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Community Leaders, “In The News…”

January 26, 2025

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Inside Root River Current, January 2025

January 26, 2025

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Couple stands in front of racks filled with growing mushrooms.

LeRoy-Area Couple Turns Family Dairy Farm Into Gourmet Mushroom Business

January 5, 2025

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Middle aged man stand in front of a large black cast iron machine with a tray holding light brown coffee beans. A long arm moves through the beans as they roast.

Flavors Of The World Converge At Carlson Roasting Company

December 10, 2024

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Paul Schmidt in the shed on his farm where 64,000 garlic are drying. Schmidt Farm markets seed stock to a variety of garden and seed companies.

An Ancient Crop Makes Its Home In Fillmore County

December 10, 2024

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Tony Rahe stands next to a wall of lettuce in one of his hydroponic growing containers at Rahe of Sunshine Farms in Wykoff.

Hydroponic Farm Is High Tech Operation With Small Footprint

December 10, 2024

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Zach Lind, General Manager of Norsland Lefse, mans the company booth at a recent FEAST event in Rochester.

Norsland Makes Lefse “Like Grandma Used To Make”

November 23, 2024

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Pair of eagles sit on a snowy river bank on a sunny day.

Original Photography: Winter Scenes

Original photography from southeastern Minnesota featuring nature scenes and community activities.

Gathering Acorns to Renew River Forestland

Efforts to collect acorns are helping with reforestation projects along the Upper Mississippi River. The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk reports on volunteer work near the Reno Bottoms.

Two men, one older and one younger, play cribbage on a wood table in front of a red brick fireplace.

Neighbor Helping Neighbor

Greg Lovell visits Neighbors in Action, a La Crescent nonprofit working to keep seniors in their homes.

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Inside Root River Current, January 2025

Behind the scenes news from Root River Current -- announcing a major grant award and expanding the board for growth and success!

Pyramid shaped Haystacks in rows in a snowy field.

ESSAY: 150 Pairs Of Boots

An excerpt from the book "Buggy Land" about life in Amish country by author Mary Swander.

Building Community Through Storytelling

Building Community Through Storytelling

Things Are Heating Up At New Spring Grove Sauna Business

Community Leaders, “In The News…”

Inside Root River Current, January 2025

LeRoy-Area Couple Turns Family Dairy Farm Into Gourmet Mushroom Business

Flavors Of The World Converge At Carlson Roasting Company

An Ancient Crop Makes Its Home In Fillmore County

Hydroponic Farm Is High Tech Operation With Small Footprint

Norsland Makes Lefse “Like Grandma Used To Make”

Original Photography: Winter Scenes

Gathering Acorns to Renew River Forestland

Neighbor Helping Neighbor

Inside Root River Current, January 2025

ESSAY: 150 Pairs Of Boots

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