An Opportunity to Fight for a Double Bottom Line in
Regional Poverty: Food & Energy

Several years ago, RREAL had the opportunity to help Concordia University power & heat a high tunnel with solar energy. The project was aimed at creating an eco-friendly solution to an effort to grow more food year-round in a cold climate.

Now, RREAL is developing a partnership with Minnesota Venture Farms aimed at a similar goal: grow more food in Minnesota year-round, power the systems with clean, solar energy,  & make sure that food helps to feed people in both rural communities but also communities in Minneapolis.

Minnesota Venture Farms is a Black-led initiative. Working together, our goal is to build four 4,000 square foot solar greenhouses in four rural communities across Minnesota, including the RREAL office in Backus, White Earth Nation, & others.

This is a new initiative that promises to address two elements of poverty in our region: food & energy, while also furthering wider goals of sustainability in both energy & food production for our region.

Together with Minnesota Venture Farms and other RREAL partners, we are working to prepare our communities for a sustainable future & make sure these benefits are accessible to all communities.