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1 | Legislator Name | Meeting Date | Meeting Time | Meeting Place | District | Position | Case Study | Link | Notes | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Rep. Deb Kiel | 6-Feb | 10:45 AM | 537 SOB | House District 01B: NW MN bordering ND; contains Red Lake | R. Ag Finance | Location: NW Minnesota Explanation: Extension study on potential impact of Farm to Institution for NW MN. 20% local purchasing=$360,000-$400,000 into local economy. Majority are interested. | Extension report on Farm to Institution in NW MN | From Red River Valley. Born and raised south of Crookston where her parents still reside on the family farm. | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Senator Torrey Westrom | 6-Feb | 11:45 PM | 3201 MSB | Senate District 12: West of Cities, includes portions of Big Stone, Douglas, Grant, Pope, Stearns, Stevens, Traverse and Wilkin counties, borders S Dakota | R. Chair of Ag Finance; Ag Policy | Location: Morris Explanation: Morris Area Schools has a long history of Farm to Cafeteria activities | Morris Farm to School | Westrom is chair of finance committee. Freshman who grew up in Willmar and Elbow Lake. | ||||||||||||||||||
4 | Rep. Tony Jurgens | 6-Feb | 1:30 PM | 5th Floor | House District 54B: SE metro area, includes the communities of Hastings, Afton, Denmark Township, Nininger Township, and parts of Cottage Grove. | R. Ag Finance | Location: Hastings Explanation: Invested $121,000 in local foods. Milk from Hastings Cooperative Creamery in Goodhue (Ann Buck). Apples from Gary McDougall | AgriNews article | Tony Jurgens, freshman Home: Cottage Grove Occupation: Insurance agent | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Rep. Tim Mahoney | 6-Feb | 2:00 PM | 345 SOB | House District 67A: Ramsey County | D. Chair of the Jobs and Economic Development Committee in the House; Ag Finance, Ag Policy | Location: St. Paul Explanation: Hmong farmers worked with CAPRW Head Start to source fresh fruits and vegetables, and develop a curriculum including food/farming and cultural themes | Farm to CAPRW Head Start | St. Paul College. Coauthorship. | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Rep Rick Hansen | 6-Feb | 2:30 PM | 247 SOB | House District 52A: Eastside of St. Paul. West St. Paul, Dakota Couty, Mendota | D. Ag Finance | Location: St. Paul Explanation: Hmong farmers worked with CAPRW Head Start to source fresh fruits and vegetables, and develop a curriculum including food/farming and cultural themes | Farm to CAPRW Head Start | Coauthorship.; background in ag (soil management) | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Senator Mark Johnson | 7-Feb | 9:00 AM | 2105 MSB | Senate District 1: Crookston, Thief River Falls | R.Vice Chair Ag Finance; Ag Policy | Location: Bemidji; Aitkin Explanation: Bemidji got walk in cooler and combi-oven--they mention local economy. Aitkin's--Rippleside Elementary School | Bemidji: http://www.mda.state.mn.us/food/farmtoschool/stories/bemidji.aspx Aitkin: http://healthynorthland.org/arrowhead-region-ship-communities/aitkin-county-ship-initiatives/ | Business owner. | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Senator Dan Sparks | 7-Feb | 9:30 AM | 2201 MSB | Senate District 27: Albert Lea; Southern middle, borders IA. | D. Ag Finance | Location: Ferndale Explanation: Carrie Frank, FSD. Burt's Meats in Eyota. Buffalo Gale. Spring Creek Bison. Cafeteria as classroom. | Dover-Eyota School story | Interests include economic development and education (per website); also served on MN Clean Water Council | ||||||||||||||||||
9 | Rep. Jeanne Poppe | 7-Feb | 12:00 PM | 291 SOB | House 27B, South, Austin; borders IA, slightly east | D. DFL Lead on Ag Finance; Ag Policy | Location: Ferndale Explanation: Carrie Frank, FSD. Burt's Meats in Eyota. Buffalo Gale. Spring Creek Bison. Cafeteria as classroom. | Dover-Eyota School story | Focuses on importance of strong rural communities and schools. Education/schools is one of her priorities, and has worked as a higher ed counselor since 1999 | ||||||||||||||||||
10 | Rep. Steve Green | 7-Feb | 12:30 PM | House District 02B. NW. | R. Ag Finance | Location: Wadena/Deer Creek Explanation: Wadena Deer Creek received AGRI grant. Sandie Rentz FSD. Gregg and Joan Goeden of Wadena will deliver fresh sweet corn to WDC Elementary | Extension story on F2S at Wadena Deer Creek (2011) | Self-employed businessman who owned and operated a family greenhouse prior to holding public office | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Senator Bill Webber | 9-Feb | 10:30 AM | 2109 MSB | Senate District 22. Worthington, Pipestone, Jackson; SW corner of MN | R. Chair of Ag Policy; Ag Finance | Location: Tracy, MN Explanation: Tracy Area Public Schools, Westbrook Walnut Grove each received $14,000 grants. Senate district 22 has received over $157,000 in MDA Farm to School grant funding since 2013 | http://www.marshallindependent.com/news/features/2016/09/produce-producers/. ʺ) | Especially concerned with rural economic development | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Rep Nels Pierson | 9-Feb | 11:30 AM | 379 SOB | House District 26B. Southeast, near corner of MN; south of Rochester | R. Ag Finance, Ag Policy | Location: Ferndale Explanation: Carrie Frank, FSD. Burt's Meats in Eyota. Buffalo Gale. Spring Creek Bison. Cafeteria as classroom. | Dover-Eyota School story | Introduced a bill supporting tax credits for beginning farmers | ||||||||||||||||||
13 | Rep. Clark Johnson | 9-Feb | 12:30 PM | 289 SOB | House District 19A; North Mankato, St. Peter | D. Ag Finance; Ag Policy | Location: Mankato Explanation: Minnesota Valley Action Council food hub delivers food to 14 Mankato-area schools | The MVAC Food Hub is a small non-profit local food distributor in Mankato, MN. Since opening in 2014, we have made efforts to get our locally grown produce to schools within our delivery area. Our experience with Minneapolis Public Schools Farm to School program has been a great for the growers we work with. If more school districts in our state were able to implement a similar farm to school program, we would see a significant growth in local food production in Minnesota. We don’t even need to capture a large percentage of school fresh vegetable purchases to make a great impact on fruit and vegetable growers in Minnesota. While public school lunch programs are one of the most cost sensitive markets we have been exploring, we feel it is worth the challenge given the many benefits. By adding educational aspects the MPS Farm to School program, they are making a long term positive impact on the lives of their students. They are teaching students the value of good nutrition which will help them develop good eating habits early in life that will benefit their health for many years to come. | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Senator Kari Dziedzic | 9-Feb | 2:00 PM | 2203 MSB | Senate District 60; Northeast Minneapolis, Seward, Cedar Riverside | D. DFL Lead of Ag Finance | Location: Minneapolis Explanation: Has been working with local farms since 2012; has received over $100K in MDA AGRI Farm to School grant funding | USDA Local Foods Blog | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Rep. Paul Anderson | 9-Feb | 1:30 PM | 369 SOB | House District 12B; Alexandria | R. Chair of Ag Policy; Ag Finance | Location: Fergus Falls Explanation: Lakes Country Service Cooperative Fresh Connect Food Hub. Paul sent list of otherexamples: Alexandria, Holdingford, Long Prairie-Grey Eagle. | Fresh Connect Food Hub | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Senator Mike Goggin | 9-Feb | 4:30 PM | 3203 MSB | Senate District 21, SE MN, includes: Goodhue, Wabasha and portions of Winona and Dodge Counties. From Red Wing to Goodview, Kenyon to Kellogg, St. Charles to Cannon Falls, Zumbrota, Mazeppa, borders WI | R. Vice Chair Ag Policy; Ag Finance; Jobs & Economic Growth | Location: Cannon Falls Explanation: Cannon Falls has been engaged in farm to school and John Peterson at Ferndale Market would be an EXCELLENT farmer to talk to Location: Wabasha Explanation: Wabasha Farmer's Market Manager Sara George--Following three and a half years of effort, meetings, e-mails and phone calls, Wabasha Farmers Market received its Whole Sale Food Handler License. | Ferndale Market story (2012) | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Senator Andrew Lang | 9-Feb | 2:30 PM | 3205 MSB | Senate District 17. located in west-central Minnesota and includes Willmar; Chippewa, Kandiyohi, Renville & Swift counties. | R. Ag Finance; Ag Policy | Location: Willmar Explanation: Willmar School District was really the birthplace of Farm to School in Minnesota, I think possibly even before Mpls and St. Paul. Willmar was the pilot site for the Farm to School project initiated by Pride of the Prairie in 2004-2005, and then MISA based the original Farm to School Toolkit on the Willmar experience. That toolkit was developed in 2007-ish when Stephanie Heim was an intern with MISA. Once Stephanie was hired by Extension, the toolkit was also picked up by Extension. | MISA Newsletter: "The Family Tree of Farm to School" | Graduated from Willmar High School. He is also a service member in the 34th Aviation Brigade. | ||||||||||||||||||
18 | Representative Rod Hamilton | House District 22B: parts of Nobles, Jackson and Cottonwood counties, borders IA, includes Windom, Heron Lake and Worthington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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