441 Hello, this is FOOD INDEPENDENCE. How can we help you?
441 is not a new emergency number. It is how many boxes of food we distributed on April 25 to 966 of our neighbors, family, and friends in 396 households[…]
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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[…]
Demand for food assistance grows at Food Independence
Food Independence has seen a large increase in demand for food during winter and early spring that rival end of year holiday levels. Numbers of households receiving food rose about[…]
Happy Holidays from Food Independence
Happy Holidays from Food Independence!!! What a joyful ride Food Independence, our volunteer “staff” andour clients have had the last 18 months! We have distributed nearly 200,000 pounds of food[…]
Plant a row for the hungry
If seed sales this year are any indication, most of you planted a garden this year. The Independence Farmers Market and Grayson LandCare would like to encourage the community to[…]
Meet the winners of the 2020 mini-grants
Grayson LandCare is pleased to announce the 2020 mini-grant award winners. Mini-grant awards are given to Grayson LandCare members to help them create or continue to support an idea that[…]