Empowering Women of Color in Agriculture and Building a Sustainable Future
Written by Naima Dhore, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
Farming holds a personal significance for me. In Somalia, our connection to food was direct – fresh…
Written by Naima Dhore, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
Farming holds a personal significance for me. In Somalia, our connection to food was direct – fresh…
Written by David Fallon, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
The other day I went to see my mother at the cemetery.
Lakewood was so beautiful and yet…
Written by Maurice Durham Jr, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
As I ventured into the heart of Minnesota, the landscape unfolded like a living green tapestry…
Written by Mary Gold, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
I have a bird feeder in my yard that is always full, yet never needs filling! Many…
Written by Maurice Durham Jr, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
When I was 10, my family moved to the suburbs after my dad was sent to…
Written by David Fallon, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
David Fallon is a BIPOC artist with a disability, living in the Twin Cities. A photographer and…
Written by Gunnar Carlson for Upstream’s Care for Place Fellowship
Scot Simmons is a 54-year-old Minnesotan from Bloomington who loves the outdoors, this passion led him…
Written by Kate Tovsen, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
Every fall, my future neighbors get together for a day of brush clearing along our shared road…
Written by Naima Dhore, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
I am excited about taking on the role of a farmer, which stems from recognizing the significant…
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Meet Melissa Dressely, the founder of North Shore Explorer, a guide from Duluth up to the Canadian border, download her North Shore…
Written by Gunnar Carlson, Upstream Care for Place Fellow
I was 11 years old when my mom decided I was “responsible enough” to ride my bike…
“We’ve got drive-up food on one side of the street and drive-up birding on the other.”
When Molly Stoddard retired from her job at the Prairie…