Participants at The Food Group’s affordable grocery programs will now have access to even more fresh produce through a newly awarded grant funded by the USDA. The Food Group recently kicked off a new project with a dual focus—partnering with local emerging farmers and bringing fresh, nutritious food to Minnesota communities through our affordable grocery programs, Fare for All and Twin Cities Mobile Market. […] Read more
From Field to Marketplace: Empowering Emerging Farmers
Featuring Agnes, a farmer in The Food Group’s Incubator Program For over 5,000 years, garlic was prescribed as a medicinal treatment for various ailments. Greek and Roman physicians even prescribed garlic for respiratory illness and digestive issues. Today, garlic is a savory staple in many cultural cuisines, making it a high-demand, easy-to-market food. This is […] Read more
How A Mother and Son Built Their Sustainable Vegetable Farm
A Farmer Spotlight from The Food Group’s Farm Program Every April, The Food Group gathers at our farm—Big River Farms—to offer gratitude and blessing to the land for the upcoming growing season. During this year’s ceremony, Lakota elder LeMoine LaPointe reminded us that a circle is complete, beautiful, and has no gaps. Earth Day recognizes […] Read more
Celebrating Groundbreaking Women in Minnesota’s Food System
This Women’s History Month, we are celebrating trailblazing women working across Minnesota’s food system. From expanding sustainable agriculture practices to founding revolutionary affordable grocery programs, women have served up a powerful challenge to food insecurity in Minnesota. The movement for food justice would not be where it is today without the resilience, creativity, and ingenuity […] Read more
The Emerging Farmers Conference Supports Local Growers & Producers
We believe everyone deserves access to nutritious, culturally familiar foods, and a big part of that equation includes supporting the growers who produce those foods in order to build a more equitable food system for all. The Food Group’s farm programs do just that by providing land and resources for farmers to learn sustainable practices, […] Read more
