#FindYourNext, the next thing you will do to be a good steward of Minnesota with @mhealthfairview ⁠⁠Did you know? M Health Fairview is using food as medicine through its partnership with local farms.⁠⁠Loving where we live means enjoying the vegetation our natural places offer. Nutrition is at the forefront of M Health Fairview’s mind as nutritious foods are the key to good health. However, for many families in Minnesota, it is difficult to consistently afford and access fresh, organic, and sustainably grown foods. That is why M Health Fairview partners with local, BIPOC-owned farms, such as the Hmong American Farmers Association (HAFA), to source produce for patients who are experiencing food insecurity. Food-insecure patients can leave their doctor appointments with free boxes of locally grown, culturally appropriate produce, or nutritious food kits with all the ingredients needed to cook meals at home.⁠⁠Through initiatives like this, M Health Fairview’s Food is Medicine programs foster cooking skills, create a local system of farm-to-family food distribution, and decrease food insecurity. The result is a systemic solution for healthy food access across the Twin Cities.⁠⁠M Health Fairview exemplifies the Upstream value of equity in access ensuring all Minnesotans have access to the benefits of our natural places.