Oct 24, 2022
Melissa Nelson is a woman after our own hearts here at Growing Small Towns. She is a lifelong small-town girl and rural champion who uses her love of agriculture, community development, and creativity to inspire ways to get involved in small towns.
About Melissa
Melissa Nelson is a Nebraska farm and cattle gal who transplanted
to Northwest Iowa after college to build an agricultural education
non-profit and marry an Iowa farm boy. Her farm background and
creative, entrepreneurial spirit allow her to put a unique spin on
everyday items in her small business, Hungry Canyon. Melissa
assisted in the foundation of the non-profit, Siouxland Agriculture
in the Classroom and served as Director of the organization from
2013-2018. In 2018, she began serving as Externship Coordinator for
the Applied Agricultural and Food Studies Department at Morningside
University. Melissa and her husband Mark have two boys--Roy and
Charlie-- seventh generation farm kids and lovers of tractors and
cows. They live on a farm near Correctionville, Iowa.
In this episode, we cover:
Links and Resources Mentioned:
The Hungry Canyon Website: https://www.hungrycanyondesign.com/
Hungry Canyon IG: https://www.instagram.com/hungrycanyon/
Rural Route Ramble: https://www.facebook.com/RuralRouteRamble/