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Save The Date - December 6th & 7th, 2023

Senator Heather Gustafson highlights the incredible role of farmers markets in tackling food insecurity during National Farmers’ Market Week! 🥦🍅 #NationalFarmersMarketWeek #CommunityNourishment 🌽🥕

🌾 Embrace the power of growth and community with Patrice Bailey, Assistant Commissioner at the Department of Agriculture! 🌱🌽✨ 🌱 #MNFarmersMarkets #NationalFarmersMarketWeek #UrbanFarming

*Attention Market Managers & Vendors* The Land Stewardship Project is helping MFMA request $4.5M from the Minnesota Legislature this year. We will need your help to get this bill passed. Click the link to Sign the petition TODAY! bit.ly/MFMABILL

MFMA has announced the addition of Sina Pleggenkuhle as the new Communications Director! Pleggenkuhle will be involved with various special projects and public policy collaboration.

This week's MFMA Conference, Dec. 7-8, will include many fun door prizes including this great $50 basket of items from the Marshall MN Kindlmarkt from ALL KID VENDORS! Register Now at mfma.org/Conference. See our full list of sponsors at: mfma.org/sponsors

MFMA is excited to announce the MFMA Annual Conference Keynote Presentation, "Re-Assessing Your Market Through an Anti-Racist Lens," with speakers Karla Forrest-Hewitt, and Stacey Whitney Tuesday, Dec. 7th. Find conference details at: mfma.org/Conference

MFMA is excited to be hanging out today at the 17th Annual Emerging Farmers Conference today in Shoreview, MN. We are proud to be a sponsor of this great event.

MFMA Annual Photo Contest Winners Announced for 2022. See our website for all five winners and details at: mfma.org/National-Farme… Thanks to Minnesota Grown and Minnesota Farmers Union for co-sponsoring this annual event.

We had a ridiculous amount of fun today celebrating National Farmers' Market Week at the Minneapolis Farmers' Market. Happy NFMW!

Twin Cities residents - We are looking for some volunteers to help out at the Minneapolis Farmers Market for National Farmers Market Week this Saturday, August 13. If interested, cplete the volunteer form: airtable.com/shr0NByUkFX1MA…

Check out Morning Ag Clip this morning! MFMA announces comprehensive statewide map of 346 farmers' Markets: morningagclips.com/mfma-announces…

It's Official! Governor Walz has proclaimed this week, August 7-13, 2022, Farmers Market Week in Minnesota in conjunction with National Farmers Market Week!! Get out to a market this week and celebrate! #mymnmarket2022 #mnfarmersmarketweek #FarmersMarketWeek

It's National Farmers' Market Week starting today, August 7-13! Go out and visit a farmers' market this week!!!

Join the MDA's Minnesota Grown program, @MFMAorg & @MNFarmersUnion on August 13, 2022 at Minneapolis Farmers' Market to celebrate National Farmers Market Week! Food, music, family fun, shopping & a cooking competition: ow.ly/NAMy50KbGEW #NFMW #MNAg

MFMA is partnering with Lakes & Legends Brewery in Minneapolis for an event this Thursday, July 28th from 3-10pm. Please come, drink, shop, and support Minnesota Farmers' Markets. EVERYONE is welcome (families and well behaved dogs too).

Annual Photo Competition Time! Co-Sponsored by @GrownInMN, @MNFarmersUnion, and @MFMAorg. Snap a pic at any farmers' market in Minnesota and submit by August 6th via email to kguenther@mfma.org or Instagram/Facebook with #MyMnMarket2022.

Reminder: Drought Relief Application Window Closes tomorrow at 5:00 p.m. content.govdelivery.com/accounts/MNMDA…

@GovTimWalz today signed HF 3217 into law, supporting MN's continued efforts to control & contain H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI). The legislation includes $1 million for emergency response activities, including disease surveillance.

There’s still time to fill out the producer survey for farmers selling direct to consumers! Survey designed through a collaboration between the MDA, @CFANS, @RSDPMN & 40+ orgs More: mda.state.mn.us/survey-seeks-i… Survey: z.umn.edu/MFMA-farmers