Help Us Celebrate Hemp History Week

by adminPosted June 1, 2015

June 1-7 is Hemp History Week! Join us in celebrating hemp as more than just a healthy whole food source of plant-based protein, Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids and GLA. Did you know hemp is also a growing U.S. industry and an environmentally sustainable solution for potentially thousands of non-toxic products ranging from car parts and building materials to paper products, textiles, plastics and even ethanol? We can also sequester carbon from the atmosphere into the biosphere by cultivating hemp to heal our distressed farmlands.

Do you choose to boost your nutrition with hemp seeds because hemp has no known allergens? Maybe you just like the creamy, nutty flavor of hemp hearts, the smooth rich texture of hemp milk, or chewy hemp granola bars. We like to pamper ourselves with moisturizing hemp body care products; but did you know all the raw hemp for products stocked on retailer shelves must be imported from other countries?

Bring hemp back to America’s farms to support a healthy future for U.S. families, farmers, the economy and our planet. Sow the Seed with Hemp History Week this June 1-7. Learn more at www.HempHistoryWeek.com.

Go Non-GMO and Win a Wagon!

by adminPosted May 25, 2015

In the United States, 80% of processed food is likely to be genetically modified, and not everyone is sure how to identify which foods are genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and which are not. It’s up to us to LEARN the facts, SHARE information, and help GROW Non-GMO! Chequamegon Food Co-op has teamed up with Woodstock

Win a Citizen Folding Bike!

by adminPosted May 11, 2015

Drink Honest Tea and you can win! The month of May is National Bike Month. To celebrate, Chequamegon Food Co-op and Honest Tea have teamed up to give away a Citizen Folding Bike. Stop by the Co-op to pick up Honest Tea – on sale 12 for $12. Plus, you can enter to win a

Bike to the Co-op and SAVE!

by adminPosted May 4, 2015

Ian Klepetar, founder of Bicycle Benefits, is biking across the country to spread the word about the program. Bicycle Benefits is a national effort to encourage bicycling while also supporting local businesses. Cyclists receive specials deals and discounts by biking to businesses and showing their Bicycle Benefits helmet sticker. The stickers cost $5 and are

Goodbye, Chapple Ave. Store

by adminPosted April 21, 2015

Chequamegon Food Co-op is pleased to announce that on Monday, April 20, 2015 it closed the sale of 215 Chapple Avenue to a private investor. Honore Kaszuba, owner of Ashland Baking Company and The Black Cat Coffeehouse plans to work with the owner to operate her businesses in the space. The building has been vacant

Sow What? Choosing to Grow from Seed

by adminPosted April 20, 2015

Sow What? Choosing to Grow from Seed Seed Matters There are many reasons to start vegetable plants from seed: it is less expensive, you have control over both quality and organic status of plants and you can pick a healthy, chemical-free potting soil. But best of all, when you grow your own plants from seed,

Our Biggest Annual Meeting Ever!

by adminPosted April 8, 2015

Thanks to the more than 200 member-owners who attended the Annual Meeting last night at CESA #12 in Ashland. Several items of note happened at the meeting, and they are as follows: The revised bylaws were accepted. Justus Grunow, Sarah Lehr, and Jarrod Stone-Dahl were voted onto the Board of Directors. John Beirl was thanked

Seed Library is Now Open

by adminPosted March 27, 2015

We’re super excited to be home to Chequamegon Bay’s newest seed library. The seed library is a free resource where community members can borrow seeds, grow them, and then return saved seeds at the end of the season. You’ll find the seed library at the front of the store in a green filing cabinet, by the

Before You Vote: Meet the Board of Directors Candidates!

by adminPosted March 23, 2015

ELECTION INFORMATION Chequamegon Food Co-op owners can vote in-store to elect new Board of Directors representatives for the Co-op’s 2015 election cycle. Voting begins in-store on March 23, 2015 and ends on April 6, 2015. Only one ballot is allowed per owner household, and duplicate ballots will not be counted. If a ballot is cast

Co-op Awards Micro-Loans

by adminPosted March 18, 2015

Thanks to you, four local farms will receive micro-loans totaling close to $15,000 from the Chequamegon Food Co-op to help with farm-related projects this spring. This spring’s micro-loan recipients are as follows: Owner Gilbert Schwartz of Seasonally Sourced in Ashland, Wis. will purchase foraging gear, storage containers, and processing equipment. Owners Rob Hartman and Ashley Smith

Annual Meeting: Eat. Talk. Vote.

by adminPosted March 16, 2015

This year’s annual meeting should prove to be one of our biggest and best yet. We have welcomed many new owners since we opened our doors to the new Co-op in September. If you’d like to learn more about what has happened in the past year, please join us for our Annual Meeting on Tuesday,

REMINDER: Help us change our bylaws!

by adminPosted March 11, 2015

A message from Jarrod Stone-Dahl, board president It’s been a few months since we’ve last checked in and I have to say that good things are happening at our Co-op! At the board level we’ve seen a very large spike in new owners joining the Co-op. This is a great gauge of the growing interest