The purpose of this project is to provide a new shared position in southeast Minnesota which will accelerate the adoption of soil health practices by leveraging the existing efforts of the National Resources Conservation Service and other organizations.
This project will connect Somali youth to their rich cultural heritage through arts and language. The Somali Youth Cultural Empowerment project will ensure youth learn their native Somali language and culture through classes taught by Somali teachers and will participate in the cultural tradition of Danta Dance. A dance group will perform at cultural events, with music performed live from previous members of the Somali supergroup, Waaberi, and thus, share Somali art culture with Minnesotans.
The Somali Language and Culture Classes Project will honor and preserve Somali culture by first, connecting Somali youth to their rich cultural heritage through arts and language classes and second, by providing a class for others in the mainstream Minnesota community to learn about Somali language and culture. This project will pilot teaching Somali language and culture through utilizing taped sessions with an in-person bi-lingual facilitator in order to allow for future sustainability.
The goal is to develop a “Basic Somali Language and Culture Class” curriculum. This course will be a tailored 20 – 30-hour training for people in the business community as well as Somali youth. Each class session with have an element of language and an element of culture.
Provide first half of annual rent payment (2018-2019) to landowner to allow City to implement nitrogen BMPs on field immediately upgradient of high nitrate public supply well.
Provide first half of rent payment to landowner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMPs on field. Purchase and custom seed rye to scavenge up the residual nitrogen in the soil to keep it from getting into groundwater.
Provide the first half of annual rent payment (2020-2021) to land owner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMP's on field immediately upgradient of high nitrate public supply well.
Provide second half of annual rent Payment (2022-2023) to landowner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMP's. Seed and seeding of oats. Combining oats and Kernza.
Provide the first half annual rent payment (2022-2023) to landowner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMP's on field immediately upgradient of high nitrate public supply.
Provide second half of rent payment to landowner to allow city to implement nitrogen BMPs on field. Planting custom seed rye to scavenge up the residual nitrogen in the soil to keep it from getting into groundwater.
Provide second half of annual rent payment to landowner for City to implement nitrogen BMPs on field, harvest the cereal rye and kernza already planted in the wellhead protection area and prepare fields and plant kernza in remaining 90 acres of wellhead p
