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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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Building Stronger Cooperative Communities

By Michele Meulendyk Co-ops have a long history in America, though their stories seem to come in waves. Often rooted in upheaval and economic hardship, they arise as a means to leverage collective power for fairness, safety and survival. This collective action brings power to the people, yet, when societal security reasserts itself, the sense […]

Report from the GM Search Committee

The GM Search Committee has been actively preparing for the hiring of a new General Manager to guide the Brattleboro Food Co-op into its next chapter. Building on insights from our previous searches in 2021 and 2023, we’ve drafted a comprehensive job description and a stakeholder engagement process. The job description outlines the essential experience, […]

Board of Directors Meeting: April 2025

These are the minutes of the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors Meeting on Monday, April 7, 2025. Present at Meeting Directors Present: Kevin Brennan, Calvin Dame, Denise Glover, Lee Halpern, Anneka Kindler, MicheleMeulendyk, Evan Silber (Zoom), Sheena Tesch and Johanna Zalneraitis. Directors absent: None. Staff and Other Shareholders Present: GM Anthony Santorelli, Board Administrator/Sustainability […]

Local Farming

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 […]

GM Search Update

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 […]

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: March 2025

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 […]

Sustainability at the Co-op: Big News!

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 […]

My View of Sustainability as a BFC Board Member

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 […]

Recent Sustainability Accomplishments at the Co-op

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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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!

By Michele Meulendyk Co-ops have a long history in America, though their stories seem to come in waves. Often rooted in upheaval and economic hardship, they arise as a means to leverage collective power for fairness, safety and survival. This collective action brings power to the people, yet, when societal security reasserts itself, the sense […]

The GM Search Committee has been actively preparing for the hiring of a new General Manager to guide the Brattleboro Food Co-op into its next chapter. Building on insights from our previous searches in 2021 and 2023, we’ve drafted a comprehensive job description and a stakeholder engagement process. The job description outlines the essential experience, […]

These are the minutes of the Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors Meeting on Monday, April 7, 2025. Present at Meeting Directors Present: Kevin Brennan, Calvin Dame, Denise Glover, Lee Halpern, Anneka Kindler, MicheleMeulendyk, Evan Silber (Zoom), Sheena Tesch and Johanna Zalneraitis. Directors absent: None. Staff and Other Shareholders Present: GM Anthony Santorelli, Board Administrator/Sustainability […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 and Updates

Vermont Soy

An Important Update from Our GM

Building Stronger Cooperative Communities

Food For Thought

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News from the Board of Directors

Building Stronger Cooperative Communities

Report from the GM Search Committee

Board of Directors Meeting: April 2025

Local Farming

GM Search Update

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: March 2025

Sustainability at the Co-op: Big News!

My View of Sustainability as a BFC Board Member

Recent Sustainability Accomplishments at the Co-op

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Celebrating 50 Years: May Events!

Building Stronger Cooperative Communities

Report from the GM Search Committee

Board of Directors Meeting: April 2025

Vermont Soy

Local Farming

GM Search Update

An Important Update from Our GM

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: March 2025

Spotlight on the Bulk Team

Sustainability at the Co-op: Big News!

My View of Sustainability as a BFC Board Member

About Producer of The Month

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