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The Village Agricultural Cooperative
The Village Agricultural Cooperative supports over 200 recent immigrant families from 25 countries in growing food and enhancing local supply chains. It focuses on education, resources, and fostering future food producers.
Overview
What The Village Agricultural Cooperative does
What The Village Agricultural Cooperative is
The Village Agricultural Cooperative supports over 200 recent immigrant families from 25 countries in growing food and enhancing local supply chains. It focuses on education, resources, and fostering future food producers.
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Operational profile
Organization status and context
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- Operational status
- Active
- Organization type
- Community
- Founded
- Founded in 2019
- Approximate age
- About 7 years
- Structured capabilities
- Community
- Last reviewed
- April 25, 2026
Official channels
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Capability profile
The Village Agricultural Cooperative as a community
Community overview
The Village Agricultural Cooperative is a nonprofit organization founded in the spring of 2019 and based in Rochester, Minnesota. It focuses on building the economic power of historically marginalized communities through food justice initiatives. The organization aims to create family farms in under-utilized urban areas to produce culturally relevant foods, thereby promoting food sovereignty and sustainable agriculture.
Community focus
The Village Agricultural Cooperative invests in food justice initiatives, focusing on connecting people with land, water, and culture. It provides education and resource connections to support farmers and food producers, particularly those from historically marginalized communities. The cooperative emphasizes sustainable agriculture practices and aims to enhance food security in the Rochester area.
Member value
Members benefit from access to education, resources, and support for sustainable farming practices, enhancing food security and community empowerment.
Membership
- Recorded members
- 250
- Pricing models
- free
Format and cadence
- Modality
- in-person
- Schedule
- rolling-admissions
- Commitment
- light
Availability
- Membership state
- Accepting
Audience and fit
- Audience
- Founders · Operators · Builders
- Benefits
- network-access and mentorship
- Program types
- community
- Selection criteria
- open
- Sectors
- Food & Agriculture
- Regions
- United States
Community activity
- Annual events
- 1
Events and activity
The cooperative hosts F.A.R.M. Fest, an annual celebration of food, art, recreation, and music, along with weekly farmers markets at Martin Luther King Jr Park and Cascade Lake Park during the summer months.
Notable members
The cooperative supports over 250 families from diverse backgrounds, including significant populations from Cambodia, Mexico, and Hmong communities. Collaborations include local partners such as the Mayo Clinic and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture.
Common questions
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Last reviewed
April 25, 2026
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