Future co-op shoppers in the making!
Future co-op shoppers in the making! GM Bobby Sullivan enjoyed teaching preschoolers what makes the Co-op so special.
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Planning for Thanksgiving
Planning for Thanksgiving By: Co+op Thanksgiving gatherings don’t need to be elaborate or stressful. Whether you’re entertaining a couple or a crowd, your co-op can help you with planning and ingredients, or ready-to-eat holiday meals, pies and sides. Here are a few ideas to get you started! Great beginnings Set out a tray or
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A Safe Place to Call: How the Porchlight Project Helps Locally
Porchlight Project Partner The French Broad Food Co-op is a proud partner of the Porchlight Project, learn more about it here! What is the Porchlight Project? The PorchLight Project provides a way for local businesses and organizations to help their community by putting survivors of intimate partner violence and sexual violence in contact with
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’Tis the Season for Saving at the Co-op
’Tis the Season for Saving at the Co+op Shop the co+op during November and December to take advantage of Co+op Deals coupons on over 70 items worth more than $100 in savings. Body care items make great gifts, and you’ll find coupons for favorites from Alaffia and Earth Science, as well as Aura Cacia essential
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Winter Recipes and Frugal Food Tips, November 2025
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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Indigenous Peoples’ Heritage Month
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 – How to Contact Congress
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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Co-op Deals Coupons – Fall 2025
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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Seasonal Recipes & Immune Support
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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