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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 the supplemental ag omnibus along with investments in broadband access

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LEAFF in the Ag Omnibus – Final Stretch!

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 then, that $1.5M has been cut to $1M in

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Meet Our New Executive Director

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 February. Prior to joining The Good Acre,

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An Update on LEAFF Legislation

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 the House and SF4019 in the Senate. The bills include investments

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Checking In With Our Third VoCul Cohort

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 our VoCul Kitchen

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Gov. Walz Supports Funding for LEAFF

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 Flanagan’s supplemental budget recommendations outline the ways they would like to use

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Diary of a Monday Morning at TGA

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 harvest season, so our Wholesale Manager, Steve,

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Minnesota Rye’s Time to Shine

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.  Even people who know nothing about wine have at least heard

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