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Rhys Williams
Executive Director, The Good Acre

Combine people, produce, purpose, and passion and what do you get? The Good Acre—a nonprofit food hub that operates programs to support local agriculture efforts in and around the Twin Cities. The food hub’s main goal is to expand the market for immigrant and underserved farmers by building a strong local food infrastructure. Rhys Williams, Executive Director of The Good Acre, says a strong food infrastructure is the foundation that the food system rests upon. “It touches all aspects of the food system from planting, through maintenance and harvest, to processing and distribution,” Rhys explained. “It also includes the marketing …

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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.