The New Beet

In the season with the least daylight, the glow of community shines the brightest!  We’re ready to gather around fires and cups of cocoa with our friends, family, and co-op community to share our hopes for the coming year, our recipes for our favorite local vegetables, and the bounty of Franklin County.  We’ve got festive free wine sampling events all season long, a holiday pop-up shop for Jinglefest at our 170 Main Street Space, and so much more!  We’ll see you at the co-op!

We welcome opportunities to support our local farmers and suppliers in any season–and are particularly thankful for the opportunities that fall during the shortest days of the year.  Whatever your reason for gathering—we hope you’ll visit us at the Co-op for everything to make your next meal together full of the flavors of Franklin County!  Thank you for being part of our community, and for letting us feed you.  We’re thankful for you, each and every day.

Feeling overwhelmed while planning a family or friendsgiving?  Pick up one of our handy shopping checklists to make sure you’ve got all of the essentials, and, be on the lookout for our staff member recipes throughout the store, with some of our holiday favorites!

The evenings are getting crisp, there’s a new New Beet out on the shelves, and a new Members’ Almanac celebrating all of our favorite tastes of fall–whether they’re on the tree, in a pie, or in a pint glass, we’re all about the apples at this time of year!  Be sure to stop by our Produce department as it fills up with unique heirloom varieties, and taste a little history made new again too.  Curious to learn more?  We’re having an Heirloom Apple talk at 170 Main Street this month!  We’ll see you at the Co-op!

Organic watermelons are in, we’ve got every safe sun and bug spray on deck to help you enjoy the outdoors all season long, and, great grilling options throughout the store, from local veggies to sustainably-raised local steaks!

Curious about keeping up with summer at the Co-op?  Be sure to visit our Members’ Almanac for great monthly member-only deals, our Events Calendar for all of the latest and greatest in community events at both of our stores, and the Co-op Deals flyers for great seasonal savings on all of your summertime favorites!

We’ve got starts from Shoestring Farm for your garden, organic potting mix and soils, organic local seeds, and the first fruits of spring have popped up in Produce–we’re definitely into the swing of spring here at the Co-op!

Check out our Events calendar for art gatherings, committee meetings, samplings and more as the season picks up steam, and be sure to visit both stores for blossoms, Memorial Day supplies, and more–there’s so much to love about the month of May, from moms to more sunshine to new members making a difference in our communities!

A new month means a new Members’ Almanac too, so, don’t forget to pick yours up, or, find it right here online!

We’ve got a rainbow of carrots in Produce, pussywillows and tulips decorating the store, and a good feeling about everything green this season as we look forward to:

Earth Week! (April 15-19th—stay tuned for a great Green Giveaway on Facebook and special Earth Week door prizes)

An incredible Tie-Dyed Reusable Bag Making Workshop on April 20th at 170 Main Street, FREE and open to all, from 10-12 to celebrate Greenfield banning plastic bags!

Raw Milk Cheese Day! (Saturday, April 20th, but we’ll be celebrating with samples all weekend long)

And every form of celebratory chocolate, cupcake, radish, and other thing that makes spring SPRING today at the co-op!

Keep an eye on your mailboxes, members—we’re only a week away from voting opening online for this year’s Board elections!  You will be receiving instructions, an Annual Meeting agenda, and bylaw study guides in the mail for this year’s online elections (paper ballots will be available in both stores as well, starting on the 18th when online voting opens, as well as at the Annual Meeting itself).  Learn a little more about the candidates below!

Rachael Katz Application

Bob Sagor Application

Annie Winkler Application

Andy Grant Application

George Touloumtzis Application

Candidate’s Forum Video here