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Food For Thought is our Co-op’s newsletter in which we proudly feature local producers — farmers, herbalists, food vendors, and artisans

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Join us throughout May as we celebrate our roots with a Spring Plant Sale, a Wellness Fair, special events, classes, a Tierra Farms Giveaway, a $50 Gift Card Giveaway, and more!
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Handcrafted Tofu with Deep Roots and a Clear Vision Vermont Soy began in the early 2000s as a small but determined effort to bring locally sourced, authentically made soy products to the people of the Northeast. It was founded by Andrew Meyer, a Hardwick dairy farm native with a passion for sustainable food systems, and […]
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Author: Sheena Tesch, Board Member My passion for food started with farming. I had always gardened, but 14 years ago my travels landed me on an organic seed saving farm in California. This was my first time growing on a larger scale and I was immediately in love. Watching and supporting vegetables as they went […]
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From the Board of Directors As you may be aware from our email to shareholders, or from the article in the April 5th Reformer, our General Manager Anthony Santorelli is stepping down at the end of June for personal reasons. You can read more about that here. In light of Anthony’s departure, the Board of […]
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All, It is with great sadness and a heavy heart that I must announce that at the end of June I will be unable to continue my current role and responsibilities as General Manager of our beloved co-op. This decision is strictly for personal reasons. This is an extremely difficult decision for me to make, […]
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These are the minutes of the March 3, 2025 Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors Meeting. Present at Meeting Directors Present: Kevin Brennan, Calvin Dame, Denise Glover, Lee Halpern, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Evan Silber, Sheena Tesch and Johanna Zalneraitis. Directors absent: None. Staff: GM Anthony Santorelli, Board Administrator/Sustainability Coordinator Sarah Brennan. Shareholders: Donna K-Brooks […]
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The Bulk foods department has been an integral part of the Brattleboro Food co-op since the beginning.  Bulk foods have always been popular with shoppers at the BFC because it gives them the ability to purchase only the amount they need, reduces packaging waste, often has better pricing, and because of the availability of products […]
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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 helps rural small businesses invest in renewable energy systems and energy efficiency improvements. With the help of this funding, we will be replacing our entire […]
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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 compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.” In the charter for the UCLA Sustainability Committee, sustainability is defined as: “the integration […]
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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 are trying to accomplish, for whom, and at what cost. Our Ends Policies were updated in 2023. Below, Board member Evan Silber shares his impressions […]
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In 2004, as Stina Kutzer neared her fiftieth birthday, her husband surprised her with an unexpected but deeply meaningful gift: a three-day-old Jersey calf named Babette. For Stina, Babette was more than just a calf—she was the spark that reignited a long-held dream of running a small dairy, a vision Stina had carried since the […]
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Join us throughout April as we celebrate Sustainability with special events, classes, a 19.75% off Bulk Sale, a $50 Gift Card Giveaway, and more!
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