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Find out all about the great things our hubs are doing!

Minnesota Farmers’ Market Food Hubs Video

Feb 11, 2025 Food Box Program Addresses Hunger in Aitkin County

Aug 2024 Celebrate National Farmers’ Market Week at MN Farmers’ Markets

Aug 2024 Community Supported Agriculture Brings Healthy Fresh Produce to Minot

July 2024 Grand Rapids Farmers’ Market Kickoff (FB video)

July 2024 The Power of Produce Program in Grand Rapids (FB video)

May 2024 Aitkin Farmers’ Market Food Hub (video)

Apr 2024 Grand Rapids Farmers’ Market Food Hub (video)

Mar 2024 Aitkin Farm Fresh Boxes Success Story

Mar 2024 Ear to the Ground: Bumping Elbows with Sara George

Jan 2024 Working Together to Address Food Insecurity for Seniors

Jan 2024 Willmar EATS: Connecting Local Food in Our Communities

Jan 2024 SHIP Success Story: Willmar

Nov 2023 Food Hubs Work Together to Increase Local Food Access

Oct 2023 Local Apples in Lake City Schools

Oct 2023 Farm to School in Wabasha: What is a Food Hub?

Sept 2023 What is the Hubbub about Food Hubs? FEAST magazine vol 6, pp 14-15

Aug 2023 Addressing Food Insecurity

Aug 2023 Moorhead, MN: Our Local Harvest

Aug 2023 Riverwood Connects: Helping Patients Find Community Resources

Aug 2023 Hugh’s Gardens Promotes Potatoes from Farm to School

July 2023 Increasing Access to Local Produce

July 2023 MN’s Newest Food Hub: The Village Agricultural Cooperative

June 2023 Drought Effects on Minnesota’s Local Foodshed



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Current Funding Sources:

  • Minnesota NRCS Multiple Activities Grant: Stretching the Specialty Crop Sales Season and Local Markets through Farmers Market Hubs

Ongoing Project Support:

  • Statewide Health Improvement Partnership: County-level or regional SHIP coordinators provide on-the-ground support and community connections

Past Project Support:

  • MDA Specialty Crop Block Grant 2017-2018
  • MDA Specialty Crop Block Grant 2018-2019
  • MDA Specialty Crop Block Grant 2019-2020
  • USDA Farm-to-School Grant, 2018-2020
  • Extension Risk Management Education Grant, 2019-2021
  • USDA Local Food Promotion Program grant, 2022-2024
  • MDA Emerging Farmer Technical Assistance, 2023-2024