Nutrition: Education
Minnesota Grown
Minnesota grown is a partnership between the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and crop growers to help Minnesotans distinguish between local products and those being shipped in from miles away. Today the membership includes farms, garden centers, wineries, livestock producers, farmer markets, Christmas tree growers, and producers of wild rice, syrup, cheese, honey, fruits and vegetables.
For more information on Minnesota Grown, visit the following links:
- Why buy Minnesota Grown?
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/minnesotagrown/whybuy.htm
- Minnesota Grown Directory online
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/minnesotagrown/directory.htm
- Pick of the Month Newsletter
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/minnesotagrown
/pickofthemonth/pomonth.htm - Free promotional items for licensed growers
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/minnesotagrown
/promoitems/promoitems.htm
- Farmer Market locations and hours of operation
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/minnesotagrown
/farmersmarkets.htm
More resources for Minnesota Grown food:
- Saint Paul Farmer’s Market
http://stpaulfarmersmarket.com/
- Food safety recalls affecting Minnesota
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/safety/recalls.htm
- The Pickle Bill – selling home processed foods
http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/business
/factsheets/picklebill.htm
- Find restaurants and caterers who use local ingredients
http://www.mnproject.org/food-heartland.html
What's New
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Great Trays Skills for Excellence (PDF 968 KB/21 pgs) A new tool for school nutrition professionals in Minnesota that helps to inventory workforce skills and identify existing curriculums for continuing staff education.
- Health In My Hometown
MDH and thirteen communities gave cameras to youth to document what helps them or holds them back from being healthy.
