Posts Tagged ‘Bush Foundation’
From Concept to Completion! Finland Wild Rice House “Caps” its Journey
The Finland Wild Rice House – Manoomin Waakaa’igan – Villirisi Talo capped off its first season with a shed roof built by Sonju Lake Sawmill and Timber Framing. It has been an interesting season for wild rice. The drought impacted rice stalks and bed numbers, some waterways were deemed inaccessible due to forest fires or…
Read MoreThe Finland Food Chain Project 2019
Hopefully you’ve already heard about it, but 2019 marks the launch of the Finland Food Chain project, a 3 year project funded by Bush Foundation Community Innovation funds, with a mission to create an equitable and interrelated local food system that increases access to healthy foods and builds local wealth in Finland Minnesota and the…
Read MoreNext Steps in the Finland Community Food Conversation
We’ve met twice now, first on April 6th and then again on April 28th to talk about local food in our community – what we are calling the Finland Food Chain. Each time was great – lots of people attended and contributed ideas and inspiration. The first event on April 6th was just to get…
Read More6 Things I Learned about Community Economic Development During My Bush Fellowship
By Honor Schauland, Director, Friends of the Finland Community When I applied for my Fellowship from the Bush Foundation, one of the original requirements was that I submit a final report at the end of my term and the length of my term was 4 years. I was awarded the Fellowship in 2012. It began…
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