St. Helena College and Career Academy in rural Greensburg, Louisiana is home to the Mighty Hawks. In the small parish of 11,000, football is one of the main ways that the community comes together, and St. Helena is their only public high school. But, St. Helena's previous athletic facility and field was in such poor shape that neighboring schools would not travel to play them. The mission of St. Helena College and Career Academy is to create a community of invested learners in an atmosphere of high expectations and mutual respect. Along with their high expectations for their students, St.

The Institute of American Indian Arts (IAIA) is located just a few miles southwest of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Located on 140 acres in Santa Fe it is arguably one of the best locations in the state for an art school. To put it simply the place is inspiring. The campus is in a tranquil spot surrounded by piñon and juniper trees. Looking east from anywhere on campus you’ll see the Sangre de Cristo Mountains looming over Santa Fe. 

A continuous partnership between USDA Rural Development and Mountain T.O.P. has helped more than 300 families in the Cumberland Plateau with much needed home repairs. Mountain T.O.P. has received a total of 12 Housing Preservation Grants  to help qualified very-low and low income homeowners make needed repairs or improvements to their existing homes.

The workers at Backyard Farms in Vado, New Mexico have barely begun another day of freeze-drying produce when another truck carrying hundreds of pounds of apples arrives to deliver its load. 

Since Backyard Farms began freeze drying food it’s become a beehive of activity. All year long the business freeze dries all types of raw fruits, and vegetables including New Mexico’s famous green chile. Backyard Farms has become a network for small farms producing healthy local food using the freeze-drying method. 

RiverCrest Ranch has always been a place worth sharing. Nestled in Oregon's Applegate Valley, the ranch's 11 and a half acres still hold the remnants of an 1870s hydraulic gold mining operation and "the best swimming hole on the Applegate River," according to owner Cathy Rodgers. Visitors are encouraged to sit a spell on rustic benches and take in the myriad of native flora and fauna that call RiverCrest home. Throw in a USDA certified, organic vineyard and sprawling lavender fields, and it's easy to see why locals and tourists alike are drawn to the property.

For over a hundred years, Wright's Dairy Farm, in North Smithfield, Rhode Island, has been providing the community with fresh dairy products. The five generation farm has been growing and innovating, adding a retail bakery specializing in whipped cream cakes, custard desserts, and even wedding cakes.

Five generations strong, Hastings Farm is a multi-generational dairy farm located in Suffield, Connecticut. In addition to corn silage and hay, the family farm milks Holsteins and Jerseys, and processes a variety of dairy products including milk, yogurt, and cheese. They also have a small beef herd and sell delicious natural beef along with their dairy products in a retail store on the farm.