Want to buy local food?
Don’t know how or where to find farmers?
No time to spend on setting up accounts with multiple farmers?
Buy local from a farmers’ market hub!
Not sure if local purchasing is legal? Check out this series of Local Food Fact Sheets from the University of Minnesota, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, and Minnesota Department of Health.
Brought to you by:
- Renewing the Countryside
- Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture>
- Minnesota Farmers’ Market Association
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