February Schedule for Community Meal
January 25, 2024 Good food and good conversation. Be sure to sign up the day before!
Grinnell Food Coalition supports Drake Community Library Food Cupboard
January 20, 2024 The Library Food Cupboard is open the same hours as the Drake Community Library and is located in the west entrance. A limited selection of food items are available to anyone and only to supplement if the MICA food pantry is not available. Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 10am-8pm Fri. 10am-6pm Sat. 10am-5pm The [...]
Blessed Community Meal every Wednesday!
December 8, 2023 Staff from the Foundation offices enjoyed volunteering time preparing and serving at the Grinnell Community Meal last evening. It was a great night of fellowship while sharing a delicious hot meal with community members. The Blessed Community Meal served at the Grinnell United Methodist Church is available to anyone in the [...]
MICA Food Resources
October 11, 2024 Food resources are available at MICA. A choice pantry is open M, T, Th, F from 9am-4pm. If you need an after hours appointment, please call the number below
October Blessed Community Meal Schedule
September 25, 2023 The Blessed Community Meal at the United Methodist Church is a weekly meal for anyone in need. See the details below -->Thursdays from 5:30-6pm -->916 5th Ave. Enter the Park St. Door -->Call by Wednesday at Noon to reserve your meal, 641-236-3757 or follow the link: https://bit.ly/42wvj9D -->Interested in volunteering or [...]
P.O.W.E.R. Kids and Annual Farmer’s Market at Davis Elementary
September 14, 2024 Thank you to our local Farmers market vendors for partnering again with POWER Kids for such a great event at Davis Elementary. 3rd and 4th graders were able to use tickets to purchase baked goods, flowers, garlic, peppers, tomatoes, popcorn and honey.
Local Food Resources
August 6, 2023 Looking for local food resources? Check out the guide below
Volunteers maintain nine Giving Gardens for fellow residents
July 1, 2023 Grinnell is home again this year to nine giving gardens, gardens tended by volunteers from which anyone is welcome to take any produce ready for harvest. Those overseeing the gardens invite everyone to walk into the gardens and harvest ripe produce to consider volunteering to help keep the gardens weeded, watered [...]
Proud to be 2023 Grinnell farmer’s market headline sponsor!
June 16, 2023 Claude W. & Dolly Ahrens Foundation is proud to be the 2023 Grinnell farmer's market headline sponsor! The community farmer's market is a wonderful community resource and outing for so many and it is not possible without our community sponsors. The Claude & Dolly Ahrens Foundation was established in 1993 as [...]
All 9 Giving Gardens are planted!
May 7, 2023 Garden plans are starting to heat up! Soon we will see lettuce, spinach, radishes and more... Stop by one of the 9 gardens in Grinnell: Ahrens Park Garden Grinnell Early Learning Center Summer St. Garden St. John's Lutheran Church Fairview Elementary Davis Elementary Bailey Park Elementary UPH-GRMC Marvin Garden