In honor of Earth Day, we have big news! The Brattleboro Food Co-op has been awarded a grant of $500,000 from the USDA’s Rural Energy for America Program (REAP). REAP […]
What is sustainability? The most often quoted definition comes from the UN World Commission on Environment and Development: “sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without […]
Every year, our General Manager reports to the Board of Directors on what we are doing to achieve our Ends Policies, which state our purpose as an organization: what we […]
These are the minutes of the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors meeting that took place on Monday, February 3, 2025. Present at Meeting Directors Present: Kevin Brennan [Zoom], Calvin […]
Meeting minutes of the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors , Monday, January 6, 2025 Present at Meeting Board Members Present: Kevin Brennan, Calvin Dame, Denise Glover, Lee Halpern [Zoom], […]
These are the minutes of the December 2, 2024, Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors meeting. Present at Meeting: Directors Present: Kevin Brennan [Zoom], Calvin Dame, Denise Glover, Lee Halpern, […]
By Michele Meulendyk This year, as we celebrate our 50th Anniversary, we’ll be looking back at our origins, and forward toward the future. Each month our Co-op will explore the […]
By Michele Meulendyk In Part 1 of this article, I painted a brief picture of how our Board of Directors is shaped and how we use Policy Governance to delegate […]
These are the minutes of the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors meeting Monday, November 4, 2024 Present Directors Present: Kevin Brennan, Calvin Dame, Denise Glover, Lee Halpern, Anneka Kindler, […]
by Michele Meulendyk, Board President As a Shareholder-owned entity, the Co-op is overseen by an elected Board of Directors. The Board represents their fellow 9,000+ Shareholders, and serves as a […]
These are the minutes of the Board of Directors meeting which took place on Monday, October 14, 2024. Present at meeting Directors Present: Kevin Brennan, Calvin Dame, Denise Glover, Anneka […]
by Michele Meulendyk / President, Board of Directors We closed out the 2023-24 Board term-year with our Annual Shareholder Meeting on September 21. This year, with an eye to community […]
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.
If you are a shopper dedicated to buying organic and whole foods, committed to supporting our local community, organizations, and family farms, and believe in cooperative ownership, we encourage you to become a shareholder.
