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Three days a week, a funky bus transformed into a kitchen-on-wheels parks in a Minneapolis or St. Paul neighborhood. Inside cooks whip up such entrees as stuffed green peppers or zucchini with brie cheese, while others drag out a sign saying, “Free Meal Here Tonight.”

By 5 p.m., neighbors start mingling outside one of the most unconventional free-meal services in Minnesota. It’s run by Sisters’ Camelot, an equally offbeat nonprofit that has given away organic produce to low-income neighborhoods for years — out of a different bus — before launching mobile organic meals last month.

Organics isn’t the only thing that sets it apart. There’s no set schedule for where the bus goes. Staff decide day-to-day. Anyone, poor or rich, is welcome to walk up to the bus window and grab a plate. Its goal isn’t just to feed the hungry, but to “build community” in the parks and street corners where the bus is parked.

“We’re kind of out of the mainstream,” said Rob Czernik, volunteer coordinator for Sisters’ Camelot. “We don’t check IDs or keep track of how often people come. We deal mainly with perishable foods. And we give people an opportunity to try something new.”

Czernik was among about two dozen people relaxing on the lawn of Peavey Park in south Minneapolis this week, shortly after serving time. They dined on cheese quesadillas, stir-fried green and red peppers, seasoned rice and banana-raspberry cake.