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Extension educators create podcast to share producer experience
Michael Cruse
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SAUK RAPIDS – Field guides have been kept for centuries. When the Minnesota Legislature created an Extension division at the University of Minnesota in the early 1900s, it is likely those educators kept notes and research as they came upon new findings in their work. No different than the farmers who put pen to paper and recorded data about their livestock or crops. Over the years, technology has updated these practices, and now, the Extension will expand its online education with a new tool: The Field Guide Podcast. Extension educators Nathan Drewitz and Michael Cruse kicked off their idea in early March and have recorded three episodes to date. “Our goal is that by the time we get going, this podcast will have a wide-range of covered topics where if a grower or the general public want to learn more about a topic, they’ll be able to find some information here,” said Drewitz, who specializes in agriculture production systems for Benton, Stearns and Morrison counties. Extension page 3B
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The same concept can be applied to an idea, and that is exactly what a group of Morrison County residents have been doing over the past seven years. The Purple Carrot BY NATASHA BARBER Market sprouted from STAFF WRITER seeds planted at a community meeting in 2014. Now, after L I T T L E FALLS – The basics of purchasing a location in gardening are rather simple: Plant a seed, watch it sprout, nurture it and reap its benefits.
2017, participating in market studies and obtaining more than 500 owners, the future food cooperative is gearing up for growth. “We’ve had tremendous growth just in the last few months; it’s really been fantastic,”
Cathy Hartle said. “In fact, we’ve had significant movement since last summer.” Food co-op page 2B
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Cathy Hartle (left) and Darlene Brand are owners and board members of the Purple Carrot Market, a future food cooperative that will be located at 53 E. Broadway, Little Falls. The number of people taking interest and ownership in the market has surged in the past year.
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Hartle is owner No. 4 of the Purple Carrot Market, a co-op that will eventually call 53 E. Broadway in downtown Little Falls home. The co-op is building equity before endeavoring on a capital campaign and finalizing an estimated $1.8 million design and buildout project. Purple Carrot Market will be a for-profit retail grocery store which is owned by community members through the purchase of shares. A single share provides an owner with lifetime benefits from the co-op for as long as the store is successful. Each owner has an opportunity to vote for the market’s board of directors, serve on the board, take part in pop-up markets and special sales, and be eligible for owner discounts. Both owners and non-owners will be welcomed to shop the store. The 3,000-squarefoot retail space will source a majority of fresh foods from within 100 miles of Little Falls as well as natural and organic foods and products. It also will stock conventional foods to satisfy customers’ onestop shopping needs. The market will feature fresh meats, dairy, produce, baked goods and
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Brand and Hartle said several areas can be cred credited to the market’s “In the beginning, you rece recent growth surge. Two of those are people’s get a chunk of people, then you i increased awareness hit a dry spot, and then you get past oof where food comes from and the that and it starts to pick up again. ddifference foods can That’s where we’re at; we’re past m make in their wellbe being. that slump area.” Although the grocery indu industry showed an - Darlene Brand incr increase in demand of natu natural foods and organic prod products prior to this time last year, Hartle center-store items. Co-op to ensure customers said the coronavirus “The emphasis really get the most bang for pandemic triggered is on close to home, their buck. Area growers more people to think healthy, fresh, nutritious, and producers looking to about food production and people’s health and sell to the store will be and safety. Because of well-being,” said Hartle directed to educational strong relationships about food co-ops. resources regarding with vendors and the “That’s what people are proper guidelines. ability to make decisions investing in when they Over the last year, quickly, food co-ops can invest in the co-op.” the co-op obtained about offer community-wide Most foods will 125 new owners. Board confidence on a daycome through wholesale President Darlene Brand to-day basis as well as suppliers and places said the organization during crises, she said. such as Little Falls-based would like to reach 650 “A really great Sprout which works at owners before launching example of that is a year connecting community a capitol campaign and ago when the pandemic supported agriculture with 1,000 owners before the started,” Hartle said. “The commercial enterprises. market opens for daily co-ops in our region were The organization is business. able to be flexible, get also exploring joint “The fact that we’re sanitizing procedures in purchasing with the Crow getting closer, and it’s place quickly and avoid W i n g F o o d starting to look like shortages.” it might be doable is The assurance is not attracting more people,” only for consumers but said Hartle, who is also for producers too. the immediate past “The more farmers president. know that they have a Brand agreed. She is market for their produce, owner No. 96. … the more they’ll “That’s very know what they can common,” Brand said. grow,” Hartle said. “So, “In the beginning, you get their livelihoods will be a chunk of people, then stabilized, and we (the you hit a dry spot, and co-op owners) will be then you get past that assured that – weather and it starts to pick up permitting and all of again. That’s where those factors – we will we’re at; we’re past have a steady stream of that slump area.” the types of foods our customers want.” Connections are budding as the Purple Carrot Market continues its drive to establish a consumer-owned grocery store.
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But the podcast will not feature the Extension educators reading from a textbook. Rather, Drewitz and Cruse will host conversations with area producers and industry professionals. Those insights will be coupled with research-based information to provide listeners with sound advice. “We’ll have a handful of questions that we’re going to ask, but the big thing here is that if a grower says something that spurs other questions, then we’ll go down whatever rabbit hole we see fit,” Drewitz said. …“You never know what people are doing out there until you ask them and give them a chance to talk about why they are doing it.” The podcast episodes will be recorded in consumable audio files of about 30 minutes with at least one podcast uploaded each month. Drewitz said over the next year, he would like to cover topics such as forage production, alternative crops, dairy production and irrigation. Because he co-hosts with
ments into the mix once the coronavirus pandemic wains and Extension educators are able to meet with producers on their farmsteads and in their fields. “For the general public, a podcast makes a lot of sense; you don’t need to see a lot of it,” Drewitz said. “But, if you’re a grower who hears of an incredibly interesting practice that someone else is working on and you want to be able to repeat that, oftentimes it helps to be able to see that.” Learn more about the hosts and their plans for this podcast by listening to Episode 1 at thefieldguide.transistor.fm or wherever you access podcasts. Subscribe and listen using your favorite app by going to thefieldguide. transistor.fm/subscribe.
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Cruse, who is an ag production systems educator in southeast Minnesota, other topics such as nutrient management will also be included. Drewitz said one of the primary focuses of the podcast will be to educate through the first-hand experience of local producers. He said that getting diverse perspectives is important to his work as many producers fine-tune their practices to their operations. What works for one producer might not work for the next, but can offer options for people to integrate into their own management practices. In addition to talking about successes, Drewitz and Cruse will also have conversations about how people have learned from their mistakes, helping others avoid potential mishap. “We really want to highlight failure as well with this,” Drewitz said. “We tend to like to see all those successes, but oftentimes we don’t realize how many times growers fall flat on their face.” The podcast is the beginning step to what is hoped to become a multimedia educational platform. Drewitz would like to incorporate video seg-
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BENTON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS REGULAR MEETING MINUTES MARCH 2, 2021 The Benton County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on March 2, 2021 in the Benton County Board Room in Foley, MN with Commissioners Scott Johnson, Ed Popp, Jared Gapinski, Steve Heinen and Beth Schlangen present. Call to order by Chair Popp was at 9:00 AM followed by the Pledge of Allegiance to the flag. County Administrator, Monty Headley requested to add an item to the Regular Agenda to consider the appointment of Angela Olson to the St. Cloud Regional Airport Advisory Committee. Motion by Johnson and second by Gapinski to approve the amended agenda. Motion carried unanimously. Present to speak under Open Forum: Jim Hovde, 160 North Freedom Rd Rice, MN, Michael Lewandowski 11709 85th Ave NE Foley, MN and Michael Deppa, 12831 85th Ave NE Foley, MN all expressing their concerns with the Mutual Aid Agreement with the City of Minneapolis. Johnson/Heinen unanimous to approve the Consent Agenda: 1) approve the Regular Meeting Minutes of February 16, 2021 as written; 2) accept and file Human Services Committee of the Whole Meeting Minutes of February 8, 2021 as written; 4) approve contract for PREA (the Prison Rape Elimination Act) audit of the Benton County Jail and authorize Chair to sign, 5) approve maintenance agreement with Motorola as written; 6) approve special road use permit to close county roads within the City of Foley for their annual Foley Fun Days and authorize the Chair to sign; 7) approve administrative agreement between Watab Township and Benton County for Bridge number L9200 over Sucker Creek and authorize Chair to sign; 8) approve the administrative agreement between Mayhew Lake Township and Benton County for bridges number 95617 and 95616 over Mayhew Creek and authorize Chair to sign; 9) approve administrative agreement between Mayhew Lake Township and Benton County regarding mill and overlay project on CR 90 in East St. Cloud and authorize Chair to sign. Chair Popp requested to move to the Regular Agenda item regarding the Mutual Aid Agreement with the City of Minneapolis. Benton County Sheriff Troy Heck proposed his request for the Board to approve the Mutual Aid Agreement with the City of Minneapolis regarding the trial of Derek Chauvin which is scheduled in March. Heck stated that the goal is to ensure public safety is maintained during and following the trial of Chauvin. Mutual Aid is a common tool used in Law Enforcement and it happens on a routine basis. “There is nothing out of the ordinary according to this agreement” according to Heck. The agreement has been vetted by the County Attorney’s Office, and MCIT confirmed that the terms of this agreement are typical. Heck also stated that if anything is damaged, it would be covered by our insurance policies and we would have to pay the deductibles. Heck stated the “good in the agreement” is that the City of Minneapolis would indemnify and defend Benton County against any and all claims. We would also get reimbursed over-time after the first eight hours, and for lodging. We also reserve the right to call back our staff at any time. We are looking at possibly sending three to four of our staff, depending on what local threat looks like there. Heck said: “Keeping Benton County safe is our mission and our first priority” and “Minnesota Sheriffs take pride in the motto No Sheriff Stands Alone”. Heck is concerned if we turn from this challenge, how long before we are targeted by this “mob”. Gapinski said he is in support of police but has a real problem with sending our people there to help especially since Minneapolis is not willing to pay the whole “freight”. Gapinski is concerned that if one of our officers does something wrong, and they see a Benton County uniform, we could have rioting here in Benton
County and then we are on the hook for that bill, as well any damages from rioting. Heck agrees with the reservations that people have and has reservations about this as well- but believes the greater good calls for us to assist a County in their time of need and believes the risk is worth what is at stake. Johnson commented on the late coming of this contract to the Board as well as the Sheriff’s Office. Gapinski also felt this matter was brought to us too late. Popp is concerned about long term consequences such as an injured Deputy and Workers Compensation fees. Popp feels they already have multiple resources available to help such as the National Guard and State Troopers. Schlangen is wanting to work with prevention instead of waiting for the chaos to start but is concerned about our officers not having the specific training and the liability that would result from that. Heck assured the Board that his Officers have had the proper training and have the equipment needed to handle a situation such as this. Heck stated that if the Board is not ready to make a decision today, we could table this until the next Board Meeting on March 26th, 2021. Heck expects deployment for the trial would not be until end of March or early April. Motion by Gapinski to table this topic until March 16th and Johnson seconded. Under discussion, the County Board asked Sheriff Heck to contact surrounding counties to see if any of those Sheriffs Offices plan to send Deputies to Minneapolis to assist. Motion carried with Schlangen, Johnson, Popp and Gapinski voting “aye,” Heinen abstained. Amanda Othoudt from Benton Economic Partnership (BEP) presented to the County Board “Round Two” Business Assistance Grant Recommendations. BEP is recommending additional allocations based on profit and losses during the months of November and December of 2019, compared to November and December 2020. The BEP made as many businesses whole as they could, which utilized all the remaining funding. The total amount originally available to expend was $787,399.76. The County Board approved grants totaling $365,887.50 for Round One on February 16th, leaving $421,512.26 remaining for Round Two. Othoudt figured total revenue losses for all business at over $4 million dollars during the two- month time frame from 2019 to 2020. Othoudt asked for a motion to approve the BEP recommended “Round 2” business assistance grants. Johnson motioned to approve the BEP recommended “Round 2” business assistance grants to those businesses that are compliant with the terms of the grant. Gapinski second. Motion carried unanimously. County Administrator Monty Headley asked the County Board to consider revisions to the Public Health Emergency Temporary Personnel Policies. Headley recommends a revision to the temporary personnel policies to limit exceeding the 40-hour comp time bank to only those employees providing direct assistance to COVID vaccination clinics. This proposed revision still allows employees who directly contribute to COVID vaccination clinics to exceed the 40-hour limit. This proposal was discussed in the February Management Team Meeting and appeared acceptable to County Departments. Headley confirmed that those employees that have accrued more than 40 hours of comp time would be able to keep those hours, but they would no longer be able to go over the maximum of 40 hours. Heinen motioned to approve the revised Public Health Emergency Temporary Personnel Policies as presented. Gapinski second. Motion carried unanimously. Headley went on to the amended agenda item to consider the appointment of Angela Olson to the St. Cloud regional Airport Advisory Committee. On February 25th the St. Cloud Airport “Ad-Hoc” Committee discussed the 9th at-large member of the St. Cloud Regional Airport Advisory Committee. The Authority will form once FAA approval is granted and control of the airport moves from the City of St. Cloud to the Authority. Headley asked the Board to
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sonal property; and do all necessary acts for the estate. Notice is further given that ALL CREDITORS having claims against said estate are required to present the same to said Personal Representative or to the Court Administrator within four months after the date of this notice or said claims will be barred. Dated: March 11, 2021 /s/ Robert J. Raupp Judge /s/ Sue Sorensen, Deputy Court Administrator Torell Law Office Mark Torell (Atty. ID# 137339) 405 Dewey Street, PO Box 427 Foley, MN 56329 (320) 968-7284
ORDER AND NOTICE OF HEARING ON PETITION FOR FORMAL ADJUDICATION OF INTESTACY, DETERMINATION OF HEIRSHIP, AND APPOINTMENT OF PERSONAL REPRESENTATIVE IN UNSUPERVISED ADMINISTRATION, AND NOTICE TO CREDITORS In Re: Estate of CURTIS DON BLAESING, Decedent. TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS AND CREDI-
TORS: It is Ordered and Notice is hereby given that on the 19th day of April, 2021, at 8:00 o’clock a.m. , a hearing will be held in the above named Court at Foley, Minnesota, for the formal adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship and for the appointment of Jamie Houtsma, whose address is 2919 Flintstone St., Mora, MN 55051, as Personal representative of the estate of the above-named decedent in an unsupervised administration, and that any objections thereto must be filed with the Court. That, if proper, and no objections are filed, a Personal Representative will be appointed to administer the estate; to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and per-
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affirm the appointment of Angela Olson. Motion by Heinen and second by Gapinski to support the appointment. Motion carried unanimously. Headley presented the Administrator’s Report which included: • Monthly Financial Report through December 2020 • Administrator Updates o St. Cloud Regional Airport Authority o Foley Wastewater Project/Fiber Connection to St. Cloud o Class and Comp Study progress o EmployeesVaccinatedforCOVID-19 o 2020ParkDedicationCollections o TaxRateRanking This presentation was for informational purposes only; no action requested. Board recessed at 10:18 AM Regular Board Meeting reconvened at 10:23 AM Regular County Board Meeting was recessed at 10:24 to conduct Human Services Board Meeting. Regular Board Meeting reconvened at 10:29 am County Engineer Chris Byrd requested adoption of a Resolution to award a construction contract for the 2021 Gravel Crushing project. Bidding for this project opened on February 26, 2021. This project is to produce 30,000 cubic yards of Class 5 Gravel in the County-leased pit. We received several bids. The gravel will be used to maintain gravel roads, gravel shoulders on roads and other maintenance projects. Brown Excavation was the lowest bidder and came in at $68,700, with a unit price of $3.25 per cubic yard which is 29.54% under our estimate. Popp asked if we came in lower if we can crush up to 125% of the gravel. Byrd said that is a possibility and if we did that and we ended up with extra, we could stockpile it until next year. Motion by Johnson to adopt a Resolution to award a construction contract for the 2021 Gravel Crushing project. Second by Gapinski. Motion carried unanimously. Byrd gave a presentation on the decline of State Aid Revenues. Byrd stated that 2020 was a very unusual year. Due to the pandemic, revenues into the Highway User Tax Distribution (HUTDF) are down. This affects the amount of allotment we receive to construct and maintain our County State Aid Highways. The County State Aid distribution numbers have been released. We now know how much will be available to Benton County for 2021. For Benton County, this means a reduction of 8.4% from last year. This was for informational purposes only; no action requested. Board members reported on recent meetings they attended on behalf of the County. There were no Commissioner Concerns. Johnson/Heinen to set Committees of the Whole, Thursday, April 8, 2021 at 3:45 pm GSDC Virtual Annual Meeting. Gapinski/Heinen to conduct a closed meeting of the County Board (at 11:31 AM), pursuant to MN Statutes §13D.03, Subdivision 1, to evaluate the performance of an individual subject to County Board authority. It was noted for the record that today’s closed session is being held to evaluate the performance of the Department of Development Director and the Land Services Director. Regular County Board Meeting was reconvened at 12:42 pm. Gapinski/Heinen to adjourn at 12:43 PM. Motion carried unanimously. Edward D. Popp, Chair Benton County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: Montgomery Headley Benton County Administrator R-11-1B
It is Ordered and Notice is hereby given that on the 12 day of April, 2021, at 8 a.m., a hearing will be held in the above named Court at 615 Highway 23, Foley, Minnesota, for the formal adjudication of intestacy and determination of heirship and for the appointment of Jamie Houtsma, whose address is 2919 Flintstone St., Mora, MN 55051, as Personal Representative of the estate of the above-named decedent in an unsupervised administration and that any objections thereto must be filed with the Court. That, if proper, and no objections are filed, a Personal Representative will be appointed to administer the estate; to collect all assets; pay all legal debts, claims, taxes, and expenses; sell real and per-
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