Northfield

Northfield is indeed home to "Cows, Colleges, and Contentment" but what about preschools? Your little sweetie may be brilliant but may not yet meet all the entrance requirements of Northfield's local colleges. So, what educational opportunities does it have to offer the leaders of tomorrow? And when you find them, what should you look for in their preschool program?

Happening this week is the annual book fair, put on by the Northfield Hospital Auxiliary at the Northfield Ice Arena. Thousands of books will be donated and thousands will be sold - all to raise thousands of dollars for projects and scholarships at the hospital.

As you're going through your home and tidying up this week, why not consider donating some children's clothes and toys? Northfield Nursery School is putting on a garage sale event and needs your stuff! 

The sale will be happening April 27-29. Contact me or the school to get involved!

Northfield Curbside Composting - coming to a curb near you. If you garden or subscribe to a local CSA then composting may be old news. But for everyone else, what to do with all that garbage you generate may be a daily chore.

Jimmy and Rosalyn Carter like to build homes.  They've been doing it for 32 years - but always alongside other volunteers and always for the betterment of the community.  That's Habitat for Humanity - showing the love of Jesus Christ by swinging a hammer, cleaning up the worksite, feeding the volunteers, any number of ways that all contribute toward providing affordable housing for those without.

George Washington once said, "Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man."  Indeed, mankind would struggle to survive without the dedicated efforts of farmers everywhere.  To help all Americans better understand the hows and whys of agriculture within our society, the Agriculture Council of America celebrates National Ag Day every March.  What better way to join in the celebration March 21 than to sup

Tiny homes are popping up everywhere - at home and garden shows (look for them at the Minneapolis Convention Center February 24), in magazines and on television, and in state legislative chambers. In May 2016 Minnesota passed legislation allowing tiny homes on residential property for senior family members requiring extra care. But these granny pods as they have been called are not your typical tiny house.

James Lileks of the Star Tribune thinks that "every town should have a motto. Something to put on a sign on the outskirts" of town, something that expresses the aspirations and beliefs of its residents. I agree. Take Northfield, for example. It reads, Cows, Colleges, and Contentment, first adopted in 1914.

Last winter Northfield embraced the LA film cast and crew of Love Always, Santa, a Christmas tale of romance and drama that premiered on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel on November 6. Northfield's small town charm won over former New Prague resident Lori Leahy who, with her husband, runs the production company that produced the film.