Highlights & Happenings
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What a Feeling to Tag Along for Syl’s Final Ride!
Appetite For Change youth, staff and their families were special guests of the Minnesota Lynx at the final home game for beloved all-star Sylvia Fowles. We cheered on Syl and her team as we celebrated her legendary career as WNBA MVP, four-time Olympian, and all...
AFC Receives Anonymous $1.5 Million Donation, the Largest in the Organization’s History
The donor cites a desire to honor the importance of AFC’s work in North Minneapolis, has long admired the vision and mission of staff and leadership Appetite For Change, a nonprofit, social enterprise established with the mission to build health, wealth, and social...
Sowing Seeds of Hope: A New Beginning
Near the end of 2019, five Metro-based organizations came together with a shared vision: to carry the torch of the Metro Food Access Network by co-creating a collaborative food-justice space with a dependable, facilitative backbone, community-led action, and above...
The Importance of Urban Gardening
Nature has incredible effects on our physical and mental well-being, so it’s no surprise that a simple succulent on a desktop or some potted herbs on a windowsill can immediately improve a space. Take those plants a step further, and you’ll cross into the territory of...
What Is Urban Agriculture?
Agriculture is typically associated with rural areas, but food systems in urban spaces are a crucial and burgeoning method of food production. In the US, urban agriculture has grown by more than 30% in the last 30 years, and has proven to be an effective tool for...
Northside Vendor Spotlight: Shaunie Grigsby, Flava Café
When LaShante 'Shaunie’ Grigsby moved to Minnesota for graduate school, she had a hard time finding a local coffee shop where she felt at home. By the time she became a Minnesota transplant, Shaunie had lived in what she calls “some of the Blackest cities” in the...
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