YES! is welcoming a new member to our staff – Rebecca Inver is a YES! coordinator in the Southern region of MN. We are excited for Rebecca to share her knowledge and enthusiasm with the YES! Program as a Coordinator for the Southern MN teams! Here is a little more about Rebecca: I am super excited to join the YES! team so I can combine my two passions--working with youth and improving our
October is National Farm to School Month!
From YES! Coordinator Winston Pennington-Flax: With the last weeks of summer now a distant memory, it might seem like an unusual time to be thinking about gardening. However, with the growing season behind us, we have the planning season ahead of us, and now is the time to start laying the groundwork and fostering support for local foods-based projects. Farm to School is oh so cool! There is
Rural Grocery Panel and Discussion October 1st
Join the SW Food Network and community members working toward healthy food systems in a discussion about how to support a keystone of small-town food access: rural grocery stores. Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2014 Time: 12:30 pm Arrival & Networking and 1:00 Welcome & Introductions; 3:00 pm Adjourn Location: Granite Falls, Kilowatt Community Center (map) RSVP by registering HERE. Focus
Energy Business Highlight: Silicon Energy
Recently YES! Coordinator Jim DeVries did a profile of Silicon Energy: In 2007 Silicon Energy opened its doors in the state of Washington as the first certified photovoltaic (PV) module manufacturer. In August 2011, Silicon Energy opened a second multimillion-dollar manufacturing plant in the Northeastern Minnesota community of Mt. Iron. This area was chosen for its strong work ethic, available
Top Three TED Talks to Get Your Team Motivated
We at YES! love TED Talks and think that they can be a green inspirational tool for YES! teams. YES! Coordinator Jonathan Morales compiled 3 TED Talks he thinks will get your YES! team motivated to do great work this school year! 1. Whether you are working on a greenhouse or a Supermileage vehicle listen to Birke Baehr and be inspired to take what you believe in and make it your known. His
YES! Welcomes Jim DeVries
YES! is welcoming a new member to our staff – Jim DeVries is a YES! coordinator in the new expansion area of NE MN. We are excited for Jim to share his knowledge and enthusiasm with the YES! Program as a Coordinator for the Northeast MN teams! Here is a little more about Jim: YES! is expanding into Northeastern Minnesota. This past July, Jim DeVries started as the new coordinator in the NE