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Extension’s employees, participants, volunteers and friends all have been supportive as changes have been made, often on short notice, in response to COVID-19 and its associated issues. This edition of Source includes many stories about Extension’s impact in recent months.
Shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic, Extension and partners conducted research focus groups with 37 directors, staff and clients for five rural food shelves to learn what makes the efforts successful and what barriers still exist.
With partners across U.S., Minnesota 4-H launches innovative program to make youth part of the solution to plastic pollution.
Lakisha Witter didn’t imagine a life in growing food, but now she is helping other emerging farmers.
Eighty-one families from throughout Minnesota were honored in person as 2021 Farm Family of the Year by the University of Minnesota.
University of Minnesota Extension’s retail trade analyses help communities shape their economic future. Communities such as Alexandria use the data to make smart choices for the future.
Read more about which tree and woodland sequestered the most carbon in 2021.
Minnesota's communities thrive when entrepreneurs have opportunities to flourish. Read about Extension's third annual Connecting Entrepreneurial Communities conference.
Mind Body Medicine is a training program that focuses on the connection between our mind and body as a way of better understanding ourselves and our health. Learn more from Extension’s Susan Beaulieu, Tribal community facilitator.
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