First Fridays: May Announcements
Our May edition of First Fridays was a conversation about our own Little Free Garden project! We welcomed Warren Christensen, Simone Wai and Clare Albrecht, three Little Free Garden owners, to share their perspectives and garden stories!
[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:
Amanda Olson, ND Department of Public Instruction / Farm to School
Amanda is the new Farm to School Specialist hired with NDDPI. NDDPI has developed a new Farm to School position at the Child Nutrition and Food Distribution office. If producers or others are interested in learning more about the initiative, goals for the program, future events, etc., Amanda would love to connect!
Learn more on the NDDPI website!
Anna Sather, Farm in the Dell of the Red River Valley
Farm in the Dell has CSA shares and volunteering experiences available in 2023. ALSO, they just launched a Table to Farm Dinner Series, and registration is now open!
Learn more + purchase tickets on their website.
Josie Gereszek, Moorhead Farmers Market
Moorhead Parks & Recreation is accepting vendor registrations for the Moorhead Farmers Market’s 10th season! They’re excited to return to the Hjemkomst Center parking lot this year, June 6-September 26 (no July 4). Market hours will be 3:30-6:30 pm. A single space fee for the entire season is $75, or $20 for one-off markets.
Questions or interested in participating as a vendor? Visit the Moorhead Parks website, call 218.299.5078, or email josie.gereszek@moorheadmn.gov
Jack Wood, Tomato Seed Savers Club
The Tomato Seed Savers will have a tomato sale on May 23 and May 30.
Follow their Facebook group for more details.
Leola Daul, Heart-n-Soul Community Cafe
Heart-n-Soul has cafes all month long across Fargo-Moorhead.
Check out their website and join them for a delicious meal with pay what you can afford pricing.
Emily Reno, PartnerSHIP 4 Health Regional Food Systems Plan
Partnership4Health is developing the first regional food systems plan for the area. They are conducting a survey as part of the data collection portion of the plan. This builds off of the asset mapping they did in November/December. Anyone who lives, works, or attends school in Otter Tail, Wilkin, Becker, Cass (ND), and Clay counties is eligible to participate and enter into a drawing for a $100 gift certificate.
Find out more and complete the survey on the PartnerSHIP 4 Health website.
Bjorn Solberg, Red River Harvest Cooperative
Red River Harvest Coop has new fresh produce for sale and continues to be the year-round online opportunity to purchase local food!
Learn more + buy your favorite local products on their website.
Kathleen Johnson, Growing Together Community Gardens
The Growing Together produce sale is May 18 and 25 from 2-6 p.m. They also have spots available to garden with them this season.
Learn more on their Facebook page or website.
Michelle Draxten, Cass Clay Food Partners
The Cass Clay Food Commission is meeting Wed, May 10 from 10:30am - noon in the Fargo City Commission Chambers.
Learn more on the City of Fargo website.
Monika Brown-Ecker, Theatre B
Have you ever wondered why silence is often labeled as awkward instead of being considered deep or profound? Maybe it's simply a state of just being present. Small Mouth Sounds presents a humorous take on the benefits of taking a deep breath, staying quiet, and actively listening.
Purchase you tickets on Theatre B’s website.
Theatre B also hired a new Executive Director, Colt Neidhardt!
Learn more about Colt here.
Thanks to all who joined us in May and mark your calendars for the final Season 11 First Fridays on June 2. Follow Food of the North on Facebook for more details and join the conversation on social media using #FoodoftheNorth.