Category: Food For Thought

Food For Thought Newsletter

View the new BFC Giving Program Guide Dear BFC community, For as long as I can remember, our Co-op has given donations to dozens of local organizations every year. When […]
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These are the minutes of the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors meeting held on June 1, 2026. Present Directors Present: Kevin Brennan, Calvin Dame, Liv Eck, Denise Glover, Anneka […]
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“Food that’s frozen, not frozen food.” This is Connie Fassuliotis’ favorite way of describing what Sweet Basil frozen meals are to people who have never tried them. Another apt description […]
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These are the minutes of the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors meeting that took place on Monday, May 4, 2026. Present Directors Present: Kevin Brennan, Calvin Dame, Denise Glover, […]
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What do you get when you combine a state that adores its local dairy with hilly terrain, relatively short growing seasons, and incredibly tenacious, creative farmers? You get a thriving […]
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These are the minutes of the April 6, 2026 Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors meeting. Present at meeting Directors Present: Kevin Brennan, Calvin Dame, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele […]
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April 2026 Michele Meulendyk has stepped down from the Co-op’s Board of Directors effective April 30. Per Board policy, when vacancies occur on the Board, the Board determines (in Executive […]
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Mi Tierra Tortillas

April 30, 2026
corn, water, lime. So simple, it’s poetry. Those are the ingredients of Mi Tierra tortillas and you can definitely taste the difference between the above and “corn masa flour, water, […]
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These are the minutes from the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors meeting that took place on Monday, March 2, 2026. Present at Meeting Directors Present: Kevin Brennan, Calvin Dame […]
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When the nectar flows, the bees know, and they let Tom Duncan know too. The bees tell Tom how they are doing and he is prepared to respond immediately to […]
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Present Directors Present: Kevin Brennan, Denise Glover [Zoom], Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Evan Silber, Sheena Tesch [Zoom], and Johanna Zalneraitis. Directors Absent: Calvin Dame. Staff Present: General Manager Emilee Hobbs, […]
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Bonté Bakery

February 27, 2026
We recently had the absolute pleasure of speaking with Anne Marie Shea, owner of Bonté Bakery in Montpelier, whose gluten-free bread is quickly taking the area by storm. The bread […]
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