Ground Level Blog

In September Jeff Holm stepped down as board chair, but by December he will be chair again. Still, Holm seeks to help new leaders emerge in the township.
A local-food Thanksgiving is mostly possible in Minnesota, starting with the turkey. But you won’t find local nutmeg for your pumpkin pie.
A proposal recently released by President Obama’s deficit commission would limit the availability of mortgage interest deductions. How will this effect exurbs such as Baldwin?
Sibley County is considering an ambitious project that would lay fiber optic lines to every home and farm in the county. A big question is whether residents will want to pay for and share the burden equally.
The Knight Foundation’s Soul of the Community report shows that physical beauty, opportunities to get together with others and a sense of openness are the most important factors in determining whether residents feel strong attachment to the place they live.