When we last checked in about LEAFF funding in the Governor’s Supplemental Agriculture Budget, there was an allocation of $1.5M to fund the program for this and the next biennium. Since [...]

After leading The Good Acre since its founding in 2015, Rhys Williams, retired as Executive Director at the end of 2021. After a national search, our board of directors hired Theresa McCormick in [...]

This was an exciting week in the Minnesota legislature, as both the House and Senate Agriculture Committees ran through Governor Tim Walz’s Proposed Supplemental Ag Budget Bill, HF4366 in [...]

Just a block away from the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, in a small church basement, the third VoCul cohort is cooking up a storm. Kitchen lab days start early, at 7 am, but before then [...]

Minnesota lawmakers kicked off the 2022 legislative session on January 31st with a historic budget surplus of over $7 billion dollars. Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy [...]

Similar to the diary of a Monday in the warehouse feature we did a few weeks ago, our Farm Share Assistant and VoCul Translator, Kaylee Kuehn, documented a busy VoCul lab day just a few short [...]

Through the hustle and bustle of life, we sometimes forget to pause and appreciate the accomplishments and joy of a simple day’s work. This is especially true over at The Good Acre during [...]

A partnership between Far North Spirits and the University of Minnesota reveals more to rye than meets the eye. Written by Mike Augustyniak. Cabernet Sauvignon; Merlot; Riesling; Pino Grigio.  [...]

We’re looking for up to five new businesses to join our kitchen, depending on their size and time needs. We are looking only for CPG food businesses with either retail food or wholesale [...]

Grass-fed? Feedlot raised? On-farm slaughter? We breakdown how beef gets to your plate. The pandemic has definitely shed light on some of the perils of our industrialized food system, and [...]

We have a new program!  Through our work with local schools who are building up their farm to school programs, we have identified a key barrier to their ability to provide nutritious food to [...]

So you’ve signed up, or you’re thinking of signing up, for a Farm Share – our term for a multi-farm CSA, but you may be wondering, what exactly is a CSA? Community Supported [...]

Any great meal starts with a well-stocked pantry, and we’re proud to announce Mississippi Market Co-op as our official cooking class pantry sponsor! While we source lots of produce [...]

Every year we partner with WCCO Meteorologist and cocktail enthusiast, Mike Augustyniak, to bring our farm share members Mike’s Mix — a weekly seasonal cocktail recipe that you can [...]

During the last week of January, the air outside our little acre in Falcon Heights felt like a frigid -36 degrees. Yikes! Temperatures were historically low due to the polar vortex, a large [...]

With the federal government currently entering the 26th day of a partial shutdown, it’s becoming clear what that means for small farms and rural residents around the country, and here in [...]

Before we dive into what’s new, let’s talk about what exactly a Farm Share is! Based on the traditional CSA model, our Farm Share is a program where we aggregate produce from many [...]

Every October schools, farms, and communities across the country celebrate Farm to School Month, and here at The Good Acre, we decided to celebrate with a tour of school cafeterias all across the [...]

On Friday, October 12th we are gathering farmers, local Farm to School leaders, and Nutrition Service professionals to share best practices, challenges, and innovations in Farm to School programs [...]

Like what we do and want to get involved? Why don’t you come and volunteer with us! We rely on help from volunteers all year round. Most of the volunteer help we have is for assistance and [...]

Welcome to The Good Acre’s blog. Here we’ll share information about what we’re up to and what we’re learning. We’ll also use this space to profile some of the [...]