There are always a lot of fun things happening around the Co-op this time of year! Our Plant sale was a lot of fun last weekend, Frosty Morning Farm and Black Brook Farm both sold lots of plants to Co-op members. Here's a picture of Karl Frost setting up for the sale. I'm especially glad that our Co-op has local products coming in like crazy. In just the last week, we have received 32 NEW local products, not including produce! This is really exciting stuff for me, because we carry just about 3,100 items at the Co-op, so, we just got 1% more local. We're headed on a really fun journey, I really feel like local, sustainable, deliciously diverse economies are right around the corner. Stay tuned, as all week we will be highlighting a different local product...

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Please welcome Cheryl to our staff! When she is not working her day job at the Farmer's Market Federation (Working on getting healthy food into the community) Cheryl is Cashiering at our Co-op (Working on getting healthy food into the community)! We're glad to have her on board!

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Last week our Store was host to visitors ! Berkshire Coop Market's General Manager, Art Ames, and Grocery Manager, Daniel Esko, came out to work with our management staff for two days. The Berkshire Coop Market is just across the Massachusetts state line, in Great Barrington; and are recognized nationally for their exemplary efforts to enrich their local community. We had a lot of fun, and it was a learning experience for all. Here's a picture of Daniel and Marty enjoying your Co-op's soup set, which got a little sprucing up. Art and Daniel were both impressed with the strength of our Co-op, and Dinosaur Barbecue lived up to the hype they had gotten from their staff!

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Come by the store and see our Local Farmer profiles...











Local photographer (and Co-op member) Sally White is responsible for these wonderful posters. Look for them throughout the Co-op over the next couple of weeks. We truly value the faces behind our food!

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