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
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
