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Senate Bill 2273, led by Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, would create a pilot grant program to provide grants for groups of grocery stores in North Dakota to create grocery co-ops like the RAD Co-op.

Senate Bill 2273, led by Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, would create a pilot grant program to provide grants for groups of grocery stores in North Dakota to create grocery co-ops like the RAD Co-op.

Senate Bill 2273, led by Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, would create a pilot grant program to provide grants for groups of grocery stores in North Dakota to create grocery co-ops like the RAD Co-op.

Senate Bill 2273, led by Sen. Janne Myrdal, R-Edinburg, would create a pilot grant program to provide grants for groups of grocery stores in North Dakota to create grocery co-ops like the RAD Co-op.

The Rural Access Distribution Cooperative, in the works since 2014, began distributing to grocery stores and schools in Walsh County in November 2021. It continues to expand.

Friday, February 11, 2022 - Rural areas are often in what’s called food deserts, where there’s not always easy access to healthy food. Brandi Malarkey introduces us to a hub-and-spoke approach to rural grocery delivery. She visits with two members of the Rural Access Distribution Cooperative board, Vice President Diana Hahn and President Alex Bata. ~~~ Tom Isern shares a Plains Folk essay, Talking Back to Bachelors. ~~~ News Director Dave Thompson is here for his weekly news debrief. ~~~ Mat...