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Pilot project combines solar and farming.
2023
November 20, 2023 Star Tribune (Kelly Smith): Minnesota on record-setting pace to top 7 million food shelf visits this year
November 17, 2023 Star Tribune (Kelly Smith): Give to the Max Day draws $34 million, the second-highest amount ever for Minnesota schools, nonprofits
November 12, 2023 Star Tribune (Kelly Smith): Will Minnesotans break from the national trend of declining donations on Give to the Max Day?
November 7, 2023 MPR (Kirsti Marohn): Mixing solar and farming could be key to clean energy future
October 31, 2023 The Land (Laura Cole): The Food Group covers many bases in supplying food and markets
October 30, 2023 KSTP: Decreasing food waste, feeding those in need
October 3, 2023 Star Tribune (Matt McKinney): Manitou Fund buys Wilder Foundation forest land near Stillwater
September 25, 2023 Star Tribune (Christopher Vondracek, Kelly Smith): Ag secretary: Federal shutdown would hurt nutrition assistance, rural America
September 14, 2023 Kare 11 (Kent Erdahl): MN household income fell again in ’22; food shelves aren’t surprised
August 31, 2023 MPR (Angela Davis, Kelly Gordon): Growing diversity: The changing face of Minnesota farming
August 26, 2023 Kare 11 (John Croman): Pilot project combines solar and farming
August 23, 2023 Great Plains Institute (Brian Ross): Innovative Project Shows How Solar Power Benefits Extend to Sustainable Farming
August 10, 2023 Kare 11: Minnesota communities empowered through TEGNA Foundation grant funding
July 24, 2023 WCCO (John Lauritsen): Dry, hot summer taking its toll on Minnesota farmers
July 12, 2023 Food Bank News: Why Some Food Banks Charge for Low-Cost Groceries
May 3, 2023 KeoLand: Twin Cities’ grocery bus a ‘great community asset’
April 27, 2023 MPR (Emily Bright, Alanna Elder): Sudanese Farming Group works to grow culturally relevant crops, get access to land
February 22, 2023 Ambrook Research (Shea Swenson): Oklahoma’s New Lunch Program Puts a Twist on the Farm-to-School Model
February 20, 2023 MN Daily (Amirah Razman): Campus-based assistance programs aim to combat food insecurity
2022
December 2, 2022 Ag Week (Noah Fish): 40-Acre Co-op, Big River Farms offer more opportunities for state’s emerging farmers
October, 17 2022 WCCO News (Beret Leone): “They need your help”: Inflation hitting local food shelves hard
July 18, 2022 MinnPost (Sophia Lenarz-Coy): Minnesota, you have a problem with food inequity
July 15, 2022 Country Messenger (Leslie MacKenzie): Co-op tour offers opportunity to meet longtime farming neighbors
April 26, 2022 WCCO (Pauline Le, Kate Raddatz): Local Nonprofit The Food Group Sees Boom in Bulk Buying Due To Inflation
April 21, 2022 CCX Media (Shannon Slatton): Fare For All offers groceries at 40% discount
April 18, 2022 UMN Sustainable Development Goals Initiative: Student Activity Grant Brings Mobile Market to Campus
March 25, 2022 MN News Country (Kelly Cordes): Amazing Program Helps All Minnesotans Save Money on Groceries
March 25, 2022 Star Tribune (Gail Rosenblum): Fare For All offers discounted groceries for people facing food insecurity and anyone else
March 9, 2022 Pioneer Press (Molly Guthrey): Inflation resources & how to stretch your grocery budget
March 9, 2022 City of Bloomington: Fare For All at Creekside Community Center
January 27, 2022 MN Women’s Press (Demetria Dickinson): Seeking Agricultural Equity
January 22, 2022 StarTribune (Kelly Smith): After record year, Market Bucks program for low-income Minnesotans expands this Spring
2021
November 21, 2021 WCCO 830 AM Radio: Twins, Saints food donations available in time for Thanksgiving
November 20, 2021 StarTribune: With Thanksgiving coming, Minnesota nonprofits are struggling to cope with a national shortage of turkeys
November 10, 2021 WCCO CBS Minnesota: Converted Bus Brings Fresh, Healthy Groceries To Twin Cities Food Deserts: ‘If Your Belly’s Full, You’re Happy’
September 8, 2021 WCCO CBS Minnesota: ‘The Need Is At Historic Highs’ – Twin Cities Food Group Struggles To Find Volunteers
August 20, 2021 Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service (MOSES) In Her Boots Podcast: KaZoua Berry – A Call to Action
February 26, 2021 StarTribune: Co-op supporting immigrant farmers in Minnesota gives back with food boxes for families in need
February 10, 2021 Press Release: U.S. Senator Tina Smith Teams up with Senate Colleagues to Introduce Justice for Black Farmers Act
2020
December 22, 2020 StarTribune: More Minnesotans visited food shelves in 2020 than any year on record — and the need is expected through 2021
December 20, 2020 FOX9 KMSP: The Food Group doubles its food distribution to help families in Minnesota and Wisconsin
December 14, 2020 Red Lake Nation News: Guthrie Theater continues longtime partnership with The Food Group to host curbside food drive
September 11, 2020 StarTribune: The Food Group responds to fresh demand
September 5, 2020 ThreeSixty Journalism: Nutritious and culturally specific in a time of need
August 21, 2020 StarTribune: Some help emerges for farmers that supply local markets in the Twin Cities
August 12, 2020 Northern Spotlight: Big River Farms – Summer Update
July 31, 2020 Northern Spotlight: An Incubator Farm Reacts
July 31, 2020 KSTP: Allina Health host food giveaway with The Food Group
July 21, 2020 KARE 11: Minnesota food banks, shelves prepare for hunger surge
July 14, 2020 Sun Post: The Food Group receives 20 tons of food from LDS Church
June 25, 2020 StarTribune: New data project a Great Depression-level surge in hunger by fall in Minnesota
June 19, 2020 StarTribune: Minneapolis organizations, groups transition to meet neighborhoods’ needs after George Floyd death
May 18, 2020 MPR News with Angela Davis: Combating food insecurity during the pandemic
March 6, 2020 KSTP: Minnesota nonprofit expands affordable grocery options with store on bus
