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Beverly Dougherty
Owner, Real Food, Inc.

Beverly Dougherty of Willmar, MN is working to make fresh, healthy food more accessible, affordable to consumers and more marketable for local farmers. She owns a small grocery specializing in fresh local foods. Dougherty is piloting a program delivering fresh fruits and vegetables to two childcare programs on tight budgets serving 115 youngsters from infancy through fifth grade. And, Dougherty’s a force behind Real Food, Inc., a nonprofit that’s creating a Food Hub building that will include a commercial kitchen and other amenities to help build the local supply chain. “While there already is a local food movement, my goal …

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The Minnesota Food Charter will ensure we have healthy, affordable and safe food, building a legacy of health for future generations.

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The Minnesota Food Charter Network is supported by the Center for Prevention at Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, the Minnesota Department of Health, University of Minnesota Extension, and the General Mills Foundation. This material was funded in part by USDA’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP – with funds received from and through the Minnesota Department of Human Services. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. The Minnesota Food Charter Network is hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Healthy Foods, Healthy Lives Institute.