The Longest Table Moorhead and Dilworth

11/08/2025

Hello! Thank you for all who attended The Longest Table in September. Here is the first of the videos that our videographer, Derek Dahlsad, created for us. Every year we have a focus area or theme and in 2025, it was about food. The ability to afford and find food, but also on traditions and cultures around food, and what kinds of memories it can evoke in our lives. He will do another video along the line of the culture, memories, and traditions, but enjoy this first one: a snapshot of the evening, and thoughts and ideas around food accessibility. It was a beautiful evening!

11/08/2025

Hello! Thank you for all who attended The Longest Table in September. Here is the first of the videos that our videographer, Derek Dahlsad, created for us. Every year we have a focus area or theme and in 2025, it was about food. The ability to afford and find food, but also on traditions and cultures around food, and what kinds of memories it can evoke in our lives. He will do another video along the line of the culture, memories, and traditions, but enjoy this first one: a snapshot of the evening, and thoughts and ideas around food accessibility. It was a beautiful evening!

11/06/2025

I am posting this here for awareness of their situation. And if you are the praying sort, those are so appreciated, as well! Jay and his crew from Jay's Smokin' BBQ lovingly stepped up and kept their catering for The Longest Table even though his beautiful Chelle had been in the hospital for WEEKS and got out literally the day before the event. Jay stayed at the hospital with her. He called me to set things up FROM the hospital several times and Chelle was piping up in the background with things we should know. ;-) He didn't leave her side yet kept his business going. Now they are selling the business, as Chelle's struggle is and will be long, and hard. True commitment - family first.

It was the third year in the row we used Jay's Smokin' AWESOME catering and they came, the owners, and served with love and joy. They even gave us a discount the last two years because they loved our event so much.

My name is Brianna and I am the daughter of Rochelle (aka Chelle). This… Brianna Henrichs needs your support for Support Rochelle's Fight Against Colon Cancer

10/04/2025

Here are photos from The Longest Table, 2025! Thank you to Sammie with JM Photography for donating her time and talent!!!

Tap to view!

10/02/2025

**Voices from the Longest Table**

These reflections were gathered at the Longest Table in Moorhead and Dilworth—where community voices came together over food, stories, and hope.

THANK YOU FOR COMING!!!

**What reminds you of home:**
Wild rice. Goulash. Sugar sandwiches. Tater tot hot dish. Kuchen. Gravy on everything.

**How do you celebrate with food:**
Big meals. Carnival potlucks. Cookie decorating. Grandma’s Sunday roast. Feeding with music.

**How do you get kids to try new foods:**
Hide the veggies. Let them help. Make it fun. Rave about it. Or just... ask.

**What makes it hard to get healthy food:**
Money. Time. Transportation. Food deserts. Processed options. Healthy is a luxury.

**What do you wish people knew about hunger:**
It’s real. It’s everywhere. It changes you. Share what you don’t need. Support the helpers.

**Standout Quotes by Question**

**1. What is a dish that reminds you of home:**
- Gravy on everything — Gramma Brother Pancakes and Pork Roast
- Manoomin (Wild Rice in Ojibwe)
- Sugar sandwiches and cream with bread
- My grandma’s goulash
- Pumpkin blondie Kuchen — fruit-filled, wedding-style
- Tater tot hot dish. Turkey at Thanksgiving

**2. How do you celebrate with food in your culture:**
- Gather the family, take the food, go up the hill and feed it with music. The song goes with it
- Big meals on holidays. We eat at every gathering
- Decorating Christmas cookies is always fun. Easter egg hunts turn into a sport
- At all family gatherings — carnival, potluck, grandma’s Sunday meals
- Food is a major part of holidays, even for homeless people

**3. How do you get young children to try new foods:**
- Hide stuff like broccoli in pizza, tacos, casseroles
- Have everyone around rave about how good it is — curiosity wins
- Explain how lucky they are to have the food (not guaranteed)
- Keep offering and encouraging. Let them help make it
- I don’t — because I’m only 16

**4. What makes it hard for people to get healthy food in our community:**
- Healthy is a luxury. Real. Pain. Fear. Sorrow
- Transportation, money, time, and rising prices
- Too many processed foods. Not enough healthy options nearby
- Food deserts. Lack of gardens. No grocery stores
- People are too busy to shop or cook. Small stores and restaurants can’t meet the need

**5. One thing I wish people knew about hunger:**
- It’s very real — and a serious global issue
- Grief hurts and it changes you. You remember
- There are little places that help. We need to support them
- You should not be greedy — share what you don’t need
- If they grow their own food and lead community children’s...

09/19/2025

We had a beautiful evening together! These are just a few snapshots of set up and (part of) my team and a few of new friendships and the table question answers. Please post any photos you took here on this page, or on your page and tag us or hashtag us

We had a professional photographer and videographer, and I will post those tributes to the evening once they are ready.

All leftover catered food was donated to a drop-in recovery home and two shelters last night, hot and fresh and blessed by the friendships that surrounded it at The Longest Table.

Thank you for coming! It means so much to me!
Jody (the short one with pink hair, ha), Clay County Early Childhood Initiative coordinator and Longest Table organizer.

09/16/2025

We are so excited to welcome you on Thursday evening to this wonderful event! Your presence means so much, and we’ve been working hard to make sure every detail reflects the joy, care, and connection this community deserves.

Expect great food, meaningful conversations, and activities for all ages. Oh, and DOOR PRIZES!
If you have any last-minute questions or needs, feel free to reach out.

Doors open at 5:20pm and the event is from 6pm-8pm. Trinity Lutheran Church, Moorhead.

We will see you soon!!!

PS: You do NOT need to bring your Eventbrite ticket. We will check you in via your last name.

09/08/2025

After several years of planning for an outside event but having to move it inside at the last moment . . . this year we got smarter! This event is fully indoors at the beautiful Trinity church NEW addition! We have enough space to have 300 people at one LONG table. Do you have your tickets yet? We have 40 tickets left, so the time to get yours is now! We hope to see you there for this fantastic evening of free food, new friends, meaningful discussions and the beautiful feel of COMMUNITY.

08/24/2025

Have you been to The Longest Table before? We held it in 2019 at the Dilworth Communty Center, 2023 at Salem Church, and 2024 at MState. Let us know below if you have been to them!

Here are the three videos of those years. :-) They are fun to watch!

2019: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=2450425701838251

2023: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KYM9VH_LjcYTA6r_ZdEZN34exDBQ6I49/view?usp=sharing

2024: https://youtu.be/cwo-Y5eXV0A?si=3rqWvcKP_91xuYfh

08/18/2025

Don't delay - register now - and tell your friends as well!

08/14/2025

08/12/2025

Look at our FANTASTIC sponsors for this year! They are all working together to make sure you can come and have the best evening you can imagine! We are so grateful to those who want to keep this event going!