FINNEGANS believes in turning the profits from beer into food for the hungry, but where does this food come from?
Jacquie Berglund, the CEO of FINNEGANS and Pat Kerrigan, a Program Coordinator from the The Food Group toured Minnesota to visit the family farms, area food shelves, and onsite meal programs that are part of the Harvest for the Hungry program to find out. The Harvest for the Hungry is a program that partners with area food shelves and on-site meal programs with Community Supported Agriculture farms to donate and deliver local and fresh produce to those in need. Hunger has been a growing need within the state therefore FINNEGANS partners to support local communities through the products sold and Harvest for the Hungry partnerships in each Minnesota community. FINNEGANS CEO and co-founder Jacquie Berglund was prompted to develop the partnership with The Food Group due to the growing need in Minnesota. FINNEGANS has enabled the program to expand to more communities, specifically in areas that FINNEGANS is distributed.
Jacquie and Pat visited farms and food shelves working together in West Central Minnesota, including the cities of Hutchinson, Litchfield, St. Cloud, and Alexandria. Gary Brever, owner of Ploughshare Farm in Alexandria, created the idea of Harvest for the Hungry and worked with Pat at The Food Group to initiate the program. Together the farms in this area have 375 member of the Community Supported Agriculture that reach fresh produce throughout the year. In addition to serving their members, they have donated over 2,300 pounds of produce to their local food.
To see where your FINNEGANS profits are going to support check out our interactive map here.
Harvest for the Hungry Farm Partners:
Axdahl Farms- http://axdahlfarms.com/fall-harvest-season/
City: Stillwater
State: Minnesota
Big River Farm (MFA)- http://www.mnfoodassociation.org
City: Marine on St.Croix
State: Minnesota
Blackbrook Farm- www.blackbrookfarmstead.com
City: Amery
State: Wisconsin
Bob & Judy’s Farm Market- http://bobandjudys.biz
City: Big Lake
State: Minnesota
Brandt Gardens & Greenhouse- www.brandtgardens.com
City: Lakefield
State: Minnesota
Driftless Organics-https://www.driftlessorganics.com
City: Soldiers Grove
State: Wisconsin
Earth Dance Farm- www.earthdancefarm.net
City: Spring Valley
State: Minnesota
Food Farm- https://foodfarmcsa.wordpress.com/
City: Wrenshall
State: Minnesota
Good Turn Farm- http://www.goodturnfarm.com
City: Stockholm
State: Wisconsin
Hmong American Farmers Association- http://www.hmongfarmers.com/
City: Vermillion Township
State: Minnesota
JPS Farms- www.jpsfarms.org
City: Center City
State: Minnesota
Living Land Farm- www.livinglandfarm.com
City: St. Peter
State: Minnesota
Local Harvest Market Company- http://localharvestmarket.co/
City: Alexandria
State: Minnesota
Loon Organics- http://www.loonorganics.com
City: Hutchinson
State: Minnesota
Mhonpaj’s Garden- https://www.facebook.com/Mhonpajs-Garden-145856685460699
City: Oakdale
State: Minnesota
Open Hands Farm- www.openhandsfarm.com
City: Northfield
State: Minnesota
Prairie Drifter Farm- http://prairiedrifterfarm.com
City: Litchfield
State: Minnesota
Seeds Farm- https://www.seedsfarm.org
City: Northfield
State: Minnesota
Seed to Seed Farm- https://www.facebook.com/SeedtoSeed/
City: Balsam Lake
State: Wisconsin
Shared Ground Farmers Coop- https://sharedgroundcoop.com
City: St. Paul
State: Minnesota
Sogn Valley Farm- http://sognvalleyfarm.com
City: Sogn Valley in Cannon Falls
State: Minnesota
Spring Wind Farm- www.springwind.org
City: Northfield
State: Minnesota
Sundogs Prairie Farm- www.sundogsprairiefarm.com
City: Alexandria
State: Minnesota
Ter-Lee Gardens- www.terleegardens.com
City: Bagley
State: Minnesota
The Farm on St. Mathias- www.thefarmonstmathias.com
City: Brainerd
State: Minnesota
Turnip Rock Farm- www.turniprock.com
City: Clear Lake
State: Wisconsin
Turnip Rock Farm- www.turniprock.com
City: Clear Lake
State: Wisconsin
Turnip Rock Farm- www.turniprock.com
City: Clear Lake
State: Wisconsin
Whitewater Gardens Farm- https://www.facebook.com/Whitewater-Gardens-Farm-349854475789/
City: Altura
State: Minnesota
Women’s Environmental Institute- http://w-e-i.org
City: North Branch
State: Minnesota
