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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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The Journey of Two to Creating Ability

November 11, 2024

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Paint Where We Live, Live Where We Paint

October 29, 2024

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Behind Friday Night Lights

October 29, 2024

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Small older main street with brightly colored tent set up as people gather, walk around, and visit with neighbors.

New Design For Downtown Spring Valley May Preview Future

October 27, 2024

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A replica of “The Restauration” Norwegian sailing ship shown at full sail on the sea with a bright blue sky with white clouds behind the sails.

Norway Holds A Giant Family Reunion

October 27, 2024

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A haybale is transformed into a gnome with pinecone bear and orange hat.

Worth The Beautiful Drive: Big Springs Farm Pumpkins And Corn Maze

October 16, 2024

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Outdoor Adventures Abound at BaseCamp

September 17, 2024

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Two women stand in front of an iron gate with the words Watson Creek Cemetery

Honoring the Past Through Service Today: Watson Creek Cemetery

Alison Leathers visits with the next generation of volunteers caring for the Watson Creek Cemetery near Preston, Minnesota.

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A woman bundled up with a knitted green hat, knitted green mittens, and a plaid scarf gives a thumbs up outside on a winter day.

Longest-Running Community Science Bird Project Celebrates 125 Years

John Weiss joins in with birders at Whitewater State Park to collect data during the annual Christmas Bird Count.

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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

David Phillips tours a hydroponic farming operation in Wykoff, Minnesota. Owner Tony Rahe gives access to the two trailers currently housing multiple acres of lettuce, kohlrabi, and radishes that are sold to local schools, at farmers markets, and online.

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Groups of people of all ages sit around tables in a library with sun streaming in the windows.. They are leaning over tables sorting garden seeds.

Cultivating Community: How the Chatfield Public Library is Sowing Seeds

Move over books and periodicals: Laurie Byrne explains how seeds are making their way into area libraries.

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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.

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Cattle move through a pasture in a rotational grazing operation.

Rotational Grazing: Pipeline To Water Quality And Soil Health

Ann Wessel reports on a Fillmore County farmer who is converting CRP ground into productive pasture.

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