Two towns, one community

What makes the sleepy binational community of Sweet Grass, Mont./Coutts,Alberta tick? With a combined population of less than 400 people, these two border towns share one of the busiest ports in the states of Montana and Alberta.  

Growing a farmer’s market in Nogales

Billions of pounds of produce travel from Mexico north into the United States through Nogales, Ariz. Yet, the produce fruits and vegetables don’t stay there. That’s just one of the obstacles to establishing a farmer’s market in this border town.

Nogales, Sonora, informal economy could grow under Trump

By some estimates almost more than half of the labor force in Mexico participates in the informal economy. If the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) were to be renegotiated, the number of workers in the informal economy could rise even higher.

A day in the life of Ambos Nogales

More than 320,000 people live in the border towns of Nogales, Ariz./Nogales, Sonora – what is called Ambos Nogales. Residents talk about what defines the community, the challenges that they face, and their hopes for the future.

Two towns, one community

What makes the sleepy binational community of Sweet Grass, Mont./Coutts,Alberta tick? With a combined population of less than 400 people, these two border towns share one of the busiest ports in the states of Montana and Alberta.

Growing a farmer’s market in Nogales

Billions of pounds of produce travel from Mexico north into the United States through Nogales, Ariz. Yet, the produce fruits and vegetables don’t stay there. That’s just one of the obstacles to establishing a farmer’s market in this border town.

Nogales, Sonora, informal economy could grow under Trump

By some estimates almost more than half of the labor force in Mexico participates in the informal economy. If the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) were to be renegotiated, the number of workers in the informal economy could rise even higher.

A day in the life of Ambos Nogales

More than 320,000 people live in the border towns of Nogales, Ariz./Nogales, Sonora – what is called Ambos Nogales. Residents talk about what defines the community, the challenges that they face, and their hopes for the future.

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