I’ve been farming all my life, and for generations – my great grandparents, my grandparents, my parents, my siblings, and me, we all farmed. But the only thing we sold was the coffee. The corn, beans, and everything else was just for our own consumption and to feed our animals.
Farmer Profile: Tuttie Fruitties
A chat with Kristin Thompson, farmer at Big River Farms, about her business and farming journey.
Hint: the farm is rad and the juice will make you dance
Mobile food access programs
Brunch on a Budget with Fare For All. It’s Saturday morning and I’m waking up my friends after a cozy night IN. The smell of green peppers and sausage, cooked to near perfection on an old cast iron pan, makes the wakeup a little easier.
Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, and Two-Spirit Relatives
May 5, 2022 is the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Two-Spirit Relatives (MMIWG2S). This crisis is happening here in Minnesota, on Dakota land, and across the country. It must be addressed. American Indian women face murder rates 10 times higher than the national average. The majority of assault and […] Read more
From Community Gardener to Entrepreneurial Farmer
Samuel and a friend delivering maize. I met Samuel Siso, owner of Gesima Obwororo Organic Vegetable Farm, several years ago in The Food Group’s community garden in front of our building in New Hope. Ever friendly and always smiling, Samuel is a gardener who I saw daily during the gardening season. Samuel was often washing […] Read more
