New sustainable food systems coordinator Zachary Paige brings rich experience growing good food, community connections and partnerships to the NW RSDP region and statewide.
May
Faculty, staff, researchers and students showcase the partnerships between RSDP, the College of Design and the College of Food, Agricultural and Natural Resource Sciences.
Two Southwest Minnesota collaborations created digital assets that strengthen connections to water, soil health and resilience in the region, with support from the Southwest RSDP.
Leech Lake Early Childhood Development is drawing on knowledge of nature play’s benefits to connect children to the outdoors through its Megwayaak Project in partnership with the University of Minnesota Extension Central RSDP.
For Minnesota rural grocers, finding new ways to operate in the face of COVID-19 is not just a business matter. It’s personal. We talked with grocers serving our rural communities on the front lines.
In mid-March, RSDP's five regional boards invited community ideas for rapid responses to COVID-19. The goal was to identify innovative ideas across Greater Minnesota that could benefit from partnership and a small infusion of support. Within a month, RSDP boards had reviewed more than 50 ideas.
During cool, wet spring seasons, a variety of fungal diseases affecting trees and shrubs flare up. Find out how to look for common fungal diseases in your trees.
Did you know that trees can be incorporated in many agricultural systems? The intentional integration of trees or shrubs with crops and animals in the same area is called agroforestry, and it results in a more diverse agricultural operation, increased profits, and conservation habitat improvement.
In a special addition to RSDP Happenings, we share with you the remarkable story of Extension colleague Anna Peterson’s journey back from an accident that nearly cost her life. It is a story of rural resilience and the depths that lie within.
The Roseau River is an international watershed traversing Minnesota and Manitoba, and a travel route used by Ojibwe for generations. Community members came to the Northwest RSDP for support in developing recreational sites along the river that are inclusive of diverse populations and accessible for a range of physical abilities.