March’s Featured Artist: Jean Young
Interview with March’s Featured Artist: Jean Young What drives you to create? Creativity and passion. I had to take a look deep inside to find what inspires me; my desire to capture these moments, whether they are emotional or storytelling. How do you make your artwork? I have two cameras that I use. Both are…
January Change Within Reach Recap
In January 2023, our shoppers donated $1,909.83 to Twelfth Step House! Learn more about Twelfth Step House here. As always, thank you for your continued support! Together, we can Change our community for the better.
February’s Featured Artist: Zella Ellshoff
Zella Ellshoff is a retired Botanist and Agricultural Specialist. She lives right here in Virginia, MN and her favorite flowers are sunflowers!
December Change Within Reach Recap
In December 2022, our shoppers donated $1,659.52 to Project Care Free Clinic! Learn more about Project Care Free Clinic here. As always, thank you for your continued support! Together, we can Change our community for the better.
October’s Featured Artist: Lyric Center for the Arts
Our featured artwork this month is supplied through The Lyric Center for the Arts, allowing a multitude of their independent artists to display their work in a more casual setting; you will have to visit their elegant art gallery in the heart of downtown Virginia for a look at their extended collection! As an…
September Change Within Reach Recap
In September 2022, our shoppers donated $1,821.17 to Advocates for Family Peace! Donations raised for the organization will be used to assist victims of domestic abuse in Northeast Minnesota, striving to put an end to intimate partner violence. Learn more about Advocates for Family Peace here. As always, thank you for your continued support! Together,…
August’s Featured Artist: Betsy Nelson
Betsy is a local artist whose artwork and crafts were inspired by her past and the beauty of nature. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ What drives you to create? I love the process. Art for me is a way to escape and document what I see and feel in the world around me. How do you make your artwork? I…
July Change Within Reach Recap
In July 2022, our shoppers donated $2,039.10 to the Rutabaga Project! Donations will help to fund supplies needed for planting and maintaining the gardens during the 2022 season. Learn more about the Rutabaga Project here. Thank you for your continued support of our community!
Recipe – Mexican Hot Dog
Celebrate National Hot Dog Day by making these Mexican Hot Dogs! Take advantage of our store sales and try this fun spin on a traditional dog today! Mexican Hot Dogs Serves 8. Prep time: 45 minutes total. Hot dog ingredients: 8 Organic Valley/Lightlife Hot Dogs 8 bacon strips 4 jalapenos, halved lengthwise 2 tbsp vegetable…
June Change within Reach Recap
In June 2022, our shoppers donated $1,883.50 to the Friends of the Greenhouse! Donations will supplement ongoing expenses at the Greenhouse and Botanical Garden in Olcott Park as well as support their Monarch Butterfly initiative to aid in conservation efforts for decreasing populations of butterflies. Learn more about the Friends of the Greenhouse here. Thank…