Supporting North Country Food Alliance

North Country Food Alliance (NCFA) is a worker-run non-profit that takes action to strengthen food sovereignty in the Twin Cities Metro Area. With your help, we share healthy, culturally appropriate food; build community gardens; support local farmers; and reduce commercial and local food waste.

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Every weekday (and some weekends!), we pick up surplus food from farms, grocery stores, and distribution centers across the Twin Cities area. All of this food would otherwise be thrown away, either because it’s overstocked or visually imperfect. Most of it is fresh produce, which is often less available to people facing food insecurity. So far in 2024, we've moved over 350,000 pounds of recovered food! Our pickup partners in 2024 include Trader Joe's, United Noodle, East Side Grocery Co-op, and more