About North Country
North Country Food Bank’s business model is simple: use surplus food products from the food industry to feed hungry people. This enables us to serve 21 counties in northwest and west central Minnesota. We source food nationally, regionally, and locally and bring this food back to our warehouse in East Grand Forks, MN. Then we distribute it to our 220 agency partners that serve individuals struggling with hunger.
How It Works
Food Donors
Local industries and farmers donate food for people in need.
Sort & Pack
Volunteers sort and pack the food at our warehouse in East Grand Forks.
Partner Distribution
We distribute the food to our 220 partner agencies.
Happy Neighbors
Our communities struggling with hunger receive fresh, healthy food from our partners.
Stories & Events
We’re passionate about our work and inspiring others to generously participate in solving hunger. We are constantly working to increase food security because if you are hungry, nothing else matters.
In two small towns in Beltrami County, members of the communities have stepped up to the plate to open new food shelves to help their neighbors in need. Near the end of 2024, the Bemidji Community Food Shelf announced that it would no longer be able to continue running its mobile food drop each month…
Hannah Douglas & Kristin Osowski at SONA – Aug. 2025 Every two years, Feeding America hosts a conference for all operations, sourcing, and agency relations related staff within its network of almost 200 partner food banks across the country. This year, the Sourcing, Operations and Neighbor Access (SONA) Conference was held in Dallas, TX in…
North Country typically conducts 5-7 mobile food distributions each month in different communities across the region. During each of these mobile distributions, long lines tend to form with people who are struggling to put food on the table. Everyone at these distributions needs help or is trying to help someone else. They all have compelling…
On October 19, 2023, North Country celebrated its 40th anniversary! North Country has proudly served communities and agency partners across its 21-county service area in northwest and west central Minnesota since 1983.
North Country Food Bank is excited to partner with Second Harvest Heartland and all of the Minnesota food banks to work on SNAP Outreach.
Every year, North Country gives out the Hunger Hero Award. This award is the highest honor bestowed by the Food Bank.
Together we can make a difference.
Become a Food Rescue Partner
Help end hunger by donating food to North Country.