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Introduction to Local Food Systems

Publication date: Sept. 1, 2022

The local production and marketing of food has reached a critical mass in the past decade. Increasingly, people are searching out food that not only is flavorful, healthy, and safe but that also supports their local community. Farmers are working ...

Family Disaster Plan

Publication date: April 21, 2022

Editor's noteThe following abstract describes a publication that is intended as a downloadable (PDF). Please see links to the (PDF) file on this page.Reviewed by Conne BurnhamFire and Rescue Training InstituteHaving a plan can help your family make ...

Decision-Making Techniques for Community Groups

Publication date: March 31, 2022

Community groups often have a problem coming to a decision about projects to undertake. Quite often, resources, both human and financial, are limited; the number of problems seem overwhelming; or there are forceful advocates of a "pet" project. How ...

Writing Columns

Publication date: March 30, 2022

What is a column? A column is not a news article, but it is news. It generally answers why and how. It often is personal, using the first and second person (I and you). A column often states an opinion. It is said to be like writing an open letter. A ...

Writing Features

Publication date: March 30, 2022

Good feature writers are imaginative, curious, nosey, attentive, unconventional, witty, and usually are not above "borrowing" a good writing idea from someone else.They do a good job of digging out information, and are clever enough to twist even ...

Clear Writing

Publication date: March 30, 2022

Sentences must vary in length to avoid boring your reader. But the average length should be short. Fifteen to 20 words per sentence would be a good average.Sentences are getting shorter. Average shrinkage of sentences in English prose from ...

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Alianzas

The Alianzas partnership enhances the ability of communities to collaborate with the growing immigrant Hispanic population.

CARES

The Center for Applied Research and Environmental Systems (CARES) aids interested public and private parties in learning about and managing our resources.

Community Arts Program

Promotes and fosters community and economic development through the arts.

Community Leadership

Community development programs providing leadership training in several formats

Creating Entrepreneurial Communities

Creating Entrepreneurial Communities aims to create, connect, and promote community economic revitalization through entrepreneurship as a driver for economic growth across communities in Missouri where entrepreneurs and innovators flourish and are celebra

Creating Whole Communities

Links the resources of the university's local efforts throughout the region, creating whole communities.

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