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Food Deals and Assistance

• A Backyard Farm, LLC (www.abackyardfarm.com) - Free consultation on urban farming.
• Big Lots (www.biglots.com) - Offers deals on broad range of goods and services.
• Cardinal Bar - 2920 East 38th Street, Minneapolis (612) 724-5837  - $1.99 Monday-night burger special.
  
• Half Price Dining (www.startribune.com/halfpricedining) - Half price dining in Minneapolis.
• Hunger Solutions (www.hungersolutions.org/find) A Statewide Partnership of Organizations fighting hunger.  Find hunger and food resources near your home.
• Restaurant.com (www.restaurant.com) - Type in zip code for discounts at local restaurants.
• Thrifty Hipster (www.thriftyhipster.com/minneapolis/) - Best local happy hours (and other deals) in the Twin Cities.
• Twin Cities MomsLikeMe.com (twincities.momslikeme.com/members/exploregroups.aspx) - Free eats, places, goods, services and storytimes for kids in Metro area.
• United States Department of Agriculture, Food and Nutrition Service (www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/lunch) - The National School Lunch Program provides low cost or free lunches to students, based on the student’s family size and income. Children from families with incomes at or below 130 percent of the poverty level are eligible for free meals. Those with incomes between 130 and 185 percent of the poverty level are eligible for reduced-price meals.

Food Markets and Outlets

• Angel Food Ministries (www.angelfoodministries.com) - A non-profit, non-denominational organization dedicated to providing food relief and financial support to communities throughout the United States.
• Brand Name Deals (www.brandnamedeals.com) - A store in Fridley offering below retail prices.
• Eisenberg's Market (www.eisenbergfruit.com) - A retail grocery store located on the corner of 10th and Jackson in downtown St. Paul, offering below market prices on the majority of our items in the store.
• Fare For All (www.fareforall.org) - A site containing valuable information for stretching your food budget.
• Star Tribune - Farmers Markets (ww2.startribune.com/projects/maps/calendar/farmers_markets.html) - Use the map on this site to find the locations, hours and days of operation of more than 50 metro-area farmers markets.
• Minnesota Department of Health - Woman, Infants and Children (WIC) Program (www.health.state.mn.us/divs/fh/wic) - WIC is a nutrition program that helps eligible pregnant women, new mothers, babies and young children eat well, learn about nutrition, and stay healthy.
• Minnesota Department of Human Resources, Minnesota Food Assistance Program (WFAP) (www.dhs.state.mn.us/) - Created by the 1998 Minnesota Legislature in response to federal law changes, which made certain noncitizens ineligible for federally funded Food Support (formerly called Food Stamps). MFAP uses state funds to replace the benefits lost when federal Food Support eligibility ended. MFAP is only available to noncitizens 50 years of age or older.
• Minnesota's Free Food Bank (www.emergencyfoodshelf.org/HungerReliefPartners/GetHelpNow.aspx) - Is a nonprofit food bank that collects, warehouses and distributes quality food and essential support services to Minnesota hunger relief organizations.
• The Pet Project (www.thepetprojectmn.org) - Helps people to keep their pets by providing pet food and basic supplies to those who are struggling.
• SouthMetro Vineyard Church, Fruit of the Vine (smvineyard.org/main) - Burnsville church that has supplied 2.348 families food over the past year.
• University of Minnesota Extension (www.extension.umn.edu/offices) - Minnesota-wide County Extension Offices for information about gardening.
• Valley Outreach (www.valleyoutreachmn.org) - Serves families and individuals in need of food, clothing, and emergency financial assistance throughout the Stillwater Area School District.
• Veggie Trader (www.classifieds.veggietrader.com) - It works like classified advertising. You post a listing describing the excess produce you have and what you'd like in return, and then you wait for a response.