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Member since: 2004  Reason for Joining: To support an organization that’s doing good work and committed to a higher quality of food. Favorite Department: Bulk! Marilyn Chiarello first joined the co-op as […]
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CALVIN DAME How long have you lived in the Brattleboro area? 9 years When did you become a shareholder of the BFC? 2013 1. Why would you like to serve […]
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Meet and chat with Board members Wednesday, October 19, 2022, in the Co-op Café from 5 – 6 pm. Curious about how the Co-op is run?  (Of course you are.) […]
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The answers from the Board’s October 3 meeting: We talked about what makes a co-op a co-op. It’s an economic model that is more equitable than the capitalistic model. We […]
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On Tuesday, September 28, my work for the Brattleboro Food Co-op put me on a flight to Washington, D.C. I would soon join Karin Mott of Middlebury Natural Foods Co-op […]
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Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors September Meeting Minutes Monday, September 12, 2022 Directors Present: Calvin Dame, Judy Fink, Denise Glover, John Hatton, Jerelyn Wilson, and Johanna Zalneraitis. Directors Absent: […]
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  Sprouted Brown Rice Watch our YouTube video showing how to make this here! 4 cups short grain brown rice water Place brown rice in a bowl, and cover with […]
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Fall is here, and our Annual Meeting is right around the corner! The theme for our meeting this year is “ensuring a thriving future for our Co-op,” and we have […]
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It’s always been a tough road for dairy farmers. Back in the days before the invention of things like cream separators and pasteurization, everything had to be done by hand, […]
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It is easy to think of the Co-op as just another choice when you’re shopping for groceries. I know I sometimes do. It is easy to forget that co-ops are […]
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From the Board’s September 12, 2022 meeting: ·   We had a lively conversation about the justification for the BFC to exist. Our visitors participated with insight and enthusiasm. ·   If […]
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Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors  August Meeting Minutes Monday, August 1, 2022 Directors Present: Calvin Dame, Judy Fink, Denise Glover, John Hatton, Michele Meulendyk, Jerelyn Wilson, and Johanna Zalneraitis. […]
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