Category: Food For Thought

Food For Thought Newsletter

Nutty Steph’s

February 1, 2018
The story of Nutty Steph’s starts at a Vermont gas station in 2003, when Stephanie Jaquelyn Rieke and her mother bought some granola as a snack. Her mom was unimpressed […]
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Hearing Voices

February 1, 2018
We are asking you to take some extra time this month to give us feedback. Not a lot of time, mind you, and although we have already heard from many […]
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The 2017 Annual Meeting, our 42nd, was outstanding in many ways: it was held in downtown Brattleboro at the New England Youth Theatre on a Friday evening, it was a […]
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It’s January: HAPPY NEW YEAR! Winter may be here—depending on what Mother Nature has in store for us, with climate change and other factors affecting the weather patterns these days—and […]
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Wild Branch Foods

January 1, 2018
Chris Chaisson has had a passion for farming and food since an early age. It all started at the age of 3 when he lived in Western MA and helped […]
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At the turn of the millennium, the leadership of our Co-op, both on the board and on the management team, worked on understanding where our business could make changes in […]
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Green River Aprons— For six years now Green River Aprons has been stitching up the finest aprons around. Edith and Kathy’s approach is one of precision made possible by their […]
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Measuring Impact

November 30, 2017
I have previously referred to the process that our board uses to measure how well we are achieving our goals at nearly every board meeting. As the one charged with […]
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Winter is just around the corner as the days grow shorter now. All the berries are gone for the season except the ones in my freezer, but there is still […]
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Ok, it’s no secret — I hope, anyway — that I’m a realtor, have been for the last 15 years. I often get to entertain people from out of our […]
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Bulk Department Update

November 1, 2017
Thanks for all of the feedback on our Bulk Department redesign. We appreciate the honesty, ideas and support. We felt it appropriate to share a few of the questions/comments/feedback from […]
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I have always loved the glorious sweet potato!! I ate them frequently as a child since my mother was very nutrition-conscious and wanted to provide us with the best foods. […]
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