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Food For Thought

Food For Thought is our Co-op’s newsletter in which we proudly feature local producers — farmers, herbalists, food vendors, and artisans

Supporting the local economy is extremely important to us and is vital to our cooperatively owned business. You will also enjoy articles from our General Manager and Board of Directors, features of new products, recipes, sales, highlights of local organizations, and more.

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Update on the COVID19 outbreak at Champlain Orchards… You may have heard that that the Champlain Orchards crew in Shoreham,VT are experiencing a cluster of positive COVID tests. Currently the Co-op […]

October is National Co-op Month, and each year we choose to highlight a co-op that is locally owned and sold right here at your Brattleboro Food Co-op. Cabot Cooperative offers […]

Typically, bylaws are the stuff of dust. We – meaning everyone – tend not to pay attention to them and they gather dust on a shelf if printed or go […]

September 22, 2020 is National Voter Registration Day Brattleboro Food Co-op plans to register voters in Brattleboro, VT to celebrate the national holiday. Brattleboro, VT – September 8 — On September […]

I used to dislike apples when I was a kid, but then I tried heirloom apples from Scott Farm Orchard, and I realized it wasn’t that I didn’t like apples, I just wasn’t eating the right ones! Have you ever tasted an Ashmead’s Kernel, a Pitmaston Pineapple, a Knobbed Russet? How about a Reine des Reinettes? With their strange names and crowd-pleasing flavors, these historic gems (heirloom means they’re over 100 years old) are a world away from the mass market fruits trucked in from Washington State.

Fall is always a little bit of a restart in our industry—summer sales tail off a bit as people begin to get ready for fall routines, and the gathering of […]

I have to be honest with you: there are several areas of Board focus and work that are not easy. These areas involve careful and thoughtful focus on detail – […]

Daniel, our Facilities Manager, recently responded to a Shareholder who asked when our plastic bag recycling bin, which used to be in our exitway before the pandemic hit. We know […]

BRATTLEBORO, VT — A fixture of autumn in southeast Vermont, the Empty Bowls fundraiser for the food shelf at Groundworks Collaborative will look very different this year. This is the 17th year organizers have come together to raise funds for the food shelf now known as Foodworks.

And how are you holding up? Now that we know we are running a marathon of indeterminate length, the stress of adjustment has a different feel. However, along with resignation, regret, and concern, we have discovered new ways to minister to ourselves, and also to harness some of that concern and anger into action.

Beer brewing and its recipes were first noted on scrolls dating as far back as 5000 BC. The process and flavors progressed during the Middle Ages throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia up to the present day. From the ancient Egyptians to medieval monks and through U.S. Prohibition, beer has long been revered as a delicious and refreshing beverage.

As I don my COVID facemask and walk down Brattleboro’s Main Street, I hear Black Lives Matters supporters’ calls for justice and see MAGA (Make America Great Again) supporters seeking […]

Each month we focus on identifying a local producer to feature in our monthly newsletter, Food for Thought and in-store. We conduct an in-depth interview, and feature photos, creating an article that reaches over 9,000 shareholders. We invite the producer to the Co-op to show off their wares through a demonstration or a tasting. We promote the producer and event through print materials as well as our website, Facebook, and Instagram advertising. This program is central to our cooperatively owned business.

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News and Updates

Holiday Gifts Staff Picks

An Update on Our Welcome

What’s New at the Co-op? Kvaroy Salmon!

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Champlain Orchards Update

Echo Farm

Proposed Changes to the Bylaws

Brattleboro Food Co-op plans to register voters Sept 22nd

Scott Farm Orchard

Wait… Are Things Looking Up?

BFC’s Purpose and Mission Statements

An Update on Plastic Bag Recycling from Dan in Facilities

Empty Bowls Fundraiser for Foodworks Goes Virtual with Curbside Pickup and Retail Sales

The Road Not Yet Traveled

Burlington Beer Company

Aligning with Allies

About Producer of The Month

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