Grant Recipients
These are previous recipients of the AGRI Urban Agriculture Grant, listed by fiscal year.
2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018
Organization | Project Summary |
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American Indian Community Housing Organization, Duluth | AICHO is working with middle and high school students to foster youth development, strengthen the Indigenous food system, and ensure greater and more sustainable access to healthy Indigenous foods through community gardening projects. |
Boys and Girls Club of the Bemidji Area, Bemidji | The Boys and Girls Club of Bemidji is installing a hydroponic growing system at their site to expand their youth agricultural lessons and extend their growing season year-round. |
Detroit Lakes High School, Detroit Lakes | Detroit Lakes High School is building a long-lasting greenhouse for ag-based curriculum and projects, making agricultural education accessible to all students at every grade level. |
Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, Fond du Lac | The Fond du Lac Band is remodeling and expanding the Babaamaadiziwin Gitigaan (Journey Garden) and their outdoor kitchen space to serve as a centerpiece for agricultural education and community development |
Growing North Minneapolis, Minneapolis | Growing North Minneapolis is hiring youth workers to work at 21 community garden sites, learning ag-based entrepreneurial skills through hands-on growing experiences with farmers and mentors. |
Hope Community, Minneapolis | Hope Community is educating and engaging 40 youth in three "Farm Science" community garden projects. |
Lionsgate Academy, Minnetonka | Lionsgate Academy is building a greenhouse to advance career exploration and other learning opportunities for their students. |
Mankato Area Public Schools, Mankato | Mankato Area Public Schools is building a technology-enhanced greenhouse project to prepare students for "22nd Century" jobs focusing on farm to fork production and sustainability. |
North Country Food Alliance, Minneapolis | North Country Food Alliance is working with the Somali American Farming Association to expand and update the community garden located at the Horn Towers. The project will also include two food fellows and cultural interpreters to increase accessibility to the garden for residents. |
Nova Classical Academy Green Team, St. Paul | Nova Classical Academy’s student-led Green Team is installing raised beds and a composter to create educational opportunities for all students. |
Twin Cities Community Agricultural Land Trust, St. Paul | Twin Cities Community Agricultural Land Trust is upgrading and installing garden equipment to enhance youth lessons and improving accessibility at the UMN Peace Sanctuary Garden, located in St. Paul. |
Urban Roots, St. Paul | Urban Roots is continuing the development of the Rivoli Urban Farm Site on the East Side of St. Paul. |
Youth Farm, Minneapolis | Youth Farm is hiring teens and a program specialist for the Youth Social Enterprise (YSE) program, using urban agricultural experiences to improve food access, community health, education, and career development. |
Organization | Project Summary |
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Appetite for Change | Train youth in urban agriculture and expand garden to increase the amount of produce grown. |
Duluth Community Garden Program | Expand the One Vegetable, One Community program through after school programming and community garden improvements. |
Fairmont Area Kinship | Mentorship program for youth and adults surrounding the life cycle of plants. |
Frogtown Farm | Provide farm tours to local schools and youth organizations. Apprentice local youth in urban farming techniques. |
ISD 2752 Fairmont Community Education and Recreation | Enhance science and math lessons through the use of educational tower gardens. |
Little Earth Resident’s Association |
Teach local youth about traditional Native American methods of nurturing, harvesting, preparing, and distributing crops. |
Our Community Food Projects | Develop a sustainable method of growing Cassava in Minnesota. |
Spark-Y | Expand current urban agriculture farm into the Northeast Sustainability Hub. |
Urban Roots | Develop a site on Saint Paul's Eastside into an educational urban farm and production destination. |
Victory Neighborhood Association | Teach families in North Minneapolis how to grow produce along their alleyways and boulevards. |