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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: 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 […]

Board Governance

By Michele Meulendyk When we think about a Board of Directors, it can be easy to imagine the cutthroat suits of our television shows and movies. Yet, your Co-op Board is neither cutthroat nor suited. Your Board is made up of your fellow shareholders. We are neighbors, retirees, staff members, activists, business owners, teachers, farmers, […]

Evan Silber is Appointed to the Board of Directors

The Board of Directors appointed Evan Silber to the Board as a Staff Director on January 10th. He will be serving through 2025, filling the remainder of the term vacated when Staff Director Denise Glover stepped down from the Board in June 2023. Here is his candidate statement. 1. Why would you like to serve […]

Board of Directors: What Would You Tell a Shareholder?

What Would You Tell a Shareholder? From the January 2024 Board meeting:

Brattleboro Food Co-op Announces New General Manager, Anthony Santorelli

Brattleboro, VT – January 22, 2024 The Brattleboro Food Co-op is pleased to announce the appointment of Anthony Santorelli as its new General Manager, effective January 22nd. The decision was reached after a thorough selection process, culminating in a Board of Directors vote on January 10th. Anthony Santorelli, who has served as the Co-op’s Chief […]

Board of Directors Hires New General Manager

As of January 22nd, the Brattleboro Food Co-op will have a new General Manager. On Wednesday, January 10th, the Board of Directors voted to offer the position of General Manager to Anthony Santorelli. Anthony has been the Co-op’s CFO since April 2023. The Board’s decision is based on strong internal support from both managers and […]

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: December 2023

Brattleboro Food Co-op Board of Directors meeting minutes from the meeting which took place on Monday, December 4, 2023. Directors Present: Calvin Dame [Zoom], Judy Fink, Denise Glover, Anneka Kindler, Michele Meulendyk, Vanessa Vadim [Zoom], and Jerelyn Wilson. Directors Absent: Johanna Zalneraitis. Staff, Shareholders, and Others Present: Store Manager Meg Sellarole, Board Administrator/Sustainability Coordinator Sarah […]

Please Note: Board of Directors Meeting Date Change

The January Board of Directors meeting will occur on WEDNESDAY, January 10, 2024. Click here for information and agenda.

Cooperative By Design – The Brattleboro Food Co-op

by Jerelyn Wilson, BFC Board President In the 1946 movie, It’s A Wonderful Life, George Bailey (played by James Stewart), the small community of Bedford Falls, New York, rallies around the struggling local Bailey Brothers Building & Loan bank, an institution that supported many of the townsfolk over many years. When a guardian angel, Clarence, […]

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For immediate release Brattleboro, VT Last week, Retreat Farm announced the opening of the Retreat Farm Market in June 2024. Located in the former Grafton Village Cheese Company facility, this high-traffic location sees over 90,000 visitors annually, providing a unique opportunity to showcase the intersection of the land, farmers, and food production. The 2,300 sqft […]

Dosa: crispy, chewy, fresh off the griddle, nutritious, gluten free since the year 800 AD, vegan, fermented, digestible, and delicious. It’s the traditional, convenient, dinner-in-a-pinch South Indian street food that you can put in a waffle iron, serve for any meal, use as onion-ring batter, and it would probably make an astoundingly good fried Oreo, […]

Republished with permission from Dosa Kitchen Thin and crispy is your goal for this dosa family member. Keys to success are using a low-sided cast-iron pan, greasing it very lightly, getting it super-hot, and practice. This recipe makes a 10-inch dosa crepe using ¼ cup Dosa Batter, but that’s just a guideline: there’s no wrong […]

Celebrate Women’s History Month with our Speaker & Demo Series by women who own local businesses! March is Women’s History Month, and we’re thrilled to bring you a special Speaker & Demo Series featuring inspiring women from various businesses. Ever dreamt of starting your own business? Curious about the journey successful women have taken to […]

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, […]

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 […]

Call for applications to table at the BFC’s 2024 Wellness Fair! We invite wellness-focused practitioners, organizations, and businesses to join us on Friday, April 19th, from 1:30-4:30 pm in the Co-op Cafe for the BFC’s 2024 Wellness Fair! Tabling is free for this educational event, but space is limited, so please apply as early as […]

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 […]

Congratulations to Boucher Family Farm Boucher Blue, our 2024 Cheese Madness winner! Click here to view the entire bracket with our winners! The winner of the winning pound of cheese + a basket of accompaniments will be announced by Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024*. Those who entered to win by filling out the “Cheese Madness” bracket […]

By Michele Meulendyk When we think about a Board of Directors, it can be easy to imagine the cutthroat suits of our television shows and movies. Yet, your Co-op Board is neither cutthroat nor suited. Your Board is made up of your fellow shareholders. We are neighbors, retirees, staff members, activists, business owners, teachers, farmers, […]

If you didn’t, you are not alone. These pieces of Black history, American history, and the history of the cooperative movement, along with countless others, have been missing—and often intentionally hidden—for many decades. The book Collective Courage by Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard changed that in 2014. Her writing and research illuminated this important and often […]

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

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: January 2024

Board Governance

Evan Silber is Appointed to the Board of Directors

Board of Directors: What Would You Tell a Shareholder?

Brattleboro Food Co-op Announces New General Manager, Anthony Santorelli

Board of Directors Hires New General Manager

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: December 2023

Please Note: Board of Directors Meeting Date Change

Cooperative By Design – The Brattleboro Food Co-op

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What Would You Tell a Shareholder

Retreat Farm invests in the next generation of agricultural entrepreneurs

Dosa Kitchen: Ancient Foods, Contemporary Convenience

Classic Dosa Crepe Recipe

Women’s History Month Speaker & Demo Series

A Generous Thank You

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

2024 Wellness Fair

Board of Directors Meeting Minutes: January 2024

Cheese Madness 2024

Board Governance

Black Cooperative History

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