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A growing mutual aid pantry project!
Located at @backpocket_mn in St. Paul MN! 429 Wabasha St. S, Saint Paul, MN, 55107
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@openmarketmn happening at @backstorycoffee now until 2pm(ish)! Come get your free produce, flowers, and other food goodies! The Open Market is a mutual aid concept that is funded by Patreon subscriptions and help bring free markets to our community!

This weekend is @wabashabrewing 11 year anniversary! @poohs_foodfayasoul & @eggrollqueenfoodtruck will be here! Live music and @being.bethanymae mobile mending and screen printing is right outside too!

MUTUAL AID IS THE GOVERNMENT’S WORST NIGHTMARE!!! taken in West Side, Saint Paul by @thefreebodega
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COMING UP QUICKLY! 😮‍💨 we’re excited for another block party!

Pumpkin Patch Bash 2026
📍432 Wabasha St. S, St. Paul, MN, 55107
@backstorycoffee @wabashabrewing @west_side_farmers_market 
10am-5pm 
🍻 AFTER PARTY at Wabasha, they are open until 10!

Come get your PUMPKINS! 🎃 this event features local vendors, live music, cold beer from Wabasha, a costume contest hosted by Back Pocket, food trucks, and other fun activities for the occasion! 

Look out for some future posts about all of the fun activities we will be offering between all 3 businesses! It was so fun to be in community with everyone last year, as an official business on this corner! We promise that we will have kid appropriate prizes for the costume contest this year! 😂 taken in Back Pocket Vintage & Thrift Store by @thefreebodega
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THIS SATURDAY: COME GET YOUR GROCERIES AT THE OPEN MARKET 🍅🥦🍎

Our pals @openmarketmn will be back at the West Side-STP coffee bar from 10-2. Bring a bag to fill up with fresh produce & pantry staples! The Open Market is free for all & funded by community donations. Come share in the Fall produce bounty with us!

While you're here, head across the street to @thefreebodega at @backpocket_mn for more community-funded mutual aid resources!

#openmarket #communitycare taken in Backstory Coffee Roasters by @thefreebodega
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Hi! We are still here at @backpocket_mn on the West Side of Saint Paul! Our mutual aid pantry is open during Back Pocket business hours. We’ve been in operation since February 2026, during the height of Operation Metro Surge. ICE still exists and is abducting people of all ages! ICE is still here terrorizing our streets! It might not be 3,000+ agents right now, but we all still have the fight in us if those masked goons troops return full force! 

We would like to remind everyone that @mayorkaohlyher and the Saint Paul City Council have not changed their strategies in attempt to eradicate homelessness. Instead of seeing our neighbors as individuals in need of help and equity, and instead of listening to local experts and community leaders in all applicable fields regarding homelessness, they see a mass problem that can only be solved with violent sweeps that perpetuate the issue even further! The housing crisis is a government and real estate problem. And the two of them are in bed together! 👀

Please consider donating to our Venmo @back-pocket-vintage or some cash in person! We also take nonperishable food and snacks, and of course, secondhand clothing! The toiletries are always a crowd favorite. 🙏🏼 we so appreciate our community!

Cheers,

Ally & Jacob taken in Back Pocket Vintage & Thrift Store by @thefreebodega
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Ope! Only two weeks left to drop your application for the West Sides favorite Fall artisan and harvest festival. 

We are looking for artists, bakers, artisan crafters, cottage food makers, canners, picklers, and more!

Apply now for our artisan market on Saturday, October 17th from 10am-5pm

Vendor application link is in the West Side Farmers Market bio. taken in West Side, Saint Paul by @thefreebodega
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SPECIAL STATE FAIR HOURS!

We are only open Saturdays and Sundays all 12 days of the fair! Our temporary hours are on Google! 

This is a tough time for local businesses, so if you are looking for cute State Fair outfits and accessories, we’re here for you! Keep us in mind! taken in Minnesota State Fair by @thefreebodega
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Did you know about @stpdiscountgrocery near 280/University? This is an amazing place to buy affordable groceries for deep discounts and their business is doing good work in the community supporting little food pantries like ours! 

They are running a food and supplies drive for us through this Saturday, August 29th where people can purchase items for the Free Bodega to leave at discount grocery for us to pick up! 

We also stopped at @rising.waters.mutual.aid to pick up some overstock at their hub for ours, and we scheduled a Narcan training in October at our shop with them! More details coming soon on that…

We are always looking for community partnerships to keep our little pantry going! We will be scheduling a volunteer meeting soon to discuss the evolution of the Free Bodega and how we will keep this going! 

THANK U EVERYONE 🥲 taken in Saint Paul Discount Grocery by @thefreebodega
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Come on out to @backpocket_mn for our Flash Printing event from 1-5pm where proceeds help @backpocket_mn 🔥

Come on out and get some clothes tatted🤘🏼 by @thefreebodega
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HAPPENING NOW! 

At our shop with @antifabrics making resistance art! She is live block printing on garments of your choosing! We have blank masc & femme shirts available with a suggested donation. We also have an entire shop full of clothing that you can purchase and print on! Feel free to pop in @thefreebodega to see what free garments we have. Oh, we also have fabric scraps for patches! 

$10 small print
$15 large print 

All block print sales benefit the Free Bodega! taken in Back Pocket Vintage & Thrift Store by @thefreebodega
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LFG medieval mavens and maidens ⭐️

Grab a KING LEMON, benefiting the @thefreebodega, and come on through! by @thefreebodega
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‼️ Support our displaced neighbors‼️
The tavern hath bewed a one-day-only potion that donates $1 a chalice directly to @backpocket_mn's @thefreebodega. 

KING LEMON; A rosemary + thyme infused lemonade sweetened with honey

You may request an addition of matcha or cold brew if it pleases thee 🍵

Available 8/15 ONLY ⭐️ taken in Backstory Coffee Roasters by @thefreebodega
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LIVE FLASH PRINTING EVENT 🔥
Catch me on Monday 8/17 @backpocket_mn for a live Flash Printing⚡event from 1-5pm to raise money for @thefreebodega and get some textiles tatted! 

Textiles will be provided by Back Pocket Vintage and customizable clothing will be available for purchase! All designs will be available in black ink. 

Hope to see you there! by @thefreebodega
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2 months ago
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