More Than a Fried Green Tomato Sandwich
The Minnesota State Fair unveiled a lineup of 34 official new fair foods for their 2023 run, but amidst this cornucopia, one standout steals the spotlight for us without question
08/26/2023
Category: Farmers
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.
08/17/2023
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
05/22/2023
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
04/18/2023
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
04/06/2023
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,
03/25/2023
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,
08/26/2022
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
06/03/2022
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
04/12/2022
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
02/16/2022
