Sprout

The Sprout Food Hub manages the aggregation, distribution, and marketing of source-identified food products from over 40 local and regional producers to strengthen their ability to satisfy wholesale, retail, and institutional demand.

Currently, Sprout coordinates Farm-to-School sales, large-volume wholesale sales for area restaurants, two seasonal Community Supported Agriculture programs as well as online on-demand local food ordering with pick ups in Brainerd, Baxter, Nisswa, Little Falls and Crosby. The Summer CSA program offers two sizes for 16 weeks (mid-June through mid-October) and Winter offers one size for 8 weeks (mid-November through mid-February). Members receive a variety of vegetables, herbs, and eggs when available and other goods produced by a diverse group of local farmers.

Sprout's licensed kitchen facility is a state-certified shared-use kitchen facility and is now available for rent by community members, community organizations, businesses, food processing entrepreneurs, and institutional users to expand their capacity, market channels or develop value-added products.

Building on 9 years of work on viable community-based food systems, Sprout is part of the backbone of our regional sustainable food system through its efforts to expand market opportunities for producers in Central Minnesota and by helping the community live happier and healthier lives through providing customers with the freshest, tastiest, and most nutritious local products.

Our mission is to...
promote the health, economy, and self-reliance of Central Minnesota by facilitating the availability of fresh, locally produced food in the region.