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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

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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Upcoming Vote on Board Compensation

From the Board of Directors You may have noticed, in last month’s Food For Thought, that during this year’s election cycle in September, the Board is offering Shareholders an opportunity to vote on changes to Bylaw 5.6 – Board Compensation*. For nearly 50 years, Brattleboro Food Co-op’s Boards of Directors have served to represent our […]

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: July 2024

Meeting minutes from the Monday, July 8, 2024, Board of Directors meeting. Present: Directors Present: Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Evan Silber, Jerelyn Wilson, and Johanna Zalneraitis. Directors Absent: Calvin Dame and Vanessa Vadim. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: GM Anthony Santorelli, Director of Accounting and Finance Mudith Kalutota, Board Administrator/Sustainability Coordinator […]

Board Compensation: Proposed Bylaw Change

by The Board of Directors Going into our 50th year, the Brattleboro Food Co-op has grown significantly from its humble origins, and with growth comes complexity, for the Board, as well as the business. This year, we offer shareholders the opportunity to vote on changing how Board members are compensated for their service. Providing meaningful […]

2024 Annual Meeting Registration Now Live!

Register today for our 2024 Annual Meeting! The 2024 Annual Meeting, being held at the Retreat Farm North Barn, is a family-friendly event. We can’t wait to see you there!

What Makes the Co-op the Co-op?

By Judy Fink, Board member On Tuesday, June 18 at 5:30 in the BFC Community Room, the Board launched the first of what will be an annual spring event. Jerelyn Wilson, BFC Board President and Anthony Santorelli, General Manager, facilitated a lively conversation with new and veteran shareholders, BFC employees and Board members, addressing the […]

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: June 2024

These are the minutes of the June 3, 2024, Board of Directors meeting. Present at meeting Directors Present: Calvin Dame [Zoom], Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Evan Silber, Jerelyn Wilson [arrived during Shareholder Input], and Johanna Zalneraitis. Directors Absent: Vanessa Vadim. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: GM Anthony Santorelli, Board Administrator/Sustainability Coordinator […]

Goodbyes and Hellos

By Michele Meulendyk, Board Vice President As we welcome new Board members each term, in November, the Board lays the foundation of our work for the coming year. Board members choose which committees they will work with and we begin to look toward preparing for the Annual Shareholder Meeting. At that point, it feels like […]

Living Wage Unpacked

By Jerelyn Wilson, President, BFC Board of Directors On April 19 the Co-op posted a letter from me to all Shareholders (for whom we have emails). It was entitled: Empowering Shareholders: A Call to Action from the Board President. This letter was meant to inspire our Co-op owners to consider Board service. A dynamic, healthy, […]

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: May 2024

Meeting minutes of the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors meeting: Monday, May 6, 2024 Present at meeting Directors PresentCalvin Dame [Zoom], Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler [Zoom], Michele Meulendyk, Evan Silber, Jerelyn Wilson, Vanessa Vadim [arrived late, departed early], and Johanna Zalneraitis. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present GM Anthony Santorelli, Director of Finance […]

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Brattleboro, VT — September 2024 In a heartfelt commitment to the well-being of its community, the Brattleboro Food Co-op is thrilled to announce the launch of the BFC Cares program this September. Designed to feed the heart of the Brattleboro community, this initiative will provide crucial support to local efforts aimed at ensuring everyone has […]

Register today for our 2024 Annual Meeting! The 2024 Annual Meeting, being held at the Retreat Farm North Barn, is a family-friendly event. We can’t wait to see you there!

Meet Team Cheese! Mongers: Nettie, Carol, Janet, Cal, and Scott. Buyer: Shelby. Manager: Beth. We inhabit Cheese Island, a truly unique cheese department, a hybridizing of specialty local, artisanal cheese offerings, with uncommon and hard-to-find imported cheeses and pre-packaged convenience cheeses for the everyday cheese drawer. Nettie, Carol, and Janet have been the friendly faces […]

From: HinkelIanni, Christine <Christine.HinkelIanni@vermont.gov> Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2024 3:59 PMTo: ACCD <ACCD@vermont.gov>Subject: Interim Regulatory Exemptions in Place to Create More Housing Vermonters Can Afford FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 22, 2024 Contacts:Christine Hinkel Ianni, Communications DirectorAgency of Commerce and Community DevelopmentChristine.HinkelIanni@Vermont.gov INTERIM REGULATORY EXEMPTIONS IN PLACE TO CREATE MORE HOUSING VERMONTERS CAN AFFORDNew Tool Maps Areas Where Housing Can Be Built […]

From the Board of Directors You may have noticed, in last month’s Food For Thought, that during this year’s election cycle in September, the Board is offering Shareholders an opportunity to vote on changes to Bylaw 5.6 – Board Compensation*. For nearly 50 years, Brattleboro Food Co-op’s Boards of Directors have served to represent our […]

Get to Know Your Fascia Louise LeGouis – Homebody While you may be very familiar with the World Wide Web, you may need a better sense of your inner super-highway of connectivity. Getting to know your fascia may support your health. Did you know that fascia has six times more nerve receptors than muscles? Or […]

Meeting minutes from the Monday, July 8, 2024, Board of Directors meeting. Present: Directors Present: Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Evan Silber, Jerelyn Wilson, and Johanna Zalneraitis. Directors Absent: Calvin Dame and Vanessa Vadim. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: GM Anthony Santorelli, Director of Accounting and Finance Mudith Kalutota, Board Administrator/Sustainability Coordinator […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2024 Contact: Erbin Crowell, Executive DirectorNeighboring Food Co-op AssociationTel: 401-419-0381E-mail: erbin@nfca.coop On Tuesday, July 9, Neighboring Food Co-op Association executive director Erbin Crowell joined the National Cooperative Business Association, the International Cooperative Alliance, and representatives from co-ops and credit unions around the world at the United Nations in […]

August 5, 2024 By National Co-op Grocers® Brattleboro Food Co-op (Brattleboro, Vt.) is taking a unique and proactive approach to building community connections to serve unhoused individuals in their area. The co-op’s downtown store is located next to a city park with a large unhoused population. Over the past couple of years, the co-op has […]

by The Board of Directors Going into our 50th year, the Brattleboro Food Co-op has grown significantly from its humble origins, and with growth comes complexity, for the Board, as well as the business. This year, we offer shareholders the opportunity to vote on changing how Board members are compensated for their service. Providing meaningful […]

If you’ve ever had Maplebrook Farm mozzarella, you know they are pillowy bundles of milky white softness. They’re made just on the other side of the mountain on Route 9 in Bennington, VT, by a second-generation Italian cheesemaker, the perfect fusion of Old World and New—artisanal technique and fresh local milk. For over twenty years, […]

By John Truncale, Produce Department Manager The Produce department at the Brattleboro Food Co-op has been the gateway to the rest of the store ever since we moved into the new building back in 2012. The Co-op offers the best customer service from our distinguished and knowledgeable Produce team every hour the store is open. […]

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

Upcoming Vote on Board Compensation

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: July 2024

Board Compensation: Proposed Bylaw Change

2024 Annual Meeting Registration Now Live!

What Makes the Co-op the Co-op?

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: June 2024

Goodbyes and Hellos

Living Wage Unpacked

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: May 2024

Discover More News

Brattleboro Food Co-op Launches BFC Cares Program to Nourish Community

2024 Annual Meeting Registration Now Live!

Spotlight On: Cheese Department

Interim Regulatory Exemptions in Place to Create More Housing Vermonters Can Afford

Upcoming Vote on Board Compensation

Practitioners Corner

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: July 2024

LAUNCH OF YEAR OF CO-OPS CELEBRATED AT UNITED NATIONS

Brattleboro Starts Initiative to Assist Unhoused Neighbors

Board Compensation: Proposed Bylaw Change

Maplebrook Farm-Italian Fresh Cheeses Made in Vermont’s Green Mountains

Spotlight On: Produce Department

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