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 [...]
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 [...]
March 22, 2023 Come celebrate the Claude W. and Dolly Ahrens Foundation’s (CDAF) 30th anniversary and watch the NCAA Basketball Tournament on Friday, March 24th! Join us at the Grinnell Athletic Recreation Center at Ahrens Park for games, drinks, fun, and fundraising for CDAF. Doors open for the March Blowout Bash Fundraiser at 6:30 PM [...]
March 1, 2023 The Iowa Kitchen serves a free meal every Saturday at Noon! Call 641-236-3657 to reserve yours. Located at 834 Park St. Learn more at their website: https://www.theiowakitchen.org/ Also, we support the Drake Community Library Food Cupboard. This food resource is open during Library hours: Mon-Thurs. 10am-8pm; Fri. 10am-6pm and Sat. 10am-5pm. Limited [...]
February 8, 2023 The Grinnell Food Coalition supports MICA with food donations and other resources. To access the MICA food pantry please see the information in the flyer below.
January 17, 2023 Donations to the Grinnell Food Coalition support access to food in the Grinnell area. We support the MICA food pantry, the Drake Community Library food cupboard, grocery vouchers, egg vouchers at MICA and more! If you need help with access to food, send us a DM.
October 24, 2022 The Grinnell Food Coalition (GFC) is currently partnering with other organizations in the community to continue to address food insecurity among area residents. A food cupboard will be established at the Drake Community Library, support for the MICA food bank and the Tiger Packs programs is ongoing, re-starting of the community [...]
July 28, 2022 Fresh, free produce is available anytime at local Giving Gardens! See the locations And watch the facebook page Grinnell Giving Gardens for updates.
June 1, 2022 As we all feel the effects of rising gas and groceries, the MICA food pantry is available 2 times a month and bread and produce are an option anytime. Donations are needed: Pancake Mix and syrup Jelly Ramen Miscellaneous items! Local free meals are continuing this summer! Check out the Blessed [...]
April 1, 2022 Pagliai's Pizza froze up a bunch of sweet corn so they could run a special out of season pizza starting March 31st! $2 out of each pizza will be donated to the Grinnell Food Coalition. Thank you to Prairie Produce for the delicious sweet corn! Special is for one week!
