Organizations Filed Purposes:
WE CONNECT & STRENGTHEN FARMERS, FOOD MAKERS & COMMUNITIES THROUGH GOOD FOOD.
GROWER SUPPORT PROGRAM:I. 25 FARMS SUPPORTED WITH ON-FARM TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN PRODUCTION AND ACCESSING RESOURCESII. MADE OVER 50 FARM VISITS TO 23 DIFFERENT FARMS, TRAVELING OVER 5,000 MILESIII. PROVIDED OVER $20,000 IN LOW-COST PACKAGING AND FARM SUPPLIES TO FARMERSIV. PROVIDED RESEARCH AND EDUCATION ON FARMING TECHNIQUES TO OVER 50 ATTENDEES AT FARM FIELD DAYS AND DEMONSTRATIONS.FACILITY USE & COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:I. WAREHOUSE PROVIDED COLD STORAGE FOR- 12 DIFFERENT FARMS- 14 SMALL FOOD BUSINESS- 4 SMALL AG ORGANIZATIONS RENTING FOR EVENTS AND STORAGEII. PURCHASED NEW DELIVERY VAN TO INCREASE OUR DELIVERY CAPABILITIES.III. PROVIDED SERVICES (BOXES, WASHING, PACKING) FOR 16 DIFFERENT FARMS/FARMING ORGANIZATIONSIV. WAREHOUSE WAS USED BY THE TWIN CITIES FLOWER EXCHANGE (TCFE), A GROUP OF 14 SMALL FLOWER FARMS IN MINNESOTA AND WISCONSIN, TO HOLD 3 PLANT SALES, AND ITS SEASONAL WEEKLY FLOWER WHOLESALE MARKETPLACE.
FARM SHARE PROGRAM: I. 18-WEEK REGULAR SEASON FARM SHARE PROGRAM HAD 495 MEMBERS, 11 MORE THAN IN 2018.II. 63 LATE SEASON SHARE MEMBERS, 71 STUDENT SHARE MEMBERS.III. INTRODUCED A NEW PRODUCT: HOLIDAY GIFT BOXES! THIS BROUGHT IN SOME EXTRA REVENUE AT THE END OF 2019 AND SUPPORTED SOME OF THE MAKERS OPERATING OUT OF OUR KITCHEN.IV. DONATED APPROXIMATELY 420 LBS OF PRODUCE TO PROVISION COMMUNITY RESTAURANT.
WHOLESALE PROGRAMI. 62% OF WHOLESALE SALES WERE TO K-12 SCHOOLSII. 100% OF PURCHASES CAME FROM PRODUCERS WHO ARE INDEPENDENT, EMERGING, MINORITY, OR WOMAN-OWNED III. OF GROWERS WHO SOLD TO OUR WHOLESALE PROGRAM AND RECEIVED GROWER SUPPORT FROM TGA, ALL BUT ONE CAME BACK TO WORK WITH US IN 2020.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Rhys Williams | EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR | 40 | $77,588 |
| Yia Vang | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Tina May | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Mark Seeley | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Helene Murray | DIRECTOR | 1 | $0 |
| Jane Shay | SECRETARY | 1 | $0 |
| John Byom | TREASURER | 1 | $0 |
| Megan Morgan | VICE PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
| Sara Pohlad | PRESIDENT | 1 | $0 |
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