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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 community partners 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…

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12 Cozy Recipes for Soup Season

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There’s nothing like a warming bowl of soup on a cold Minnesota day. Try the recipes below for lunch, dinner, or a cozy soup swap with friends. Ask each guest to bring four containers of soup (we recommend quart canning jars), an extra 1-2 cups of soup for sampling, and…

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Community Partner Spotlight: The Wine Thief & Ale Jail

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The Wine Thief & Ale Jail is located on St. Claire Avenue in the Macalester-Groveland neighborhood. This carefully curated, family-owned shop offers responsibly produced wines from around the world, including organic and vegan options; a wide variety of local craft beers and European imports; an extensive gluten-free beer and…

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November Positive Change: Dream of Wild Health

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Create Positive Change Each time you shop at the co-op, you have a chance to directly support local community partners 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…

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Four “Knead to Try” Bakeries at the Co-op

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You’ll find a large selection of fresh, locally baked breads and treats on our shelves. Start your day with a pastry from Rose Street Patisserie or La Boulangerie Marguerite; slice up some Brake Bread to make a hearty sandwich; or enjoy one of Baker’s Field’s artisan loaves with a cozy…

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Enjoy Locally Grown Mushrooms in Your Fall Dishes

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R&R Cultivation (New Hope, MN)                       Available at Selby and West 7th. Friends Nick Robinson and Lance Ramm co-founded R&R Cultivation in 2018. They grew their first mushrooms in Nick’s basement and, within two short…

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Meet Our Fall Featured Artist: Soon-Wai Wong

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Illustration by Soon-Wai Wong The rotating BIPOC artist gallery at our West 7th store continues this quarter with a new local artist, Soon-Wai Wong. You can purchase his original pieces or prints at the register now through the end of December, with 100% of the proceeds…

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October Positive Change: Healing Justice Foundation

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Create Positive Change Each time you shop at the co-op, you have a chance to directly support local community partners 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…

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Planting Fall Bulbs for Spring Pollinators

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Attract pollinators to your garden early next spring by planting flowering bulbs this fall. Choose a variety of bulbs to appeal to different pollinators and ones that will keep your garden blooming from early spring until summer. Groupings of like flowers are more attractive to pollinators out looking for nectar,…

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