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Citizens League is NOW RECRUITING students for our Capitol Pathways program during the 2024 #mnleg session - the *only* paid internship specifically for BIPOC students. 🏛️💼📜

Apps due 11/27; more details + info sessions: citizensleague.org/projects/minne…

So this is an idea. Brazil apparently offers free school meals to ALL of its 40m kids:

👩‍🎓It sees it as an investment, not cost
👨‍🌾It uses this to procure from its own farmers, inc smaller ones (keeps cash @ home)
🌱& to support sustainable farming

All on bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Food security is inextricably linked to the future of farming.

“If we care about food security and the future of farming in this country, we have to do more to assist the next generation of farmers.”

When we talk about unlocking the economic opportunity of local food, USDA programs provide real on ramps and pathways so more of our food dollar can go to the people who grow & make our food. Building real wealth & community food security. Fantastic conversation this morning.

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Big milestone for the season and we’re just getting started 🎉

Market Access 🤝 Food Access

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Investing in BIPOC farmers builds our communities-good food, doing good!

What an inspiration to be in this room. A powerful reminder that showing up matters. Joy matters. Women Winning matters. A year after the Dobbs decision, this is exactly the conversation I needed today to celebrate, reinvigorate and double down.

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“All agricultural bills are are local economic development bills. When farmers do better, we all do better.”

Thank you to Governor Tim Walz, Aric Putnam, Samantha Vang and Thom Petersen, and so many more, for this tremendous accomplishment!

(Yes, yes I know I’m biased but) Join this STELLAR team!

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When a truck makes all the difference. An important look at how the Farm Bill must do more to create real access to resources emerging farmers need to make a viable living feeding our communities. startribune.com/this-minnesota…

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Emerging farmers feed our communities. And when their businesses thrive, they also build our communities. Thank you Senator Tina Smith and McKnight Foundation for the fantastic conversation today and advocating for an inclusive Farm Bill that works for everyone.