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Friends of the Mississippi River

@FriendsMissRiv

Friends of the Mississippi River (FMR) engages people to protect the Mississippi River and its watershed in the Twin Cities.

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Friends of the Mississippi River
Friends of the Mississippi River@FriendsMissRiv·
Thanks for checking out FMR! We'll be a bit less active on this platform into the foreseeable future as we decide how to navigate some of its recent policy changes and decisions. Find us elsewhere at FriendsMissRiv, and sign up for our email newsletter👇 fmr.org/sign-up
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UMN Forever Green Initiative
UMN Forever Green Initiative@ForeverGreenUMN·
#Kernza is on the menu for @MPS_News today. As part of the district's Minnesota Thursday program, students and staff will be treated to a school lunch featuring Minnesota-sourced ingredients. That includes a Kernza Perennial Grain and brown rice pilaf.
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Friends of the Mississippi River@FriendsMissRiv·
“This is an opportunity to turn bare, unused cropland acres into powerful engines for a healthier environment and economy,” said Trevor Russell, water program director at FMR and a lead author on the report. “I call it a win-win.” fmr.org/clc-report-ann…
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Mitch Hunter@EcoAgronomist·
Awesome story from @kirstimarohn. Fill your plate with some perennials this Thanksgiving--like #Kernza--the water and rural communities will thank you! #Kernza @mkernza @NatureAsMeasure @FriendsMissRiv
Kirsti Marohn@kirstimarohn

I've been writing a lot about nitrate contamination lately, so I decided to look at one potential pathway toward cleaner water and healthier soil: tackling the "big brown spot" by keeping fields planted with continuous living cover crops. mprnews.org/story/2023/11/…

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The Land Institute@NatureAsMeasure·
Learn how crops like Kernza help absorb excess nitrogen in the soil to protect rural communities from water pollution @kirstimarohn @ForeverGreenUMN Full article: bit.ly/47ofHrr 📸: Dodd Demas for @FriendsMissRiv
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Mitch Hunter@EcoAgronomist

Awesome story from @kirstimarohn. Fill your plate with some perennials this Thanksgiving--like #Kernza--the water and rural communities will thank you! #Kernza @mkernza @NatureAsMeasure @FriendsMissRiv

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Friends of the Mississippi River@FriendsMissRiv·
Want to know why we keep talking about #cleanwater crops and the big brown spot? @kirstimarohn for @MPRnews explains why — and talks about the encouraging findings from our new report, #PuttingDownRoots👇
Kirsti Marohn@kirstimarohn

I've been writing a lot about nitrate contamination lately, so I decided to look at one potential pathway toward cleaner water and healthier soil: tackling the "big brown spot" by keeping fields planted with continuous living cover crops. mprnews.org/story/2023/11/…

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Friends of the Mississippi River@FriendsMissRiv·
Nectar and ... blood? A surprising source of nutrients for butterflies 🦋🩸 "I came across a dead cow covered in dozens of clouded sulfur butterflies with their proboscises out ... lapping up the blood." fmr.org/updates/conser…
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Friends of the Mississippi River@FriendsMissRiv·
We expected St. Paul's promising draft MRCCA ordinance to quickly move toward adoption. Instead it has stalled out, with little explanation from city leaders — and consequences already being seen. fmr.org/updates/land-u…
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Friends of the Mississippi River@FriendsMissRiv·
We approve of this list! 👍👍 You can support #CleanWater Crops — and help us get to a healthier #MississippiRiver — by supporting the businesses that work with them.
UMN Forever Green Initiative@ForeverGreenUMN

#Kernza products are flying off the shelves, including: - Tattersall's 100% Kernza whiskey - The @LongTableCakes Kernza pancake/waffle mix - @perennialpantry Kernza crackers But if these are temporarily sold out, there are still plenty of treats to try: forevergreenpartnership.umn.edu/advancing-livi…

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