In the News
Communities are not a group of likeminded people, rather a group of diverse people with a common goal nurturing their communities with food and shelter.
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Mayor Norton, partners deliver fresh apples to Rochester schools
Working with Rochester Public Schools, Mayor Norton identified a gap in the early weeks of school before the federal Fresh Fruits and Vegetables (FFV) program began.
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An Apple a Day - KIMT 3
This collaboration exemplifies the positive impact that local partnerships can have on our community.
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How Olmsted Medical Center is turning locally grown food into a health intervention
The health system's new Harvesting Health program, now in its pilot phase, gives food insecure patients a weekly box of fruits and vegetables.
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“Harvesting Health” partnership gives weekly fresh, locally-grown food to people in need
Collaboration between Equity Eats and OMC of Rochester providing healthy, safe and reliable food sources on a weekly basis.
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Creating a City for Health
Each installment highlights forward-thinking strategies to address today’s food and agriculture related challenges with innovative solutions.
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Building a sustainable food system: A conversation with Lisa Schutz
“We need the strength of our industrialized farming, but we also need to challenge the way we procure and serve food,” she says.
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Midwest Access
SE MN Food Rescue & Redistribution: Equity Eats
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Rochester Women Magazine
Getting Fresh Product to Those in Need and Supporting Local Farmers
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Farm Connections
In this episode, we visit the new meadery room at Squash Blossom Farm.
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Rochester Post Bulletin
Non-White Cultures Still Overlooked in Minnesota’s Food Industry
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Local non-profit works to reduce food waste.
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Rochester Post Bulletin
Southeast Minnesota program will rescue the food from farms otherwise left behind.
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KTTC
Mayor Kim Norton helps deliver apples to Rochester schools
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Rochester Post Bulletin
Rochester's Lisa Schutz fights hunger in minority communities
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KTTC
Non-profit stepping in to help farmers with unexpected overload of chickens
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MNHouseInfo
House Economic Development Finance and Policy Committee

