Flying Pig Thrift

Flying Pig Thrift is a nonprofit cooperative thrift store located at 722 Snelling Avenue in Saint Paul’s Hamline-Midway neighborhood, opened in July 2019 to honor children’s librarian Heather Valdez. As a registered 501(c)3 organization, all proceeds after rent are donated to local nonprofits including Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, MAVA, and Save Our Sons. The store offers high-quality resale goods, books, clothing, shoes, kitchen and bath items, and features work by local artists who use reused materials in their artwork.