Aaron’s Grocery in Northwestern Minnesota is known as one of the few local spots where people can purchase fresh produce, meats and cheeses. To keep customers’ baskets full, the store recently underwent a big energy-saving upgrade.
RSDP Happenings
A solar thermal business located on the White Earth Reservation in Northwestern Minnesota hopes their sustainable product can help build a better future for everyone, especially Native American communities.
Everyone can share in the anticipation of a tasty local nut crop
There are an estimated 980,000 privately owned wells in Minnesota. A new community-based approach to well water testing is gaining momentum, working to keep well-sourced drinking water safe for Minnesotans.
Biochar is produced by heating wood chips, plant clippings and other organic waste without oxygen. The end product is a lightweight black charcoal made up of carbon.
The St. Mark Giving Garden in Duluth grows produce, from tomatoes and sweet peppers to eggplants, garlic, herbs and pollinator plants on a rocky and hardscrabble piece of land.
New sustainable food systems coordinator Zachary Paige brings rich experience growing good food, community connections and partnerships to the NW RSDP region and statewide.
Faculty, staff, researchers and students showcase the partnerships between RSDP, the College of Design and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
Communities across Minnesota are reaping the benefits of a new program launched by CERTs and RSDP that engages young professionals.
A series of profiles of students, faculty and staff who have worked with the Humphrey and RSDP through the years tells the story of partnership between these two organizations.