As part of a campaign to reduce household energy burden, Extension RSDP and the Clean Energy Resource Teams are working with local partners to ensure families living in manufactured homes and underserved communities have access to energy savings tools and resources.
A collaborative project of the Community Action Center of Northfield, Southeast RSDP and partners incorporated climate justice goals into plans for Hillcrest Village, an innovative affordable and emergency housing development.
Changing temperatures and sporadic growing seasons threaten the iconic landscapes of the Northwoods, but a new market of climate-smart tree seedlings and research from a project supported by Northeast RSDP are helping the region’s forests and economy adapt.
Un proyecto multilingüe reciente dirigido por Cooperativa Agua Gorda con el apoyo de Central RSDP está conectando esa granja en Long Prairie con certificación ecológica y de propietario inmigrante con los nuevos mercados y los recursos de la University of Minnesota.
A recent multilingual project led by Cooperativa Agua Gorda and supported by Central RSDP is connecting the immigrant-owned, organic produce farm in Long Prairie to new markets and University of Minnesota resources.
Minnesota rural grocery stores are finding ways to adapt such as by strengthening connections to the local food system. Learn key findings from Extension RSDP's latest statewide survey.
How are partners in the Northwest region working to advance sustainability? We spoke with Sharon James to learn more about her work at 4-Directions Development and how entrepreneurship, food sovereignty and partnership are core ways the Red Lake Nation is strengthening its local economy and community.
With assistance from the Clean Energy Resource Teams, districts across Greater Minnesota are exploring how solar can save money on energy bills, demonstrate leadership in sustainability and provide educational opportunities to students.
As the invasive emerald ash borer threatens and kills ash trees across Minnesota, finding sustainable uses for wood from these trees can be difficult. A creative parklet project in downtown Rochester is showing how communities can think outside the box to repurpose ash wood and address this challenge.
How can community members across Greater Minnesota work collectively to ensure their towns are welcoming to all residents, regardless of their race, ethnicity, language or other characteristics? The new Creating a Welcoming Community toolkit shares ways to meaningfully and inclusively engage with immigrants, refugees and Black, Indigenous and people of color, so that all feel welcome.