2023-05-15T14:40:17-04:00 2022-12-31 990EZ 2022-01-01 873766784 VILLAGE AGRICULTURAL COOPERATIVE % Amanda J Nigon Crowley VILL 5072717069 PO Box 7723 Rochester MN 55903 Amanda J Nigon Crowley Director 2023-05-15 2022 2023-04-26 12:10:37Z X X www.rochvillage.org X X nonprofit 122623 X 92960 26635 250 13 2765 235 2530 0 0 0 122388 10800 56322 19532 4890 860 92404 29984 7822 37806 7822 37806 0 0 7822 37806 7822 37806 Serving low-income and marginalized communities who are also food insecure by providing land access on which they can grow culturally relevant foods. We do not generate income other than through our farmer's market which is minimal and does not cover the cost of the market. Urban Farmland Access Program: We sustain five urban farms and one rural farm which provides for over 200 recent immigrant families who are from low-income and food insecure sectors. Our research indicates that each family saves $2500 per plot in grocery costs. Business expenses include utilities supplies contracted labor infrastructure building tools implements staffing time insurance needs. 50000 48970 Farmer's Market Hub: Through partnerships and contracts we have established a farmer's market which served 75 people per week for 12 weeks. We have 25 farmer entrepreneurs who are growing a business in local food with our support resources and connections. We also conduct education on healthy and safety policies food laws and licenses. 13400 17880 Extension Education: Through University of Minnesota Extension Education we connected farmers to resources that helped us collect and analyze soil samples and then prepare to amend the soil in 2023. This funding also provided education on disease management pest control herbicide and fungicide use. This education served 32 people from our community and an additional 8 members from surrounding communities. 13000 14800 81650 Amanda Nigon-Crowley Director 40 39586 0 0 Christine Allen Market Manager 10 7520 0 960 Kim Kevin Sin Board Chair 5 0 0 0 Anna Oldenburg Board Secretary 1 0 0 0 Chandi Katoch Board Vice President 2 0 0 0 Violet Magoma Board Member 1 0 0 0 Gilbert Omwenga Board Member 1 0 0 0 Miriam Goodsen Board Member 1 0 0 0 Jerry Locula Board member 1 0 0 0 Benson Ongeri Board Member 1 0 0 0 false false false false false false false false false MN Amanda J Nigon-Crowley PO Box 7723 Rochester MN 55903 5072717069 false false false false false false false false false false false NONE NONE true X 0 0 0 28700 92960 121660 0 0 0 28700 92960 121660 0 121660 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 121660 92404 X Part II - Line 10 | Year:, Amount:, Description:| -4, , | -3, | -2, | -1, | 0, | RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED Part I, line 10 | Grants And Similar Amounts Paid:, Amount:| Minnesota Department of Agriculture paid researcher fee., $10800| Part I, Line 1 | Explanation:| Gifts received from Mayo Clinic University of Minnesota Statewide Health Improvement Partnership