Promote Local Minnesota Products in Your Retail or Wholesale Location

Thank you for your interest in promoting Minnesota Grown products! The Minnesota Grown logo is available to retailers and wholesalers to identify and promote Minnesota Grown products – FREE OF CHARGE! This includes grocery stores, restaurants, caterers, distributors, brokers and others who buy products from Minnesota Grown members for resale. The trademarked Minnesota Grown logo may only be used on products that were grown or raised on Minnesota farms.

What's New?

• 2011 Minnesota Grown Retailer of the Year Contest
• Minnesota Grown Wholesale Database of farmers marketing to restaurants, schools, grocers and other wholesale accounts is now live and ready to use.

Resources to help identify and promote Minnesota Grown products:

• FREE point-of-sale materials
• Download the Minnesota Grown logo for use in advertising or other printed materials.
• Didn’t find what you were looking for? We’re happy to explore ways to provide you with customized point-of-sale materials. Contact the Minnesota Grown Program to suggest marketing materials that would help you promote locally grown and raised products.

Resources for restaurants and other institutional buyers:

• Serving Locally Grown Produce in Food Facilities (PDF: 300 KB/ 2 pages)
• For information about farm to school programs, visit the Farm to School Toolkit.
• The Heartland Food Network identifies and promotes restaurants that feature local foods.
• Ever wonder if farmers are considered “approved vendors” in the eyes of the Minnesota Department of Health and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture?
• "Local Food Pays" Table Tent

Farm to School Poster Featuring Carrie Tollefson

Mackenthun's County Market in Waconia

Pete's County Market in Alexandria

MDA Contact

Paul Hugunin at 651-201-6510
paul.hugunin@state.mn.us

Jessica Rovie at 651-201-6170
jessica.rovie@state.mn.us

Ag Marketing & Development Division