Feeding Hope with Dignity: The Story of Basic Needs Food Market

A Hastings-area nonprofit has reinvented the food shelf as a free grocery store where families in need can shop with dignity. Basic Needs Food Market in Cottage Grove provides fresh, healthy food at no cost – no questions asked – to anyone facing hardship. Learn how this volunteer-run market is rescuing tons of surplus food from local grocers, feeding hundreds of local families (especially kids who rely on free school lunches), and inspiring a community-driven fight against hunger.