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 the video to see how a local family made it a priority to show gratitude to our essential workers during a health crisis.
Recent News
Retirees Lunch Club Keeps Giving Tradition Alive
August 21, 2020COVID can’t stop tradition of giving “Federal Reserve Bank employees have a culture of giving, and even COVID-19 can’t stop it,” according to Rod Broome, treasurer of the former employees lunch club. The Club has held quarterly lunches since 1990 until this year when COVID caused a cancellation of the time-honored gatherings. Rod asked the […]
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.
