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• Welcoming international tourists

  Published on July 11, 2013
  Michigan’s focus on the Canadian market.

• Growing money to support your community garden and other fundraising ideas

  Published on July 11, 2013
  Raising money for your community or school garden can increase stability and local involvement in your garden projects. With a bit of ingenuity and commitment you can reach your financial goals through some basic fundraising techniques.

• Touring the Mitten’s “thumb”

  Published on July 11, 2013
  Part 3: Michigan’s less-traveled region offers more than most realize in Tuscola County.

• Support your local community food systems at your next cookout

  Published on July 10, 2013
  Your next cookout can make supporting local community foods systems easier than you think.

• The importance of collaboration, cooperation and partnerships

  Published on July 9, 2013
  Collaboration, cooperation and partnerships are key to long term success.

• Local government embraces natural shoreline project on lakefront park: Part 2

  Published on July 9, 2013
  Village of Paw Paw partners with Michigan Natural Shoreline Partnership, provides professional development for Village employees and gains a natural shoreline demonstration site on Maple Lake.

• Burning on purpose

  Published on July 8, 2013
  Fire has a rather practical and useful place under certain circumstances.

• Understanding adult learners

  Published on July 5, 2013
  Consider these concepts when facilitating, teaching or otherwise working with adults.

• Five components necessary for successful change

  Published on July 5, 2013
  When just one of these components is missing - confusion, anxiety, resistance, frustration or repetition occur – instead of change.

• Touring the Mitten’s “thumb”

  Published on July 3, 2013
  Part 2: Michigan’s less-traveled region offers more than most realize in Sanilac County.

• Self-directed learning for all ages

  Published on July 3, 2013
  Winner of $1 million prize at TED2013 Conference experiments with a unique teaching technique.

• Flint, Mich., area urban agriculture report – July 3, 2013

  Published on July 3, 2013
  Crop harvest from urban hoop-houses continues, abundant rainfall and cooler temperatures in the field can be challenging.

• Tips for avoiding the ‘conference-on-a-shelf’ dilemma

  Published on July 3, 2013
  Have you ever attended a conference or workshop, learned about new ideas, and then returned home – putting the information on the shelf and not ever fully utilizing the knowledge gained or the connections developed?

• Local government embraces natural shoreline project on lakefront park: Part 1

  Published on July 2, 2013
  Village of Paw Paw hosts Certified Natural Shoreline Professional 2013.

• Targeting rural tourism – advice from Ireland

  Published on July 1, 2013
  What can be learned about rural tourism from the Irish County of Mayo?