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BrightSide is a Twin Cities-based 501(c)3 nonprofit. Our Online Farmers Market is a home delivery service for fresh produce and other local foods.

Proceeds supports our work expanding access to affordable fruits and vegetables in underserved communities. BrightSide Produce is on mission to improve access to affordable fresh fruits and vegetables. We do this by helping corner stores stock high quality, low cost fresh produce, delivering fruits and vegetables to households of all income levels (including our Online Farmers Market, Food as Medicine, and Pay What You Can programs), and by operating farmers markets. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in St Paul, MN.

07/10/2026

New logo, new bags, same mission! We're fighting food deserts one delivery at a time. 💪

🍊 Subscribe to the Online Farmers Market and your produce delivery will help ensure that more than 50 corner stores across Minneapolis and St. Paul are fully stocked with affordable, fresh produce.

https://brightsidempls.org/

07/08/2026

🎉 We’re honored to be a finalist for the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits' Innovation in Mission award!

We didn’t set out to be innovative.

We set out to solve a problem.

Along the way, we realized fresh produce access isn’t just about fruits and vegetables. It’s about transportation. Neighborhoods. Affordability. Health. Food waste. Trust. Community.

That’s why BrightSide doesn't rely on a one-size-fits-all solution. We believe building a more equitable food system takes many connected solutions working together.

We’re grateful to be recognized for this approach—and even more grateful to everyone who’s helped make it possible.

Want to learn more about the thinking behind our work? Read our latest blog: https://brightsidempls.org/blogs/news/innovating-food-access-twin-cities

07/06/2026

These paper newsletters used to ride along with every BrightSide delivery. While they’re no longer traveling on produce bags, they’re still going out every month—just straight to your inbox instead.

If you enjoy hearing the latest updates on our programs, the why behind our mission and more ways to support a healthier, more equitable food system, we’d love to have you subscribe.

📬 Sign up: https://brightsidempls.org/pages/newsletter-sign-up

📰 Catch up on this month’s newsletter: https://tli.sh/hnswK

07/01/2026

We’re honored to be the Wedge Community Co-ops's Change Matters recipient this month! Every time you choose to round up your purchase at checkout, your spare change helps BrightSide deliver more fresh produce to families each week.

While you’re there, check out Botanical Lucidity, who is donating 20% of all July sales to BrightSide as well!

Thank you to the Wedge Co-op and to everyone who believes healthy food should be a right, not a privilege 🍊

04/01/2026

Here it is--our new logo!

We’re excited to finally share this next chapter of BrightSide with you. Over the coming days and weeks, you’ll start to see this new look across everything we do—from our website and social media to a refreshed look for our email newsletters.

While our look is new, our roots are the same. BrightSide began with a simple, optimistic idea—that every person deserves access to affordable fresh produce—and that belief still guides everything we do. Over time, we’ve expanded our work because food access is complex and no single solution is enough. Today, we take multiple approaches to expand access, from corner store partnerships to home delivery programs and community health clinic collaborations, each with their own layers and reach.

This all adds up to one goal: making fresh, affordable produce accessible to more people, in more ways, across our community.

Want to hear more? Sign up for our newsletters! ➡️ https://brightsidempls.org/pages/newsletter-sign-up

03/26/2026

BrightSide started with one great idea: delivering fresh produce to neighborhood corner stores.

Today, our work spans multiple programs, partnerships, and neighborhoods — all working toward one mission-driven goal. We're building a more equitable food system in the Twin Cities.

Food justice is complex. There isn’t one solution. It takes many approaches and strong community partnerships.

Here's how we are tackling food access every week in the Twin Cites 💪🍊

03/19/2026

More than a decade ago, BrightSide began with a simple goal:
helping neighborhood corner stores stock affordable fresh produce.

Our co-founders, Deedee Fuller and Adam Pruitt, were just teenagers who wanted healthier options in the stores where their families and neighbors shopped.

Today BrightSide:
• partners with 45 corner stores
• delivers produce directly to homes
• manages farmers markets
• works with community health clinics

Our mission has grown, but the purpose is the same:
making fresh produce more affordable and accessible across the Twin Cities.

And soon, we’ll be unveiling a new logo that reflects where BrightSide is today.

Stay tuned. Find out more on the Bright Ideas Blog: https://brightsidempls.org/blogs/news/growing-with-our-community-a-brightside-update

02/17/2026

For the past few weeks, some of our Pay What You Can families have received something extra alongside their produce: thoughtfully raised meat donated each week by Flying Leap Farm.

We’re grateful not just for the donation itself, but for the care behind it. Flying Leap’s mission is to gently educate people about factory-farmed livestock and offer an alternative — humanely raised meat and eggs from local farms. They believe the world would be better if people ate less meat (or none at all), but that if people do choose to eat meat, it should be raised with respect for animals, land, and community.

We love partnering with producers who are thoughtful about how food is grown and raised.

If you want to support their work, they sell direct to consumers and can be found at MidCity Farmers Market on Wednesdays and Richfield Farmers Market on Saturdays during the summer season.

Community care takes many forms. We’re grateful for all of it.

02/11/2026

Since November, the amount of fresh produce BrightSide is distributing every single week has increased by over 60%. That’s a powerful reflection of both rising demand and an incredible community stepping up.

We’re deeply grateful to everyone who has donated, shared, and supported this work. And while this moment has shown what’s possible, we also know the need isn’t going away anytime soon.

One of the easiest ways to help? Tell your friends and neighbors about BrightSide. Whether they donate or subscribe to our Online Farmers Market, every connection helps us keep showing up for families across the Twin Cities.🥕🥬💪

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http://www.brightsidempls.org/

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