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Episode 7: Sweet 16 Farm
Starting a business takes a lot of planning, relentless hours, strategy…as well as choosing your location and community well. What do rural areas, specifically Houston County in this case,...
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Episode 6: Community Organizers Rachel Storlie and Lee Grippen
Volunteers and community organizers are integral to thriving small towns. Father-daughter duo Lee Grippen (of Caledonia, MN) and Rachel Storlie (of Spring Grove, MN) are two very busy and...
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Episode 5: International Owl Center
Episode 5 features an unexpected small town treasure: The International Owl Center in Houston, MN. It’s the only center of it’s kind in the U.S., and brings people from...
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Episode 4: Terry Lauden
Faith is important to many rural communities. But what is it about churches that create a sense of community identity? What are other ways rural people find and give...
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Episode 3: Thomas Trehus
You’ve maybe heard about this trend of small towns losing younger generations to city jobs and culture. Thomas Trehus is on the other side of that equation, trying to...
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Episode 2: Jerome Neumann
You know that small town archetype who is probably retired and sits at the town diner or coffee shop and shoots the breeze all day? Well, Jerome Neumann IS...
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Episode 12: Le Sueur
In this second episode in a 7 part series featuring southern Minnesota’s Rural Entrepreneurial Venture (REV) program, you’ll hear from two entrepreneurs living and working in Le Sueur, Minnesota. Samantha DiMaggio is the Community Development Director for the city...
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