Episodes

  • Beach Grass Roots - October 8, 2026

    Beach Grass Roots - October 8, 2026
    Oct 8 2026
    In this episode, we talk with the Astoria Library Friends Association, a volunteer-run nonprofit that provides community programming beyond the scope of the library, including lectures, Library of Things, a used book store and more. ALFA is this month’s Change for Community recipient at Astoria Co+op.
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    29 mins
  • Beach Grass Roots - July 9, 2026

    Beach Grass Roots - July 9, 2026
    Jul 9 2026
    In this episode of Beach Grass Roots, we talk with LiFEBoat Services. This local nonprofit’s mission is to support its key projects: Filling Empty Bellies’ Housing Navigation Services, Filling Empty Bellies’ Low-Barrier Year-Round Overnight Shelter, and Beacon Peer-Support Services. Their goal is to offer Clatsop County and surrounding areas new and innovative ways to address some the region’s most pressing and persistent issues. LiFEBoat Services is Astoria Co+op’s Change for Community recipient in July.
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    29 mins
  • Beach Grass Roots - August 12, 2026

    Beach Grass Roots - August 12, 2026
    Aug 13 2026
    In this episode of KMUN’s Beach Grass Roots, we talk with North Coast Food Web, which works to cultivate a resilient and equitable food system by supporting producers and improving access to local food. The North Coast Food Web is the August recipient of the Astoria Co+op Change for Community program, which raises funds for a different local nonprofit each month. You can learn more about Change for Community at astoria.coop/change-for-community.
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    29 mins
  • Beach Grass Roots - June 11, 2026

    Beach Grass Roots - June 11, 2026
    Jun 11 2026
    In this episode of Beach Grass Roots, we talk with the Lower Columbia Q Center, a nonprofit resource center providing outreach, education and charity for the 2SLGBTQIA+ community and allies of the Lower Columbia Region of Oregon and Washington. The LCQC is the June 2025 beneficiary of the Astoria Co-op’s Change for Community program, which asks shoppers to round up their purchase total as a donation for a different local nonprofit each month. Find out more about Change for Community here.
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    29 mins
  • Beach Grass Roots - May 14, 2026

    Beach Grass Roots - May 14, 2026
    May 14 2026
    In this episode, we talk with South Pacific County Humane Society, which provides a no-kill shelter for animals and pays for medical supplies and costs. This organization is the beneficiary of the Astoria Co-op’s Change for Community program, which asks customers to round-up their total as a donation to a different local nonprofit each month. astoria.coop/change-for-community
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    29 mins
  • Beach Grass Roots - April 9th, 2026

    Beach Grass Roots - April 9th, 2026
    Apr 9 2026
    In this episode, we talk with Columbia Land Trust, with the mission to conserve and care for the vital lands, waters and wildlife of the Columbia River region through sound science and strong relationships. Columbia Land Trust is the April 2026 beneficiary of the Astoria Co-op’s Change for Community program, which asks customers to round-up their total as a donation to a different local nonprofit each month.
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    29 mins
  • Beach Grass Roots - March 12th, 2026

    Beach Grass Roots - March 12th, 2026
    Mar 12 2026
    In this episode, we talk with Consejo Hispano, a local nonprofit that provides a wide range of culturally specific services that strengthen Latinx individuals and families in our region. Its programs include financial education, scholarships, women’s empowerment groups, children’s programs and other resources to address the evolving needs of the community. Consejo Hispano is the March 2026 beneficiary of the Astoria Co-op’s Change for Community program, which asks customers to round up their total as a donation to a different local nonprofit each month. Learn more at astoria.coop/change-for-community
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    29 mins
  • Beach Grass Roots - February 12th, 2026

    Beach Grass Roots - February 12th, 2026
    Feb 12 2026
    In this episode, we talk with AWE Astoria, a nonprofit that connects children and young adults with creative changemakers while supporting art, wellness and ecology experts in the community. AWE Astoria is the February 2026 beneficiary of the Astoria Co-op’s Change for Community program, which asks customers to round-up their total as a donation to a different local nonprofit each month. https://astoria.coop/change-for-community/
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    29 mins