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Minnesota Food Association (registered 501C3 nonprofit organization) actively pursues the mission to build a more sustainable food system by growing and distributing food, bringing new farmers into farming through training immigrant farmers, and networking, partnering and sharing with many diverse community-based organizations, nonprofits, foundations, government, local businesses, and institutions. Now celebrating its 25th year, MFA operates with the goal of ReLocalizing Food Systems. Find out about MFA...
Spring Open House - Save the Date!
May 17th will be our spring open house. Put it on your calendar and make your plans now to celebrate spring with us.
Spring open house 2008.pdf
Chipotle in Stillwater Supports Local Farmers!
May 20th is the day that you can bring your entire family to the Stillwater Chipotle and at the same time give a gift to MFA. 50% of all sales between 5 pm and 8 pm will go to MFA to support our work. Please tell all your friends and pack up your car, write it in your calendar and get a taste of your own generosity.
Chipotle supports local farmers.pdf
We were at the Living Green Expo - May 3 and 4
The Community Farm and Food Festival at the Living Green Festival - was fantastic. Everyone had a great time, there was great comraderie and many people learned a lot about CSA's and many other environmentally friendly daily living practices. Living Green Exp
MFA Welcomes new staff member
Rekha Banerjee is our Marketing and Distribution Manager. She is coordinating the sale of wholesale and CSA produce grown by our cooperating farmers. She is also coordinating our organic certification, which will be new this year. Rekha comes to MFA with over 10 years experience in organic farm managment and sales and distributions for non-profit farm programs. We are excited to have her work with us.
MFA on MPR—Myanmar Crisis Hits Home in St. Paul
On September 28, 2007, in a piece reported by Dan Olson that aired on Minnesota Public Radio, MFA's Executive Director Glen Hill commented on events in Myanmar based on his experience working in the country.
Click here to see visit the website link for the article.
Or download a PDF transcript of the article.
MFA in Pioneer Press
In the September 2nd issue of the Pioneer Press, MFA was highlighted in an article entitled "Fresh on the Farm" by Bob Shaw. Detailing urban Minnesotans increasing involvement in agriculture, the article talked about the New Immigrant Agriculture Project and Big River Foods.
Click here to see visit the website link for the article.
Or download a PDF transcript of the article. MFA Digest
The last issue of the MFA Digest provide a great overview of some of our many program accomplishments this year.
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