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a day ago
5 min

How Agroecological Methods can Feed the World

There are a lot of opinions on how we should best feed the world, but one thing is clear right now. We’re not doing a very good job. The...

HDT Shares their Favorites for National Children's Book Week

Colin Mclain

Nov 13
3 min

HDT Shares their Favorites for National Children's Book Week

This week, November 9th-15th is the 101st anniversary of National Children's Book Week. That's a very long time to celebrate our favorite...

HDT Shaking up Presenter/Vendor Format for Back to Basics 2021

Colin Mclain

Nov 6
2 min

HDT Shaking up Presenter/Vendor Format for Back to Basics 2021

Happy Dancing Turtle's 15th Annual Back to Basics sustainability event will be undergoing some changes this year. We've relied on present...

Christopher Glassman

Oct 29
3 min

Stump the Chef - Canned Dinner?!

Dinner from canned ingredients only? Too easy. You can go to your grocery store and have that for $5. Instead, let's make it interesting.

HDT Team

Oct 23
4 min

An HDT BWCA Retrospect

We've got a couple people in the organization that just love to explore the untouched beauty of our state.

Producer Spotlight - Rachel Cobb at Brambling Rows Farm

Colin Mclain

Oct 15
4 min

Producer Spotlight - Rachel Cobb at Brambling Rows Farm

Farmers are ubiquitous to the Brainerd Lakes area and are doing great work that deserves to be recognized. It's simple, really. If we sup...

Colin Mclain

Oct 7
5 min

Get to Know Us

For those who are longtime visitors, welcome back. You've probably noticed some changes. That's okay. Change is good. If this is the firs...

HDT Team

Sep 21
5 min

Serpent Lake's Fight to be Clear Again

This article was written by Arlen Bowen and authorized by the Serpent Lake Association on June 24, 2020. Serpent Lake is an example of st...

Starting the School Year in a Positive Mindset

HDT Team

Sep 9
4 min

Starting the School Year in a Positive Mindset

Teachers have always had a very challenging job – or jobs, really. Beyond teaching classes of 15-30+ kids and designing different ways to...

HDT Team

Aug 27
4 min

Farming For the Future

Happy Dancing Turtle is taking on a new and exciting role in pursuit of a local, sustainable food system. We will be working directly wit...

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