Bob's Food Shelf Fundraising Project 2022

Bob's Food Shelf Fundraising Project

What started as a project to support food access during the COVID pandemic has become a joy and an ongoing mission. Over the past few years, we’ve grown several acres of organic sweet corn and winter squash which are donated to food banks in the Twin Cities and Rochester.

Our initiative has been a success, thanks to scores of volunteers that helped with the harvest and generous donors that came together to finance the project. In 2021 we donated over 18,000 pounds of fresh organically-grown produce to 7 local food banks and three regional distributors, reaching food shelves across southern Minnesota and Wisconsin. 

This summer once again we’ve planted corn and winter squash. As always we’re doing everything organically. Starting in August we’ll be delivering top-quality produce for distribution to local families.

The need for nutritious food is still all around us. Today, one in eleven households in Minnesota is experiencing hunger. Minnesotans made 3.6 million visits to food shelves in 2021. With the record-breaking rates of inflation affecting food prices, the need is rising. 

Please join us to raise funds to provide food shelves with locally and organically grown produce! Healthier foods are a priority for food shelves. We know that 93% of families who use a food shelf would like to provide more fruits and veggies for their families.

Use this page to make a tax-deductible donation to The Food Group. All funds raised will be used to purchase produce grown in partnership with Dana Jokela, of Sogn Valley Farm to be donated to a network of food shelves.

I’m delighted to have connected with The Food Group whose mission and expertise align beautifully with ours. You can follow the progress of this year’s project at Bob’s Blog. Together let's provide food for today and change for tomorrow.