THE CO-OP DIFFERENCE Archives - Community Food Co-op

The Co-op is hiring for a General Manager

The search for our next General Manager has begun. Nonprofit Professionals Now is actively recruiting for the next Community Food Co-op General Manager.

A Visit To Tortillas Con Madre

package of tortillas con madre tortillas locally made in bellingham washington

We celebrated Cinco de Mayo early this year by visiting one of our favorite local companies, Tortillas Con Madre! Hear Lupita’s story and check out behind the scenes footage of production day at the tortilla factory.

Earth Day at the Co-op

graphic of the earth with text "make everyday earth day"

This Earth Day, we’re sharing some of our favorite sustainable products and actions to help you be gentler on the Earth today and everyday.

Black History Month: Celebrating Black Innovators in Agriculture

a Black female farmer in an African gold and pink dress holds a hoe and smiles

This Black History Month we’re celebrating Black innovators in sustainable agriculture. Learn about the contributions made by key players.

Year-End Note From the Board Chair

As we say goodbye to 2021, I want to extend the Board’s appreciation to all Co-op members and shoppers for your ongoing support.

Farm Fund Recipient: Ebb & Flow Herb Farm

Farm Fund recipient Robin Crandall harvesting echinacea

We visited Farm Fund recipient Robin Crandall to talk about Ebb & Flow Herb Farm and her Co-op Farm Fund grant project.

Celebrating 50 Years of Good. Local. Food.

Moving from Fairhaven on Harris Avenue to downtown on State Street in October 1982

The Community Food Co-op has its origins in that season of love and change, summer of 1969. Don Alford offered up his tiny little garage and a local food-buying club was born.

Help Us Combat Climate Change

Sunflower field with the words "we can all do something" with reference to climate change

Over the next six weeks, the Community Food Co-op is joining 160 businesses around the nation in calling for bold climate action. We are raising our voices, calling our members of Congress, and urging them to take decisive legislative action this fall. We hope you’ll join us.

Vendor Profile: Me & the Bees

Mikaila Ulmer of Me and the Bees lemonade smiling and wearing a yellow shirt

You may be surprised to learn that Me & the Bees CEO, Mikaila Ulmer, is only 16 years old. That’s because her journey with Me & the Bees began before she hit kindergarten! When Mikaila was just four, she got stung by two bees in one week. This led her [...]

Sun Protection That Is Good for You and the Environment

inflatable smiling sun balloon in a grassy field

We like to make the most of our long summer days, but one in five Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime and UV exposure is the most preventable risk factor. So play it safe in the sun this summer.