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Welcome! Renewing the Countryside strengthens rural areas by championing rural communities, farmers, artists, entrepreneurs,
educators, activists and other people who are renewing the countryside
through sustainable and innovative initiatives, businesses, and
projects.
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Sharing the Wealth Across Generations and Cultures
Sharing the Wealth Across Generations and Cultures Where the mouth of the Lower Elwha River spills into the Strait of Juan de Fuca along the Olympic Peninsula's north coast, the Lower Elwha Klallam people have made their home for centuries. The Elwha Restoration Project, the cleanup of toxic waste from the former Rayonier Mill Site, and protection of cultural resources at the Tse-whit-zen village site are recent examples of Elwha sovereignty and stewardship of their homeland.
Schoolcraft State Park
Henry Rowe Schoolcraft State Park provides visitors with a peaceful opportunity to experience what the pine forests of MN were like before the logging boom of the 1900's.
Nesenkeag Cooperative Farm
Litchfield, New Hampshire . On one 65 acre farm in Litchfield, New Hampshire, some of the
richest and most fertile land in the United States supports the growth
of diversified niche food crops -- seventy in all, but especially the
eagerly awaited pea tendrils and salad greens -- that find their way
into both high end restaurants and soup kitchens or food pantries
alike. The four inch long, kelly green pea tendrils are popular in
Asian dishes and "New American" cuisine, fetching $5 to $7 a pound from
New England's finest chefs.
Food Alliance Midwest
In July 2000, The Oregon-based Food Alliance and Food Alliance Midwest forged an alliance to work together in promoting regionally produced foods.
Ashokola Gardens
Snowflake, Arizona · By Patty Kohany and Charlie Laurel
You have to slip into four-wheel-drive to negotiate the descent from the mesa top to Ashokola Gardens and Peacefield, the remote garden, homestead, and sustainable-living center where Kim Howell-Costion lives with her husband, Joseph Costion, in the high piñon-juniper country east of Snowflake, Arizona. It’s worth every bump to get a glimpse of a place where this pioneering couple has honed the crafts of sustainability to a high art, one that inspires not only them, but numerous neighbors too. |



Litchfield, New Hampshire . On one 65 acre farm in Litchfield, New Hampshire, some of the
richest and most fertile land in the United States supports the growth
of diversified niche food crops -- seventy in all, but especially the
eagerly awaited pea tendrils and salad greens -- that find their way
into both high end restaurants and soup kitchens or food pantries
alike. The four inch long, kelly green pea tendrils are popular in
Asian dishes and "New American" cuisine, fetching $5 to $7 a pound from
New England's finest chefs.
Snowflake, Arizona · By Patty Kohany and Charlie Laurel
