Senior Director of Supply Chain WHAT PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE BROUGHT YOU TO TCCP? Most of my career has been in food and beverage distribution, including companies ranging in size from startups to mid-sized organizations. In the past, I’ve primarily focused on scaling the distribution arm of companies by focusing on culture, process improvements, employee development and… Read More →
FOR 19 YEARS OF LEADERSHIP AT CPW! Tom arrived at the warehouse in 2003, already having spent the first 25 years of his career at various Twin Cities produce companies. With his eye towards making CPW a more efficient and profitable business, Tom decided that if there was anything we could do in-house, we would.… Read More →
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BY JESSE HAAS, LICENSED FUNCTIONAL NUTRITIONIST AND CO-FOUNDER OF WELLNESS MINNEAPOLIS. Instead of venturing into a meal plan or plant-based diet, I work with my clients to find ways to work vegetables, fruits, beans, nuts and seeds into the meals and snacks they’re already preparing for themselves and their families. Grab one or two of… Read More →
BY JINA PENN-TRACY, SENIOR WEALTH MANAGER, CENTERED WEALTH I joined my first co-op when I was 15, while living on my own, going to school at the Children’s Theatre Company, and subsisting on bags full of tamari-roasted almonds and organic raisins. After surviving an aggressive form of cervical cancer at 19, I became macrobiotic, and… Read More →
Our 2022 Change Matters program is focused on supporting local nonprofit organizations that uplift BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Color) communities and those providing hunger relief. This year, we’re adding an additional focus on aspiring farmers who are immigrants, women and people of Color. Our Change Matters program generates thousands of dollars for local nonprofits… Read More →
This is the second feature of a three-part series in partnership with Green Card Voices that uplifts the voices of immigrants working in local food in the Twin Cities area. Originally from Argentina, Belén moved to Minneapolis in 2012 after meeting her husband in Colorado. She comes from the Argentine Pampas where her family had… Read More →
This recipe came from Belén’s grandmother in Argentina. It’s a delicious breakfast, lunch or dinner, and perfect served alongside Quebracho Empanadas.
Big River Farms (BRF) offers land-based education in organic agriculture for farmers who have historically been underrepresented in farm ownership—including BIPOC, women, and New American farmers. BRF provides farmers with mentorship, guidance, and market opportunities as they manage their own plots of land on an 150-acre incubator farm near Marine on St. Croix, MN. Product… Read More →
