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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 […]
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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
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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,
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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
Our Biggest Annual Meeting Ever! Read More »
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
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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
Before You Vote: Meet the Board of Directors Candidates! Read More »
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
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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,
Annual Meeting: Eat. Talk. Vote. Read More »
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
REMINDER: Help us change our bylaws! Read More »
We’ve had lots of interest in our new deli, and now we’re ready to dish! Here are the top five questions we’ve had about the Deli and the answers you’ve been waiting to hear. Can you get rid of the disposable containers? We are set up as a grab-and-go deli. This means people need to
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