The Food Group is a local nonprofit focused on using nutritious food to strengthen community. We work at the intersection of food access, equity, and nutrition issues related to food and hunger in 32 counties in Minnesota and Wisconsin. We break down barriers to growing good food locally and getting good food to those who need it most.
Video: Mission Moment
Through Mission Moments, we share how staff, volunteers, and supporters become connected to our work. Watch our video about why our Northfield food shelf partner focuses on fresh produce and how our farm supports that work.
Recent News
SNAP Change Means More Hunger in 2020
January 10, 2020How Does the New Rule Target Minnesotans? Low-wage workers will get hit hardest by the SNAP change going into effect in April. SNAP recipients are working, yet they still live in poverty. Low-wage jobs lack full-time positions and have high turnover rates. Adults targeted by this rule experience many barriers to employment, including homelessness, a […]
Recent News
SNAP Rule Keeps Critical Food Help from Minnesotans
December 10, 2019A new rule in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program will keep Minnesotans who most need food help from receiving it—and put more pressure on our food shelf partners and the state’s already-strained hunger relief system.
Our Programs
From food shelf and meal program support to sustainable agriculture—The Food Group works on both ends of the food system from production to distribution.
