from our fiscal year of July 1, 2015 to June 30, 2016 You probably know that the Wedge donates a lot of food, money and time to various organizations in our community, but most don’t realize how much. When the Wedge’s annual net income is about $200,000, it puts it into perspective how generously the… Read More →
Our Change Matters program provides shoppers an opportunity to help local community-enrichment organizations by making small-change donations, which accumulate into a meaningful contribution for the recipient. The recipient changes monthly, with organizations chosen by a committee of Wedge and Linden Hills Co-op staff. Rounding up at the register is an easy way to make donations. During the… Read More →
Sustainable Partnerships Community partnerships are key to reaching our sustainability goals at the co-op. We value the many local organizations addressing environmental and food insecurity issues, such as Adopt A Drain, Groveland Food Shelf, Peace House, Herbivorous Acres, and more. With their help, we’re able to divert waste from our waterways and edible food from…
Chef Lachelle Cunningham Chef Lachelle Cunningham has been a dynamic staple in the Twin Cities’ food scene since 2012 and is known and beloved for her global-inspired comfort food. Lachelle launched Chelles’ Kitchen in 2012 and became founding Executive Chef of Breaking Bread Cafe in 2015, where she received recognition for her food creativity. Chef…
north country food alliance North Country Food Alliance is a worker-run non-profit that takes action to strengthen food access and food justice in the Twin Cities Metro area. They envision a Twin Cities Metro where no food is wasted, and everyone is empowered by abundant access to healthy, sustainable, and culturally-appropriate foods. foodshare Every weekday…
The bananas you find at the co-op come from Equal Exchange. Equal Exchange partners with banana farmer co-ops to source organic Fairtrade bananas at fair prices. AsoGuabo is one of those farmer co-ops and Johnny is a young farmer and AsoGuabo member. Johnny is featured on our new mural on the outside of the Lyndale… Read More →
We envision a food system that keeps all families fed with nutritious foods, one where all farmers are paid fairly, and food is grown in a way that nourishes the soil rather than depletes it. Our fair trade partners are carrying out this vision through relationships with small-scale farmers, distributors, and retailers across the globe.… Read More →
By Dana Nelson and Emily Paul of MCK TCCP is a proud partner of Minnesota Central Kitchen (MCK), preparing 2,400 meals a week in our commissary kitchen and regularly donating unsaleable produce from Co-op Partners Warehouse. We reached out to learn a little bit more about them and their important work in addressing the hunger…
December Change Matters partner: Nawayee Center School
By Leigh McCarren, Ownership & Outreach Coordinator What brought you to the co-op? I’ve always aimed to work for places that are less profit-driven and care about giving back to the community. I was a customer of Linden Hills before I was an employee and I loved the neighborhood feel and personal customer service the… Read More →
