference — supporting green energy, producing safe, affordable food, and inspiring the next generation of community leaders. To enjoy more stories like this, subscribe to the Source newsletter for monthly updates.
Current issue: Winter 2025-26
Starry Trek 2025
Starry Trek began in 2017 as an effort to catch the aquatic invasive alga starry stonewort in its tracks.
Animal ambitions
More than 16,500 young people in the 4-H Youth Development program are involved in 4-H animal science projects.
Minnesota Master Naturalists
This nonprofit organization is powered by University of Minnesota Extension volunteers.
Sunlit pastures
University of Minnesota agrivoltaics research may yield dual harvests of food and energy.
Green skills and tiny buildings
Students from Cloquet and Wrenshall are gaining valuable, hands-on experience working alongside industry experts.
Community Climate Leaders
A new eight-week program teaches participants how to build climate resilience in their own communities.
Making money make sense
Partnering with local organizations provides relevant financial education across Twin Cities communities.
Power planning
In the next two decades, an estimated 70% of U.S. farmland will change hands.
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.
Better together
Ellen Wolter doesn’t see rural and urban communities as worlds apart.
Credits
Executive Editor: Becky Beyers
Managing Editor: Catherine Dehdashti
Writers: Becky Beyers, Catherine Dehdashti, Rebecca Froehlich, Britta Greene, Emily Haeg Nguyen, Maggie Frazier, Sarah Jackson, Elyse Paxton, Kelly Petersen, Anna Wagner Schliep
Designer: Michael Donahue
Photography: Catherine Dehdashti, Ben Garvin, Susanne Hinrichs, Sara Holger, Emma Johnson, Braedyn Kowalkowski, Derek Montgomery, Joel Morehouse, Stephanie O’Donnell, Antonio Richardson, Cory Ryan, Scott Streble, Marina Que, Anna Wagner Schliep. Other photos provided by sources.
Address correspondence and requests for reprints to Catherine Dehdashti, Source, University of Minnesota Extension,
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Past issues
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- From the Dean - Spring 2025
- Detectives of the field
- Northern forests of the future
- Let’s talk about accessibility in 4-H
- Flower farming education and research energize a bloom boom
- Relishing rural Minnesota
- Restocking resilience with Minnesota’s rural grocery stores
- Q and A with Eric Mousel
- Master Gardeners 2024 seed trial winners
- Education, of course
- About Source: Spring 2025
- From the Dean - Fall 2024
- Beekeeping past, present and future
- Gathering seeds, restoring prairie
- Getting smart about water quality on the farm
- The power of invitation
- Fair Foodie Challenge
- 4-H’ers pledge their hands to larger service
- Farmer-driven solution from Australia gets the Minnesota test
- Lesser known trees and shrubs
- Hybrid rye in the organic pig’s trough
- North Star and Lone Star states get together on livestock biosecurity
- About Source: Fall 2024
- From the Dean - Spring 2024
- Sustainability ripples through Greater Minnesota
- Extension interns make the most from agriculture and natural resources experiences
- Featured farm-to-school farmer: Rae Rusnak, L&R Produce
- The youngest field experts
- Giving gardens
- Transforming food shelves
- Staying on top with sugarbeets
- Welcoming Communities: New York Mills
- Hands-on calving practice with Helga the Hereford
- About Source: Spring 2024
- From the Dean - Fall 2023
- New growth for agritourism
- Cheers to the hazelnuteers
- Veterans of nature
- Exploring African plants
- Dairy, the organic way
- 50 years of Cow-Calf Days
- When corn becomes a weed
- Nature nurtures men and fathers
- Annie's Project: Celebrating 20 years
- Cooking Matters guides teens toward healthier futures
- 50 years of 4-H State Arts-In
- About Source: Fall 2023
- From the Dean - Spring 2023
- A patchwork of new experiences for Minnesota beekeeper
- Gardening for change
- Every drop counts in Minnesota’s thirstiest soils
- A sense of belonging in 4-H
- The power and pull of the 4-H dog project
- Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit study informs decisions
- Climate-stressed broccoli gets help from U of M research
- Cold-hardy roses without all the fuss
- A hard look at winter cereal crops
- All fired up for farm safety
- Connect at a county fair this summer
- Communicating about climate
- From the dean - Fall 2022
- 4-H'ers learn culinary skills and science
- Parenting together while living apart
- Creative Master Gardeners make learning stick
- Veteran's budding career plan grows with Extension internship
- New insect pests create soybean concerns
- Emerging farmers eye dairy enterprises
- Exploring success across Minnesota's headwaters region
- Get to know groundwater
- Making the healthy choice the easy choice since 1992
- About Source: Fall 2022
- From the dean - Spring 2022
- Dairy producers connect about robotic milking
- Future shines bright for solar schools
- Think like a 4-H’er
- Preventing injuries for our newest farmers
- Strategic farming series addresses tar spot in corn
- From field to tofu
- Kernza meets the kitchen
- Preventing diabetes becomes possible with education, caring support
- Q and A on tourism
- Beneficial bugs
- Master Gardener volunteers build resilience, responsibility
- About Source: Spring 2022
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