First Fridays: December Announcements
Our final First Fridays of 2022 featured some of the awesome team behind the Red River Harvest Cooperative - a community of local producers committed to empowering a resilient local food economy by providing sustainably grown food options while practicing good stewardship of agricultural resources.
[Missed the event live? Click here to watch the full video. ]
We had lots of great announcements about upcoming community events and opportunities.
Check out the list:
Dex Dutton, Thunder Coffee
Love tasting new coffees? They just released a new coffee called Golden Drops - a special processed Columbian coffee.
Stop by their West Fargo location to taste it for yourself. Click here for their website + store hours.
Brandon Batey, Indigenous Association
The Indigenous Association, along with several community partners, is hosting a book club on "Reinventing Food Bank and Pantries: New Tools to End Hunger" by Katie S. Martin. Contact Carissa Brownotter, VISTA with PRAIRIE Youth, Food & Ecology Leadership Team, First Congregational Church at uccmhd@701com.net to express your interest. Book discussion dates in March 2023 will be arranged around availability of those interested to participate.
Contact Carissa at uccmhd@701com.net
Emily Reno, Creating Community Consulting/Regional Food Systems Plan
Creating Community Consulting is working on a project that is launching the first phase of the development of West Central Minnesota’s first-ever food systems plan. To kick things off, we’d like to map out exactly what’s going on and where so that we can get a sense of the amazing, innovative projects, people, resources, and infrastructure that makes this region a great place to start a farm, a food business, to access healthy foods, to scale a business, and more. We’ll be conducting three asset mapping sessions during November and December, and wrap things up with a short Lunch and Learn chat to share what we’ve learned, giving folks another opportunity to provide feedback.
Learn more & RSVP for one of these events here.
Amanda Booher, Audubon Dakota
Kick-off winter and join Audubon for the Winter Birding Festival on Saturday, January 21 from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. as part of Frostival. This free birding event is for all skill levels. Hot cocoa will be provided. Don't forget to bring a pair of binoculars, a limited number is provided.
Learn more on their website.
Jack Wood, Growing Together
The Tomato Seed Savers Club grows over 900 tomato plants and over 100 varieties of tomatoes each year. The goal is to enhance tomato diversity in the growing region. There are volunteer opportunities!
Contact Jack at jackstomatoes@gmail.com
Rita Ussatis, Cass Clay Food Partners
The Cass Clay Food Partners Food Commission has an open position for an at-large member. You can learn more & apply here. The next Cass Clay Food Commission meeting is Wed, Jan 11, 10:30am - 12:00pm at the City of Fargo Commission Chambers. Finally, CCFP produced a video about the Partners and their food systems work. You can view the video here.
Carrie Wintersteen, Theatre B
Theatre B is running a hilarious (and thought-provoking) show, Act of God, in which God appears to offer a new interpretation of the Ten Commandments - she thinks we need correction.
Learn more and purchase tickets via their website.
Mark your calendar for our first event of the New Year on Friday, February 3 and follow Food of the North on Facebook for more details. Join the conversation on social media using #FoodoftheNorth.