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Conversations on the cass clay food partners
Mark your calendar to join us for Food of the North's last event, “First Fridays: Conversation on the Cass Clay Food Partners” as we welcome Jenny Mongeau, Arlette Preston, and a member of the CCFP steering committee.
The Cass Clay Food Partners has three areas of focus including the action network, the steering committee, and the food commission. Join us for a conversation about what led to the formation of CCFP, projects undertaken over the years, milestones, and what’s next!
Doors open at 7:30 a.m. with FREE Thunder Coffee and the program kicks off at 8 a.m. Free and open to all.
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Food of the north farewell celebration
Join us for "Food of the North Farewell Celebration” on Friday, December 1st, from 4:30 to 6:00 p.m., hosted at Drekker’s Brewhalla. This event is not just about savoring delicious food; it's a culmination of the Food of the North’s impact, a celebration of the improved landscape of our food systems, and a heartfelt gathering to honor our community.
As we bid farewell to hosting speakers at monthly First Friday gatherings, we'll reflect on the remarkable insights, innovations, and ideas that have reshaped our perspective on food in Fargo-Moorhead. We’ll cheers to the ways that folks have reduced food waste and created space for “ugly food” to be used. And we’ll tip our hats to the Little Free Garden Owners from around the world who’ve embraced the idea to plant, grow, and share.
Our party will be an opportunity to celebrate the positive changes within our local and regional food systems.
Join us on Friday, December 1st from 4:30 - 6:00 p.m. with a short program at 5:30 p.m., and be a part of our farewell celebration. Let's toast to all we have accomplished together. We can't wait to raise our glasses and share this special moment with you.
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PAST EVENTS
October 2023: Farm in the Dell [Watch Here]
September 2023: Heart-n-Soul Community Cafe [Watch Here]
June 2023: Red River Market Day - Featuring Oat and Toast, Sourhouse Breads, and Farmented. [Watch Here]
May 2023: Little Free Garden Owners Panel - Featuring Clare Albrect, Warren Christensen, and Simone Wai. [Watch here]
April 2023: Feeding Littles: Strategies for better meal times. [Watch here]
March 2023: The Ecosystem of Prairie Support. Featuring Verna Kragnes, Mason Berube, and Noelle Harden. [Watch Here]
February 2023: Indigenous Food Ways of the Americas - Bringing Culture and Community Together [Watch here]
December 2022: Farm to Table: Red River Harvest Cooperative. Featuring: Verna Kragnes, Bjorn Solberg, and Jen Skoog. [Watch here]
November 2022: The Forever Green Initiative - Enhancing soil and water quality in Minnesota. Featuring Jane Jewitt, Jochum Wiersma, and Anne Schwagerl. [Watch here]
October 2022: Three community members from the FM Area who have found ways to keep home cooking exciting, adventurous, and approachable. Featuring Alyssa Miller, Drew Balstad, and Matt Lee. [Watch here]
September 2022: Measuring Hunger - Looking at the data of food insecurity in our region. Featuring Taylor Svertson, Director of Ending Hunger 2.0 at the Great Plains Food Bank, The Emergency Food Pantry's Executive Director, Stacie Loegering, and founding Advisory Board Member for the Cass Clay Hunger Coalition (CCHC), Megan Jenson. [Watch here]
June 2022: Preparing for market season, we heard from LesleyAnne of the Red River Market team and vendors getting ready for market season. [Watch here]
May 2022: The May edition of First Fridays featured different aspects of enjoying outdoor dining, from campfire cooking, to picnicking, and the nostalgia it brings. [Watch here]
April 2022: April’s First Fridays featured Sara Watson, chef, mother, and recent author of Cabin Chef cookbook featuring recipes and inspiration for lakes country cooking. [Watch here]
March 2022: The March edition of First Fridays included a delicious discussion about meat from various experts in our community. Our featured speakers were Eric Berg, Professor of Animal Sciences at NDSU, Kyle Armitage, Associate Professor from NDSCS, Melissa Evans of She Said Butcher Shop, Moorhead’s first and only women-operated butcher shop, and Jason of Meats by John and Wayne. [watch video]
February 2022: According to certain estimates, the global indoor farming market size was valued at $32.3 billion in 2020 and is expected to expand at a compound annual growth rate of 10.9% from 2021 to 2028. Adding to the rapid growth of indoor farming is the fact that agriculture is under increasing environmental, economic and political pressure as humanity figures out how we will feed 10 billion people. What role will indoor agriculture play in helping augment the strain on agriculture going forward?
That's what we discussed at the Grand Farm first Innovation Series on Indoor Agriculture on Thursday, Feb. 24. [Learn more about the event]
February 2022 - Our first event of the New Year focused on perfect pairs for Valentine’s Day! We learned about flavor profiles unique to cocoa beans with Kristin and Josh Mohagen of TC Chocolate in Fergus Falls, how to appreciate and pair port wines with Sean Ballinger of Bear Creek Winery, and how to enjoy wine like a pro from local wine expert, Megan Bartholomay. [watch video]
December 2021 - Our most recent event was held on Friday, December 3 and focused on eating like a Greek! The conversation featured Midwest Mediterranean, a book written by a diverse team of Midwesterners that celebrates the foods grown in the upper Midwest. [watch video]
November 2021 - Our November edition of First Fridays focused on the food & drink of fall. Our featured speakers were Chef Ryan Nitschke of Luna Fargo and Sol Ave Kitchen, Chef Austin Covert of Rosewild, and Cocktail Artist Andrea Anderson of Harold’s on Main. [watch video]
![October 2021 - The topic for October? Seed saving! We welcome featured speakers Dan Goehring of Tomato Seed Savers Club, Don Kinzler of NDSU Extension - Cass County, and Jamie Holding Eagle, a public health and Indigenous foodways advocate. [watch video]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561c5620e4b051ac1649da72/1632238170188-10O6N8JF8OX7HJ07R8FC/Facebook+Cover+-+First+Fridays+%281%29.jpg)
October 2021 - The topic for October? Seed saving! We welcome featured speakers Dan Goehring of Tomato Seed Savers Club, Don Kinzler of NDSU Extension - Cass County, and Jamie Holding Eagle, a public health and Indigenous foodways advocate. [watch video]
September 2021 - Season eight of First Fridays kicked off with a conversation on the challenges facing local food entrepreneurs. Our featured speakers were Wyatt & Landon Mund of Dakota Dirt Coffee Company & Shelby Terstriep of 701 Eateries.
August 2021 - Our first in-person event in 500+ days was a special field trip edition of First Fridays to Grand Farm, a section of 40+ acres located south of Fargo. Our program featured insight from leaders and researchers on ag technology, innovations and the future of agriculture! [watch video]
![June 2021 - we co-hosted a conversation with Care for Creation featuring Gabe Brown, author of Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture, and co-founder of the nonprofit Soil Health Academy. [learn more and watch full video]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561c5620e4b051ac1649da72/1623182205314-JGIM48L84184SFFHC4K5/195147822_1923644311119857_8559883041330745869_n.jpg)
June 2021 - we co-hosted a conversation with Care for Creation featuring Gabe Brown, author of Dirt to Soil: One Family’s Journey into Regenerative Agriculture, and co-founder of the nonprofit Soil Health Academy. [learn more and watch full video]
May 2021 - Our May edition of First Fridays focused on foraging for wild foods in the north. Our featured speakers were Lorena Rangel, avid mushroom forager & research plant pathologist with the USDA Agricultural Research Service, Melissa Smith, holistic nutritionist & herbalist from Simply Well with Melissa, and Maria Wesserle, founder of Four Season Foraging in Minneapolis. [watch video]
![April 2021 - Our April event was all about trees! We welcomed Jim “Tree Doctor” Walla from the Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society and Trent Wise, a forester at the City of Moorhead for a virtual conversation on the value of trees and urban orchards. [watch video]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561c5620e4b051ac1649da72/1615832321259-RONGQW6NPS7JFTCLWDZX/FF-April2.jpg)
April 2021 - Our April event was all about trees!
We welcomed Jim “Tree Doctor” Walla from the Northern Plains Botanic Garden Society and Trent Wise, a forester at the City of Moorhead for a virtual conversation on the value of trees and urban orchards. [watch video]
March 2021 - In honor of Women's History Month, we hosted our second-annual event with Ladyboss Midwest, an organization committed to connecting and empowering Ladybosses in the Midwest.
Our event focused on women in agriculture and featured perspectives from Jen Skoog of Family Roots Farm, Amy Rice of New Roots Farm Incubator Co-op, and Verna Kragnes of Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society. [watch video]
February 2021 | Facebook Live
Whether you’ve got a long history of homemade lefse-making with your family, truly despise lutefisk, or have never heard of kuchen, you’re invited to a virtual celebration of food, drink, and storytelling tradition! LEARN MOR
February 2021 - Our first event of 2021 focused on packaged foods business and featured Dan Hofland (Founder of SunButter), Vanessa Williamson (Co-Founder of Farmented Foods), and C.E. Cottman (Founder & Owner of Uncle Charlie’s Gourmet Snacks) [watch video]
December 2020 - Our final First Fridays of the year focused on one of our favorite things: CHEESE! Our virtual event featured perspectives from Maartje Murphy of Duchessa Gelato, Connie VanBedaf of VanBedaf Dairy, and Megan Lewis of Milk Made. [watch video]
November 2020 - In honor of Native American Heritage Month, our November event focused on traditional Native American food ways. Our featured speakers were Glory Ames, a descendant of White Earth Nation, David Manuel of Red Lake Nation, and Jessica White Plume of MHA (Mandan Hidatsa and Arikara) Nation. [watch video]
![October 2020 - Our October First Fridays event focused on the U.S. food supply chain and featured insight from Dr. Bukola Bakare of Western Carolina University, Dr. Meredith Wagner of Concordia College, and Tim Rhode of Coborns Inc. [watch video]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561c5620e4b051ac1649da72/1600801768243-RHSAJVCCAPWTRQUHOMCL/First+Fridays+-+October+%28V3%29+%281%29.jpg)
October 2020 - Our October First Fridays event focused on the U.S. food supply chain and featured insight from Dr. Bukola Bakare of Western Carolina University, Dr. Meredith Wagner of Concordia College, and Tim Rhode of Coborns Inc. [watch video]
September 2020 - Our September First Fridays focused on regenerative grazing, and the importance of developing and maintaining sustainable grassland ecosystems! We welcomed Kevin Sedivec from North Dakota State University, Marshall Johnson from Audubon Dakota, and Deanna & Cody Sands from Sand Ranch-Prairie Soul Meats. [watch video]
August 7, 2020 - Our August First Fridays featured expert perspectives from Greg Cook, Owner and Winemaker at 4e Winery, Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, Assistant Department Head and Professor, High-Value Crop Production at North Dakota State University, and Mark Vining, Owner and Winemaker at Rookery Rock Winery. [watch video]
July 2020 - In partnership with Cass Clay Food Partners and NDSU Extension - Cass County, we hosted an event focusing on food justice. We were honored to have Representative Ruth Buffalo moderate our panel featuring insight from three brilliant minds from the University of Minnesota Extension: Shirley Nordrum, Nate Erickson and Jamie Bain. [watch video]
May 2020 - 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). [watch video]
April 2020 - In accordance with CDC guidelines, we hosted a special quarantine edition of First Fridays focusing on ways to support our local food community in the midst of COVID-19. Our event featured Nikki Berglund (Luna Fargo, Sol Ave. Kitchen & Bernie's Wines and Liquors); Nancy Carriveau (Great Plains Food Bank) and Noelle Harden (University of Minnesota Extension).
March 2020 - In recognition of Women's History Month, we partnered with Ladybosse’s of Fargo-Moorhead for a special edition of First Fridays featuring three local Ladybosses: Sifa Olive from Adibon, Maria Carpenter Rodriguez from Maria's HomeStyle Mexican Food, and Zainab Zizi from Suna's Egyptian Eatery.
February 2020 - We kicked off our fifth season of First Fridays with a conversation on maintaining a healthy gut. Our featured speakers included Jordan Thornberg (ProBiotein), Randi Kay Olsen Heinold (Naturally Randi Kay) and Dr. Fadel Nammour (Dakota Gastroenterology Clinic).
December 2019 - 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).
November 2019 - The November edition of First Fridays focused on food preservation and featured area experts Markus Krueger (Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County), Rita Ussatis (NDSU Extension - Cass County), and Kevin Struxness (Hairy Hippie Pickling Company). [Watch video]
October 2019 - To celebrate fall and all the delicious foods that go along with it, our October Edition of First Fridays was all about apples. We welcome Sam DeMarais (Fargo Park District), Stacy Nelson-Heising (Cottonwood Cider House) and Ethan Henning (Wild Terra Cider) to the stage. [Watch video]
![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, Grilled Bread and Apple Crisp for dessert. [View recipe]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561c5620e4b051ac1649da72/1568746074124-2Z4Q57QN0N9PY2QRC7BD/70316258_1357433857740908_6057495073958920192_o.jpg)
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, Grilled Bread and Apple Crisp for dessert. [View recipe]
September 2019 - Our friends at Nature of the North hosted a farm festival to celebrate the power of the aronia berry. Food of the North shared a recipe demonstration for Wild Rice, Apple & Walnut Salad with an Aronia Berry Dressing. [View Recipe]
September 2019 - To commemorate the start of school, we kicked off our season 4 with an event focused on school lunch featuring Greg Gefroh (Fargo Public Schools), Dana Hanson-Rieth (West Fargo Public Schools), and Kara Gloe (Moorhead Public Schools Board Member / PB&J Fundraiser Co-founder) [Watch video]
June 2019 - In honor of National Pollinator Month, our final First Fridays of season three focused on the importance of pollinator and featured local experts Bryan Bishop (Concordia College), Peter Schultz (Longspur Prairie Fund) and Netha Cloether (Plains Art Museum / Plains Buzz Lab). [Watch video]
May 2019 - Our May edition of First Fridays focused on gardening, and featured Jeffrey Miller (Cass County Soil Conservation District), Don Kinzler (InForum, NDSU Extension - Cass County) and Nola J Storm (Growing Together ~ A Community Garden Ministry). [Watch video]
April 2019 - Our April edition of First Fridays focused on gleaning - the ancient act of gathering excess food after the harvest to reduce waste & feed the hungry. Our event featured Nancy E Carriveau (Great Plains Food Bank), Janice Tweet (GleaND) and Joe Morken (Morken Farm). [Watch video]
March 2019 - In honor of National Nutrition Month, First Fridays focused on food and wellness. We welcomed public health experts Michelle Draxten (Fargo Cass Public Health), Rory Beil (Clay County Public Health Center) and Mary Larson (North Dakota State University) to the stage to share perspectives on how the food around us shapes us. [Watch video]
February 2019 - 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. Event featured Kyle Armitage (North Dakota State College of Science), Lisa Gibson (Sanford) and Nichole Hensen (Nichole’s Fine Pastry). [Watch video]
January 2019 - We partnered with the Clay Food Partners, The Northern Plains Sustainable Ag Society and the North Dakota Culinary Institute Project for a screening of “Wasted! The Story of Food Waste Film Screening” at the Fargo Theatre.
![January 2019 - We kicked off 2019 by partnering with Drekker Brewing Company + Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society to create a special beer featuring locally-grown ancient grains! [Learn more]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561c5620e4b051ac1649da72/1547903156154-IVXCL2F0NQ6OU5QBFMWY/IMG_4012.jpg)
January 2019 - We kicked off 2019 by partnering with Drekker Brewing Company + Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society to create a special beer featuring locally-grown ancient grains! [Learn more]
December 2018 - Our final First Fridays of the year featured three local Fargo-Moorhead chefs: Andrea Baumgardner of BernBaum's, Patricia Hanson Vetter of Prairie St John's, and Travis Rosenbluth of Harvestable. (Watch video)
November 2018 - In homeage to one of our very first events, we partnered with our friends at Junkyard Brewing to host the second Leftover Junksgiving: A Celebration of Leftovers & Giving!
November 2018 - Our November First Fridays focused on the stories of farmers in and around the Fargo-Moorhead and featured Sam Rydell of Nurtured Plains Farm, Amber & Ross Lockhart of Heart and Soil Farm, and Jaclyn Weber of Folcstede Farms. (Watch video)
Friday, October 5 - Our October edition of First Fridays at B focused on how food + commerce can build community. Event featured Joe Burgum and Simone Wai of Folkways + Founders/Organizers of the Red River Market.
October 2018 - Ugly Food Hour at the 2018 Apple Harvest Festival included a short presentation on food grading, and samples of three different types of apples.
Special thanks to our friends at Wild Terra for providing us with delicious Fireside and Chestnut Crab apples!
September 2018 - Our second season of First Fridays at B kicked off with an event focused on hunger. The event will feature insight from Melissa Sobolik of Great Plains Food Bank; Andrew Flory of Dorothy Day Food Pantry, & Stacie Loegering of Emergency Food Pantry. (Watch video)
Sunday, September 9 at 2 p.m. - Join the Cass Clay Hunger Coalition and partners for a screening of the documentary A Place At The Table on Sunday, September 9, at 2 p.m. at The Fargo Theatre. Join us after the film for a post-documentary social & panel discussion from 3:30-5 p.m. at the Broadway Garage.
Tuesday, July 17 from 7-9 p.m. Brush up on your cooking and cuisine knowledge and join #FMuglyfoodon Tuesday, July 17 at 7 p.m. at Front Street Taproom for food-themed trivia! Prizes from our friends at Fargo Brewing Company, Junkyard Brewing Company and Pounds.
Friday, June 1, 2018 - Join Ugly Food of the North & the Cass Clay Food Partners for a special edition of First Fridays at B on Friday, June 1 at the Moorhead Center Mall. This meeting is the first in a series of opportunities to provide input and ideas for the Metropolitan Food Systems Plan. Doors open at 7:30 a.m. Programming begins at 8 a.m.
May 13, 2018 -Join Heart-n-Soul Community Café & Ugly Food of the North on Sunday, May 13 for a Community Cafe featuring Build Your Own lunch bowls! Event will be held at Fargo Cass Public Health from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
May 4, 2018 - Our final First Fridays of season one will feature a presentation by the wonderful folks behind Heart-n-Soul Community Café. Doors + coffee at
April 21, 2018 - Join the Little Free Garden project at the Red River Spring Market on Saturday, April 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Reserve a pre-built garden or register an existing garden today!
![April 6, 2018 - Join us for First Fridays on Friday, April 6 [doors + coffee at 7:30 a.m.] at Theatre B. The theme of April's event is Incubator Kitchens & New Food Businesses and will feature presentations by Casey Steele (Square One Kitchen &a…](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561c5620e4b051ac1649da72/1521809754311-NL5GKUPV12GGE3LBUCLG/29178586_964080323742932_7690478224429547520_o.jpg)
April 6, 2018 - Join us for First Fridays on Friday, April 6 [doors + coffee at 7:30 a.m.] at Theatre B. The theme of April's event is Incubator Kitchens & New Food Businesses and will feature presentations by Casey Steele (Square One Kitchen & Rentals), Jeremiah & Rachel Lea Utecht (Off The Deck Hot Sauce and Flannel Fizz) and Megan Lewis (Milk Made).
March 27, 2018 - Join FARRMS, Ugly Food of the North & Cass Clay Food Partners for the Farmers Market Round Up - a FREE event to learn about farmers market opportunities in the greater Fargo-Moorhead area.
![March 2018 - Our third First Fridays at B featured presentations by Yoke-Sim Gunaratne of Cultural Diversity Resources & Peter Schott of International Potluck Fargo. [watch video]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561c5620e4b051ac1649da72/1518702167925-EY1JI26820ZMLTZW9N1B/FirstFridays_March.jpg)
March 2018 - Our third First Fridays at B featured presentations by Yoke-Sim Gunaratne of Cultural Diversity Resources & Peter Schott of International Potluck Fargo. [watch video]
![February 2018 - Our second First Fridays at B featured a presentation by Kaye Kirsch, Abby Gold & Joleen Baker of Prairie Roots Food Co-op. [watch video]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561c5620e4b051ac1649da72/1518704838435-WKO0WRJZRVNM20R11HBC/26678508_931624760321822_5334202082252320482_o.jpg)
February 2018 - Our second First Fridays at B featured a presentation by Kaye Kirsch, Abby Gold & Joleen Baker of Prairie Roots Food Co-op. [watch video]
![January 2018 - Our inaugural First Fridays at B featured a presentation by Jack Wood, Nola J Storm & Simeon Bakunda of Growing Together ~ A Community Garden Ministry. [watch video]](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/561c5620e4b051ac1649da72/1518704366703-HXHCPFQBROOQAJXROZ2U/25394722_918674901616808_10529582646036273_o.jpg)
January 2018 - Our inaugural First Fridays at B featured a presentation by Jack Wood, Nola J Storm & Simeon Bakunda of Growing Together ~ A Community Garden Ministry. [watch video]
December 2017 - First Fridays Food Action Network Meet-up at Prairie Roots Food Co-op encouraged people to get involved + learn more about event series, First Fridays at B.
October 2017 - Fall Community Potluck at Front Street Taproom celebrated the changing seasons and included lots of imperfect produce from Ugly Food Day at the Red River Market.
September 2017 - Ugly Food Day at the Red River Market included a kids scavenger hunt and a Sanford Family Wellness Center demo + taste test featuring ugly food.
August 2017 - Food Trivia at Front Street featured cooking + cuisine themed questions.
July 2017 - Fargo Nerd Nite featuring our Megan Myrdal with "Get the Facts on Food Waste."
June 2017 - Conversations on Food and Farming co-hosted by the ClayWilkin Corn and Soybean Growers Association at Fargo Brewing Company
June 2017 - More Taste, Less Waste hosted at Square One Kitchen Rental Space. Watch archived Facebook Live Video here!
May 2017 - Orchard Hour: Help Build + Name Moorhead’s New Community Orchard co-hosted with Longspur Prairie Foundation
April 2017 - Terra Madre: An Earth Day Celebration of Local Food hosted at Bluestem Center for the Arts
March 2017- Conversations on Food and Farming, co-hosted by the ClayWilkin Corn and Soybean Growers Association at Drekker Brewing Company
February 2017 - Community potluck at Drekker Brewing Company featuring Jonathan Bloom, author of American Wasteland and a prominent national voice in the end-food-waste movement.
October 2016 - This event was co-hosted by Ugly Food of the North and Prairie Roots Food Co-op. Food For Change is an 82-minute documentary film focusing on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change in American culture.
October 2016 - Volunteer event at Great Plains Food Bank + informal happy hour at Fargo Brewing Company
September 2016 - In September, #FMuglyfood were honored to be the UnPillaged organization of the month. Thanks to Drekker Brewing Company for the generous donation of $619!
September 2016 - We hosted our FIRST birthday party in the same place as our first community potluck event: Drekker Brewing Company
August 2016 - In honor of our inaugural season of the Little Free Garden project, we hosted an informal tour of local gardens.
See our Little Free Garden map to find a garden near you.
August 2016 - We partnered with Heart-and-Soul Community Cafe to take fresh food that would otherwise be wasted and made it into a delicious meal. The Community Cafe model invites anyone to come and enjoy the meal, regardless of ability to pay.
July 2016: We hosted a membership drive for Prairie Roots Food Co-op because we believe the co-op supports our vision + dream for a more sustainable F-M food community (including a place to buy "ugly" food).
June 2016 - Pop-up farmers market at Junkyard Brewing Company included vendors Boyum Farms, First Ave Promo, Four Seasonings Catering, The Garden Party, New Breed Brew Chews, Three Bears Honey Co., Woodchuck Community Farm, Sundog Prairie Farm, Robert V. Byrd (aka Rib Supreme) and Prairie Roots Food Co-op.
May 2016 - Screening of "Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story" at the Fargo Theatre, followed by an informal social event at Proof Artisan Distillers.
April 2016 - The Little Free Garden project hosted its first build event on Saturday, April 23 at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn.
April 2016 - Volunteer event at Great Plains Food Bank
March 2016 - Community conversation on farming featuring panelists Amber Lockhart (Heart and Soil Farm), Nick Vinje (Vinje Farm), Lynn Brakke (Lynn Brakke Organic Farms) and Pete Nielsen (Dirt Head Microgreens)
March 2016 - Ugly Food of the North presented "Our Story (so far)" at the FM Sustainability Network Meet-up at the Prairie Den co-working place in downtown Fargo.
February 2016 - Community conversation on composting featuring panelists Peter Schultz (The Longspur Prairie Fund), Jessica Creuzer, (River Keepers) and Stephanie Reynolds (Clay County)
January 2016 - Community conversation with chef's panel featuring Andrea Baumgardner (Bernbaums), Brian Diumenti (The Hotel Donaldson) and Emily Swedberg (Lucid Bakery)
December 2015 - Volunteer event at Great Plains Food Bank + informal happy hour at Fargo Brewing Company
November 2015 - A Local Ugly Food Buffet at Everest Tikka House in Moorhead, Minn.
November 2015 - Leftover Junksgiving Potluck at Junkyard Brewing Company in Moorhead, Minn.
October 2015 - A Community Conversation on Urban Agriculture featured panelists Abby Gold (NDSU School of Public Health), Noelle Harden (University of Minnesota Extension), Travis Luthi (Three Bears Honey Co.), Whitney Oxendahl (Cass Clay Food Systems Initiative Steering Committee) and Kayla Pridmore (Woodchuck Community Farms).
September 2015 - Our very first event was a community potluck at Drekker Brewing Company in conjunction with the Red River Market.
This event was slated to be a one-time event - but our community showed up, and Ugly Food of the North was officially born.