Posted on July 13, 2010 by rurb
The evening before the Symposium on Small Towns held at the University of Minnesota Morris on June 10, over 120 people met for the Rural Urban Gathering, an opportunity to share ideas, network and help shape the RurbMN project to demonstrate the interconnectedness of rural and urban areas. Participants in the Gathering came from every [...]
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Posted on June 10, 2010 by rurb
Last night, 120 people participated in the Rural Urban Gathering! Thanks to everyone who came and shared their ideas, expertise and stories. Watch this space as we compile this valuable information, and help us put those ideas into action. Many thanks to reception hosts U of MN Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships and to The Strollers, [...]
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Posted on June 9, 2010 by Christy James
Well, a moment that we have been anticipating for several months is finally here. The Symposium on Small Towns and Rural Urban Gathering is now upon us! The Rural Urban Gathering begins this evening, Wednesday, June 9, from 6:30 – 8:30 and is followed by a reception hosted by the U of MN Regional Sustainable Development [...]
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Posted on June 6, 2010 by rurb
Our video conference on Thursday, June 3, featured examples and ideas about rural urban connections that relate to local foods. Marcy Hanneman, Community Services Director for Breckenridge Public Schools, told the group about her department’s programs and activities, which include classes, home visits, childcare visits, support for teenage parents and a dental clinic. They collaborate [...]
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Posted on March 9, 2010 by Christy James
We held our fourth video conference on Thursday, March 4, and the featured examples about rural urban connections were local food networks and entrepreneurship in southern Minnesota.
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Posted on February 16, 2010 by Christy James
We are at the Home Grown Economy Conference today, February 16, in Marshall, MN. This regional event, sponsored by Congressman Collin Peterson, is discussing rural and urban connections that are related to local foods. This event is happening via five video conference sites in northwestern, western and southwest Minnesota and has drawn over 300 people across [...]
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Posted on February 11, 2010 by Christy James
We know that rural urban connections are happening every day across Minnesota and we want to know more about them. We need your help! Please share examples of rural urban connections occurring in your area. We will use these examples to help us create an inventory and develop a mapping system that will track rural [...]
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Posted on February 10, 2010 by rurb
Since we are all about creating connections to resources, below are examples of a couple of great mapping tools that have recently gone “live” on the web. We thought you might find these tools of use in your own work. USDA Launches Food Environment Atlas This great interactive tool maps approximately 90 indicators including access [...]
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Posted on January 28, 2010 by Christy James
The Permaculture Research Institute Cold Climate is hiring urban farmers for their Backyard Harvest program. The deadline for this seasonal position is February 1, 2010. Persons of color are encouraged to apply! For more information, visit http://www.pricoldclimate.org/backyard_harvest_farmers.
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Posted on January 13, 2010 by Christy James
This came from Beth Nelson, at Minnesota NCR-SARE and MISA via email. It’s a great example of rural-urban connections, so we wanted to share it on the blog! “Looking for Midwest farms to participate in a record-keeping project conducted by researchers at the University of Chicago
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