Submit Items for the 2025 Online Gift Guide

It's that time of year again! Fall is around the corner, and Minnesota Grown is putting together our annual Gift Guide once more. We want to highlight you and your farm!

What unique product makes your business special? What are you excited to share? There's a spot for all kinds of goodies in our guide. Share your standout products and help us spread some seasonal cheer!

Items must be produced by a Minnesota Grown member
Members may submit up to two items - choose products that showcase the variety of what you offer
Items must be available for online purchase (delivery/pick-up options may vary)
Minnesota Grown reserves the right to edit item descriptions for length and clarity and refuse entries deemed inappropriate for our audience

Deadline extended! Items must be submitted by Friday, November 7, 2025 - to be included in the initial release, though items may be added on an ongoing basis. The 2025 Gift Guide will be released in mid-November.

Questions? Contact CJ Larsen at cj.larsen@state.mn.us

Minnesota Grown Gift Guide Item Submission Form

Contact Name(Required)

First Last

Email(Required)

Phone Number

Farm, Farmers' Market, or Business Name(Required)

List the business exactly as it should be listed in the gift guide.

Minnesota Grown License Number(Required)

Follow this link to look up your license number: MDA License Lookup Tool

Item #1: Product Name(Required)

Provide a 2-4 word title of the product (e.g. Jam Assortment Pack)

Item #1: Product Price(Required)

Item #1: Website link where item can be purchased(Required)

Item #1: Delivery Information(Required)

Shipping is available

Shipping is NOT available: item can be picked up at farm or other location

Item #1: Product Description(Required)

Provide a brief description of the product. Minnesota Grown may edit the description for length and clarity. Include details like size, materials, function, etc. (e.g. A ready-to-gift set that's perfect as a quick gift for a teacher, friend, or yourself! Enjoy four fabulous jams in each pack.)

Include Item #2?

Yes, I would like to add Item #2

Variances are not considered a second item (e.g. different color, size, scent of the same item)

Item #2: Product Name

Item #2: Product Price

Item #2: Website link where item can be purchased

Item #2: Delivery Information

Shipping is available

Shipping is NOT available: item can be picked up at farm or other location

Item #2: Product Description

Product Photo(s)(Required)

Please submit high-quality, high-resolution, full-size, unedited photos of the products to be listed. Photos must be free from watermarks, logo, or any graphic or text alteration. Photos taken with newer smartphones are generally high enough quality for our purposes, provided that they are uploaded full-size and unedited. You can upload multiple images, as long as the total size of all files does not exceed 50MB per form submission.

Drop files here or

Accepted file types: jpg, jpeg, png, Max. file size: 50 MB.

Photo Credit

How would you like us to list photo credits for these submissions? (e.g. Photo credit: Jane's Farm, Photo credit, Jane Doe, Jane's Farm)

Photo License, Waiver, and Release(Required)

License, Waiver, and Release:
In exchange for having my photo (the Submission) reviewed and possibly published on/in one or more Minnesota Grown and Minnesota Department of Agriculture websites, social media accounts, or print materials, and without further consideration or compensation, I acknowledge and affirm the truth of the following:

• I represent that the Submission is my own original work, that I am the sole and exclusive rights holder of the Submission, and that I have the right to submit the Submission and grant the permissions provided hereunder.
• I represent and warrant that the Submission does not infringe upon any intellectual property, proprietary, privacy, personal, or any other right of a third party.
• I irrevocably and perpetually grant Minnesota Grown (MNGrown) and the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) the right to reproduce, use, copy, alter, publish, display, and distribute the Submission as they deem appropriate, including publication in MNGrown and MDA literature, marketing and promotional materials, websites, and social media accounts.
• I expressly waive and agree not to assert any intellectual property rights that I have or may have in the Submission.
• I fully release, indemnify, hold harmless, and agree to defend MNGrown and the MDA as well as their employees, agents, and contractors from any and all claims, allegations, suits, damages, costs, or liabilities which result from MNGrown and the MDA’s use of the Submission, whether those claims are based in statute or common law. This includes, but is not limited to, claims for: copyright infringement, trademark infringement, invasion of privacy including appropriation and right to publicity, defamation, and fraud.
• I am at least 18 years old.
• I have all rights and authority necessary to grant the rights, releases, indemnifications, and waivers contained in this License, Waiver, and Release.
• I agree that the terms of this License, Waiver, and Release shall be construed in accordance with the laws of Minnesota, and that any dispute in connection with the Submission shall be brought in state or federal courts of Minnesota.

I have read and acknowledge the above License, Waiver, and Release, understand it, and agree to its terms.

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Submit Items for the 2025 Online Gift Guide

Minnesota Grown Gift Guide Item Submission Form

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