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First Friday regulars likely remember hearing about Heart-n-Soul Community Cafe from Leola, Kayla, and Deb in May 2018. Heart-n-Soul is a non-profit, social entrepreneurial organization that serves locally-grown fresh food and operates under a pay-what-you-can model. We caught up with founder Leola Daul to learn about what’s happened for Heart-n-Soul since season one.
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In the age of social-distancing, we hosted our second virtual First Fridays on grains, bread, and COVID-19 sourdough craze. Our event featured perspectives from Steve Zwinger (NDSU Carrington Research Extension Center), Noreen Thomas (Doubting Thomas Farms), and Blaine Booher (Emerging Prairie /Sourdough Evangelist).
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Interested in ways to give back to our local food community during this time of crisis? Our Food of the North blog features a listing of available resources and current needs in Fargo-Moorhead. This blog will be updated frequently as things change.
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We kicked off our fifth season of First Fridays with a full house and a conversation about maintaining a healthy digestive system. Our program featured insight from local experts Jordan Thornberg (ProBiotein), Randi Kay Olsen Heinold (Naturally Randi Kay) and Fadel Nammour (Dakota Gastroenterology Clinic).
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As thoughtful consumers, how can we know the products we purchase from outside our local community are produced in a way that matches our values? How can we form relationships with growers and producers in other places to source non-local products in an ethical, sustainable way?
Our final event of the year focused on global food sourcing and featured perspectives from Peter Schultz (Peter Schulz Importer/The Longspur Prairie Fund) and Dexter Dutton (Thunder Coffee).
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The act of preserving food transformed the human experience, creating a stable food supply, reducing hunger, and transforming simple foods into something more interesting and delicious. In honor of the rich history, our November edition focused on food preservation. We welcomed Markus Krueger (Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County), Rita Ussatis (NDSU Extension - Cass County) and Kevin Struxness (Hairy Hippie Pickling Company) to the stage to share their expert perspectives on the art and science of preserving food.
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To commemorate all the delicious foods that go with fall - the October edition of First Fridays was all about apples!
We welcomed Sam DeMarais (Fargo Park District), Stacy Nelson-Heising (Cottonwood Cider House) and Ethan Hennings (Wild Terra Cider) to share their expertise and insights on one of America’s favorite fruits.
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In September 2019, we partnered with Heart-n-Soul Community Cafe for a Fall Favorites Lunch featuring a meal created by our own Megan Myrdal. The menu included Tomato & White Bean Risotto, a variation on a classic recipe from New York Times Cooking.
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Our friends at Nature of the North hosted a farm festival to celebrate the power of the aronia berry. As part of the festivities, our Megan Myrdal shared a recipe demonstration for Wild Rice, Apple & Walnut Salad with an Aronia Berry Dressing.
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To commemorate fall & back-to-school, we kicked off our FOURTH season with an event focused on school lunch!
We welcomed Greg Gefroh (Fargo Public Schools), Dana Hanson-Rieth (West Fargo Public Schools) and Kara Gloe (Moorhead Public Schools School Board Member/PB&J Fundraiser Co-Organizer) to the stage to share their perspectives on school nutrition.
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Co-Schedule is a Fargo-based content marketing business with some excellent products to support businesses and non-profits (like us!) manage online content. Our co-founder and creative guru Gia wrote a poem to explain her love for Co-Schedule and why we utilize their services. Check it out!
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In honor of National Pollinator Month, our final First Fridays of season three focused on the importance of pollinators and featured three local experts: Bryan Bishop (Concordia College), Peter Schultz (Longspur Prairie Fund) and Netha Cloether (Plains Art Museum / Plains Buzz Lab).
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In celebration of spring and the upcoming growing season, our May edition of First Fridays focused on gardening!
We welcome Jeff Miller (Cass County Soil Conservation District), Don Kinzler (InForum, NDSU Extension - Cass County) and Nola J Storm (Growing Together ~ A Community Garden Ministry) to the stage to share tips and tricks on gardening in the Red River Valley.
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Our April edition of First Fridays focused on gleaning - the ancient act of preventing food waste and feeding the hungry.
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In honor of National Nutrition Month, the March edition of First Fridays focused on food and wellness.
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Our third season of First Fridays kicked off with a special “On the Road” edition focusing on the food worker shortage in Fargo-Moorhead, our region, and beyond. Check out our Food of the North blog for a complete listing of community announcements.
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The final First Fridays at B of the 2018 season focused on the stories of chefs in our community.
We welcomed Andrea Baumgardner of BernBaum's, Patricia Hanson Vetter of Prairie St John's, and Travis Rosenbluth of Harvestable to the stage to share their perspectives on what it’s like to be a full-time chef in Fargo-Moorhead.
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