Ren Olive has spent their career working to build and strengthen access to food in a range of communities and to improve the capacity of institutions of higher-education to support the sustainability and economic development of communities across Minnesota. They’ve in the past worked at the University of Minnesota’s Regional Sustainable Development Partnerships and Second Harvest Heartland, and will soon be the Grants Development Coordinator at the Rochester Community and Technical College.

Links:

1. https://extension.umn.edu/community-development/rural-grocery-stores
   
   
2. https://extension.umn.edu/regional-partnerships
   
   
3. https://www.2harvest.org/second-harvest-heartland-local-minnesota-wisconsin-food-bank