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Best of 2020

by Chequamegon Food Co-opPosted 23 days ago
Best of 2020

2020 was quite the year… it was a roller coaster ride for most of us. Even with curveball, after curveball we managed to achieve some amazing things this year. And we just want to say… THANK YOU! Without our caring community and support from our members, it wouldn’t be possible!

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Stocking Stuffers

by Chequamegon Food Co-opPosted December 14, 2020

Stocking stuffers galore! Check out these awesome products.

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Local Producer Holiday Profiles

by Chequamegon Food Co-opPosted November 9, 2020
Local Producer Holiday Profiles

Are you an artist, farmer, maker, or producer in the Chequamegon Bay? Chequamegon Food Co-op wants to help you out! Usually we host a holiday bazaar where you can all table in the co-op while customers shop, but for obvious reasons, this will not be able to take place this year. The Chequamegon Food Co-op

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The Banana Zine 2.0 – From Equal Exchange

by Chequamegon Food Co-opPosted November 6, 2020
The Banana Zine 2.0 – From Equal Exchange

I got an email in my inbox this morning with the subject line, “Banana Zine 2.0 makes its digital DEBUT!”, and I was so excited to see what could possible be in a banana zine. Equal Exchange’s banana zine did not disappoint, so click here, and have a look and laugh for yourself. Inside the

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Alter Eco Giveaway

by Chequamegon Food Co-opPosted October 16, 2020

Chequamegon Food Co-op is hosting an Alter Eco T-shirt giveaway! You can stop in store to enter your name into the drawing or fill out the online form below. The t-shirt is a size Large and a super soft blend of polyester, cotton, and rayon. Learn more about Alter Eco and their companies philosophy on

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Celebrate Fair Trade Month AND Non-GMO Month This October

by Chequamegon Food Co-opPosted September 24, 2020
Celebrate Fair Trade Month AND Non-GMO Month This October

Shoppers are demanding more: More from their local stores, more from their chosen brands, and even more from the farmers who grow their food. Transparency in food production and in labeling is critical. Shoppers have a right to know if what they’re buying supports both people and planet. This October, we celebrate both Fair Trade

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Everyday practices and shopping to protect the soil.

by Chequamegon Food Co-opPosted September 11, 2020
Everyday practices and shopping to protect the soil.

Soil is the pertinent to our health and the health of the planet. Responsible eating, shopping, and living can help lessen your impact on climate change and encourage others around to be conscious of their actions. Below is just a brief description how and why your actions affect the soil. Easy Tips and Tricks: Eat

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Street Corn Recipe

by Chequamegon Food Co-opPosted September 1, 2020
Street Corn Recipe

Missing fair season this summer? So are we! Whether your normally attend the WI or MN state for or your local county fair – one thing we sure are missing is the wide array of fair foods. Check out this street corn recipe that is bringing back memories at the MN state fair. Recipe from

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Local Food is Essential

advocacy, Blog, farmer's market, local, local food, seasonal eating by Chequamegon Food Co-opPosted August 27, 2020Tags: shop local View 18
Local Food is Essential

The #LocalFoodisEssential a new movement founded by local non-profits, businesses, and farming organizations in response to the unexpected challenges facing producers and makers in the MN/WI food system because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Local foods are essential to our local economy, to the health of our communities, and to the environment. This worldwide health event

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Homemade Granola

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Homemade Granola

A favorite from one of Chequamegon Food Co-op’s board members, this homemade granola is infused with wonderful orange and honey flavors. It also features toasted almonds, cinnamon, vanilla, and old-fashioned oats! This is a great addition to breakfast, or a quick snack to grab. You can change the actual recipe to add more or different

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2019 National Food Co-op Impact Report

by Chequamegon Food Co-opPosted July 24, 2020
2019 National Food Co-op Impact Report

What is a food co-op, and how is it different from a regular grocery store?

The short answer is that a food co-op is a grocery store owned by your neighbors (and by you, if you choose). Unlike corporate chains, co-ops are totally independent and owned by folks in the community that shop there. Everyone is welcome to shop, eat and hang out at a co-op.

But a co-op is so much more than that—it’s a vibrant hub full of people who are passionate about food, caring for each other and the world. It’s a bridge between farm and city, connecting people who grow and love fresh foods. Co-ops are a force for good in the world—empowering organic farmers, fair trade producers and supporting other cooperative businesses that are also working to improve people’s lives.

Co-ops are for everyone

Who says healthy, organic and delicious has to be exclusive? Co-ops welcome everyone to the table where great food is served because they believe that every parent and caregiver, every coach, every friend, every teacher and every kid is hungry for delicious, healthy food that nourishes them. Co-ops are on a mission to make sure that everyone in their community can get it!

With over 2,000 products on sale every month at the co-op, something you love is always on sale. Co+op Deals discounts and coupon savings average 20% off regular prices.

At the co-op, Co+op Basics groceries offer lower prices without compromising on values. Some competitors claim their value products are “natural” or “sustainable.” Co+op Basics groceries bear third-party certifications like USDA Organic, Non-GMO Project Verified, Fair Trade Certified and Certified Humane so you know how your food was made.

Welcome to fresh

Flavorful and healthy, fresh foods are the best! Crisp veggies, sweet fruits, pasture-raised eggs, organic milk, sustainably sourced fish and humanely raised meats—co-ops are a community destination for delicious, fresh food.

Food co-ops want everyone to enjoy the pleasures and health benefits of fresh foods, which is why they work together to advocate for increased funding for federal programs that double the money SNAP shoppers receive to purchase locally grown fruits and veggies. The Gus Schumacher Nutrition Incentive Program provides grants that nonprofits use to partner with food co-ops and farmers markets to increase access to those fresh, healthy foods everyone loves.

Co-ops know everyone wants the freshest, best produce for their dollar—which is why fresh foods with imperfections get donated to their local food shelves—still delicious, still nutritious—nourishing neighbors in need.

Co-ops are all about community

Co-ops are owned by their communities, not some corporate office 1,000 miles away. Instead of focusing on Wall Street investors, co-ops focus on what their neighbors want—nourishing everyone according to their budget and cooking style. Co-ops know how to get the best local food because they greet the farmers that supply them by name when they make deliveries. And co-ops are passionate about giving back to their communities because they know that good food is just the beginning of what people can achieve by working together.

When you shop at a co-op, you’re supporting local farmers and producers as well as investing in supply chain transparency. Co-ops are committed to empowering local entrepreneurs and small business owners by bringing their products to market—but shoppers are the ones who keep them in business.

Co-ops have local roots

Co-ops are staffed by their community, owned by their community and serve as a gathering place for the community. No other grocery store has such deep local roots.

In addition to raising money for local non-profits and food shelves, many co-ops work with their communities in ways that reflect each community’s unique needs. For example, many co-ops offer community dinner nights where healthy meals are under $5, and some connect their customers to local producers by organizing farm tours during the growing season.

Co-ops offer classes and community events because education and concern for community are in their DNA. Cooperative businesses follow seven principles: they’re open to all, democratically run with everyone equally invested, they’re self-sufficient, promote education, support fellow cooperatives and put community first!

Co-ops are good for the world

Food co-ops are owned by people, not a corporation, so they prioritize their community, local farmers and the planet. When you shop at a food co-op, you help strengthen this collective impact.

Organic products make up 39% of sales at the average food co-op. Organic farming keeps waterways clean, builds rich and fertile soil that has been proven to help slow global warming and creates habitat for pollinators like bees and butterflies…things needed for an abundant and healthy food supply.

Certified organic food by law cannot be grown using toxic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers or GMO seeds. Food co-ops unite with organic farmers, companies and brands to lobby Congress in support of strong national organic standards that reflect what customers expect from the label.

Co-ops offer products with transparency

Co-ops sell $29 million of Fair Trade Certified products every year—fair trade certification means that workers are paid a livable wage, have safe working conditions and are able to invest in community development projects like hospitals, clean drinking water and schools. Fair trade also prohibits child labor.

Each year, co-ops sell $62 million of cooperatively produced goods and $102 million of products from Certified B Corporations. Like co-ops, B Corps champion the triple bottom line that is the hallmark of sustainable businesses: people, planet and profit.

Food co-ops regularly partner with companies to promote products that increase awareness and raise money for causes like hunger, education and sustainable farming methods. In 2019, working together, co-ops built a school in the Philippines with Vita Coco, raised money for Feeding America and helped raise funds for school gardens in co-op communities.

Co-ops are responding to the climate crisis

Food co-ops are working individually to reduce their carbon footprints and respond to the climate crisis by measuring and reducing their greenhouse gas emissions from electricity, fuel use and refrigerant gases.

Since 2012, food co-ops have been working collectively with fair trade farmer co-ops in Peru to offset a portion of greenhouse gas emissions associated with their annual business travel by planting and protecting trees in the Peruvian Amazon. It’s called Co+op Forest.

Trees naturally absorb carbon dioxide—a greenhouse gas—from the atmosphere, effectively slowing the rate of climate change. As of 2019, Co+op Forest is home to an estimated 1.8 million trees and the region has been named a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, to serve as a model of sustainable communities.

Together we go farther

While each food co-op is unique and owned by its community, many food co-ops are also part of a network of neighborhood stores across the country that work together toward the day when everyone has the good, local, healthy food they deserve.

People Powered Deals

Many food co-ops began as buying clubs for people wanting affordable food with less impact. To continue to deliver on that promise, food co-ops created their own buying club in 1999—National Co+op Grocers (NCG). By combining purchasing power on packaged groceries, they can deliver great deals on great products and serve their local communities and farmers better.

Food Policy for the People

Through NCG, food co-ops have a united voice on Capitol Hill when it comes to issues many shoppers care about like federal programs that increase access to healthy food for everyone, protect food transparency for consumers and support organic farmers.

Cooperation Increases Impact

Through NCG, food co-ops unite on issues that matter to their communities. In 2019 food co-ops raised over $77,000 for National Farm to School Network to increase kids’ access to and knowledge of healthy food and sponsored national climate leadership awards for companies in their supply chain that are meaningfully addressing climate change.

Cooperatives Do Business Better

Not only is NCG a cooperative, it is also a Certified B Corporation. NCG shares co-ops’ triple bottom line—people, planet and profit—and shares their commitment to making the world a better place. Through NCG, food co-ops donated $75,000 to the Food Co-op Initiative, a nonprofit helping communities organize new food co-ops and improve access to healthy food since 2005.

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Statement on Racism

by Chequamegon Food Co-opPosted June 8, 2020
Statement on Racism

The Chequamegon Food Co-op shares the deep pain and anger that many are experiencing as a result of the unprovoked and inhumane murder of Minnesotan George Floyd, and countless others. Our hearts ache for his daughter, family and friends. His sacrifice must serve as the catalyst for true systematic change. As his 6-year-old daughter was

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