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Consistent efforts in efficiency, financial management, planning and communication enable top producers to weather challenges and thrive over the long term.

Two jars of pickled beans.

Pickled beets, pears and cake(!), kimchi, and flavored vinegar are on top of some cottage foods menus this year. You can make them safely by following standard recipes and testing pH.

A bunch of microgreens.

Microgreens are easy to grow, incredibly nutritious, and the perfect way to bring some life to your kitchen during Minnesota’s cold months.

Fifteen club and family members pose with a long table full of non-perishable foods.

Read five examples of how youth across Minnesota are making the most of their Minnesota 4-H Food Partner Challenge award, which provides 4-H programs $500 to partner with a local organization to organize a healthy food or essential supply drive in their community.

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