Yee Moua’s Path Back to the Land
Yee Moua and his wife Chia grew up with agriculture as a part of their lives in Thailand and Laos before emigrating to the United States as refugees in 1989.
August 17, 2023
Author: Adam Davies
We did it! LEAFF funded in Ag Omnibus Bill
Big news! Funding for our LEAFF program is included in the final 2023 Omnibus Ag, Broadband, and Rural Development Bill! We were honored to join together with partners, agency
May 22, 2023
Senator Tina Smith Visits with BIPOC Farmers to talk Farm Bill
With the reauthorization of the federal farm bill every 5 years, the time to reimagine a new farm bill is finally upon us. The farm bill is the biggest piece
April 18, 2023
LEAFF Funding in Limbo, Six Weeks Left
Last week the Chairs of the House and Senate Ag Committees released their omnibus finance bills and as it turns out, they both vary greatly in terms of how much
April 6, 2023
Legislative Update for LEAFF
March 25th, 2023 In our last update, we shared that our bill had a hearing coming up in the Minnesota House Agriculture Committee. Thanks to our partners and some outreach,
March 25, 2023
We have a bill!
If you’ve followed our work for a while, you’ve probably heard about our Local Emergency Assistance Farmer Fund, also known as LEAFF. The program began in 2020 as a way
February 24, 2023
Culinary Education Program Transition
We are pleased to announce that beginning in June we will be transitioning culinary education programming to Healthy Roots Institute (HRI) under the leadership of founder Chef Lachelle Cunningham. “Transitioning
February 17, 2023
Minnesota First State to Receive LFS Funds
This past Tuesday, August 23, 2022, the USDA formally announced that Minnesota has been awarded the first Local Food for Schools (LFS) grant in the nation. To celebrate the announcement,
August 26, 2022
First Certified Bee-Friendly Distillery in the U.S. Celebrates Pollinator Week!
At a time when pollinators (the birds, bats, bees, butterflies, beetles, and other small mammals that help sustain our ecosystem) are finally receiving the buzz they’re due, our farm share
June 13, 2022
LEAFF Funded in Ag Budget!
Minnesota’s legislative session came to a close on Monday, May 23rd, and while time ran out to negotiate many deals, the House and Senate did pass a bill that combined
June 3, 2022
