FLOW (Food Liberation for Opportunities and Wellness)
Minneapolis & Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA
FLOW (Food Liberation for Opportunities and Wellness) nurtures people through urban food hubs and the building of a network of food sovereignty. In this initiative, FLOW will be offering an Urban Food Hub for the metro Twin Cities area of Minneapolis & St Paul in Minnesota and distributing local, organic produce at no-cost to historically marginalized communities at a half dozen community events taking place from June-November 2025. The project will minimize the barriers to accessing healthy foods by creating a more organic FLOW within the local food system. So often, produce that is given away (for example, at food pantries) is from an unknown source, and the distribution of the food does not build relationship or community between the rural communities it comes from and the often urban communities where it is received. This project goes beyond healthy food distribution - its goal is to build networks of food sovereignty and deepen connections between rural and urban communities, specifically centering Black, Brown, Indigenous, Multi-Abled, and LGBTQ+ people. This project also seeks to weave the sharing of healthy produce with elements of art and culture.
Through the support of a Purpose Earth grant, funding will offset the costs required for Philadelphia Community Farm to grow and offer fresh organic local produce for free at community gatherings and events in the Twin Cities. Community members who receive produce at a FLOW hub will know where their organic produce and food come from and meet the people cultivating it.
“All people should have access to healthy fresh food. Funding from Purpose Earth will help to provide healthy food to historically marginalized people. We believe once a proven success, more sponsors and funders will get behind the opportunity. If we can build on this model, we believe we can build a unique type of community-supported agriculture network for and by marginalized communities.” – Aiyana Sol Machado, Project Lead
FLOW (Food Liberation for Opportunities and Wellness)
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