The Food Group was the first food bank in Minnesota to recognize that meaningful hunger relief work requires a holistic approach with a longterm view.
Founding Partner: Joyce Uptown Food Shelf
Before food shelves were a standard neighborhood resource, Joyce Uptown Food Shelf made its mark as a safe place for families to access food when they needed it most. As a founding partner of The Food Group, fifty-three years later, Joyce is busy as ever.
Farmer Profile: Whitney Terrill, Asfora Farm
Meet Whitney Terrill, founder and owner of Ashore Farm and regenerative grower.
Farmer Profile: Porfirio Perez
We have a different way of working with the plants. We know how to make them grow. They need to be taken care of – if you don’t work with the land, it won’t give you anything back.
