Farm, Garden & Outdoors calendar published May 22, 2021
Events and classes scheduled in the outdoors, gardening and farming. Submit your event at news@wctrib.com by noon on Tuesday. Written By: Donna Middleton | ×
Outdoors
Let’s Go Fishing: May 22, noon to 2:30 p.m., Dethlefs Community Center, Spicer. Annual kickoff and training meeting for volunteers. Everyone will receive a volunteer resource booklet at the meeting which has all the information needed to volunteer with the Willmar chapter. A box lunch will be provided. Please RSVP to Harley Davenport at 320-441-9586 or email at harlanjd@msn.com.
Farming
Beef Quality Assurance and Secure Beef Supply training: June 3, free, online via Zoom by the University of Minnesota Extension and the Minnesota Beef Council. Advance registration required, codes at mnbeef.org/about-us/upcoming-events. BQA certification is being required by many major industry buyers and processors. It is still voluntary for pr
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By leveraging technology in creative and thoughtful ways, recent projects in Southwest Minnesota are cultivating valuable connections to people, place and sustainability through digital engagement strategies.
Supported by the University of Minnesota Extension Southwest Regional Sustainable Development Partnership (Southwest RSDP), two teams embarked on projects this year with goals to produce digital assets and virtually showcase local sustainability perspectives. This work is helping introduce new audiences to sustainability in the region and share local knowledge and stories about water, soil health and resilience.
“Like a lot of other things over the past year, these projects adapted to the conditions of the COVID-19 pandemic. In this case, they created videos and webinars rather than activities that might otherwise have been in-person. It’s interesting to explore what they learned and what will be carried forward from these digital products,” said Anne