Category: News & Events

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.
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Why be a member of NAACP? Support community Amplify the voices of those not easily heard Be an ally Gain leadership skills Pursue a passion project Meet new people   […]
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[BRATTLEBORO, VT, July 2020—] Our community will be eating 2,400 restaurant meals each week in August, for free. Everyone Eats! is a new program using federal funds to purchase meals from independently-owned […]
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A letter from the Windham County Vermont Branch of the NAACP to prospective members…   We at the Windham County Vermont Branch of the NAACP would like to let you […]
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BFC Staff Recognition

July 14, 2020
Each month, Co-op employees nominate colleagues they want to honor, and a committee comes together to vote on a winner. Our staff have all been heroic over these last months, […]
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Alaffia is a bodycare brand that exists not to make a profit but to fight poverty and increase gender equality. Olowo-n’djo Tchala and Prairie Rose Hyde met in 1996 in Togo, West Africa, when Hyde was there as a Peace Corps volunteer. They both grew up without much, though to differing degrees because of their countries of origin: Hyde’s family relied on assistance programs but she was still able to get a great education, while Tchala, one of 42 children (his father had multiple wives), had to drop out of school as an adolescent to help out his family. They married in the mid-90’s and moved to Olympia, WA, Hyde’s home town, and five years later they helped to form a shea butter cooperative in Tchala’s home, thinking they’d create jobs for women.
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Take a few minutes to enjoy this interview with Sabine Rhyne, General Manager of the Brattleboro Food Co-op. Wendy O’ Connell chats with Sabine for an 1/2 hour in a […]
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The dairy industry in Vermont is a true economic, agricultural and land management force. Yes, that’s right the dairy industry employs thousands of people, generates billions of dollars in revenue […]
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Flex and Reflex Thinking about the last few months, it continues to amaze me how much change we have needed to absorb, and how much change will remain a part […]
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The Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors shares with many in our community horror, outrage and grief at the killing of George Floyd, and the long list of those, before and […]
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Foodworks is for Everyone Christine Colascione is the Coordinator of Foodworks—Groundworks Collaborative’s food shelf program for anyone in need of food.   There is no question that the COVID-19 pandemic […]
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We’re offering work credit to Shareholders in exchange for making masks to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. Here are two patterns two of our employees have been using – […]
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