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Category Archives: Minnesota Department of Agriculture
It’s Farmers Market Season!
Finally, it’s farmers market season and Minnesota has plenty of markets to pick from. There are more than 170 markets featured in the Minnesota Grown directory, a handy resource for finding local foods. In addition to the markets, the 2014-15 … Continue reading
Salad Investigation
Many Minnesota gardeners and farmers are itching to sow their seeds, but our weather has not been very cooperative! Lettuce can be the answer for relieving a little bit of this restlessness. Not only is it fun and easy to … Continue reading
Soil in a Jar
Most of the foods we eat are grown in soil across the planet. These soils differ a great deal due to the rocks that eroded to create it, the temperate and temperature changes that occurred as it developed, rain fall … Continue reading
Earth as an Apple
Melting snow makes way for visible grass and soil! Soil is one of our most useful natural resources. From the soil we get food, clothes and materials for the houses we live in. Plants rely on the soil to provide … Continue reading
Minnesota Agriculture Week
Governor Mark Dayton has proclaimed March 23-29, 2014 as Minnesota Agriculture Week. The designation is an effort to raise awareness of the significant contributions agriculture makes to the quality of life of all Minnesotans. Dayton says it’s important to recognize … Continue reading
Isolating Animal (Human) DNA
What do strawberries, cattle, corn and sheep all have in common? These plants and animals, as well as all living things, are made-up of cells. Within each cell is DNA. This DNA contains genetic material that makes strawberry taste sweet … Continue reading
Grants Help Minnesota Schools Offer Locally Grown Foods
More Minnesota school districts are able to offer locally grown foods to students thanks to Farm to School grants from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA). More than $250,000 is being awarded across the state to fund Farm to School … Continue reading
Windowsill Garden
With spring still months away, an easy way to get growing is with a windowsill garden. The best part of this garden is that it just takes a few kitchen scrapes from plants, water and light. The new growth of … Continue reading
Soybean Lip Balm
There’s snow on the ground and temperatures are dropping – it’s winter in Minnesota! This dry, cold winter air leads to dry skin and chapped lips. Cure those chapped lips by making your own agriculture based lip balm! This activity … Continue reading
The Source of Your Thanksgiving Meal
Where does your Thanksgiving meal come from? No, not the grocery store (even if this is “technically correct”)! Minnesota farmers, as well as producers across the country, are raising the animals and crops that provide millions of Americans with the … Continue reading
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