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December Positive Change: Neighborhood House

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Create Positive Change Each time you shop at the co-op, you have a chance to directly support local nonprofits by donating your 10-cent reusable bag credits and rounding up your purchases to the nearest dollar. It may only be a few cents or spare change, but your generosity makes a…

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Revitalizing Native Foodways with NĀTIFS

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Shop Field Day Products and Support NĀTIFS this November! Hundreds of Field Day products are on sale now through Dec. 3. With each purchase, our community has an opportunity to support Native communities and food sovereignty. This November, 5¢ from every Field Day product sold will go to NĀTIFS.

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Recognizing Native American Heritage Month

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We acknowledge that our three store locations in Imni Ża Ska in Mni Sota Makoce (now known as Saint Paul, Minnesota) are on the traditional territory of the Dakota people, who have been deeply connected to the land within and beyond the boundaries of our state for centuries. The Dakota…

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Honoring Indigenous Food & Culture

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Special thanks to American Indian Family Center & Dream of Wild Health for their contributions to this article In the U.S., November is often associated with Thanksgiving, a time to gather with friends and family around the communal dinner table while showing…

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Ways to Honor Indigenous Peoples Day

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Photo: Three Sisters Soup (aandakii gweki-biimaadazi) Indigenous Peoples Day reshapes the narrative surrounding Columbus’ “discovery” of the Americas and honors our country’s first inhabitants: the Indigenous communities that have lived in the United States for thousands of years. This day celebrates the contributions and culture of Indigenous people…

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Celebrate Inclusive Trade

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Mississippi Market is a member of National Cooperative Grocers (NCG), a business services cooperative for retail food co-ops in the United States. One of the more recent programs they’ve been developing is the Inclusive Trade Program, designed to identify diverse suppliers and ultimately increase the representation of these suppliers in…

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Juneteenth Book Recs by Dr. Artika

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Dr. Artika R. Tyner is a passionate educator, award-winning author, sought-after speaker, and advocate for justice. She is the founder of Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute, working to “plant people” while offering them key educational and learning opportunities. This organic process aims to cultivate a multicultural literary and…

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Simple Summer Recipes

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Throughout the month of May, there have been Mississippi Market cooking demos at our East 7th location. We’ve gathered a collection of easy summer recipes that can be made in small batches or large quantities to feed a crowd. Here are the recipes from our first two demos and be…

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It’s CSA Time

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You still have time to buy your summer farm share. Most summer shares start mid-June making this the perfect time to invest. We proudly support local farms using the community-supported agriculture (CSA) model by offering our stores as drop-sites. Participants in CSA Farm Share pay farms directly and must register…

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