REGAIN Office Hours: Tackling Food Insecurity and land access in Minnesota

Jane Jordan January 19, 2022

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Date: January 19, 2022

Description: Antonio Alba Merez is the Program Director for the Community Land Share, Community Connector, and Neighborhood Garden initiatives. In this call, Antonio and his colleague Lina Nyaronge share how these programs work to address food insecurity and land access in Northfield, MN.

Presenters:

Antonio Alba Merez – Program Director, Sharing Our Roots
Lina Nyaronge – Community Connector, Sharing Our Roots

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Tags: Community development: Farm and food business/cooperative development, Community development: Rural community leadership, Farm planning: Beginning farmer and rancher support, Farm planning: Farm enterprise planning, Farm planning: Minority and women farmer/rancher support, Organizations: Leadership development, Organizations: Racial equity and justice

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