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Family, Soil, and Ancient Grains: Chisholm Trail Farm Invests in a Sustainable Future
The Chisholms have committed to regenerative farming practices, eliminating the herbicide glyphosate, cultivating heritage grains, and milling those same grains on their farm. Since they got the call asking if they wanted to plant some extra einkorn, an ancient grain often called “the original wheat,” their soil, and their farm has transformed.
Meet Your Local Meat: MTRY & Co Delivers Community for Consumers and Producers
The MTRY & Co’s online marketplace, based in Mankato, offers beef, chicken and pork specialty boxes along with local cheese, spice rubs, and bacon socks that are shipped directly from the producer farms in sustainable packaging.
Backstreet Country Market: Small Family Beef and Pork Direct to Your Door
“We are just a family farm working at preserving our livelihood that is built on a love for good tasting food and creating memories with our family on the farm or around the table,” reflects Tina of Backstreet Market in Gibbon. “We want people to have a great experience eating together. We are so lucky that our products have a place on our neighbors’ tables. That personal connection keeps us going and makes all the work worthwhile.”
Little meatballs–big impact: Simek’s is changing the world from the grocery store freezer aisle
Did you know that every time you purchase a Simek’s product Lindsey Hickey and the rest of the St Paul Park based Simek’s team donates a meal to a Feeding America food bank? What about Simek’s partnership with rePurpose Global to remove an equivalent amount of plastic from the environment as is used in the packaging and shipping of their products?
Sweet Dreams: Hacienda San José and Inkakaw Chocolate
Meet Monica Jimenez of Hacienda San José Chocolate. Her ethically- grown chocolate is sourced from her family's farm in Ecuador. Monica's creative artists turns the chocolate into delectable beverages, treats, and spreads.
Big Dreams and Microgreens: Zumbrota’s The Greensted’s Regenerative Community Project
Dean and Jayne Bredlau have built a regenerative space—both for agriculture and their community—on a tranquil hilltop in Zumbrota, Minnesota. Discover the inspiration and mission of The Greensted and the Greensted Farm store.
