Minnesota Farmers' Market Association

Minnesota Farmers' Market Association

MFMA Board of Directors

By Region

2025 - 2028 MFMA Board of Directors

Ron Branch, Douglas, West Central (2025 -
Heidi Eger, Fillmore, South East (2025 -
Laura Fredrickson-Gosewisch, Ramsey, Metro (2025 -
Chamisa Goodwin, Beltrami, North West (2025 -
Sarah Larsen, Dakota, Metro (2025 -
Bonnie Muellerleile, Hennepin, Metro (2025 -
Tessa Parks, Rice, South Central (2025 -
Angelica Pena, Stearns, Central (2025 -
Leticia Rodriguez, Nobles, South West (2025 -
Jane Windsperger, Kanabec, North east (2025 -
To be appointed, North Central (2025 -

Board Director
Ron Branch Douglas County West Central	Ron is the owner operator of his farm, Berry Ridge Farm. He's been in the farmers' market business for 38 years. He is also the Alexandria Lions treasurer, and Douglas County Master Gardener president. Ron is a current board director of MFMA, serving as treasurer.
Heidi Eger Fillmore County South East	Heidi owns and operates her own farm, Radicle Heart Farm. A member of both Land Stewardship Project and Practical Farmers of Iowa, she's participated as a student and now as a speaker in their programs. Over the years, she's vended at six different markets in MN, and worked as staff at three of them.
Laura Fredrickson-Gosewisch Ramsey County Metro	Laura is the executive director of the West Side Farmers Market, as well as the farmer owner of Vital Ground Farm. She is also a member of the Minnesota Farmers Union, Minnesota Farm Bureau, and the national Farmers Market Coalition. Laura is one of the founding members of GROWS (Growing Resilience on the West Side), and serves on a rotating Steering Committee for that group; and is a new member of the Land Access committee of TCALT (Twin Cities Agricultural Land Trust).
Chamisa Goodwin Beltrami County North West	Chamisa is the extension assistant for the Leech Lake Tribal College. She is also a Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnership work group member. An avid farmers' market shopper, she's frequented a variety of farmers markets including Maryland, Florida, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Texas, and Minnesota.
Sarah Larsen Dakota County Metro	Sarah is the recreation programmer for the Eagan Parks and Recreation. She's been involved with Eagan Market Fest as a staff since 2010, and became the market manager in 2016.
Bonnie Muellerleile Hennepin County Metro	Bonnie is the recreation coordinator for the city of Richfield, where she's been the farmers market manager for nine years. She was also the market manager for the Minnetonka Farmers Market for five years. She is the current MFMA Board president; and volunteers with the Food Co-lab, a Bloomington / Richfield based hunger relief coalition.
Tessa Parks Rice County South Central	Tessa is the co-owner/operator of W.T. Farms and works for the Clean River Partners as their conservation ag program coordinator. She serves as president of the Rice County Farmers Union, and is a cohort member at Sharing Our Roots Farm.
Angelica Pena Stearns County Central	Angelica is a Family and Consumer Sciences Middle and High School teacher in Melrose. Formerly a SNAP-ED educator for the UMN Extension, she is also working with CLUES and Milestones, to train bilingual cottage foods workshops.
Leticia Rodriguez Nobles County South West	Letty is retired, formerly a SNAP-ED educator for the UMN Extension, where she helped start a new farmers market, brought in SNAP, and hosted an in-person bilingual Spanish / English cottage foods training. She is also the secretary for the Southwest Minnesota Opportunity Council Board of Directors.
Jane Windsperger Kanabec County North East	Jane owns and operates her own farm, and is the vice president of the Minnesota African Immigrant Farmers Association. She also is a member of Minnesota Farmers Union, and the Emerging Farmers Working Group for the Minnesota Department of Ag.

Board Director

Ron Branch

Douglas County

West Central

Ron is the owner operator of his farm, Berry Ridge Farm. He's been in the farmers' market business for 38 years. He is also the Alexandria Lions treasurer, and Douglas County Master Gardener president.

Ron is a current board director of MFMA, serving as treasurer.

Heidi Eger

Fillmore County

South East

Heidi owns and operates her own farm, Radicle Heart Farm. A member of both Land Stewardship Project and Practical Farmers of Iowa, she's participated as a student and now as a speaker in their programs. Over the years, she's vended at six different markets in MN, and worked as staff at three of them.

Laura Fredrickson-Gosewisch

Ramsey County

Metro

Laura is the executive director of the West Side Farmers Market, as well as the farmer owner of Vital Ground Farm.

She is also a member of the Minnesota Farmers Union, Minnesota Farm Bureau, and the national Farmers Market Coalition. Laura is one of the founding members of GROWS (Growing Resilience on the West Side), and serves on a rotating Steering Committee for that group; and is a new member of the Land Access committee of TCALT (Twin Cities Agricultural Land Trust).

Chamisa Goodwin

Beltrami County

North West

Chamisa is the extension assistant for the Leech Lake Tribal College. She is also a Central Regional Sustainable Development Partnership work group member. An avid farmers' market shopper, she's frequented a variety of farmers markets including Maryland, Florida, Pennsylvania, Arkansas, Texas, and Minnesota.

Sarah Larsen

Dakota County

Metro

Sarah is the recreation programmer for the Eagan Parks and Recreation. She's been involved with Eagan Market Fest as a staff since 2010, and became the market manager in 2016.

Bonnie Muellerleile

Hennepin County

Metro

Bonnie is the recreation coordinator for the city of Richfield, where she's been the farmers market manager for nine years. She was also the market manager for the Minnetonka Farmers Market for five years. She is the current MFMA Board president; and volunteers with the Food Co-lab, a Bloomington / Richfield based hunger relief coalition.

Tessa Parks

Rice County

South Central

Tessa is the co-owner/operator of W.T. Farms and works for the Clean River Partners as their conservation ag program coordinator. She serves as president of the Rice County Farmers Union, and is a cohort member at Sharing Our Roots Farm.

Angelica Pena

Stearns County

Central

Angelica is a Family and Consumer Sciences Middle and High School teacher in Melrose. Formerly a SNAP-ED educator for the UMN Extension, she is also working with CLUES and Milestones, to train bilingual cottage foods workshops.

Leticia Rodriguez

Nobles County

South West

Letty is retired, formerly a SNAP-ED educator for the UMN Extension, where she helped start a new farmers market, brought in SNAP, and hosted an in-person bilingual Spanish / English cottage foods training. She is also the secretary for the Southwest Minnesota Opportunity Council Board of Directors.

Jane Windsperger

Kanabec County

North East

Jane owns and operates her own farm, and is the vice president of the Minnesota African Immigrant Farmers Association. She also is a member of Minnesota Farmers Union, and the Emerging Farmers Working Group for the Minnesota Department of Ag.

MFMA provides services, programs, and leadership that support and promote farmers' markets across Minnesota and our Tribal Nations.

We envision a community of vibrant, profitable, and professionally managed Minnesota farmers’ markets that:

Cultivates, nourishes, and inspires a vibrant local foods community;
Provides accessibility to all to local farm fresh foods;
Allows local food producers to thrive and grow;
Ensures these opportunities are available to everyone regardless of ethnicity, age, gender identity, or economic standing.

Director of Government Affairs: Friendly Vang-Johnson /// friendly@mfma.org /// (206) 276-2284

Director of Engagement & Inclusion: Sina War /// sina@mfma.org ///

Executive Director: Kathy Zeman /// kzeman@mfma.org /// (507) 664-9446

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