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This October, the South Royalton Market Food Co-op joins over 65,000 co-operatives and credit unions across the United States in celebrating Co-op Month. This national event was established in 1964 by Secretary of Agriculture Orville Freeman, reflecting the critical role of this unique business model in strengthening rural America and our wider food system. Today, co-ops and their members use the opportunity to raise awareness of the difference that they make in their communities every day.
The following is from the Cooperative Network: https://cooperativenetwork.coop/co-op-month/
Celebrated by cooperatives nationwide during the month of October, National Co-op Month is an annual opportunity to raise awareness of a trusted, proven way to do business and build resilient, inclusive communities.
Under the theme “Built for This Moment,” this year’s Co-op Month is a reminder that cooperatives were created to address market failures and respond to structural crises. From electric cooperatives powering rural America when it wasn’t profitable to worker co-ops tackling a broken care economy, co-ops thrive in the face of uncertainty and challenge.
This year’s Co-op Month is an opportunity to amplify the cooperatives in your community that were built for this moment—the electric co-ops delivering essential broadband infrastructure to rural America, the food co-ops helping Americans navigate inflation, the housing co-ops creating lasting affordability and the worker co-ops preserving local businesses.
Board in the Store
In celebration of National Co-op Month, some of the members of our Board of Directors will be making themselves available to all of our customers during the below scheduled hours, which are subject to change without notice. During their Board in the Store shifts, these Board members will be able to chat and answer questions as well as bag and carry out your groceries. They look forward to seeing and serving you!
Our Outreach Coordinator, Heather Jenkins will also be on hand to answer questions, sign you up to win a $25 gift card and give away free samples of products we carry that are made by cooperatively owned companies.
Board in the Store Schedule
Thursday, 10/1, 2 to 4 pm, Sara Dakin
Friday, 10/2, 1 to 3 pm, Xan Taylor
5 to 7 pm, Kip Bergstrom
Friday, 10/9, 3 to 5 pm, Cathy Lawson
5 to 7 pm, Laura Leavitt
Thursday, 10/22, 1 to 3 pm, David Brandau
Friday, 10/30, 3 to 5 pm, Cathy Lawson
Saturday, 10/31, 4 to 6pm, Gordon Merrick
