Saturday Nov. 12 is the last day of this year’s Southeast Area Farmers’ Market. The market is open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at MLK Jr. Park, 900 Fuller Ave. SE. The Grand Rapids Food Co-op Initiative will be on hand to answer questions about their plans for increasing access to healthy foods in center-city Grand Rapids. Here’s how they describe their work:“Grand Rapids is coming together to build a full-service grocery cooperative near downtown. We’re really excited to create a new place for community. Our space is intended to bring people in for more than groceries. We hope it will be a welcoming place for everyone in Grand Rapids. We hope people will spend their free time here. We want friends to meet for a sandwich from the deli, a coffee from the cafe, or some wine they bought off the store shelf. We want to have inviting common areas where people feel comfortable to just hang out and be. We want to gather the community for events like educational workshops on everything from healthy eating to sustainable food systems. Or maybe to watch and discuss a documentary. Or listen to some live music!
We want this place to represent Grand Rapids. We are a diverse city and we want our space to reflect that fully. We hope member-owners of every age, race, income and opinion will shop for healthy food, engage in conversations, and grow personally.”
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