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Winter Recipes and Frugal Food Tips November 2025 Update from Melissa Fryar, HBC Manager Normally, I like to check in every month and let y’all know what’s happening in HBC and co-op land, but October got away from me. Like many, I found myself in squirrel mode: stocking the pantry with fall and winter essentials, […]
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This month, 5¢ from every Field Day item sold will go to support NĀTIFS, a nonprofit started by Chef Sean Sherman. Sean is an educator, author, activist and and award-winning chef. A member of the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe, his mission is to revitalize Indigenous food systems and build awareness of the transformational potential of
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Snap Benefits Advocacy Call to Action Ask Congress to Protect November SNAP Benefits Right now, Republicans control the U.S. Senate, House of Representatives and Executive Branch (e.g., federal agency leadership, like USDA). This means that co-ops and citizens who are represented by Republican lawmakers can be especially influential right now. If your lawmakers are Republican,
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Fantastic Fall Savings! Co-op Deals Coupons for Sept. & Oct. 2025 Enjoy great deals on your favorite brands at the co-op! During September and October, look for Co+op Deals coupons worth up to $110 in total savings from Daiya, Natural Factors, Sonoma Creamery, Tony’s Chocolonely, Back to Nature and more than 60 other brands in
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September Goings-On in HBC Happy almost fall! Every year I forget how fast the season change rolls in. One day, I see a fallen or red leaf, and then it seems that—BAM!—it is here. Cooler days and evenings, the last flowers blooming, the tomato harvest winding down. Fall is such a magical time here—the brilliant
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Three Awards. One Grateful Co-op. 2025 Best of WNC Awards You voted, and we’re feeling the love! French Broad Food Co-op took home three wins in the 2025 Best of WNC Awards: First Place — health Food Store First Place — Co-op & Employee-owned Business First Place — Best Place to Buy Supplements, vitamins &
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Help Us Celebrate 50 Years: Share Your Co-op Photos & Stories We’re marking 50 years of the French Broad Food Co+op — our golden anniversary, and your memories are a big part of the story! Whether you’ve been around since ’75 or just joined the Co+op journey, we’d love to hear about your favorite memories,
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Recipes, Remedies, and Reflections for August August is always a bit wistful for me—still summer, but tugging toward fall with school returning to session and my mind turning toward harvest and the light fading more and more each day. It is a time of abundance for many of us, with the stone fruit season in
HBC Bookshelf Here’s just a taste of what’s on our shelves — we’ve got even more great reads in-store! From herbal know-how to ancestral healing traditions, this collection highlights the many ways people have used plants, spirit, and story for health and resilience. Swing by the co+op and see what calls to you — whether