BriarPatch Co-op Market’s checkout donation program is now a year old. And Marketing Manager Stephanie Mandel says about 15-thousand dollars has been raised for six community groups. The latest recipient was Sierra Nevada Children’s Services, which received over 28-hundred dollars…

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BriarPatch shoppers are invited to round up their purchase totals to the nearest dollar, and donate the difference. Mandel says groups and projects work closely with the store’s policies regarding a stronger local food system and access to organic food…

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The next recipient, for April and May, is the Food Bank’s Healthy Harvest Project gardens, to raise funds for growing fresh, organic food just for Food Bank clients. Each group or project receives two months’ worth of donations. All recipients have already been chosen for this year. Mandel says they have an annual application process.