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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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News from the Board of Directors

Hear from our Board of Directors, read up on Meeting Minutes, news and more.

From the BOD: What would you tell a shareholder?

From the Board’s November 4 meeting: – We’re excited to have two candidates running for the Board – We had a full house with many guests and great discussions – […]

Board Tabling: November 2019

Each month, two of members of the Co-op’s Board of Directors “table*” in the Co-op. This is an opportunity for Shareholders to speak casually with members of the Board of […]

A Welcoming Community

Last year I wrote my first Co-op article on the topic of a welcoming community. To recap: In that article I spoke about my move to Brattleboro. It was a […]

Proposed Bylaw Changes

Writing the September Food For Thought article by the end of the first week of August feels odd. I feel like summertime with all that means and involves is slipping […]

The Price of Success

A few years ago, I accepted a part time job running a fledgling program. It seemed perfect! I was committed to the mission, liked the hours, and was intrigued by […]

A Bright Spot in the 2020 Election

Looking for something cheerful in the 2020 election season? Run for the Board of this shining beacon of hope, the Brattleboro Food Co-op! While 2019 has only one board seat […]

Family & Community

“…community is the optimal condition for human fulfillment.” – Sidney Pobihushchy I’ve been thinking a lot about family and community lately as my own family has grown in the past […]

BOD Report: Pennywise Shopping

End 1: The BFC exists to meet its Shareholders’ collective needs for reasonably priced food and products with an emphasis on healthy, locally grown organic and fairly traded foods. One of […]

Diving Into Board Service: The First Two Months

It’s late January. I was elected to the Board two months ago and have taken a deep dive: two BFC Board meetings, two tablings, committee meetings, a daylong retreat with […]

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Calvin Dame was elected to the Co-op Board of Directors last November for a 1-year term. As you’ll read below, Calvin is a retired Unitarian Minister, and served for eight […]

Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors January Meeting Held via Zoom Monday, February 14, 2022 Directors Present: Calvin Dame, Nick Dickison, Judy Fink, Denise Glover, John Hatton, Michele Meulendyk, Jerelyn […]

Please help us spread this news! Groundworks Collaborative is recruiting two seasoned and dynamic leaders to oversee and lead change in our shelters and food distribution center. Reporting directly to the executive […]

On a recent Tuesday afternoon in the Whitingham Municipal Center in Jacksonville, more than forty local seniors were finishing up their desserts from a congregate meal, while a dozen or […]

Just off Main Street in Brattleboro, VT, a farm called Grateful Greens is growing nutrient-dense greens in what was an unused basement and office facility. It’s an amazing concept built […]

I am very excited to announce that we have hired a new General Manager Lee Bradford! It has been a great experience for me to be the interim general manager […]

With much enthusiasm the Board of Directors announces the hiring of Lee Bradford as the Brattleboro Food Co-op’s new General Manager. Lee offers over 26 years of business management expertise […]

Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors January Meeting Held via Zoom Monday, January 3, 2021 Directors Present: Calvin Dame, Nick Dickison, Judy Fink, Denise Glover, John Hatton, Michele Meulendyk, Jerelyn […]

The Board of Directors is pleased to announce that it has appointed Yoshi Manale to fill the remainder of Steffen Gillom’s term on the Board (term expires 2023). Here is […]

Thousand Hills Lifetime Grazed Meat! Three new products have arrived from the independent farmer-owned, Thousand Hills farm, Clearwater, MN. Thousand Hills has been focused on one Mission: To nourish the soil, […]

Judy Fink is a star. She was an elementary school teacher for much of her working life, retired, came to Vermont, and has been doing volunteer work ever since. She […]

Vermont poets and those within a 50-mile radius in the southeast tri-state region, are invited to send no more than two (2) poems to Write Action for the second annual […]

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 from the Board of Directors

From the BOD: What would you tell a shareholder?

Board Tabling: November 2019

A Welcoming Community

Proposed Bylaw Changes

The Price of Success

A Bright Spot in the 2020 Election

Family & Community

BOD Report: Pennywise Shopping

Diving Into Board Service: The First Two Months

Discover More News

Calvin Dame: Board of Director Interview

Board of Directors Meeting: February 2022

Groundworks Collaborative is hiring!

Meals on Wheels Celebrates 50 years

Grateful Greens

We Hired a GM

Brattleboro Food Co-op hires new GM

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: January 2022

New Board Member Appointed

What’s New at the Co-op? Thousand Hills

Board of Director interview: Judy Fink

Poems Around Town ’22

About Producer of The Month

Shop Online

On Sale Now!

Become a Shareholder

Round Up for Change