Ground Level Blog

A ballfield for Baldwin?
The simple construction of the softball field in Whalan, MN could be mirrored in Baldwin.
Destructive forces
A half-century-old program to urge rural youths to get training outside agriculture was perhaps too successful.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture maintains a food atlas with a plethora of county-by-county data on food availability in the nation.
Parks, roads, planning in Baldwin residents’ vision for future
Tuesday’s visioning session brought about 230 adults and 29 children to First Love Fellowship church to talk about Baldwin’s assets and challenges, while brainstorming for desired outcomes in the coming months and years.
There’s nothing like a good rumor
Someone has plans for the mattress factory building in Bertha, Minn. If you know more, comment on this blog post.
Farms and suburbs collide in Agriburbia
The idea of a development that devotes its green space to farming food for its residents may sounds a little odd, but what if it could work? Farmstead, an Agriburbia being developed in North Carolina, acts as a good case study to explain how these communities function.