Membership

• Ongoing maintenance and upgrades of this community hall.
• Discounts on exercise programs put on by members.
• Free educational and cultural programs put on by members.
• Volunteer Opportunities in the operation and programming of the Grange.
• Quarterly newsletters from the Bayside Grange and the California State Grange.
• Lobbying at the state and national level on issues voted on by the members at Annual Conventions.
• Legislative Alerts.
• Bayside Website: www.californiagrange.org

What do Bayside Grangers Do?

• Preservation of this Historic Grange Hall
• Networking and support of many community non profit organizations.
• Participation in "Breakfast in Bayside"
• Support of the Northcoast Growers Association and the Farmers Markets
• Expand services and equipment to support the renters.

What do Grangers across the State and Country Do?

• Work on neighborhood and community issues
• Have monthly talent shows
• Work with Organic Farmers to offer food tasting events.
• Install alternative energy devices on their halls.
• Maintain supplies in the event of natural disasters.
• Offer scholarships for youth.
• Support 4H and animal husbandry programs.

What is a Fraternal organization?
The Grange is a national fraternal association, the "Patrons of Husbandry".   It was formed during a populist movement after the Civil War in response the lack of  political and economic voice for the agricultural sector.   It was modeled after the Masonic lodge and structured around the idea of maintaining an estate with an Master, Overseer, Steward, Lecturer, etc.  Grange comes from the word Granary.

Most fraternal members are of the 4th degree but can go as high as the 7th.  There are 12 Granges in Humboldt County and 180 in California.  There are about 5,000 Granges across the country. Check out the Grange History page.