Did you know we have a dedicated team of seven volunteers that help pack your weekly CSA shares? They’re an integral part of what makes our CSA so successful, ensuring members like you receive fresh, beautiful veggie shares throughout our 18-week season. Every Wednesday morning, this committed crew joins us bright and early to pack […] Read more
Partner Spotlight: Du Nord Foundation Community Market
“Solidarity with the Neighborhood” The combination of the pandemic and the civil uprising of 2020 moved hunger relief in new directions. New organizations sprang up in response and partnered with The Food Group. Here’s a closer look at one of them- Du Nord Foundation Community Market (DNFCM). The Minneapolis intersection of Lake St. and Hiawatha […] Read more
Meet Farmers Lue & Kia
Lue Lor (left) and Kia Chang (right), Early Birds Farm Farmers Lue Lor & Kia Chang grow many of the fresh, organic veggies you’ll find in your weekly CSA shares. A few years ago, Lue was introduced to the Big River Farms (BRF) education program through friends. Lue and Kia started farming here as “The Early Birds” on a […] Read more
Meet Farmers Lue & Kia
Lue Lor (left) and Kia Chang (right), Early Birds Farm Farmers Lue Lor & Kia Chang grow many of the fresh, organic veggies you’ll find in your weekly CSA shares. A few years ago, Lue was introduced to the Big River Farms (BRF) education program through friends. Lue and Kia started farming here as “The Early Birds” on a […] Read more
Celebrate Pride
Happy Pride Month! This month, and all year long, we celebrate the diversity of sexual orientations and gender identities within Minnesota’s LGBTQ+ farming family, including nonbinary and genderqueer farmers. We also recognize the high rates of racism, sexism, and other forms of identity-based oppression and discrimination that queer farmers and QTPOC (queer and trans people […] Read more
