Our History

Flavored tobacco products are driving the youth nicotine epidemic, which has erased nearly two decades of progress to reduce youth tobacco use. The alarming rise of youth vaping goes hand-in-hand with the insidious impact of predatory marketing the commercial tobacco industry has targeted at marginalized communities – including African Americans, American Indians, and LGBTQ people.

Raising the state tobacco age aligned the state with federal law and kept tobacco products out of middle and high schools. Minnesota was the 25^th state to adopt Tobacco 21.

During this difficult and unprecedented time, we wanted to find a way to support individuals and families create simple and healthy recipes from home. With contributions from award-winning, local Minneosta chefs, we created this digital pandemic cookbook to provide accessible, affordable and healthy meals anyone can create and enjoy.