In a recent special report examining the prospects and challenges for non-metro counties in Minnesota, Augsburg College alumnus Reginaldo Haslett-Marroquin ’03 discussed economic shifts and new opportunities for agriculture in southeastern Minnesota.
In the report, which was commissioned by聽The McKnight Foundation and republished by MinnPost, Haslett-Marroquin explained聽the ways in which Latino immigrant families are reinventing the notion of the family farm in Rice and Dakota counties.
Haslett-Marroquin聽co-founded the successful Peace Coffee company and today leads the Main Street Project, an initiative seeking to develop “a prototype for agriculture that will chart a course toward prosperity for Latino immigrant families, boost local economies and provide healthier, tastier food that people of all incomes can afford,” according to the article聽.