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West Central MN Food System - Coggle Diagram
West Central MN Food System
Supply Chain Actors
Distributors
SYSCO (national)
Mason Brothers (regional?)
Processors
Meat lockers
Aggregators
Red River Harvest Cooperative (Fargo, ND)
Commercial kitchens
Churches
Event centers
Square 1 Kitchen (Fargo)
Packaging
Co-manufacturers
Financing & TA for asset-building
USDA Rural Development
Local Foods, Local Places (USDA/EPA)
Public Consumption
Grocery stores, big box stores, chains
Community events & fundraisers
Restaurants
Food & ag-based entertainment
Arts & Culture that drives food consumption
Local theatres
Live music
Breweries
Lake resorts/weddings
Local festivals
Movies, documentaries, TV shows, digital influencers
Non-profits
Springboard for the Arts
Institutions, schools, nursing homes, churches
Direct-sales - Farmers markets, CSAs, on-farm stands
Faith community - food services through pantries or other programs
Education
Public nutrition education
Public school system
Food service directors
SNAP-Ed Education
YouTube
Farm to Early Care
Statewide Health Improvement Project (SHIP) Coordinators (Minnesota Department of Health)
Agricultural Education/Workforce Development
Technical college programs, certificates, four-year degrees
FARRMS (Beginning Farmer Training, apprenticeships)
Minnesota State Community College
Land Stewardship Project Farm Beginnings
Big River Farms
Incubator farm programs
MN DEED
Office of Youth Development
Farm Business Management Program
Research
University of Minnesota
Forever Green Initiative
Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships
Sustainable Agriculture, Research, and Education
NDSU Northern Crops Institute
Entrepreneurial Education & Resources
Small Business Advising
West Central Small Business Development Center (Free small business advising)
ILT Academy
Greater Fargo-Moorhead Economic Development Corporation
Alexandria Small Business Development Center
Greater Fergus Falls
Forge North
Co-working space
The Foundry (Fergus Falls)
Emerging Prairie (Fargo)
Lending programs
West Central Initiative Small Business Loans
Local Banks
Farm Service Agency
Compeer Financial
Thrivent Financial
Chambers of Commerce
Otter Tail County
Alexandria
Perham
Vergas Community Club
Pelican Rapids
Becker County
Detroit Lakes
Wilkin County
Clay County
Entrepreneurial Meetups & Networking Groups
Food of the North (First Fridays, Fargo)
Startup competitions
1 Million Cups
Techstars Startup Digest Fargo
Public & Private Land & Water Management Regulation
Board of Soil & Water Conservation
Planning & Zoning for Watershed Protection
Pollutant/Chemical Use Regulation
Minnesota Department of Health
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency Grants & Loans
Land Conservation
Pheasants Forever
Hunting groups
Land Trusts
Farmers & Ranchers
Farm Business Development
Marketing
Food Licensing & Regulation
Agricultural Utilization & Research Institute
Food Innovation Team (MN Food Safety & Defense Task Force)
Online Sales
Farm Generations Cooperative
Local Line
Farmers Market Food Hub Project (Renewing the Countryside)
Selling Local Food Resources (MISA)
Certifications & Product Positioning
B Corps
Women-certified business
MN Disadvantaged Business List
MN Grown
MN Water Quality Certification Program
Bee Friendly Farming
Good Agricultural Practices Certification
Organic Certification
Organic Farmers Association
Regeneration Midwest
Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA)
U of M Extension Small Farms Team
Starting a Food Business Roadmap (MN)
Agricultural inputs
Fertilizer
Gas
Labor
Seeds
Hafner's Greenhouse (Park Rapids)
North Circle Seeds (Vergas)
Emerging Farmer Resources
Tribal farmer resources
Anishinaabe Agriculture Institute (White Earth Nation)
American Indian Alaska Native Tourism Association
Honor the Earth (White Earth Nation)
Financial resources
Beginning Farmers & Ranchers Loan, USDA
Minority Women Farmers and Ranchers, USDA
Networks
Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture
MDA Emerging Farmers Office/Working Group
Veteran Resources
Farmer Veteran Coalition of MN
Ethnic Minorities
Latino Economic Development Center
Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences
Hmong American Farmers Association
Latino Chamber of Commerce
Women
100 Rural Women
Women Food and Agriculture Network
USDA Resources for Women Farmers
Center for Rural Affairs
Women's Farmer Conference, National Farmers Union
MDA Womens' Agricultural Leadership Conference
University of Minnesota Women in Agriculture Network
Food & Farming Conversations with Women Farmers (Common Ground, MN)
Harvest of Knowledge Conference (Crookston)
Food-related email lists, networks, & associations
SUSTAG listserv
Sustainable Farming Association of MN - Lake Aggasiz Chapter
COMFOOD (Tufts University)
Food Policy Networks (Johns Hopkins University)
North American Food Systems Network
Fargo Local Foods Facebook Group
Quivira Coalition
Berkeley Food Institute
Regional economic drivers
Tourism
Agritourism
International workshop on agritourism
MISA Agritousim
Outdoor recreation
Hunting
Healthcare
Fishing
Childcare access & affordability
Land Access/Affordability
County-level economic developers
Townships
Cass Clay County Land Trust
MAHUBE-OTWA
Farmland Access Navigators (Renewing the Countryside)
Heartland Giving Farmland Stewardship Program
Farmland Access Resources (American Farmland Trust)
Land Directories
Marbleseed Land Link-up
MN Farmlink
Succession & Transition
Resources for retiring farmers & landowners (Land Stewardship Project)
Business & Succession Planning
Buying a business workshops (West Central Small Business Development Center)
Demographic shifts (silver tsunami)
MN Demographers Office
Manufacturing
Bio-based materials
C2Renew
NetZro
Housing
MAHUBE-OTWA
Public Utilities
Energy Consumption
Farm equipment
Energy Production
Solar
Fuel cells
Wind
Methane/biodigesters
Doubting Thomas Farms (Moorhead)
Wadena - BioFly3
Natural fertilizers (manure)
Electricity (Heat/AC/Lights/Etc.)
Transportation
Waste management, recycling & composting, food waste
Food Waste
Food waste research - Otter Tail County
Preventing of Wasted Food | Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
City- and county-level recycling bins
Food shelves
City-led composting programs, at-home composting solutions
On-farm refrigeration
Water Use
Wellhead protection
Long-term planning
Economic Development
Economic Development Administration
Regional Development Commissions
Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
MN Climate Action Plan
Energy
Great Plains Institute - Energy consulting
Fresh Energy - Energy policy
Clean Energy Resource Teams (Statewide with regional approach)
Financial resources & capital
Minnesota Department of Agriculture
West Central Initiative
USDA
Meat processing, value-added ag, regional business centers
Philanthropy