THE RURBAN FRINGE

Exploring Rural Development: Using the Arts as an Economic Driver

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Second in The ‘Fringe’s limited online series on rural/rurban development is Becky McCray, author of Small Biz Survival.  Not only has Becky created a great rural and small town business resource, she’s also an entrepreneur, social media consultant, and small biz [...]

Product Branding and Ag Career Focus Program

I’ve been catching up at FarmOn.com these last few days … with a post about why branding your beef (or any other ag product) is important to the consumer. 
You can find more information about such product branding at Government of Alberta, Agriculture and Rural Development’s website.
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Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada offers a Career Focus Program aimed at recent graduates [...]

Green Streets Program Funding Open!

TD Friends of the Environment Foundation has just announced a new partnership with Tree Canada that includes title sponsorship of its Green Streets program over the next three years.
“Green Streets is the only national tree program that works with communities, and it fits perfectly with our goal to preserve and enhance the environment at a grassroots level,” [...]

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