The One Vegetable One Community Committee has selected the carrot to be Beltrami County's vegetable of the year. Because of this, free carrot seeds are being offered at the libraries in all three Beltrami County communities as well other locations.
A variety of educational gardening programs are available this spring and summer, from Master Gardener presentations at the Bemidji Public Library to Bemidji Community Education classes.
The Beltrami Electric Cooperative Trust Board for Operation Round Up met in October and awarded grants to 26 area nonprofit and community organizations totaling $41,388.