Hear from an AmeriCorps member who spent his year of service with Northeast RSDP.
Starting in mid-July, a familiar face joined the RSDP Statewide leadership team to serve as Assistant Statewide Director. Constance Carlson has been part of RSDP since 2016 when she was hired to develop markets and supply chains for specialty crops.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food security inequities in parts of Olmsted County. Working with the Southeast RSDP, concerned community partners came together to study the gaps and take action.
Extension’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP) works with farmers, industry and communities to build supply chains.
School districts draw on University of Minnesota Extension’s clean energy expertise.
In honor of Earth Day 2022, Statewide Director Kathy Draeger shared thoughts on RSDP’s work related to climate change.
Minnesota wool provides sustainable options for those interested in natural textiles and buying local. A new statewide mapping project is helping to knit together the state’s sheep and wool industry.
Following recent partnerships with Extension RSDP, Promise Neighborhood, a nonprofit in southeast St. Cloud, is finding new routes to expand its impact.
The Ackerman family farm is one of 45 farms helping to advance Farmmaps, a new online tool for Minnesota farmers to create community, network and share valuable farming case studies.
Car-sharing programs incorporating EVs are typically found in warmer climates, but research supported by the Northwest RSDP suggests such a program could also work in northern Minnesota, providing a sustainable option for those who lack transportation access.