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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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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: April 2024

The meeting minutes of the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors held Monday, April 1, 2024. Present at meeting: Directors present: Calvin Dame, Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Evan Silber, Jerelyn Wilson, and Vanessa Vadim [arrived late, departed early]. Directors Absent: Johanna Zalneraitis. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: GM Anthony Santorelli, Board […]

Why on Earth would someone want to join the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors?

People often ask me why I joined the board of the Brattleboro Food Co-op. They might say “I was on a board once…” and trail off with a sigh, following that with “Never again!”. Then they thank me for doing the “hard work” of being on the board. It’s true: board service can be tedious. […]

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: March 2024

Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting from Monday, March 4, 2024 Present at meeting Directors Present: Calvin Dame, Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Jerelyn Wilson, Johanna Zalneraitis, and Vanessa Vadim [Zoom]. Board Directors Absent: Evan Silber. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: GM Anthony Santorelli, Board Administrator/Sustainability Coordinator Sarah Brennan. President Jerelyn […]

Acting Locally and Thinking Globally: Cooperating with Neighboring Co-ops

As shareholders doing our regular rounds through the Co-op, checking items off our shopping lists, it can be easy to forget that we’re participating in a global movement to change the world one co-op at a time. Recently, our new General Manager Anthony Santorelli, fellow Board member Denise Glover, and I had the opportunity to […]

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: February 2024

Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors Meeting Minutes from Monday, February 5, 2024. Directors Present: Calvin Dame, Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Evan Silber, Jerelyn Wilson, Johanna Zalneraitis, and Vanessa Vadim. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: GM Anthony Santorelli, Board Administrator/Sustainability Coordinator Sarah Brennan. Shareholders Davida Bagatelle and Sheila Adams [Zoom]. President Jerelyn […]

What Would You Tell a Shareholder

From the Board’s March meeting:

A Generous Thank You

By Calvin Dame, Board member In late August, the Co-op received the disappointing news that our respected and able General Manager, Lee Bradford, was departing. The Board of Directors of the Co-op is charged with the hiring and oversight of the General Manager, so aided by Emilee Hobbs, the Co-op’s Director of People and Culture, […]

Interview and Introduction: Anthony Santorelli, the BFC’s new GM

For a little context: this is written from the perspective of a BFC staff member who has worked at the Co-op for about thirteen years in various departments: first in the Kitchen, then Shareholder Services, and now as the Content & Community Relations Coordinator. (My name is Ruth and a lot of you reading this […]

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: January 2024

Meeting Date: Monday, January 10, 2024 Present at Meeting Directors Present: Calvin Dame, Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Jerelyn Wilson, and Johanna Zalneraitis. Directors Absent: Vanessa Vadim. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: CFO Anthony Santorelli, Director of Food Services Elias Abdul Sater, Board Administrator/Sustainability Coordinator Sarah Brennan. Shareholders Sheila Adams [Zoom, arrived […]

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The meeting minutes of the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors held Monday, April 1, 2024. Present at meeting: Directors present: Calvin Dame, Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Evan Silber, Jerelyn Wilson, and Vanessa Vadim [arrived late, departed early]. Directors Absent: Johanna Zalneraitis. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: GM Anthony Santorelli, Board […]

Coffee is truly a global connector. Almost the entire population of planet Earth could be divided into two groups: coffee consumers and coffee suppliers. These days there’s more gray area than there used to be–Beth Spong, CEO of Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee, told me that in Indonesia, where a lot of coffee is grown, there’s […]

On Friday, April 19th, Brattleboro Food Co-op hosted a Wellness Fair. Many folks applied to participate, and thirteen wonderful local businesses took part. The café bubbled over with excited energy as folks engaged in conversation, tried exercises and sampled goodies. In the words of life coach Heidi Fortsch, “It was a much needed infusion of […]

People often ask me why I joined the board of the Brattleboro Food Co-op. They might say “I was on a board once…” and trail off with a sigh, following that with “Never again!”. Then they thank me for doing the “hard work” of being on the board. It’s true: board service can be tedious. […]

By Sarah Brennan, Board Administrator/Sustainability Coordinator In honor of Earth Day, it’s time for an update on what the Co-op has been up to on the sustainability front. First off, allow me to introduce myself… I’ve been the Board Administrator since 2016, and last summer, I was given the privilege of an expanded role at […]

Minutes of the Board of Directors Meeting from Monday, March 4, 2024 Present at meeting Directors Present: Calvin Dame, Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Jerelyn Wilson, Johanna Zalneraitis, and Vanessa Vadim [Zoom]. Board Directors Absent: Evan Silber. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: GM Anthony Santorelli, Board Administrator/Sustainability Coordinator Sarah Brennan. President Jerelyn […]

As a very young man in the 1980s, Larry Plesent started a successful window washing business. He was driven, energetic, bright, and creative. It seems the only thing that kept him down was this terrible rash that appeared on his forearms and wouldn’t go away for almost a decade. No one in the medical community […]

As shareholders doing our regular rounds through the Co-op, checking items off our shopping lists, it can be easy to forget that we’re participating in a global movement to change the world one co-op at a time. Recently, our new General Manager Anthony Santorelli, fellow Board member Denise Glover, and I had the opportunity to […]

Greetings, fellow Cooperators! As of this writing, it has been about one month since I assumed my new role as General Manager, and I thought it was about time to reach out to you all. First and foremost I would like to just say thank you. Thank you for all of your hard work and […]

St. Patrick’s Day will be here before you know it, and we are celebrating at the BFC in true Irish style. Of course, all your traditional favorites are available for your delight, but we want to draw your focus this year to our outstanding Seafood department. We will celebrate the holiday with a big tasty […]

Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors Meeting Minutes from Monday, February 5, 2024. Directors Present: Calvin Dame, Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Evan Silber, Jerelyn Wilson, Johanna Zalneraitis, and Vanessa Vadim. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: GM Anthony Santorelli, Board Administrator/Sustainability Coordinator Sarah Brennan. Shareholders Davida Bagatelle and Sheila Adams [Zoom]. President Jerelyn […]

From the Board’s March meeting:

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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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: April 2024

Why on Earth would someone want to join the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors?

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: March 2024

Acting Locally and Thinking Globally: Cooperating with Neighboring Co-ops

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: February 2024

What Would You Tell a Shareholder

A Generous Thank You

Interview and Introduction: Anthony Santorelli, the BFC’s new GM

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: January 2024

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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: April 2024

Dean’s Beans Organic Coffee: Indigenous Activism in Every Cup

Wellness Fair Report!

Why on Earth would someone want to join the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors?

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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: March 2024

Vermont Soap: Soap for the People

Acting Locally and Thinking Globally: Cooperating with Neighboring Co-ops

March Update

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Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: February 2024

What Would You Tell a Shareholder

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