Hours & Location
Monday - Saturday
7:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Sunday
9:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
34 Cypress Street, Keene
603-355-8008
Directions
Co-op ManagementBoard of DirectorsBoard Meetings are held the 3rd Monday of each month at 4:45pm in the Railroad Square Senior Housing Conference Room (49 Community Way, Keene). If you are interested in attending, please contact the board at board@monadnockfood.coop.
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Updates
The fact that we are about to celebrate our One Year Anniversary is proof that time really does fly! Our success and accomplishments are thanks to you -- your use of our cooperative is having a huge impact on our community.
We are making good progress towards meeting our financial goals. With all of your help, we may be able to hit our break-even point next year. (Our original projections showed us reaching our break-even point three years from opening.)
Almost one year later, we are sourcing products from 177 different farmers and product producers. That is well above the national Co-op average of 157, and we are just getting started. Look for more local produce and products coming this spring and summer.
Also all the smiling faces you in see in the store are the result of 60 new jobs created and close to $1.2 million in wages being paid out during our first year.
Behind the scenes, we're working hard to reduce our environmental impacts. We donate food to the community kitchen and any food scraps left in the kitchen and produce departments are given to local farmers for animal feed and compost, ensuring these valuable nutrients are recycled instead of locked up in a landfill.
With the largest bulk department in Keene, we are providing options with significantly less packaging. Our new box initiative has already reduced our store's disposable bag use by 1/3. Thanks again to you all for choosing boxes! We also established relationships with businesses that recycle our packing materials, meat & seafood waste and vegetable oil from our kitchen.
Your participation -- whether simply shopping, becoming an owner, providing suggestions and feedback or offering a loan -- is critical to our success. So it's fitting that for our anniversary we once again solicit your participation in our customer/member survey, this is the perfect time to once again hear from you.
Finally, please join us on April 5th to celebrate what our community's accomplishments at our One-Year Anniversary Celebration.
Yours Cooperatively,
Michael Faber
Monadnock Food Co-op General Manager
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Connecting with
Member-Owners
By Jamie White, Board of Directors
One of the priorities for the Monadnock Food Co-op Board of Directors is to be available to the Co-op's Member-Owners. The Board has a sub-committee called Member Linkage to help meet this goal. There are three Board Members on the Member Linkage Committee: Kathleen Burke (Chair), Sarah Harpster and myself, Jamie White.
The Member Linkage Committee creates opportunities for the Board and the Co-op's Member-Owners to communicate. One way we do this is to write an article for the newsletter each month. The Member Linkage Committee also plans the Annual Meeting. In the coming year the Committee will be developing additional occasions for the Co-op's Board and Members to interact.
As the Member Linkage Committee continues to plan the year's activities, we would like to hear from you. We are interested in answering your questions about the Board of Directors, how the Board of Directors operates, hearing your ideas for the Annual Meeting and other ways the Board may connect with the Co-op's Members. You can contact the Board of Directors at board@monadnockfood.coop. If you have questions or comments regarding the store, please feel free to fill out a comment card in the store or call 603-355-8008.
We look forward to seeing you at the Co-op!
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Looking to Save More at the Co-op?
You can order any product in bulk, in the quantity that the product comes in (for example: Cases of 6 or 12 items, or in pounds usually between 1 and 50) and save!
Monadnock Food Co-op Member-Owners receive a 10% discount off the total price of the product ordered
(except when the item is already on sale). Everyone else receives a 5% discount off of the total price of the product ordered (again, except when the item is already on sale). View more details about our pre-order program.
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Goat Milk Soap Making Demo
With Holland Homestead
Thursday, March 27, 5 - 7pm
at Railroad Land Conference Room (next door to the Co-op) Free Event - Please RSVP
Rebecca Holland will show you how she makes her fantastic Holland Homestead Farm goat milk soap, carried here at the Monadnock Food Co-op. Learn about the benefits of using fresh goat milk in soap and what supplies you'll need to make your own soap at home. Also, leave with a small sample of the soap made during the demo. Register today!
Local Food Systems:
Challenges & Opportunities in the Dairy Sector
Thursday, March 27, 7 - 8:30pm at Antioch University New England The public is invited to a panel discussion exploring topics in the local food supply chain, including dairy farming, milk processing, and retail distribution. They will share their unique points of view about economic viability and about consumer buying trends.
The panelists are: - Joshua Cline, Executive Director of Stonewall Farm - Matt Degrosky, Manager of Neighbor Made commercial kitchen - Michael Faber, General Manager of Monadnock Food Co-op
SECOND CLASS ADDED!
Seed Starting & Garden Planning
Tuesday, April 8, 6:30 - 8pm
at Monadnock Food Co-op's CafeFree Event - Please RSVP If you are new to gardening, or a little rusty, this is an opportunity to learn about choosing seeds, preparing for planting, starting seeds inside and transitioning them to the ground outdoors. See and learn about tools and techniques, browse resources, ask questions and begin planning for the growing year ahead. This workshop is free, but space is limited. Register today! View more Co-op & Community Events
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The Co-op that Changed the South
By David J. Thompson; From Cooperative Grocer
It was a small cooperative store on a little-known island off the coast of South Carolina. During the harshest days of the civil rights struggle, embattled black leaders came through its doors seeking inspiration. Among the legendary leaders who visited the co-op were Ralph Abernathy, Dorothy Cotton, Conrad Brown, Fannie Lou Hamer, Martin Luther King Jr., John Lewis, Bernice Reagon, Cleveland Sellers, Kwame Ture (Stokely Carmichael), Andrew Young, Hosea Williams, and many others.
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Gluten-free, Dairy-free, Egg-free,
OH MY!
Resources for a (Mostly) Normal Life
By Mary Veerkamp, Monadnock Food Co-op
Almost 4 years ago, after several lab tests came back normal, I submitted to a food allergy test. I wanted to know why, at my relatively young age of 42, I had a constellation of irritating symptoms that made me feel old. I was exhausted in the middle of the afternoon, my joints (particularly in my hands) ached every morning and the dark circles under my eyes had taken on a life of their own. I was unwilling to accept that these symptoms were simply inevitable and natural side effects of the aging process. |
Grow Your Own Sprouts
While waiting for next year's growing season to begin, why not grow your own sprouts? Watch the 3-minute video below and then browse the Co-op's selection of sprout seeds in the Produce Department.
Try this Recipe: Bibimbap
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