Not every plant takes root, but prairie interventions help with biodiversity
A St. Cloud church with a 15-acre prairie planted seedlings in 2022 that didn’t take off. Other plantings have worked. Here’s what we learned.
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What's made at a wild rice house in northern Minnesota? Food, community, and more
Driving home, I realize the Finland Wild Rice House experience has worked: I have a new relationship with this native grain.
Healthy soil, clean water are central to environmentally-friendly agriculture, but the challenges in the field go deep
The future of agriculture lies at the intersection of economic, environmental, political, and familial forces
How a small church prairie helps habitat and biodiversity in the middle of Minnesota
'15 acres in the grand scheme can be quite a bit,' says Wildlife Habitat Specialist Ryan Rothstein with the Stearns County Soil and Water Conservation District.