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| Our Vision: “To provide a community food cooperative where the Red Wing regional community and visitors can buy organically and locally grown, healthful, fresh food at affordable prices.” |
The Riverbend Market Cooperative is open for business! Our location 417 Main Street Red Wing MN 55066 651.258.4233 Market Days September 4th and 18th 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. Local, in season, sustainably grown fresh fruits and vegetables. Canning tomatoes, organic strawberries and melons. Sam (Hastings) Local free range eggs and chickens (frozen.) Local cheese (Valley View and Eichtens.) Organic juices and Kombucha tea . . .
651-258-4233 or cbischof@sleepyeyetel.net |
| "We are indeed much more than what we eat, but what we eat can nevertheless help us to be much more than what we are." - Adelle Davis |
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What is a food Co-op? A food co-op is a consumer cooperative that provides food, household items, and services for its members and patrons. How did the Riverbend Market Cooperative begin? The Riverbend Market Cooperative grew out of the study of sustainability principles using the Natural Step program. It is organized to correct production and market conditions in our current food system. By organizing local talent and resources we will be able to ensure that the guidelines established by our cooperative, such as quality, sustainabiliiy, and social responsiblity will be met. For your information: Please view the Riverbend Power point for an introduction to Riverbend Market. To explore the topic of sustainable agriculture, see the Sustainable Agriculture Coalition website, which includes links to a number of organizations that have similar goals to our own: http://www.msawg.org/links.html. |
Aerial view of Red Wing, Minnesota, at the bend in the river. Photograph courtesy of Chap Achen
Welcome to Riverbend Market Cooperative!
Riverbend Market to Blossom, Republican Eagle, July 27, 2010
Riverbend Market: A Model for Main Streets in MN 20/20 by Lee Egerstrom