On the Farm: Help make region resilient

What projects can help your rural community? Now is the time to speak up.

Every year, the University of Minnesota Extension invites ideas to promote sustainable development in outlying areas. Extension funds a number of proposals that enhance development in four areas: resilient communities, agriculture and food systems, clean energy, and natural resources. The deadline this year is Feb. 14.

Anybody can apply, and the procedure is facilitated by people who help you shape ideas that will succeed when applications are reviewed.

Last year, in Carlton County, several projects included a model for...