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W H AT ’ S I N S I D EMARCH 2012 Volume 58, No. 9

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North Dakota LIVING is published monthly by

North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives

3201 Nygren Drive NW P.O. Box 727Mandan ND 58554-0727

(701) 663-6501 (800) 234-0518NDAREC is a statewide association that represents

North Dakota’s 16 electric cooperatives. Visit our Web site at www.ndarec.com.

Magazine Staff:Dennis Hill, CCC, editor-in-chief ................... [email protected] Brick, CCC, editor ............................... [email protected] Stoltz, center pages &

publications services manager ............ [email protected] Kear, editorial assistant ..................... [email protected]. Balcom, production &

graphics services manager ............ [email protected] Devney, CCC,

communications specialist ............... [email protected] Relations Advisory Committee:Christine Peterson, chairwoman ............................. North Central

Electric CooperativeRuss Berg ............................... Cass County Electric CooperativeDavid Sigloh .............. Upper Missouri G&T Electric CooperativeDon Franklund ........................... Innovative Energy Alliance, LLCClayton Hoffman ........................ Innovative Energy Alliance, LLCLauren Klewin .................................... Slope Electric CooperativeJeanette Hoff ........................ Reservation Telephone CooperativeIn accordance with federal law and U.S. Department of Agricul-ture policy, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, age or disability. (Not all prohibited bases apply to all programs.) To fi le a complaint of discrimination, write USDA, Director, Offi ce of Civil Rights, Room 326-W, Whitten Building, 1400 Independence Ave., S.W., Wash-ington, DC 20250-9410 or call (202) 720-5964 (voice and TDD). USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.Advertising Sales:Clark A. Van Horn, ............................................ (800) 234-0518

advertising manager ....................... [email protected] Country Market ................................... (512) 441-5200The Weiss Group ............................................... (480) 860-5394Advertisements in North Dakota LIVING are paid solicitations. The publisher neither endorses nor guarantees in any manner any product or company included in this publication. Product satisfaction and delivery lie solely with the advertiser. Questions about advertising in this publication should be directed to Clark A. Van Horn, advertising manager.Magazine subscriptions:One year .................. $12.00 for members of subscribing co-opsOne year .............................................. $14.50 for non-membersThree years ......................................... $40.00 for non-membersSingle copy ........................................................................ $2.00To subscribe:Call (800) 234-0518; or visit www.ndarec.comCirculation .....................................................................72,000Corrections, clarifi cations:Send to: Editor, North Dakota LIVING, P.O. Box 727, Mandan,ND 58554-0727Advertising:Space order by 1st of the month prior to publication month; copy due by the 5th. For advertising rates, contact Clark A. Van Horn, advertising manager, at (800) 234-0518. © Copyright 2012, by North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives. No portion of the advertising or editorial content of North Dakota LIVING may be reproduced with-out permission. The opinions expressed in editorial and advertising content in North Dakota LIVING do not necessarily represent the viewpoint of NDAREC.North Dakota LIVING (ISSN-1539-0063) is published monthly by the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, 3201 Nygren Drive NW, Mandan ND 58554. Change of address:Subscribing co-op members send notifi cation of change of ad-dress to your local cooperative. Other subscribers, send mailing label with changes to: Subscription Department, North Dakota LIVING, P.O. Box 727, Mandan ND 58554-0727, or e-mail [email protected]: Periodicals nonprofi t postage paid at Mandan, N.D., and at ad-ditional mailing offi ces.Postmaster:Send address changes to: North Dakota LIVING, P.O. Box 727, Mandan ND 58554-0727.

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News Connections 2North Dakota LIVING adopts new look

Editorial by Dennis Hill 4In this, we believe

Country Line 6Communications building worldwide crops sales

Discovering Dakota 22The Pathfi nder — John Charles Frémont

Reader Reply 24“During the growing season, do you choose to purchase food from a grocery store or a farmers market? Explain your preference or tell us about an experience.”

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N E WS AN D F E ATU RE S TOR IE SN.D. wheat goes global ...................... page 14North Dakota Wheat Commission coordinates international grain sales and cultivates the friendships helping sustain these transactions.

Mild weather, oil boom keeping One-Call busy ............. page 20North Dakota One-Call system works to assure safety, protect vital facilities.

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Teen-2-Teen 26Be safe, not sorry

Calendar of Events 28

Recipe Roundup 30Reverse the way you cook

Healthy Hints by Julie Garden-Robinson 31Are you a Locovore?

Farm Byline by Al Gustin 32The crops we grow

Marketplace Forum 34

Advertisers’ Index 35

Co-op Country 36Circle of life

Good food, close to home ........... page 8More North Dakotans are seeking fresh, locally grown foods. And as the number of farmers markets across the state continues to rise, producers are honing their gar-dening skills and business sense.Eat well, support local farmers and protect the health of the land .................................30 Angie and Brian McGinness (with daughter, Pearl) op-erate Riverbound Farm, near Mandan, as a Community Supported Agriculture affi liate. Part of the surging local

foods movement, the family shares a homegrown, all-natural meal in this month’s Recipe Roundup, which was partially prepared from their harvests.

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A coalition comprised of business groups,

public sector associations, nonprofits, local elected officials and concerned citizens has been formed to preserve local control by defeating measure 2 in the June primary election. “Keep It Local North Dako-ta” is the name of the non-partisan coalition oppos-ing measure 2.

The North Dakota asso-ciation of rural Electric cooperatives (NDarEc) is a participant in the “Keep It Lo-cal North Dakota” coalition.

measure 2 is a proposed constitutional amendment on the June 12 statewide primary ballot. If approved, the amendment would abolish property taxes in North Dakota. The mea-sure mandates the North Dakota Legislature to re-place the lost revenue from other sources. This would result in more than 2,000 local government entities – city and county govern-ments, school boards and park districts – needing to ask the state Legislature for funding.

In a series of meetings announcing the formation of the coalition, andy Pe-terson, president of the North Dakota chamber of commerce, said what mea-sure 2 really abolishes is local control.

“We understand that many people are frustrat-ed with property taxes, but we must all realize that the only thing measure 2 does is takes away local control. That’s not a solution. That’s just a reckless, knee-jerk re-

action. ‘Keep It Local North Dakota’ strongly believes North Dakotans know what’s best for their com-munities,” Peterson said.

Peterson talked about public financing. he said a common misconception is that North Dakota could mostly rely on oil and gas tax revenue to fund local government services. he said this would unrealisti-cally place almost the en-tire burden of local fund-ing on one industry, in one part of the state. he added history clearly shows that the oil and gas industry is volatile and extremely sus-ceptible to market forces, making it an unreliable tax base. Projections from the North Dakota tax depart-ment also show that much of the state’s oil and gas tax revenue has already been allocated through both legislative statute and constitutional mandate.

Peterson said the more people dig into measure 2, the more they will realize that it is simply “too good

to be true.” as evidence, the coalition points to the provision in the measure that says that the Legisla-ture must “fully and prop-erly fund all legally im-posed obligations of state government.” he said the

measure does not define what those obligations are, creating legal uncertainty. as a result, the state Leg-islature – not localities – would have to determine what constitutes a legally imposed obligation. n

Measure 2 opponents want to ‘Keep It Local’

At meetings launching the “Keep It Local North Dakota” coalition, Andy Peterson, N.D. Chamber of Commerce, said the property tax abolition in Measure 2 will only serve to abolish local control of public finance.

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Outdoor heritage measure petition driveOn another initiated mea-

sure front, a coalition is circulating constitutional initiated measure petitions with language that would es-tablish dedicated funding for water, land and wildlife con-servation in North Dakota.

“North Dakota is at a pivotal moment. With the state’s rapid development, we have the opportunity now to invest in maintaining our clean water, our unique nat-ural lands and our outdoors heritage,” said, Steve adair, sponsoring committee chair-person. “This fund will con-serve these resources while they are still intact and help

Keith Trego, a coalition organizer, said North Dakotans need to take this constitutional amendment step to preserve natural resources current development threatens.

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The 68th annual meeting of the North Dakota As-

sociation of Rural Electric cooperatives (NDAREc), march 21-23, will focus on the designation of 2012 as the International Year of cooperatives. The annual meet-ing will be held in Bismarck.

This international de-signation has been made by the United Nations to highlight the contribution cooperatives make around the world to socio-economic development, employment generation and social in-tegration. “cooperatives are a reminder to the interna-tional community that it is possible to pursue both eco-nomic viability and social responsibility,” said United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. n

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improve natural flood con-trol through the restoration and protection of natural ar-eas along rivers, lakes and streams.”

The constitutional amendment will establish a clean Water, Lands and Out-door Heritage Fund that will receive 5 percent of the total revenues generated from tax-es collected from the produc-tion and extraction of oil and

gas. Supporters estimate the fund could generate $50 mil-lion annually, based on cur-rent state oil production and price projections.

“We North Dakotans tend to take our quality of life for granted – our clean water, open spaces and abundant wildlife,” said Keith Trego, sponsoring committee mem-ber. “The things that we grew up with are not going to be here unless we take action.”

The coalition must gather

26,904 qualified signatures before Aug. 8 in order for the measure to be placed on the Nov. 6, 2012, general election ballot.

coalition partners stress-ed the clean Water, Lands and Outdoor Heritage fund will not adversely affect oth-er programs currently fund-ed through oil tax revenue. The measure will establish a nine-member citizen board to oversee the distribution of the fund. n

Next month, April’s North Dakota LIVING

will display a milestone new look. From the North Dakota LIVING cover ban-ner, throughout the inside pages, the new style will be sleeker, simpler and a snap for today’s readers to navigate.

The North Dakota LIVING brand is 10 years old, the latest period in the 58 years the statewide cooperative magazine has been circulat-ing. The North Dakota As-sociation of Rural Electric

cooperatives (NDAREc) adopted the North Dakota LIVING identity in 2002, “retiring” the North Dako-ta REc/RTc name that had been used the previous 20 years. North Dakota LIVING was adopted to reflect changes in magazine re-cipients and the state, in-cluding a growing number of suburban members of

electric and telecommuni-cations cooperatives.

The mission of North Dakota LIVING – and its predecessors – is to help foster good relationships between cooperatives and their members. The com-ing design changes are in-tended to continue and strengthen this mission.

“Our North Dakota LIVING magazine has always been a great source of informa-tion for the member/own-ers of our cooperatives. Bringing cooperative news to our members is our top priority and we want to do that in an exciting way,” said christine Peterson, treasurer of the NDAREc board of directors. Peter-

son, of Antler, represents North central Electric co-operative, Bottineau, on the NDAREc board of di-rectors. She is chairwoman of the NDAREc board sub-committee that helps guide North Dakota LIVING.

The NDAREc support for a new look for North Dakota LIVING comes

in recognition of grow-ing numbers of new elec-tric cooperative members and their communication preferences. “We operate in a world where a lot of our readers participate in multiple communication streams utilizing a variety of electronic devices,” said Kent Brick, North Dakota LIVING editor. “magazine

readers want easy naviga-tion in their print products and in their electronic tools. That’s what our new look will accomplish.”

Brick said readers can rest assured that while the look of North Dakota LIVING will change, its core features will remain. These include high statewide cir-culation and feature stories showcasing the progress of cooperatives and commu-nities. Local cooperative news in the center of North Dakota LIVING remains the heart of the magazine, serving as the monthly link between cooperatives and 91,000 members.

“North Dakota LIVING is a great magazine, and the design changes will only make our magazine better, keeping our members well-informed of what their co-operative is doing,” Peter-son said. n

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“Our North Dakota LIVING magazine has always been a great source of information for the mem-ber/owners of our cooperatives. Bringing coopera-tive news to our members is our top priority and we want to do that in an exciting way.”

Christine Peterson, NDAREC officer

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In this, we believeElectric co-op members from across the state

will gather at the annual meeting of the North Dakota association of rural Electric cooperatives (NDarEc) march 22 and 23 in Bismarck. There, rural electric delegates will consider some 90 resolutions that express policy positions on agriculture, energy development, the environment, infrastructure, energy taxation, and rural and

community development. You can find the resolutions that were adopted by our association last year under the public affairs tab on our Web site www.ndarec.com. Why are these resolutions important to NDarEc members?

These resolutions start at the grassroots level. Each year, the board of directors of NDarEc se-lects a resolutions committee to consider and propose a set of res-olutions that will be voted on at the annual meeting. This commit-tee is comprised of directors from local electric cooperatives across the state who represent member-

consumers. This committee is also aided by co-op staff members who serve as technical advisers.

The resolutions considered by the NDarEc committee are also often generated at the local level, as many of our electric cooperatives have resolutions committees that also propose a set of resolutions for their annual meetings. The co-op members or delegates vote on these resolutions, and if approved, they become the official position of the cooperative.

Each co-op sends its resolutions to NDarEc for review and consideration. These resolutions give us a good pulse of the public attitude that exists among co-op members from across the state. We look for consistency on issues that can be rolled into a resolution that can be supported by the ma-jority of delegates at our annual meeting.

The resolutions process is similar at the annual meeting of the National rural Electric cooperative association (NrEca), march 5 to 7 in San Diego. NrEca has a process in place for co-ops (divided into 10 regions of the country) to propose resolu-

tions on a regional basis. Those that win region-al approval are sent on to the national committee. If approved by this committee, the resolutions are voted on by delegates from across the country dur-ing the business session.

Over the years, we’ve had spirited debates at our state meetings and at the national meetings about public policy choices. at the state level, one early fight revolved around the appropriate level of sev-erance tax that should be levied on the state’s coal industry. Last year, delegates to our annual meet-ing decided to take a position on the level of taxa-tion for oil extraction. The issue was whether the Legislature should lower oil production taxes. after a good discussion, the delegates voted to oppose that notion, saying: “ … at least until it is deter-mined that North Dakota’s citizens are being ad-equately compensated for development of these resources, we oppose any attempts to lower the overall tax rates on the production and extraction of these resources.”

Electric cooperatives devote a fair amount of time, money and human energy into developing resolutions. But it’s well worth the effort. For once the vote is taken, these resolutions become our guide as we decide whether to support, oppose or stay neutral on the many public policy choices that come before the state Legislature and congress. n

Dennis Hill, editor-in-chief of North Dakota LIVING, is executive vice president and general manager of the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, Mandan.

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The NDAREC resolutions committee met Jan. 12 to consider new resolutions for the annual meeting on March 22-23. Some members at the committee meeting were (l to r)Steve Smaaladen, Nodak Electric Cooperative; Dennis Johnson, McKenzie Electric Cooperative; and Vernard Frederick, Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative.

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The world – and the Far East, in particular – is hungry for North Dakota’s abundant

harvest. Getting this bounty (chiefl y wheat, soybeans and corn) across continents and oceans to Eastern kitchens has been made fast and certain with the aid of modern telecommunications.

As a corn and soybean farmer near Walcott and Colfax, Dave Gauslow operates square-ly in this realm. And, as vice president of the Red River Rural Telephone Association, Gaus-low helps furnish his neighbors and commu-nities with the connections that build crop ex-ports worldwide.

“From here at Colfax, we’re exporting soy-beans directly to the Far East, to Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines,” Gauslow said. “We’re loading cars here and sending to a con-tainer shipment area and putting the contain-ers on ships. All of that is dependent on know-ing those markets and the people over there, and communicating with those people. There is no better way to communicate with far-off markets than over the Internet.”

Gauslow, his spouse, Renee, and son, Scott (spouse, Jess) operate the family farm, now spanning fi ve generations. Dave and Renee’s daughter, Kari, resides in West Fargo, with her spouse, Aaron. Gauslow was already farming when he completed an agricultural econom-ics degree at North Dakota State University. (Yes, the Gauslows wore the Bison green and gold at NDSU’s recent national championship football victory in Frisco, Texas!) Gauslow has been on the Red River Telephone board of directors since 2006; the Gauslows are also members of Cass County Electric Coopera-tive, Fargo.

Gauslow’s telecommunications service has been marked by helping get high-speed, mod-ern services installed for farming neighbors and communities. The upgrades have trans-formed farm livelihoods.

“The fact that we have high-speed commu-nication really makes a big difference in our marketing information. It’s at your fi ngertips 24-7,” Gauslow said. He pointed out that soy-beans and other commodities trade virtually 24 hours a day now, thanks to the Internet. E-mailing and texting have replaced land mail and other slower communications. Gauslow served previously on the Colfax Farmers Ele-vator, and admires how that facility has adopt-ed a full array of high-speed Internet tools, fa-cilitated by Red River Telephone.

The Vangsness family includes, from left, Marianne, Lindsey, Laura and Stan.

Dave Gauslow, seated, and Jeff Olson, in Gauslow’s farm home offi ce, both attest to the important role Red River Rural Telephone Association’s Internet resources play in the local – and worldwide – agricultural scene.

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CooperativesBEK Communications Cooperative .................................................SteeleConsolidated Telcom Cooperative .............................................DickinsonDakota Central Telecommunications Cooperative ....................CarringtonDickey Rural Networks .............................................................. EllendaleNemont Telephone Cooperative .........................................Scobey, Mont.Northwest Communications Cooperative .......................................... RayPolar Communications Cooperative.........................................Park RiverRed River Rural Telephone Association ............................... AbercrombieReservation Telephone Cooperative .............................................ParshallSRT Communications Cooperative ................................................. MinotUnited Telephone Mutual Aid Corporation ................................. LangdonWest River Telecommunications Cooperative .................................Hazen

NDATC Offi cersStanley Vangsness, President ..............................SRT CommunicationsRon German, First Vice President ................ Red River Rural TelephoneJeanette Hoff, Second Vice President ...............................................RTCLorena Lambrecht, Secretary/Treasurer ....Northwest CommunicationsLeo Meier, Director ............................................... BEK CommunicationsJon Hendrickson, Director ......................................Consolidated TelcomRodney Suko, Director .......................................Dakota Central TelecomKent Klima, Director ........................................... Dickey Rural TelephoneLarry Mahler, Director................................................Nemont TelephoneRon Steinke, Director .......................................... Polar CommunicationsLorne Field, Director .................................................... United TelephoneRandy Christmann, Director .................................... West River Telecom

NORTH DAKOTA ASSOCIATION OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVES

3201 Nygren Drive N.W. Box 1144 Mandan, N.D. 58554(701) 663-1099 www.ndatc.com

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“From here at Colfax, we’re exporting soybeans directly to the Far East, to Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines.”

— DAVE GAUSLOW

From its Abercrombie headquarters, Red River Tele-phone currently serves more than 4,500 North Dakota and Minnesota customers with local telephone, long-dis-tance, cellular and Internet services.

Jeff Olson, Red River Telephone general manager, said the cooperative is attuned to the communication tools agriculture needs. “Agriculture continues to be the en-gine of the economy around here,” Olson said. He added that the cooperative looks continuously at meeting mem-bers’ vital needs for moving large volumes of information quickly and dependably.

“Everything has become instantaneous. It isn’t just a convenience or a nice thing to have. It’s a necessity for businesses in town and for farmers. To be successful is to have that ability to access the markets, or whatever is needed, anytime of the day,” Olson said.

Gauslow said the Red River Telephone board of direc-

tors knows members anticipate the cooperative will get them modern, high-speed Internet connections. He said fi ber optics is the optimal mode for highest speeds, and the continuing challenge is determining where this mode can be deployed most economically. “Our goal is wide-spread, high-speed Internet, but our challenge is how fast we can do it,” Gauslow said.

He said the cooperative form of business is well-suited for getting high-speed communications resourc-es extended across rural areas. “We’re here to serve the

The Gauslow family sends a “Go Bison” greeting while awaiting kick-off at the national championship game in Frisco, Texas. Family members include, from right: Dave Gauslow; Kari (daughter); Renee (spouse); Aaron Kleingartner (Kari’s spouse); Peg and Alan Kleingartner (Aaron’s parents).

people that own us, and we know our customers want this,” Gauslow said.

Gauslow said person-to-person contact with folks a world away is also important in developing internation-al customers. “Their buyers for our soybeans have come here,” he said. “They want to meet the people that pro-duce the food they eat. That part of the world has a vora-cious appetite for soybeans and soybean meal. They like knowing the people producing it, and they like to know where it comes from.”

It is important to remember how these meetings hap-pen, Gauslow added. “Personal relationships have to be cultivated, but what makes this work is our communica-tion link,” he said.

Kent Brick is editor of North Dakota LIVING. He may be reached at [email protected].

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Local foods bring homegrown fl avor and abundant color at harvesttime.

With more appetites for locally grown foods,

producers across North Dakota are focusing on

getting food from the fi eld to the table.

Marv and Ilene Baker, growers from Carpio, are among those working hard to meet

North Dakota’s growing passion for local foods. “Our customers want local because it’s fresh,”

says Marv Baker, president of the 456-member North Dakota Farmers Market and Growers Asso-

ciation (NDFMGA). “They know who we are, and we encourage them to visit the farm and see what

we’re growing.” Marv Baker is pleased to have seen the state’s

farmers markets grow from 14 in 2005 to 55 today. Nationally, from 2010 to 2011, the number jumped by 17 percent to 7,175, according to the U.S. Department of

Agriculture (USDA).

Growers discover new incomeThe Bakers started growing on two acres in 2004. The

couple rented three additional acres a few years ago, and installed greenhouses to extend the growing season. Today, their business – North Star Farms – is booming.

“We developed North Star Farms to replace my National Guard income when I retired at 30 years,” Marv says. He says

the business is performing well beyond their expecta-tions – and he is still in the National Guard.

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In addition, the Bakers work full-time in minot – marv at a recycling center, and Ilene at an agency that assists low-income and disabled people. Their jobs leave little time for gardening and marketing. Yet, each week of the 2011 growing season, the Bakers sold their produce at farmers markets in minot and Bismarck, and delivered produce boxes to both cities for community-supported agriculture (cSA) customers.

Holly mawby, director of Dakota college’s Entrepre-neurial center for Horticulture in Bottineau, reports that most North Dakota produce growers work full-time off the farm and supplement their income with produce sales.

“A couple farmers market folks in the state gross $60,000 in a growing season, and some only make several hundred dollars,” mawby says. “It’s like any business – it takes skill, hard work and business sense. That’s where the Entrepreneurial center comes in. It’s our job to help pro-ducers make the most income for their product.”

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Good food Holly Mawby (left), director, Dakota College Entrepreneurial Center for Horticulture, and Marv and Ilene Baker of North Star Farms, spoke at a recent local foods conference held in Fargo.

Marvin Baker, right, picks peas at North Star Farms with his daughter, Amber Plucknett, and granddaughter, Aurora.

Last month, Marv Baker and Holly Mawby greeted and networked with local foods enthusiasts at the eighth

annual Dakota Grown Local Foods Conference in Fargo. The conference, presented as part of the N.D. Department of Agriculture’s Local Foods Initiative, featured presenta-tions on crop production, marketing and organizational techniques meant to advance local foods consumption. A highlight presentation was made by Angie and Brian McGinness, operators of Riverbound Farm, an organic vegetable, community-supported agriculture operation. In addition, the N.D. Ag Department’s Hunger Free North Dakota Garden Project – urging growers to contribute excess production to food banks – was showcased.

Mawby said the conference reflected a sharply grow-ing attraction among consumers in our culture and econ-omy for locally grown foods. She also said the business enterprise side of local foods distribution looks good, too. “It’s now a viable business opportunity and farming option,” Mawby says. At the conference, the NDFMGA held its annual meeting, re-electing Marv Baker as the group’s president and Ilene Baker as secretary-treasurer.

Doug Goehring, N.D. Ag Commissioner, embraces the local foods movement as an opportunity to educate con-sumers about the value agriculture delivers.

“My ultimate goal is for people to gain a better appre-ciation for where their food comes from,” says Goehring, also a farmer. “There’s a lot of risk and heartache that goes along with producing food, and for the most part that goes unnoticed.”

As part of his goal, Goehring supports the depart-ment’s “Going Local North Dakota” campaign, which includes sponsorship of the annual Local Foods Confer-ence, and several other local foods promotion resources.

To learn more about local foods in the state, visit www.ndfarmersmarkets.com (NDFMGA site) or www.dakotacollege.edu/ech.php (Enterpreneurial Center site). For information on the Bakers, visit www.northstar organic.com. For N.D. Department of Agriculture infor-mation, visit www.goinglocalnd.ning.com, or contact Dana Pritchet, (701) 328-4793. n

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Consumers drive the movementFactors pushing consumer interest in local foods

upward include concern about the origin of food, spend-ing food dollars on local vendors, and reducing the tradi-tional fuel inputs related to common supermarket foods.

Plus, according to the center’s 2010 survey of 30 farmers markets across the state, it’s fun. “Shoppers like the atmo-sphere and being able to talk to the vendors,” says Mawby, who administers NDFMGA. “Consumers also told us they want more variety and choice, and they want to see more growers in the marketplace. This represents a great oppor-tunity for producers.”

Farmers who like meeting customers fi nd it worthwhile to drive to urban centers and spend the day at farm-ers markets. Those who don’t have the time or the inclination can sell to Wholesale Supply Co. of Minot through the center’s new pilot project. The wholesaler picks up produce at four loca-tions across the state.

“Last year, demand was larger than our pro-ducers could meet,” Mawby says. Wholesale buyers pay less than farm-ers markets consumers,

but wholesalers purchase greater quantities and the sales takes less time, making the bottom line about the same, she adds.

Consumers want grocery stores to serve local options, too. The center’s 2011 survey of grocery produce manag-ers revealed that 50 percent had seen increased customer demand for local produce, and 67 percent said they’d buy more if it were available at competitive prices.

Planting seeds of knowledgeThe Bakers don’t have farming backgrounds. “My knowl-

edge came from my parents, who were gardeners when they were younger,” Marv says. His grandfather, who came from Switzerland, grew peanuts in Hazelton. Marv was fas-cinated, and now he, too, grows peanuts.

In 2006-2007, Marv went on active duty with the National Guard’s U.S. Central Command. During his down time, he studied organic gardening on the Internet. He also learned from the Entrepreneurial Center.

In 2008, the center provided North Star Farms with a $20,000 grant toward a passive solar greenhouse that stores heat in water bladders during the day, and releases it at night. In January 2012, Marv was still growing cabbage and other winter veggies in the greenhouse – the fi rst of its kind in North Dakota. Marv feeds the center data on how the design works in our climate, crops that do well, and energy use, yields and labor.

North Star Farms is one of a handful of certifi ed organic farms in North Dakota. The Bakers don’t use

chemicals to boost production. While larger pro-ducers rely on heavy equipment to farm hun-

dreds of acres, the Bakers generally work their fi ve acres by hand. “The best yield a wheat




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School chefs in Granville and Jamestown embrace local foods. This is due, in part, to the U.S. Department of

Agriculture’s Farm to Schools program, connecting schools to local farms with the goal of healthy cafeteria fare.

Wanda Bachmeier and Karla Thompson, co-head cooks at the TGU Granville school system, along with one other worker, feed 150 students. Six years ago, vocational agriculture teacher Jeff Hagel offered them green beans from a student gar-den. The idea grew from there.

Today, Hagel, students, staff and community members labor all summer to provide a variety of free, fresh bounty throughout the school year. FFA students also sell produce to the kitchen for projects. A school orchard will one day yield apples, pears and chokecherries.

“It’s more work,” Bachmeier says, “but the benefi ts of serving local produce outweigh the challenge.” TGU

Granville received a grant to purchase a walk-in cooler and a freezer that allows cooks to preserve produce for later use.

“We see a difference even in kindergartners trying new things,” Thompson says. “It helps when we can tell them that the homecoming king grew this sweet corn!”

In the Jamestown school system, students number 2,150, and Shelley Mack heads up a kitchen staff of 30. Even this

larger operation is serving more fresh food. Mack rounded up a $10,000 grant to

plant a school garden a few years ago. “When I see kids eating fresh fruit and vegetables, that’s my signal that it’s working,” Mack says.

Deb Egeland of Child Nutrition Programs at the N.D. Department of Public Instruction estimates that 30 of 216 districts participate in the Farm to Schools program. For information on Farm to Schools, visit www.farrms.org or call Sue Balcom at (701) 527-5169. For info on grants to start gardens, visit www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/f2s.

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Students Mason Gahner and Kassie Holmquist of the Jamestown School System fl ank local produce served by the Washington Elementary kitchen. Also pictured, from left: Kitchen Manager Shannon Moran, School Lunch Director/Dietitian Shelley Mack, Principal Dave Saxberg and preparation staff member Arlene Richter.

Co-head cooks Wanda Bachmeier, left, and Karla Thompson of the TGU Granville School, appreciate fresh produce provided from school gardens grown under the direction of vocational agriculture teacher and FFA Advisor, Jeff Hagel.

Doug Goehring, North Dakota agriculture commissioner, speaks with Mandan students

at the garden they’ve grown as a group project.

producer can get is about 4,800 pounds per acre,” Marv says. “We had a terrible year in 2011 because of so much rain and fl ooding, and we produced 10,000 pounds per acre. It was closer to 16,000 in 2010.”

According to Mawby, the most popular veggies at farmers markets include tomatoes, cucumbers, peppers, beans and peas – but our cold climate limits their grow-ing seasons. “North Dakota is behind neighboring states in vegetable production,” Mawby says. “Much of that lag is due to a lack of knowledge about season extension meth-ods.” Mawby is seeing a growing number of mainstream farmers adding local distribution produce to their crop-ping mix.

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In nearly 100 countries around the world, people

are eating North Dakota wheat and durum products. In Japan, it may be in the form of bread, pastries and noodles; in Italy, of course, it’s pasta. North Dakota exports about one-half of its wheat and durum overseas now and demand contin-ues to grow. North Dakota Wheat Commission (NDWC) Administrator Neal Fisher calls it “a pretty exciting story.”

“In 2010, we saw 60 million bushels of U.S. hard red spring wheat exported to Japan alone!” Fisher said.

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“North Dakota is typically second in wheat production nationwide. Our average wheat crop generates about $2 billion a year in cash value. That’s checks to produc-ers from local elevators and money that goes back into our communities. With a modest multiplier of 3.0, an average North Dakota wheat crop generates a total eco-nomic impact of $6 billion to $7 billion in the state’s economy.”

Wheat is the most widely distributed cereal grain in the world. Flour from wheat is the framework for almost all baked goods, as well as pasta, cereal and many other products. While wheat has always been an agricultural mainstay in North Dakota, what has changed over the years is the growing infrastructure that is part of a com-plex partnership to sell and market the state’s wheat throughout the world. To stay ahead of the competition, it’s also important to continually improve and expand wheat varieties being raised in the state. Fisher and his staff focus on domestic and international market devel-opment, research support that improves producers’

“In 2010, we saw 60 million bushels of U.S. hard red spring wheat exported to Japan alone.”

NEAL FISHER, ADMINISTRATOR NORTH DAKOTA WHEAT COMMISSION

“Overseas buyers typically purchase anywhere from 0.5 million to 2 million bushels at a time.”

JIM PETERSON, MARKETING DIRECTOR,NORTH DAKOTA WHEAT COMMISSION

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abilities to raise good wheat, and monitoring and working toward good trade policies that can support wheat exports.

Export markets continu-ally change and competition is fi erce, said NDWC Mar-keting Director Jim Peter-son who traveled last fall to Japan, Taiwan, Korea, China and the Philippines to sell wheat buyers on the val-ues of buying North Dakota wheat.

“Asia has been a great growth story for us and roughly one-third of our demand right now comes from Asia, primarily Japan and the Philippines,” Peterson said. “Taiwan and South Korea have also become big markets. Vietnam, Indonesia and China are promising growth markets in Asia as well. Europe and Central America are good demand centers, too.”

These overseas buyers typically purchase anywhere from 0.5 million to 2 million bushels at a time. However, Peterson said it’s a delicate balancing act to maintain high-quality wheat sales, stay competitive in price and build loyalty among buyers.

NDWC regularly enter-tains trade groups from other countries, taking the groups to visit farm opera-tions and see fi rsthand what makes North Dakota wheat exceptional. They also learn about the research that has gone into developing the state’s superior wheat vari-eties.

NDWC’s domestic wheat marketing is more con-sumer-oriented. NDWC

partners with the Wheat Foods Council and the National Pasta Association to improve public awareness and encourage consumption of wheat foods. For instance, a “How Wheat Works” interactive Web site educates the public on the farm-to-fork process of wheat foods. For the annual Bake and Take Day the fourth Saturday in March, NDWC distributes more than 8,000 recipes to community groups. Members make the recipes and deliver their freshly baked wheat foods to people in need.

In addition to marketing, NDWC core programs

NDWC leaders (including Neal Fisher, administrator, back row, third from left; and Fran Leiphon, chairman, front row, middle) met recently with a Philippine trade team.

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emphasize wheat research and variety development, domestic and trade policy, communications and pro-ducer outreach. a District 4 director and board chair-man, Fran Leiphon, said research, which North Dakota State University (NDSU) conducts in conjunction with NDWc, has resulted in wheat breeding programs that have produced hardier wheat varieties, higher yields, improved crop management strategies and many other technologies.

“NDSU has the most valuable wheat program in the country, if not in the world,” Fisher asserted. “at this moment, NDSU is working on developing new technol-ogies that could revolutionize the wheat industry.”

North Dakota is among 19 states with producer-driven wheat commissions similar to NDWc. North Dakota wheat farmer members commit 1.5 cent per bushel of their wheat crop to NDWc’s coffers. a seven-member board of directors leads NDWc. Board members must be producers themselves and each rep-resents one of six regions in the state. The governor

appoints the seventh member as an at-large commis-sioner. Each of the 53 counties has a representative elected by peers to serve as a liaison to the board.

“This is a grass-roots process, with the county rep-resentatives helping set priorities, the commission-ers making policy and leadership decisions and we as staff carrying out these programs,” Fisher explained.

Leiphon, who has been farming for 38 years, says today’s environment requires a concerted effort by organizations like NDWc if farmers are going to

“Asia has been a great growth story for us and roughly one-third of our demand right now comes from Asia.”

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Members of a Chinese trade team examine North Dakota wheat-based bread with the help of NDWC consultant, Dr. Bert D’Appolonia.

remain competitive and prosper. Leiphon raises wheat, durum, canola and soybeans with his son and brother on a farm northeast of Devils Lake in Nodak Electric cooperative territory.

“If farmers look at the amount of bushels they raise and figure what they could do with that penny and a half to export their wheat or research how to make their wheat better, they’re going to admit there isn’t much they can do on their own,” Leiphon said. “But together we can do a lot.”

Overall, Fisher said, North Dakota’s wheat farm-ers are enjoying good times. Following two excellent years, last spring’s floods and extremely wet condi-tions resulted in a much smaller crop, with production being down by about one-third. Still, Fisher noted, 2007 to 2011 were among the best years producers have ever had price-wise.

“Agriculture – with wheat sales being the largest contributor – accounts for about $22 billion to $30 bil-lion every year in our state’s economy,” Fisher said. “Agriculture has always underpinned this state and it is still North Dakota’s largest enterprise.”

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The “call” that is at the heart of the N.D. One-Call service is simply 8-1-1; or (800) 795-0555. A caller is connected to an information resource person ready to exchange key information about the dig-ging project and to notify utilities/opera-tors with facilities in the excavation zone. Utilities then mark their facilities in a dig-ging zone within 48 hours of being noti-fi ed of the digging plan.

A board of directors, drawn from the utility and construction sectors of the state, oversees N.D. One-Call. Those di-rectors represent: cable television; tele-communications; electric power; cities under 5,000; cities over 5,000; excava-tors/contractors; rural water; and gas/pipelines. N.D. One-Call is funded with a modest monetary charge per commercial digging authorization request and per fa-cility marking activity.

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The Pathfinder

Early years

Manifest destiny

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D I S C O V E R I N G D A K O T Ab y J o A n n W i n i s t o r f e r

ou may have heard of the “Great Path-

finder,” John Charles Frémont, the famed but controversial explorer credited with opening and mapping the Amer-ican West, and the fi rst U.S. presidential candi-date of the antislavery Republican Party.

What you may not know is that one of his earliest explorations took him into what is now eastern North Dako-ta, on a map-making ex-pedition.

In fact, Lake Jessie just outside of Binford is named for the woman who soon after his return would become his wife.

John Charles Frémont was the illegitimate child of Ann Pryor (nee Whit-ing), the married daugh-ter of an aristocratic Vir-ginia planter family, and her tutor-lover, Charles Fremon, a French im-migrant who fought for the Royalists during the French Revolution. To es-cape Ann’s irate husband and the resulting scandal, Whiting and Fremon eventually settled in Savan-nah, Ga. It was there that the Great Pathfi nder was born, on Jan. 21, 1813. Only 5 years old when his father died, Frémont was raised by his mother in Charleston, S.C.

In 1829, Frémont entered the Col-lege of Charleston, where he excelled in mathematics. His fi rst job was as a math instructor aboard a U.S. Navy ship traveling around South Ameri-ca. In the summer of 1836, he helped survey a proposed rail route between Charleston and Cincinnati. In July 1838, he was appointed a second lieuten-ant in the Corps of Topographical En- continued next page


Upon returning to Washington, Frémont of-ten visited the home of Sen. Thomas Hart Ben-ton of Missouri, a pow-erful, outspoken Dem-ocratic Party leader. Benton was among the crusaders of Manifest Destiny, which advocat-ed for national control of the entire continent from ocean to ocean.

On Oct. 19, 1842, Fré-mont eloped with Sen. Benton’s daughter, Jes-sie. A talented writer, Jes-sie became invaluable to Frémont by helping him write the colorful reports that would soon make him a national hero.

While at fi rst upset about the elopement, Sen. Benton eventually became one of his son-in-law’s most avid sup-porters, pushing ap-propriations through Congress for nation-al surveys of the Oregon Trail (1842), the Oregon Territory (1844), the Great Basin, and Sierra Moun-

tains to California (1845). Through his power and infl uence, Benton obtained for Frémont the position of leading each expedition.

Following the Nicollet expeditions of 1838 and 1839 and the explorers’ re-turn to Washington, Fremont worked extensively with Nicollet on the map, assisting the ailing scientist in refi ning their sketches and calculations.

In addition to depicting the Upper Mississippi Valley, the map extended knowledge of the Missouri River region between St. Louis and Fort Pierre, and of the region between Devils Lake and

John Charles Frémont, noted explorer, helped to map the eastern portion of what would later become North Dakota.

gineers, the agency charged with sur-veying all the unmapped regions of the United States.

Frémont’s fi rst major assignment was to accompany the respected French scientist and geographer, Jo-seph Nicolas Nicollet, on a two-year mission to Minnesota Territory. Their objective was to map the region be-tween the upper Mississippi and Mis-souri rivers.

Under Nicollet’s tutelage, Fremont learned valuable lessons about sci-ence and sophisticated surveying methods as well as how to organize and manage an expedition.

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Upon returning to Washington, Frémont of-ten visited the home of Sen. Thomas Hart Ben-ton of Missouri, a pow-erful, outspoken Dem-ocratic Party leader. Benton was among the crusaders of Manifest Destiny, which advocat-ed for national control of the entire continent from ocean to ocean.

On Oct. 19, 1842, Fré-mont eloped with Sen. Benton’s daughter, Jes-sie. A talented writer, Jes-sie became invaluable to Frémont by helping him write the colorful reports that would soon make him a national hero.

While at fi rst upset about the elopement, Sen. Benton eventually became one of his son-in-law’s most avid sup-porters, pushing ap-propriations through Congress for nation-al surveys of the Oregon Trail (1842), the Oregon Territory (1844), the Great Basin, and Sierra Moun-

tains to California (1845). Through his power and infl uence, Benton obtained for Frémont the position of leading each expedition.

Following the Nicollet expeditions of 1838 and 1839 and the explorers’ re-turn to Washington, Fremont worked extensively with Nicollet on the map, assisting the ailing scientist in refi ning their sketches and calculations.

In addition to depicting the Upper Mississippi Valley, the map extended knowledge of the Missouri River region between St. Louis and Fort Pierre, and of the region between Devils Lake and


The Nicollet map above shows the routes taken by French geographer Joseph Nicollet and his protegé, John Charles Frémont.

the headwaters of the Mississippi.A set of manuscripts chart the ex-

plorers’ daily progress. The fi nal three sheets show the overland route of the party from Pierre to Devils Lake. These charts bear many handwritten notes by both Fremont and Nicollet.

Nicollet and Fremont had little suc-cess assigning place names on the map that would last through the gener-ations. One exception is the little lake on a western tributary of the Shayenn-Oju River, now the Sheyenne, below

the Devils Lake area, where the map shows “Lake Jessie.” Today the site, near the small town of Jessie in Griggs County, is a state historic site.

The report and map were offi cially published in 1843 by the U.S. Senate – and again in 1845 by the U.S. House. Publication of the fi rst Nicollet map came near the end of this notable sci-entist’s career; Nicollet died Sept. 11, 1843.

In his memoir, Gouverneur (G.K.) Warren, a brilliant West Point gradu-ate, topographical engineer and ex-plorer of the time, wrote that the Ni-

colett map “was one of the greatest contributions ever made to American geography. ... Had he lived one more decade, Nicollet would undoubtedly have become the offi cial government cartographer of the whole trans-Mis-sissippi West.”

The map helped launch the career of Nicollet’s protegé. Fremont was now ready to set out on his own as an ex-plorer, surveyor and mapmaker.

Jo Ann Winistorfer, retired associate editor of North Dakota LIVING, writes from her rural Pick City farm.

was an explorer, soldier, politician, and busi-nessman. A man of adventure, he helped to explore, survey and map vast areas of the frontier. Known as “The Pathfi nder” because he charted the best route to Or-egon, Frémont experienced both success and failure during his lifetime. Some of his questionable decisions have made him a controversial fi gure in American history.

1842: First expedition – to survey a route for settlers on their way to Oregon. Guided by Kit Carson, Frémont’s path ex-tended from the Mississippi River to South Pass, Wyo. Frémont Peak in the Wind Riv-er Range of Wyoming is named for him. His mapping of the trail inspired more pioneers to try the journey west.

1843: Next expedition – to push be-yond South Pass, Wyo., to Oregon. Fré-mont surveyed the northern shores of the Great Salt Lake; his report encouraged the Mormons under Brigham Young to settle there four years later. The explorer and his party traveled north and west to the mouth of the Columbia River on the Pacifi c at Fort Vancouver. Although not authorized, he continued the march into California, crossing the treacherous Sierra Nevada range in winter despite warnings by Native Americans. The party arrived at Sutter’s Fort in California in March 1844, obtained fresh supplies and then traveled back to St. Lou-is. Frémont’s reports fueled the expansionist am-bitions of many powerful groups that were pushing for Mexico to cede California to the United States.

1845: Frémont led a party of 60 men on another expedition to the West. Crossing the Rocky Moun-tains, he surveyed the southern end of the Great Salt Lake, crossing the desert to Sutter’s Fort in Cali-fornia. When the Mexican government ordered Fré-mont and his armed men to leave, Frémont retreat-ed to Oregon. Returning to California in June 1846, he led a group of American settlers in the “Bear Flag Revolt.” When war was declared between Mexico

and the U.S. July 19, Frémont marched his “Califor-nia Battalion” to Monterey. The U.S. quickly won the war. Commodore Robert F. Stockton appointed Fré-mont governor of California and raised his rank to lieutenant colonel. When Stockton was replaced by an old enemy of Frémont’s, Gen. Stephen W. Kear-ny, he was ordered to give up his post. When he re-fused, he was accused of disobedience and mutiny. Furious about being convicted and court-martialed, Frémont resigned.

1848: With the aid of private backing, Frémont made another trip to survey a possible railroad route in which he and Sen. Benton shared an interest. Un-wisely, Frémont tried to lead his expedition across the Sangre de Cristo Mountains in Colorado in mid-December. As a result, 11 men died, and Frémont was forced to retreat. Heading south, he fi nally ar-rived at Sutter’s Fort to fi nd that gold had been dis-covered. Since Frémont owned land in one of the goldfi elds at the foot of the Sierra Nevada, he sud-denly found himself a rich man.

1850: California elected him to the U.S. Senate.

1853: Frémont led another private ex-pedition in search of a southern railway route to the Pacifi c Ocean.

1856: Now a national hero, Frémont ran for president against James Buchanan as the fi rst candidate of the newly formed Republican party. Unsuccessful, he ran again in 1860, withdrawing in favor of Abra-ham Lincoln. After his defeat, he returned to California, making heavy investments in un-profi table mills and mining equipment.

1861: Civil War – Frémont was made commander of the Department of the West. His antislavery views brought him into confl ict with authority. He declared martial law and issued an order freeing the slaves in Missouri. These actions were premature and embarrassing to President Abraham Lincoln, who relieved Frémont of his com-mand. He was given another command in

Kentucky, but after making several tactical errors, Lincoln lost faith in Frémont’s abilities. When the area was consolidated under another commander, Frémont again resigned from the army.

Later years: After the Civil War, Frémont lost his remaining fortune in failed railroad-building projects. Turning cynical, he engaged in dishonest business deals. In 1878, Frémont was made gov-ernor of the Arizona Territory, a post he saw as a chance to revive his fortune. After fi ve years, he was asked to resign because he used state money for personal expenses. Frémont spent the last years of his life in New York, Washington, D.C., and Los An-geles. Jessie, who had always supported him, con-tinued her writing. She was their only source of income. Just before his death on July 13, 1890, Fré-mont was awarded a pension by Congress. Frémont died a broken man, his reputation in shreds. But he will always be remembered for his courage and de-termination in opening up the West for settlement.

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Support the communitySince I no longer have a gar-

den, I buy vegetables from the grocery store after the growing season. They look alright but are usually flat and tasteless.

There is nothing like the taste of fresh vegetables. I find our local farmers market has a good choice of fresh vegetables during the sum-mer season. That’s why I look for-ward to market day. Our farmers market is only open two days each week. It’s best to shop early to get the best selection of good, flavorful produce. It sure beats store-bought any day of the week.

Shopping the farmers market is also another way of sup-porting our local community.

Bernice Wanner, DickinsonRoughrider Electric Cooperative

Cultivate Mother Nature’s giftsI am the farmers market. My husband and I live in the

country and have a huge garden. We grow everything. We do not use pesticides. Our fertilizer is wood ashes, leaves and cow manure. Mid-April, I start my seeds in containers — everything from tomatoes, green peppers, cucumbers and various squash. This year we plan to put in sweet potatoes. We share our produce with neighbors, family and friends. All our produce is truly organic and fresh.

Carol Schumacher, MenokenCapital Electric Cooperative

Share the bounty During the growing season the past two years, we ex-

perienced floodwaters which covered the garden area and destroyed the plants I grew from seed. After the flood de-stroyed our home last year, we moved and I made an ef-fort to support the local farmers market. I am thankful that friends and neighbors shared extra garden produce and apples when they were in season. Even my dad, at age 82, picked corn from his garden, cut it off the cob and prepared freezer corn for us to enjoy this winter. Someday I hope to have another garden so I can once again share the extra pro-duce with others.

Ann Knecht, NapoleonDakota Valley Electric

Treasuring the great outdoorsI don’t buy produce from a grocery store or a farmers

market; I grow my own. I can’t imagine not having a garden every year. It’s wonderful to get out in the spring to plant and encourage the trees, bushes, berries and other perennials. Watching things grow and produce is time well spent in the great outdoors as well as being great exercise.

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Describe your shopping cart and reasoning.’

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others are prolific, and when I want something, it’s as close as my gar-dens (and my freezer in the winter). And whatever I have, I’m happy to share because I always grow more than we need. My garden produces tomatoes, peppers, potatoes, corn, onions, squash and pumpkins. But I also enjoy vine-ripened strawber-ries, which can’t compare to those which are shipped. Juneberries are a treasure, and rhubarb and aspar-agus show up early in the season. Where else can one find goose-berries, grapes, cherries and fresh plums? And then there are apples. Some years I’ve had to call the

neighbors in force to help harvest.There is always something fresh to eat from early spring

to late fall. And ooh, it’s so good.Karen Reisenauer, St. Anthony

Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative and West River Telecommunications Cooperative

Appreciate the convenienceI prefer to grow my own garden produce. There is noth-

ing better than to go to your own garden and enjoy the fresh vegetables. I freeze or can what I need; the rest gets shared with my children or friends. My grandsons love to pull fresh carrots and pick the peas to eat.

Joanne E. Merkel, ForbesDakota Valley Electric Cooperative

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My grandma is afraid of her computer. Like a lot of baby boomers, she fi nds it hard to keep up

as technology advances. She believes her computer has its own personality and can control itself. To her, a minimized window means sheer, vanishing disaster.

Although my parents are savvier, they often need me to “fi x” their computers — even though they are concerned about what I might do while us-ing social networking Web sites like Facebook, Twitter or You-Tube. I used to pass these off as irrational fears, thinking my parents had seen something on the news about information stolen by hackers.

As more and more people are talking about their lives on-line, an increasing number of dangers exist — making my

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other business that makes money on ads. And virus-es can be more than just annoying. They can destroy fi les, steal your information, and even take over your computer and use it for illegal purposes. While there is some supervision of these ads, almost any organi-zation with a deep pocket can advertise.

Extreme traffi c on sites like Facebook creates an-other danger. A mere 3,000 employees are responsi-ble for the site’s 800-million members, making you in charge of yourself.

Some important things to know and remember about Facebook and other Web sites are that security settings may default and decrease when sites upgrade to a “new-and-improved” version. And every time you add a “friend,” you should tweak your privacy set-tings regarding that particular person. Also, regard-ing those irritating pop-ups I was guilty of clicking OK without reading, they are actually very important re-minders that need to be reviewed to keep your identi-ty and computer safe.

Keeping track of yourself online is easier than you may think. Read all policy and software updates. Use a search engine and search for yourself regularly, so you know what people see when they look for you. And if you have a Facebook account, “friend” your par-ents. Not only will it remind you to keep your pictures and posts appropriate, but it will also give your par-ents peace of mind.

Ethan Mickelson, 15, is a sophomore at Rolla High School. Involved in speech, FCCLA, church and Boy Scouts, Ethan’s passion lies in journalism. He currently works for the Turtle Mountain Star, KEYA Radio Station and BEK Sports Broad-casting. Ethan is the son of Cameron and Dainelle Mickelson, who are members of Northern Plains Electric Cooperative.

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MARCH

THROUGH-April 30 “Seeds of Change” Exhibit, Center Stage, James Memorial Art Center, Williston. (701) 774-3601. 6-10 Film Festival, 314 Broadway, Fargo. (701) 239-8385.9-11 KXMC Sports RV & Boat Show, noon-8 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Sunday, 2005 Burdick Expy. E., Minot. (701) 852-2104.9-12 Art Attack Youth Camp, Theo Art School, Bismarck. (701) 222-6452.

10 National Quilting Event, Frances Leach High Prairie Arts and Science Complex, Bis-marck. (701) 224-1259. 14 Performance of “Pop Goes the Rock” by Cirque Dreams, 7:30 p.m., Fargodome, Fargo. (855) 694-6367 or (701) 241-9100. 16-17 Bioethics Seminar: Infertility and Means of Overcoming It, 5:45-8:30 p.m. Friday and 9-11:45 a.m. Satur-day, Matt and JoAnn But-ler Hall, Gary Tharaldson School of Business, Uni-versity of Mary, Bismarck. (701) 355-8002. 17 Putnam House Soup Bowl, 533 Main St., Carrington. (701) 652-1213.

17 Running O’ The Green, 11 a.m. registra-tion and 2 p.m. race, starts at Frontier Fort, James-town. (800) 222-4766 or (701) 251-9145. 17 Jelly- and Salsa-Making Class, 10 a.m.-1 p.m., Gloria Dei Church Kitchen, Williston. (701) 774-3601. 18 Fellowship of Christian Athletes Home Team Banquet, 6 p.m., Shiloh Christian School, Bismarck. (701) 391-4886. 19 Poetry Out Loud State Finals, Belle Me-hus Auditorium, Bismarck. (701) 328-7593. 19-20 Wild About Wheels, North Dakota State Fair Center, Minot. (701) 857-7620. 20-April 30 “Key Ingredients: America by Food – A Smith-sonian Institution Ex-hibit,” James Memorial Art Center, Williston. (701) 774-3601. 21 “Women Caring for the Land,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Farm Credit Services, Mandan. (402) 687-2103, ext. 1016. 22-25 Artists Cel-ebrating Christ, Bene-dictine Center and Gary

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10, 12, 17, 19 Col-ored Pencil Workshop, 6-7:30 pm., Theo Art School, Bismarck. (701) 222-6452.

13 Rat Pack Show, 7:30 p.m., Chester Fritz Auditorium, Grand Forks. (701) 777-4090.

13-14 The Big One Arts and Crafts Show, 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, North Dakota State Fair Center, Minot. (701) 837-6059.

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by Carmen Devney

Instead of choosing a recipe and searching for ingredients at a gro-

cery store, start with available in-gredients and create your own rec-ipe. What’s growing in your garden? What’s available at the farmers mar-ket? Choose what’s local and fresh, and use your imagination. Your meal may never taste better.

“When you eat locally, you’re go-ing to get better-tasting, more nutri-tious food,” says Angie McGinness, a Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative member and farmer from south of Mandan. “There’s nothing better than a locally produced vegetable that’s fresh from the garden, as opposed to a vegetable that was picked weeks ago and shipped from far away.”

Angie and her husband, Brian, en-joy and appreciate eating truly fresh, homegrown fruits and vegetables, and they welcome people to share in the beauty and bounty of their land. The McGinnesses operate a CSA, or community supported agriculture, where members purchase a “share” of the farm’s harvest and in return re-ceive fresh, seasonal produce weekly.

“We really love farming, and we really love eating high-quality food,” Angie shares.

Their CSA, Riverbound Farm, is currently in its third season. Once a week, members choose what they want to eat or freeze from a large va-riety of produce. On Saturdays, mem-bers are welcome to visit the farm, collect their produce, pick berries (and weeds), and take a nature hike. Or on Wednesday evenings, members can meet Brian or Angie at Sertoma Park in Bismarck and pick up their produce. All of the food is harvested within hours of pick-up.

Giving their members a connec-tion to the air, sun, soil — and ulti-mately food — is a rewarding experi-ence, explains Brian. And in addition to providing a place for their children, Owen, 8, and Pearl, 6, to play while the couple work outdoors, the farm nurtures the family’s own connection to the land, while allowing them to eat healthy, nutritious foods.

This month, the couple share a

recipe Angie created based the ingre-dients she had on-hand. Using vege-tables grown at Riverbound Farm and stored in the cellar, Angie created “Riverbound Farm Chicken and Root Vegetable Bake.” She purchased the chicken from Bartlett Farm, located near Lake Metigoshe.

“This is a pastured, all-natu-ral chicken. That means it’s literally raised outside in a pasture on green grass,” Angie describes. “The taste is amazing.”

While certain meats can be en-hanced with a marinade or rub, the chicken produces its own, rich broth.

“I put my chicken in the oven and bake it, and leave it at that. It cre-ates its own beautiful, yellow broth. I baste the chicken and vegetables with the broth, and it’s so delicious,” she says.

Angie reveals she fi nds it empow-ering to grow food for herself, for her family and for her community.

“We have the ability to grow our

own food, and to create with our own hands and hard work. We form a rela-tionship with the ground, and use it to create a meal for our family that nour-ishes our bodies,” she shares. “[Grow-ing our own food] can be nourishing on so many levels. It can be nourish-ing to our spirit. It can be nourishing to our physical body. It can be nour-ishing to our yard by creating beauty and a healthy soil system. And then we can nourish ourselves and our family with wholesome food that can heal and bring people together.”

Brian and Angie McGinness en-courage people to eat well, sup-port local farmers and protect the health of the land. For more informa-tion about their CSA, visit www.river-boundfarm.com.

Carmen Devney is a communications specialist for the North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives, Capital Electric Cooperative and Mor-Gran-Sou Electric Cooperative.


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Reverse the way you cook

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The rewards and challenges of a N.D. cattle rancher

Like most little girls, Pearl McGinness likes to eat grilled cheese sandwiches and candy. But Angie and Brian McGinness say their daughter’s palate for vegetables is expanding, thanks to the fresh produce they grow at Riverbound Farm south of Mandan.

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Are you a locavore?

I was a “locovore” when I was a child and didn’t even know it.In the summer, I would sneak out to our

family’s garden to nab garden peas and raspberries at their peak ripe-ness. I’d pull up a carrot and wipe it off on my jeans be-fore taking a bite. After all, I wasn’t a food safety spe-cialist back then.

My family often purchased meat from a local pro-ducer and had it processed in a nearby town. We bought milk from the creamery a block away. Of course, we didn’t have an orange tree in our backyard, so we needed to sup-plement our food supply.

Locovore was the Oxford Dictionary’s “word of the year” in 2007. The term usually re-fers to eating food produced within 100 miles. Being a locovore has many advantages.

Enjoying locally produced foods supports the local economy. Fresh fruits and vegeta-bles that do not spend a lot of time in tran-sit often are at peak freshness and nutri-tional value. While varieties developed for cross-country shipping may be chosen for their “durability,” the varieties grown for local sales often are selected for best taste.

Food that travels less is handled by few-er people and could be safer, too. Consider these tips to keep your fresh produce at its safest and most nutritious: Rinse all produce with running water,

using a vegetable brush if necessary. Do not use soap. Limit peeling to preserve fi ber content. Serve cut-up produce nested in con-

tainers over ice. Steam, broil, microwave or cook vege-

tables in a small amount of water. Avoid boiling. Prolonged exposure to

water and heat can break down nutrients that are unstable at high temperatures. Serve foods promptly. The longer they

stand, the more nutrients are lost. Visit the NDSU Extension Service’s

“garden to table” publications at www.ag.ndsu.edu/food.

Until next time, learn more about your lo-cal foods.

Julie Garden-Robinson is an associate professor and food and nutrition specialist with the North Dakota State University Extension Service. To learn more, visit www.ndsu.edu/food.

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RIVERBOUND FARM CHICKEN AND ROOT VEGETABLE BAKE

Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees. Wash chicken with cold water and place it in a large baking dish. Wash vegetables and chop to desired size. Place in the oven with a lid. Depending on the size of the bird, bake 1 ½ to 2 hours. After the fi rst hour, a rich broth will start to form at the bottom of the pan. Use the broth to baste the vegetables for the next half-hour. Use a meat thermometer, or look for a boiling broth and browning skin accompanied by browning vegetables, to tell when the bird is done.Angie’s test notes: For the winter squash, we recommend Uncle David’s Sweet Dakota Dessert, a local variety Buttercup squash, but any will work. All the vegetables used in this recipe were raised on our farm. I cut the potatoes and onions in half, leave the garlic as whole cloves, leave large potato-size cabbage chunks, and peel the winter squash and dice into bite-size pieces. To cook this recipe, we use a cast-iron wok, which holds a whole chicken and all of the fi xings perfectly. When we fi nish with the meat, we use the wok to create a healthy, delicious, full-bodied broth that we enjoy for many meals.

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1 whole chicken, local and pastured

1 winter squash 1 small cabbage

1 bulb garlic 2 onions 5 potatoes

Julie Garden-Robinson,Ph.D., L.R.D.

North Dakota LIVING still values North Dakota cooks!Readers, please continue to send us: Cookbooks and recipes; Tips on great dining spots across North Dakota; and Family dining traditions.North Dakota LIVING pays $50 upon publication. To qualify, we

need recipes unique to those we’ve published in the past, along with your complete contact information.

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If you were asked to describe a scene that depicts agriculture in North Dakota today, what would it

be? I was asked that question recently. After giving it some thought, several scenes come to mind. One is a large fi eld of corn – without weeds.

It’s been suggested that one of the most important developments in agriculture in the past century was the discovery of hybrid corn. Surely, one of the most important developments of the past 40 years has been the discovery of genetical-ly modifi ed crops.

Farmers fi rst planted biotech crops in 1996, but they now account for most of the corn and soybean acres, not only in the United States, but in North Dakota. Crops have been genetically modifi ed to resist

insect pests and to allow for one-pass, broad-spec-trum weed control. That’s why that fi eld of corn in my vision would be clean.

Because they have fewer weed and insect prob-lems, genetically modifi ed crops have allowed farm-ers to raise more bushels per acre and, important-ly, more bushels per inch of available water. As crops are now being genetically manipulated to be drought-tolerant, the yield per available inch of water will in-crease further. And crops like corn will be grown in

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even more areas.My vision is a fi eld of corn, although a number

of crops could be pictured to represent the dramat-ic shift in cropping patterns over these past 40 years. Since 1970, the state’s sunfl ower acreage has grown eight-fold. Soybean acreage has gone from about 200,000 acres to around 4 million, a 20-fold increase. In recent years, canola has been planted on about a million acres. Any of those could represent the big changes we’ve seen.

But corn is the logical choice. Not only have corn acres gone from 130,000 in 1970 to more than 2 mil-lion acres in recent years, but grain corn is now being commonly grown in areas of the state where it was un-heard of 40 years ago.

What’s more, the increase in corn production has coincided with the growth in ethanol production in the state. So a corn fi eld represents not only a change in cropping patterns, but the evolution of an entire value-based industry. My picture of a corn fi eld might have an ethanol plant in the background.

Forty years ago, you’d have to go to southeast North Dakota to take that picture. Then, almost three-fourths of the corn acres were in the southeast re-porting district. Today, that large fi eld of clean corn, in front of an ethanol plant, can be taken in western North Dakota. It’s been a dramatic change.

Al Gustin is farm news director for KBMR and KFYR Radio in Bismarck.

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