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Free Range Food Co-op Closer to Becoming Reality with Blandin Foundation Grant
June 5, 2025
$1.575 million grant adds momentum to longtime effort to build a community-owned grocery store Key Points: Blandin Foundation awarded $1.575 million for construction of the Free Range Food Co-op (FRFC) in Grand Rapids. The Grand Rapids Area Community Foundation (GRACF) serves as fiscal sponsor for the grant. Strategic Community Alignment: This initiative aligns with the…
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From Shared Meals to a Shared Vision: Marietta’s New Gathering Space
April 29, 2025
One Sunday each month, 80 to 100 people from Marietta, Minnesota, and surrounding communities descend upon the town firehall for a shared community meal prepared by volunteers from the HomeTown Group, a community enrichment organization that’s been connecting the community since 2009. For the small Minnesota community on the border of South Dakota, that attendance…
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