Working with rural citizens, our aim is to assure that rural communities capture the opportunities for revitalization through increased local leadership capacity, sustainable resource management and community-based development. Part of this revitalization is the emerging bioeconomy, which presents rural communities with many exciting opportunities and serious challenges. Jim Kleinschmit
We strengthen the link between rural economic policy and local, democratic decision-making. Within the bioeconomy sector, Rural Communities is working to “green” the entire value chain, and to assure that local communities and citizens benefit from this system. Rural Community Connection Strengthening the Rural Commons Sustainable Bioindustrial Systems Rural African Organizing Rural Young Adults Program African Immigrants in Minnesota: This report provides a short history of African immigrants in Minnesota. October 2008 | Neal Remington | PDF Camelina sativa profile: A high oil content could make Camelina sativa a sustainable alternative to soybeans. February 2007 | PDF Where Are Future Markets for Midwestern Agriculture? Right Here in the Midwest!: The bioeconomy holds more promise for Midwest farmers than exports. March 2006 | Mark Muller | PDF IATP Sustainable Biomass Production Principles and Practices: How farmers can produce crops according to sustainable biomass standards. August 2006 | Jim Kleinschmit | PDF Biofuels or Bust?!: How We Can Make the Bioeconomy Sustainable for Farmers and the Land: The risks and opportunities for rural communities from the bioeconomy. Spring 2006 | Jim Kleinschmit and Mark Smith | PDF Jim Kleinschmit, rural communities program director for the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, cites a growing concern that biofuels “be produced in a way that's sustainable for the landscape, for the farmer's pocketbook, and for the community.” The American Prospect Have a question or comment about Rural Communities' work? Drop us a line! |
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