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
Category: Food System
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
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
02/17/2023
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,
08/26/2022
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
06/13/2022
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
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
08/11/2021
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
07/13/2021
The Meat Lifecycle: Mapping The Many Pathways of Beef Production
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
08/17/2020
