In honor of Earth Day 2022, Statewide Director Kathy Draeger shared thoughts on RSDP’s work related to climate change.
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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.
Minnesota’s small and medium-sized livestock producers lacked access to meat processing even before the pandemic, and COVID-19 magnified the issue. RSDP and partners are working on sustainable solutions.