Progress 07/01/06 to 06/30/08
Outputs
OUTPUTS: The North Central Regional Center for Rural Development (NCRCRD) is leading the community impact of corn ethanol plants for NC-506, and is taking on the coordination of the NC-506 to put together the permanent regional project proposal and proposals for mandatory funding in the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008. The NCRCRD is leading the eXtenion Community of Practice in small meat processing and community development. The NCRCRD developed a prototype handbook for niche meat processors that links the processor and community to the multiple networks necessary for food safety, licensing, credit, zoning, marketing and other key socio-economic-political structures critical for capturing wealth locally. The NCRCRD provides the coordination for the interdisciplinary, interinstitutional masters degree in community development. The NCRCRD is contributing to collaborative work on food and fitness. The efforts which began our work with the California Endowment, are part of the Healthy Eating Active Living Convergence Partnership. We are supplying key evaluation support around the critical elements of social, cultural and political capital necessary to move these efforts for healthy local food systems forward. The NCRCRD is working closely with FALCON, the First Americans Land-grant College Organization & Network, the Native American coach for the Northwest Area Foundations Horizons program, and the Hopi tribe in action research around traditional crops and foods and Menomonee tribe on indicators for sustainable tribal colleges. NCRCRD staff present papers that link us to Tribal College scholars at appropriate Native American conferences. The NCRCRD organized a multi-state research group to address the contributions of immigrants to rural communities and the impact of the ICE raids on rural communities and collaborated with a variety of regional and national groups to share the research results to help inform local, state and national policy. That has led to an NRI grant and a planned regional convening to lead to a combined research and extension project. The NCRCRD is working with a group of 4-H educators to design a study on the impact of 4-H in building social capital and impacting community capitals. The NRI project on community impacts of leadership programs facilitated by the NCRCRD that includes Missouri, Illinois, and Ohio began data gathering and promises to provide needed science-based guidance on how leadership programs can more effectively increase community assets and capacity. The NCRCRD provided leadership for the ESCOP Social Science Subcommittee as liaison to the ESCOP Science and Technology Committee and will construct, administer and analyze an assessment of the priorities for ESCOP, collaborating with ECOP. The NCRCRD organizes entrepreneurial community capacity building in the region through participation in the eXtension Entrepreneurship Community of Practice. The NCRCRD facilitate research on environmental causes of obesity, particularly related to local food systems and active recreation, including participation in a regional NRI proposal lead by the University of Missouri. PARTICIPANTS: Program Leaders: Tom Blewett (University of Wisconsin), Tim Borich (ISU), John Conglose (Ohio State University), Sam Cordes (Purdue University), Greg Davis (Ohio State University), Scott Hutcheson (Purdue University), Dan Kahl (Kansas State University), Rick Koelsch (University of Nebraska), Mary Simon Leuci (University of Missouri), Scott Loveridge (Michigan State University), Jeri Marxman (University of Illinois), James Murphy (Kansas State University), Dan Oedekoven (South Dakota State University), Dan Otto (ISU), Dick Senese (University of Minnesota), Robin Shepard (University of Wisconsin), Karla Trautman (South Dakota State University), Kathy Tweeten (North Dakota State University), Richard Warner (University of Illinois). Online Distance Degree Faculty Participants: Lisa Atkinson (KS), Tim Borich (IA), Jan Flora (IA), Abbie Gaffey (IA), Jim Garrett (Little Hoop), Gary Goreham (ND), Al Keithley (KS), Teresa Lamsam (NE), Gary Lynne (NE), Laurie Stenberg Nichols (SD), Dave Peters (NE), Meredith Redlin (SD), Sheri Smith (KS), David Swenson (IA), Diane Wasser (NE). CCF Workshop Attendees: Kathleen Brown (IL), Sandra Burke (IA), David Darling (KS), Cody Edwards (IA), Craig Hertel (IA), Dan Kahl (KS), Kathy Kremer (IA), Nancy Richman (IL), Rebecca Roberts (WI), Kathleen Tweeten (ND), Cheryl Burkhart-Kriesel (NE), Timothy Collins (IL), Andrew Dane (WI), Carol Fink (KS), Stephen Gasteyer (IL), Jerry Hembd (WI), Connie Hoch (KS), Cheryl Jacobs (SD), Mary Laeger-Hagemeister (MN), Donna Martinson (KS), George Morse (MN), Charlotte Narjes (NE), Dan Oedekoven (SD), Barbara Radke (MN), Carol Richardson Smith (IA), David Olson (SD), Barbara Schmidt (NE), Richard Senese (MN), Curtis Stofferahn (ND), Margaret Tweten (ND), Rachelle Vettern (ND), Aimiee Viniard-Weideman (MN), Anita Hall (NE), Steve Jeanetta (MO), Vicky Jones (NE), Heather Malloch-Eisenbarth (MO), Eric Abrahamson (SD), Godwin Apaliyah (OH), Tom Bartholomay (MN), Elise Beneveniste (IL), Debra Bolton (KS), Jodi Bruns (ND), Scott Chazdon (MN), Chi Sang Hyun (IL), Soo-Yeon Choo (MO), Bill Clark (IA), Sherry Davis (KS), Lynette Flage (ND), Ruth Freeman (IA), Kari Fruechte (SD), Abbie Gaffey (IA), Sherri Gahring (MN), Carolyn Hendricks (SD), Martha Landes (SD), Catherine Lillehoj (IA), Donielle Lovell (MO), Kurt Mantonya (NE), Ken Martin (OH), Barbara Martinson (MN), Mike Morrison (MO), Dave Olson (SD), John Paulson (SD), Kenneth Pigg (MO), Justin Thomas (MO), Karla Trautman (SD), Cecilia Turin Canchaya (MO). Members of the ESCOP Social Science Subcommittee: Scott Loveridge (Michigan State University), Linda Lobao (Ohio State University), Richard Goe (Kansas State University), Cynthia Anderson (Ohio University), Donna Hess (South Dakota State University), Gary Green (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Michael Schulman (North Carolina State University). TARGET AUDIENCES: Extension Directors, Experiment Station Directors, Extension Program Leaders, Land Grant Researchers, Community Development Professionals, Community Leaders. PROJECT MODIFICATIONS: Not relevant to this project.
Impacts
Access to and knowledge of local foods decreases childhood and adult obesity in the North Central region and on the Hopi reservation. Communities are implementing strategies to increase the integration of new migrants. Social science is more integrated into Land Grant University Research and Outreach, increasing its impact on rural communities. At least 16 communities developed the social infrastructure to support entrepreneurship. Students from 40 states and one Canadian province are enrolled in the masters program. Three students will complete their masters degree Summer 08.
Publications
- Bregendahl, C., C.R. Smith, T. Meyer-Dideriksen, B. Grabau and Flora, C.B. 2007. Women, Land, and Legacy: Results from the Listening Sessions. (RRD188). Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/projects/wll/WLL-report.pdf
- Emery, M. 2007. Entrepreneurship: A Driver for Economic Development in Indian Country. eXtension, Entrepreneurs and their Communities section.
- Emery, M. 2007. Entrepreneurship: Coaches for Entrepreneurs: More than Just Technical Assistance. eXtension, Entrepreneurs and their Communities section.
- Emery, M. 2007. Coaches Communities to Support Entrepreneurship: Building Community Capacity to Support and Generate Entrepreneurship. eXtension, Entrepreneurs and their Communities section.
- Emery, M. 2007. Coaching for Community Change: A Training Manual. Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development.
- Emery. M, C. Bregendahl, E. Fernandez-Baca, and Fey, S. 2007. An Appreciative Inquiry into the Role of Appreciative Inquiry in Research: Findings Regarding an Analysis of Six Cases. AI Practitioner. November Issue.
- Emery, M., C. Bregandahl and Flora, C. 2007. Community Supported Agriculture and Business Incubation: Strategies for Building Local Food System Capacity forthcoming in the Journal of the Community Development Society.
- Emery, M. and Flora, C.B. 2007. Using the Community Capitals Framework to Map Strategies and Evaluation Plans: A Training Design for NRFC Demonstration Projects. Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development.
- Emery, M. and Fey, S. 2007. Promising Practices: Stories of Success in Tribal and Native-serving colleges. Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development.
- Emery, M. and Flora, C.B. 2006. Spiraling-Up: Mapping Community Transformation with Community Capitals Framework. Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society 37: 19-35. http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/pubs/flora/spiralingup.htm
- Emery, M. and Fey, S. 2007. Chapter 5: Building Capacity and Chapter 6: Asset Development, Creating a Vibrant Community, Cameron Wold (ed.). St. Paul, MN: Northwest Area Foundation.
- Emery, M. and Fey, S. 2006. Using the Community Capitals Framework. CD Practice.
- Emery, M., S. Fey, and Flora, C.B. 2006. Using Community Capitals to Build Assets for Positive Community Change. CD Practice 13. http://www.comm-dev.org/
- Emery, M., M. Wall, C. Bregendahl, and Flora, C.B. 2006. Economic Development in Indian Country: Redefining Success. Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy 4. Available at http://www.ojrrp.org
- Fey, S., C. Bregendahl, and Flora, C.B. 2006. The Measurement of Community Capitals through Research: A Study Conducted for the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation by the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy 1. Available at http://www.ojrrp.org/issues/2006/01/index.html
- Fey, S., M. Emery, and Flora, C. 2007. How to Create an Effective Inter-institutional, Trans-disciplinary On-line Faculty. Distance Learning Journal, United States Distance Learning Association, 4(1): 29-34.
- Flora, C.B. 2007. The Transformation of Rural Society and the Rural Sociological Society. The Rural Sociologist 27 No. 4:26.
- Flora, C.B. 2007. Fairness and Resources: The Community Development Tragedy of Earmarks. Rural Development News. 29:1: 1-2. http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/newsletter/Vol29No1-2007/index.htm
- Flora, C.B. 2007. Eric W. Mogren. Native Soil: A History of the DeKalb County Farm Bureau. DeKalb: Northern Illinois University Press, 2005. Reviewed in Agricultural History 81:4: 560-562.
- Flora, C.B. 2007. Theoretical Framework for Participatory Rural Development: The Role of the Public University. Pp. 45-55 R. F. Gonzalez Sanchez and M. A. Barron Perez (eds.) Experiencias de desarrollo rural Dos visiones de vinculacion universitaria: Colima y Iowa. Colima, Mexico: Universidad de Colima and Ames, IA: Iowa State University.
- Flora, C.B., C. Bregendahl and Fey, S. 2007. Mobilizing Internal and External Resources for Rural Community Development. Pp. 210-220 in Knutson, R.D., S.D. Knutson, and D.P. Ernstes (eds.) Perspectives on 21st Century Agriculture: A Tribute to Walter J. Armbruster. Chicago, IL: The Farm Foundation.
- Flora, C.B. and Butler, L. 2006. Expanding Visions of Sustainable Agriculture. Developing and Extending Sustainable Agriculture: A New Social Contract. Pp. 203-224 in C. Francis, R. Poincelot, and G.Bird (eds.) Binghamton, New York: Haworth Food and Agricultural Products Press.
- Flora, C.B. and Flora, J.L. 2008. Rural Communities: Legacy and Change. (3rd Edition) Boulder, CO: Westview Press.
- Flora, C. and Flora, J.L. 2007. Bridging and Bonding Social Capital in Communities with Latin In-Migrants. P. 15 in S. Jaeanetta and C. Valdivia. Latinos in Missouri: Gateway to a New Community. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Extension in cooperation with the Cambio Center.
- Flora, C.B. 2006. Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made. Rural Development News. 28: 4: 1-3 http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/newsletter/Vol28No4-2006/born-or-made.h tm
- Flora, C.B. 2006. Immigrants as Assets. Rural Development News. 28:3:1-3. http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/rdev/newsletter/Vol28No3-2006/immig rants.htm
- Flora, C.B. 2006. Information Technology Critical as Rural and Remote Areas Transition to the New Economy. Rural Development News. 28:2:1-2. http://www.ag.iastate.edu/centers/rdev/newsletter/Vol28No2-2006/newec onomy.htm
- Flora, C.B. and Flora, J.L. 2006. Sociology of Development. Pp. 496-506 in C.D. Bryant and D.L. Peck (eds) 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- North Central Regional Center for Rural Development with support from The National Rural Funders Collaborative and USDA-CSREES. 2007. Rebuilding Hope, Reclaiming History and Culture, Restoring Health: Stories of Success from Tribal and Native-Serving Colleges. (RRD187). Ames, IA: North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. http://www.ncrcrd.iastate.edu/pubs/contents/rrd187-readonly.pdf
- Flora, C.B. and Bendini, M. 2007. Globalization and Changing Relations among Market, State and Civil Society: A Comparative Analysis of Patagonia and Iowa. International Journal of Sociology of Agriculture and Food. 15: 1-21.
- Flora, C.B. and Maldonado, M. June 1, 2006. Immigrants as Assets for Midwestern Communities. Changing Face Proceedings. http://migration.ucdavis.edu/cf/more.phpid=190_0_2_0)
- Flora, C.B. and Thiboumery, A. 2006. Community Capitals: Poverty Reduction and Rural Development in Dry Areas. Annals of Arid Zone 45 (3-4): 239-253.
- Flora, J.L., C.B. Flora, F. Campana, M. Garcia Bravo, and Fernandez-Baca, E. 2006. Social Capital and Advocacy Coalitions: Examples of Environmental Issues from Ecuador. Pp. 287-297 in R.E. Rhoades (ed.) Development with Identity: Community, Culture and Sustainability in the Andes. Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing.
- Emery, M. 2006. Economic Development in Indian Country: Whats Working. Vanguard: Newsletter of the Community Development Society, Winter.
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Progress 07/01/06 to 06/30/07
Outputs
OUTPUTS: To increase the capacity of communities to cope with change and implement strategies that address the triple bottom line: the number of faculty and students participating in the an on-line master's degree in community development continues to increase, with several students moving toward graduation; over 100 Extension educators received face-to-face and web-based training in core competencies, skills and processes, and specialized skill development. To increase Extension's ability to reach out to under-served and new populations: the NCRCRD is working closely with FALCON, the organization for Extension educators serving tribes and reservations to increase the availability of culturally aware programs for tribal members; the NCRCRD has completed the second stage of a study of access to and use of traditional foods by Hopi female-headed households and is disseminating it to the villages on the reservation and to other groups seeking to improve the health and wellbeing of
tribal peoples; the NCRCRD has formed a consortium of universities examining communities' responses to the ICE raids and has received outside funding to initiate the action research project; the NCRCRD collaborates to produce a report on women farmers' approach to land management; a guide for nurturing entrepreneurship for tribal colleges was produced. To convene research groups around issues central to the work of Extension: the NCRCRD research groups have prepared research proposals around community agency to improve the situation of the working poor, community integration of new immigrants, the impact of community visioning, the social impacts of changes in agricultural land use related to economic and environmental impacts (with ARS), and farmer-based evaluation of soil and water quality (with ERS). To encourage better use of evaluation tools: the third annual Community Capitals Institute was held with over 50 participants discussing different ways of using the CCF to plan,
monitor and evaluate projects; two workshops on the creation of public goods were held, one using Breeze technology and the other face-to-face; the NCRCRD is developing a series of participatory measures to monitor the effectiveness of regionally-based food and fitness efforts; the NCRCRD is working with the USDA/Forest Service; the NCRCRD is working with partners to assess the systemic impacts of entrepreneurship interventions. To improve Center activities: the NCRCRD website is more interactive; the NCRCRD is working with the other RRDCs to improve mutual branding; the NCRCRD now regularly participates in the monthly calls of the North Central Directors of Extension and Experiment Stations.
PARTICIPANTS: Researchers, Extension educators and instructional faculty at North Central region land-grant colleges
TARGET AUDIENCES: Rural community leaders, elected officials, not-for-profit organizations, public agencies
Impacts
Women, land and legacy has led to more active land management for environmental and social ends by women land owners in the North Central region which will result in stronger rural communities and a more sustainable agriculture. Action research on Native American food has resulted in increased access to and use of traditional foods on reservations, which could result in lowered obesity, lower rates of diabetes, healthier lifestyles, and strong Native American communities. The model of monitoring the food and fitness initiative for constantly improving community based efforts to improve environmental conditions for active recreation and healthy food, should result in healthier children and stronger communities. More effective and coordinated regional efforts to build community-based entrepreneurial infrastructure and support should result in great rural community economic vitality.
Publications
- Fey, Susan, Mary Emery, and Cornelia Flora. 2007. How to Create an Effective Inter-institutional, Trans-disciplinary On-line Faculty. Distance Learning Journal, United States Distance Learning Association, 4(1): 29-34.
- Emery, M., M. Wall, C. Bregendahl, and C.B. Flora. 2006. Economic Development in Indian Country: Redefining Success. Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy 4.
- Fey, S., C. Bregendahl, and C.B. Flora. 2006. The Measurement of Community Capitals through Research: A Study Conducted for the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation by the North Central Regional Center for Rural Development. Online Journal of Rural Research and Policy 1.
- Emery, M., S. Fey, and C.B. Flora. 2006. Using Community Capitals to Build Assets for Positive Community Change. CD Practice 13.
- Emery, M. and C.B. Flora. 2006. Spiraling-Up: Mapping Community Transformation with Community Capitals Framework. Community Development: Journal of the Community Development Society 37: 19-35.
- Flora, C. and J.L. Flora. 2007. Bridging and Bonding Social Capital in Communities with Latin In-Migrants. P. 15 in S. Jaeanetta and C. Valdivia. Latinos in Missouri: Gateway to a New Community. Columbia, MO: University of Missouri Extension in cooperation with the Cambio Center.
- Flora, C.B. 2007. Fairness and Resources: The Community Development Tragedy of Earmarks. Rural Development News. 29:1: 1-2.
- Flora, C.B. 2006. Are Entrepreneurs Born or Made. Rural Development News. 28: 4: 1-3.
- Flora, C.B. and A. Thiboumery. 2006. Community Capitals: Poverty Reduction and Rural Development in Dry Areas. Annals of Arid Zone 45 (3-4): 239-253.
- Flora, C.B. and M. Maldonado, June 1, 2006. Immigrants as Assets for Midwestern Communities. Changing Face Proceedings.
- Flora, C.B. 2007. Thoretical Framework for Participatory Rural Development: The Role of the Public University. Pp. 45-55 in Renato Francisco Gonzalez Sanchez and Maria Antonieta Barron Perez (coordinadores) Experiencias de desarrollo rural Dos visions de vinculacion universitaria: Colima y Iowa. Colima, Mexico: Universidad de Colima and Ames, IA: Iowa State University.
- Flora, C.B. and J.L. Flora. 2006. Sociology of Development. Pp. 496-506 in C.D. Bryant and D.L. Peck (eds) 21st Century Sociology: A Reference Handbook. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
- Flora, J.L., C.B. Flora, F. Campana, M. Garcia Bravo, and E. Fernandez-Baca. 2006. Social Capital and Advocacy Coalitions: Examples of Environmental Issues from Ecuador. Pp. 287-297 in R.E. Rhoades (ed.) Development with Identity: Community, Culture and Sustainability in the Andes. Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing.
- Flora, C.B. and Lorna Butler. 2006. Expanding Visions of Sustainable Agriculture. Developing and Extending Sustainable Agriculture: A New Social Contract. Pp. 203-224 in C. Francis, R. Poincelot, and G.Bird (eds.) Binghamton, New York: Haworth Food and Agricultural Products Press.
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