Links to Local Food and Justice Organizations
AfroEco
Connect Pan African people to the land, sustainable food production practices, healthy living, cultural knowledge, and processes that improve our capacity to practice effective social, economic, cultural and ecologically sound cooperation with each other and others.
Seitu Jones: [email protected]
Alliance for Metro Stability
Engage communities in promoting racial, economic and environmental justice in growth and development patterns in the Twin Cities metropolitan area
www.metrostability.org
Alliance for Sustainability
Bring about personal, organizational & planetary sustainability through support of projects that are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just, humane
www.afors.org
College of Food, Agriculture & Natural Resource Sciences – Diversity and Inclusion
Create workplace and classroom experiences that promote academic excellence through cultural diversity and are free of intolerance and coercive behaviors
www.cfans.umn.edu/diversity/
Community Design Center of Minnesota
Operates food and ecology programs that place the tools of personal and community development in the hands of young people and families
www.comdesignctrmn.org
Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota
Works in collaboration with communities to create equitable, healthful and sustainable futures for all generations
www.ejamn.org
Gardening Matters
Promote and preserve community gardening by connecting community gardeners with each other and with the communities in which they reside
www.gardeningmatters.org
Growing Food & Justice for All Initiative (GFJI)
Dismantle racism and empower low-income and communities of color through sustainable and local agriculture
www.growingfoodandjustice.org
Hillside Farmers Cooperative (Rural Enterprise Center)
Hillside Farmers Cooperative members produce free range poultry and other naturally grown farm products in southeastern Minnesota. The co-op connects Latino immigrants with established farmers, helping families and the whole community thrive.
http://www.ruralec.com
Land Stewardship Project (LSP)
Foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities
www.landstewardshipproject.org
Minnesota Food Association (MFA)
Build a more sustainable food system by growing and distributing food, bringing new farmers into farming through training immigrant farmers, and networking, partnering and sharing with many diverse community-based organizations
www.mnfoodassociation.org
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA)
Brings together the diverse interests of the agricultural community with interests from across the University community in a cooperative effort to develop and promote sustainable agriculture in Minnesota and beyond.
www.misa.umn.edu
Minnesota Project
Focused on the development, conservation and efficient use of renewable energy; farm practice and policy that promote profitable farms that protect and replenish the environment; and the production and consumption of local, sustainably grown foods.
http://mnproject.org
St. Paul Foundation, Facing Race Initiative
Helping to create an anti-racist community — a more equitable, just and open society in which everyone feels safe, valued and respected
www.facingrace.org
Twin Cities Urban Ag Connection
Networking tool which provides information and promotes networking opportunities among Minneapolis-St. Paul organizations and individuals working in urban agriculture
www.tcurbanag.com
Women's Environmental Institute (WEI)
Environmental research, renewal and retreat center designed to create and share knowledge about environmental issues and policies relevant to women, children and identified communities especially affected by environmental injustices
www.w-e-i.org
Youth Farm and Market Project
Provides year-round, youth development programming for youths ages 9–18, utilizing experiential education and training, urban agriculture, gardens and greenhouses. We build youth leadership through planting, growing, preparing, and selling food.
www.youthfarm.net
AfroEco
Connect Pan African people to the land, sustainable food production practices, healthy living, cultural knowledge, and processes that improve our capacity to practice effective social, economic, cultural and ecologically sound cooperation with each other and others.
Seitu Jones: [email protected]
Alliance for Metro Stability
Engage communities in promoting racial, economic and environmental justice in growth and development patterns in the Twin Cities metropolitan area
www.metrostability.org
Alliance for Sustainability
Bring about personal, organizational & planetary sustainability through support of projects that are ecologically sound, economically viable, socially just, humane
www.afors.org
College of Food, Agriculture & Natural Resource Sciences – Diversity and Inclusion
Create workplace and classroom experiences that promote academic excellence through cultural diversity and are free of intolerance and coercive behaviors
www.cfans.umn.edu/diversity/
Community Design Center of Minnesota
Operates food and ecology programs that place the tools of personal and community development in the hands of young people and families
www.comdesignctrmn.org
Environmental Justice Advocates of Minnesota
Works in collaboration with communities to create equitable, healthful and sustainable futures for all generations
www.ejamn.org
Gardening Matters
Promote and preserve community gardening by connecting community gardeners with each other and with the communities in which they reside
www.gardeningmatters.org
Growing Food & Justice for All Initiative (GFJI)
Dismantle racism and empower low-income and communities of color through sustainable and local agriculture
www.growingfoodandjustice.org
Hillside Farmers Cooperative (Rural Enterprise Center)
Hillside Farmers Cooperative members produce free range poultry and other naturally grown farm products in southeastern Minnesota. The co-op connects Latino immigrants with established farmers, helping families and the whole community thrive.
http://www.ruralec.com
Land Stewardship Project (LSP)
Foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities
www.landstewardshipproject.org
Minnesota Food Association (MFA)
Build a more sustainable food system by growing and distributing food, bringing new farmers into farming through training immigrant farmers, and networking, partnering and sharing with many diverse community-based organizations
www.mnfoodassociation.org
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA)
Brings together the diverse interests of the agricultural community with interests from across the University community in a cooperative effort to develop and promote sustainable agriculture in Minnesota and beyond.
www.misa.umn.edu
Minnesota Project
Focused on the development, conservation and efficient use of renewable energy; farm practice and policy that promote profitable farms that protect and replenish the environment; and the production and consumption of local, sustainably grown foods.
http://mnproject.org
St. Paul Foundation, Facing Race Initiative
Helping to create an anti-racist community — a more equitable, just and open society in which everyone feels safe, valued and respected
www.facingrace.org
Twin Cities Urban Ag Connection
Networking tool which provides information and promotes networking opportunities among Minneapolis-St. Paul organizations and individuals working in urban agriculture
www.tcurbanag.com
Women's Environmental Institute (WEI)
Environmental research, renewal and retreat center designed to create and share knowledge about environmental issues and policies relevant to women, children and identified communities especially affected by environmental injustices
www.w-e-i.org
Youth Farm and Market Project
Provides year-round, youth development programming for youths ages 9–18, utilizing experiential education and training, urban agriculture, gardens and greenhouses. We build youth leadership through planting, growing, preparing, and selling food.
www.youthfarm.net