Pride in Community. Pride in Purpose
We proudly fly the Pride flag year-round at Grain Train in celebration and support of our LGBTQ+* staff, customers, and community members. Creating a welcoming place for everyone is part of who we are.
Our June Cents Of Community Recipient: Good Neighbors Food Pantry of Boyne City
Learn more about our June Cents of Community recipient, Good Neighbors Food Pantry and how you can make a difference in the lives of their patrons.
Boyne Valley Food Pantry
With May comes a new Cents of Community recipient: Boyne Valley Pantry. Earlier this week we made a trip to Boyne Falls to say hello and see their work in action. There, we connected with Executive Director Jim Groh and his right-hand partner, Diane Gillespie—affectionately dubbed “the brains of the operation.” As they moved through…
Exclusive Coffee: Only Available to Co-op Shoppers!
We have partnered with Equal Exchange, a fair trade coffee (and more!) company, to sell the special coffee Organic BioRevolution that’s only sold in food co-ops.
The Power of Gratitude
Grace costs nothing to give, yet its value is immeasurable. May we all find it, and offer it freely, in our days. When sitting down to write this week’s blog post, three words came to mind: gratitude, steadiness, and grace. Beyond the co-op’s walls, the world holds no shortage of uncertainty—and yet, here we all…
Our January 2026 Cents of Community Recipient
Happy New Year, Grain Train Community! We hope you were able to bid a fond farewell to 2025 and welcome 2026 with hopeful anticipation. We’re excited for what lies ahead this year! January 2026 marks the launch of Cents of Community, our round-up-at-the-register program. For the month of January, we’ll be rounding up to support…
October is National Co-op Month
Sean Miller, Grain Train Social Media Coordinator October marks National Co-op Month, a time to celebrate what makes cooperatives like the Grain Train special — people working together to strengthen communities through shared values, fair business practices, and local investment. One of the most inspiring ways those values come to life is through co-op to…
Open Sky Farm
We continue our visits to the local producers we partner with and sharing with you an inside look at life on the farm. Recently we had the opportunity to tag along on a SARE (Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education) farm tour at Open Sky Farm—and wow, those blooms are stunning! Open Sky is tucked away on…
Your Community Owned Co-op
Our job is to be your Community-Owned Co-op. We’re here every day, making a difference one bite at a time. We know that rising food costs are on many people’s minds, and sharing education and information is part of who we are. We’re beginning to see price increases on items like coffee, chocolate, and Brazil…
Stronger Together
We are a co-op. Working together is part of our DNA. When something like a system outage in our main national distributor happens, we’re reminded just how much stronger we are together. Over the weekend of June 8th, we learned there had been a system outage with our main supplier—just as we were heading into…