Theresa McCormick joined The Good Acre (TGA), the largest nonprofit food hub in Minnesota, two years ago, after nearly a decade with Second Harvest Heartland. As executive director of The Good Acre, she helped the Falcon Heights nonprofit unlock more than $2 million in sales for local and emerging farmers in 2023. The number of individual growers with more than $15,000 in sales has also tripled since 2020. This not only aids economic growth for farmers who’ve partnered with TGA but also increases food offerings for local students at schools, food shelves, and the organization’s community supported agriculture initiative, which offers local, seasonal produce. McCormick is passionate about addressing systemic disparities in the agricultural sector—especially for BIPOC farmers, who own less than 1% of farms by acre—by providing resources to grow wholesale markets.