Food Independence: A look back at 2022 and what it may mean for 2023
2022 was quite a year in the food assistance business. High inflation rates, especially for food and fuel, were hard on all but hardest on lower and/or fixed income households.[…]
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Detailed directions to Auction location-Cox’s Chapel Community Center
From the light in downtown Independence. Continue west on HWY 58 for 2.5 miles turn LEFT onto Battlefield drive, immediately past Rixey’s Market. Continue on Battlefield for 3.4 miles. Turn[…]
Good times can be hard times, but they are still good times!
We are certainly experiencing good times at Food Independence. We just learned we got a $25,000 grant from Twin County Community Foundation to start a project that better links local[…]
GLC Auction: What is your special talent?
If you only attend one Grayson LandCare meeting this year, this is the one you don’t want to miss! In October, we have our Annual Meeting (voting on Board Members[…]
Food Independence, A Healthy Two-Year-Old
Food Independence turned two in July! We were adopted in June 2020 when GLC accepted us as an affiliated program and were conceived in March 2020 in a fairly routine[…]
Annual Meeting, Potluck and Silent Auction October
As always, we look forward to a fun evening of great food and fellowship while voting on the slate of candidates for open board positions, bidding on auction items and[…]
The Free Market -A “Rescue Shelter” for Unwanted Goods
Almost 5 years after we opened, there are still many people who do not understand what we do! Our primary goal is to keep useful items OUT of the landfill[…]
Giving Tuesday Fundraiser with a match
Friends, would you like to join me in supporting a good cause? This #GivingTuesday I’m raising money on Facebook for Grayson Land Care and your contribution will make an impact,[…]