The Viroqua Food Co-op and its partners, the People’s Food Co-op and Bluff Country Co-op, are pleased to announce the 4th annual request for proposals for the Coulee Region Cooperative Community Fund Grant. This grant fund was established in 2003 by the People’s Food Co-op with a mission to provide supplemental or project-specific funding to local non-profit organizations which have missions consistent with the goals of our co-ops.
Priority is given to grant requests for educational projects, development projects and events which have a focus on, but are not necessarily limited to, food and food systems, nutrition, health and well-being, sustainable agriculture, cooperative education and social change.
Download the application form here.
Applications should be received by Thursday, April 15, 2010, at 5 p.m. Applications can be submitted electronically to liz@bluff.coop or mailed to CRCCF Grant Committee, c/o Bluff Country Co-op, 121 W 2nd Street, Winona, MN, 55987
The grant committee will complete its review by the end of May and awardees will be contacted. Questions? Contact Jan Rasikas, General Manager, at 608-637-7511, or generalmanager@viroquafood.coop.
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At the February 6 screening of FRESH, Susan Noble and Jessica Luhning speak about the Buy Local Buy Wisconsin grant recently awarded to VEDA to develop a producer-buyer cooperative to facilitate the purchase of local food by institutions such as WTC, Vernon Memorial Hospital, Gunderson Lutheran, and others.
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Staff members Joseph Ecklund, Patrick Kouba, and Ben Caldwell produced this video for the MY Co-op Rocks video contest. Thanks everyone for your votes - Down at the VFC rated 4 stars with 256 votes, winning first place (a macbook) in the People's Choice category.
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