April 18, 2023 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 […]

April 6th, 2023 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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 [...]

Earlier this month, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the appointment of 25 industry representatives to serve on the USDA’s Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory [...]

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, […]

• The delivery times for wholesale are Monday through Friday from 8a to 3p. • The delivery times for Farm Share are Mondays from 8a to 3p and Tuesdays from […]

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 […]

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 […]

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. […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 [...]