Equipped with communication skills and climate science knowledge, these Extension participants direct efforts toward communities.
The interdependence of five counties and three tribal communities, with Bemidji as an economic hub, got the gears turning for Rani Bhattacharyya.
The University of Minnesota Extension RSDP is supporting a Northwest Minnesota organization in powering electric wheelchairs for veterans.
“Nobody's ever collected data like this in Minnesota,” says local goat farmer, Tiffany Farrier. Farrier recently teamed up with Extension RSDP to become the state’s first certified halal meat farm.
Hear from an AmeriCorps member who spent his year of service with Northeast RSDP.
Starting in mid-July, a familiar face joined the RSDP Statewide leadership team to serve as Assistant Statewide Director. Constance Carlson has been part of RSDP since 2016 when she was hired to develop markets and supply chains for specialty crops.
The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated food security inequities in parts of Olmsted County. Working with the Southeast RSDP, concerned community partners came together to study the gaps and take action.
Extension’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships (RSDP) works with farmers, industry and communities to build supply chains.
School districts draw on University of Minnesota Extension’s clean energy expertise.
In honor of Earth Day 2022, Statewide Director Kathy Draeger shared thoughts on RSDP’s work related to climate change.