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Filmmaker Chris Bedford introduces his documentary film about sustainable food Friday at Christianson and Associates in Willmar. Tribune photo by Ron Adams

Documentary envisions future of sustainable local food systems

WILLMAR -- In one of the scenes in Chris Bedford's new documentary about sustainable food, residents of the Jackson Hill neighborhood in Muskegon, Mich., reflect on the bounty of an...

news / local Sat, Apr 30, 2011 - 12:00am

Sustainable ag conference planned in February

FARGO, N.D. -- The Northern Plains Sustainable Ag Society will open its 32nd annual winter conference at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 3 at the Ramada Plaza Suites in Fargo with a...

Sat, Jan 08, 2011 - 12:00am

Letter: The farmer's true customers

I read with interest Harvey Koehl's letter accusing Walmart of going socialist for supporting sustainable farming. I grew up on a small family farm. My dad has been farming for...

opinion / letters Wed, Nov 24, 2010 - 12:00am

Letter: Is Walmart going socialist?

I see that one of my wife's favorite stores has decided to take a new direction in its food purchasing ideas. In their decision-making process Walmart consulted with a number...

opinion / letters Thu, Nov 11, 2010 - 12:00am

Energy auditor Kevin Hein uses an infrared camera to look at the living room in Erik Thompson's home in Milan to see where heat loss is occurring. The Milan Sustainable Energy Utility brought Hein to town to help interested participants in a home energy conservation workshop analyze their homes.
(Tribune photo by Tom Cherveny)

First rural SEU at work

As surely as the winter winds howl, residents in Milan send their hard-earned dollars to the far-corners of the earth. With some exceptions, every dollar that residents of Milan spend...

region Sun, Nov 07, 2010 - 8:00am

Pioneer ventures taking shape in Milan and Kandiyohi County: Milan SEU

MILAN -- West central Minnesota could soon be home to two ventures to promote renewable energy and conservation. Customers could own or lease photovoltaic panels in a solar farm that...

news / local / region Sat, Dec 26, 2009 - 12:00am

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Jessi Wood, second left, and Joey Stout, right, moved to their Lac qui Parle County farm to raise their children in a rural environment. They are shown with Aurelia, 2, left, and Azure, 4. The couple run Humble Roots Heritage Farm, where they protect domesticated farm animals that are rapidly disappearing from the world.

A Noah's Ark for the prairie

Our quest to protect endangered animals can take us to some very wild places.

news / region Sat, Oct 03, 2009 - 12:00am

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