Local Photographer Kassie Hull's First Show is up!
2024-08-26 00:00 - 2024-09-01 00:00 (America/New_York)
This is Barnard photographer Kassie Hull’s first art exhibit and it is worth seeing! The show is mostly landscape photos and offers beautiful prints for just $15 each, 20% of which will be donated to the Royalton Area Food Shelf. All the more reason to support this new, local artist! (Pictured with Kassie is her husband, Stuart, who hung the show.)

Cuyler Keating is our October Artist
2024-10-01 00:00 - 2024-10-31 00:00
SoRo artist, Cuyler Keating https://cuylerkeating.com/ is back with a new show! October is the perfect month to enjoy this fine artist’s work, which is so often macabre and always affordable. Cuyler is proud that spooky, Salem, Massachusetts recently bought some of her Blessed Bundles of books, which can be seen on display here in the store. Congratulations, Cuyler!

How's Your Gut Health? Workshop
2024-10-12 10:00 - 12:00
Back by popular demand, Cathy Lawson will be treating participants to a short lecture about cultivating a healthy microbiome and thus good overall health, followed by the hands-on portion of the workshop where participants will make their own lacto fermented jar of goodies to bring home as well as recipes. Mature youth are welcome with an adult.

Wine and Charcuterie Tasting
2024-11-16 18:30 - 19:30 | South Royalton Market, 105 Chelsea St, South Royalton, 05068, United States
Join us at the Co-op for a free holiday wine and charcuterie tasting so that you too can give the gift of great food and wine WITH CONFIDENCE because you will have sampled the goods and become informed by our cheese monger and wine manager. You can even buy your favorites that very evening to give as holiday gifts!

Holiday Baking Workshop
2024-12-08 10:00 - 12:00
Learn to make chocolate dipped crescent shortbread cookies. Please join us for this special, peer-to-peer community learning opportunity. The South Royalton Market Food Co-op and the White River Valley High School are sponsoring this event where local foodie and talented cook and baker, Siobhan Kizis will teach us how to make traditional and gluten and sugar free versions of chocolate dipped crescent shortbread cookies. These are sure to become holiday family favorites as well as wonderful and delicious homemade gifts. Mature youth are free and welcome with an adult.

Meet the Artists Wine & Cheese Tasting Party
2025-01-18 19:00 - 20:30
Please join us in celebrating our member artists at our 3rd annual Meet the Artists Wine& Cheese Tasting Party. Each January we hold our member art show and this special party is part of that tradition. What better way to chase winter blues away than to meet your neighbors, celebrate art, listen to some fine fiddling from Randy Leavitt and educate your palate with the help of our wine and cheese buyers, Janet and Elizabeth? You can even purchase your new favorites on the spot. The party is free and open to the public. You must be 21 years of age or older to take part in the wine tasting.

Heart Medicine Bliss Balls Workshop
2025-02-08 12:00 - 14:00
CANCELLED/TO BE RESCHEDULED

Join local, clinical herbalist Elspeth Sherman, https://www.circlehouseherbcraft.com/ to learn how to make the heart healthiest bliss balls – AKA chocolate truffles – ever known! Elspeth is a popular, return workshop presenter and we look forward to learning how to befriend and work with the plant world to support our emotional hearts.
“The heart is more than a pump. It is a highly perceptive organ with its own nervous system or “little brain” that plays a role in emotional regulation. This workshop will explore the relationship between the heart and our emotional landscape. Learn how to partner with medicinal herbs to support your emotional heart – to ease anxiety and grief as well as to support healthy emotional boundaries and connection. Workshop includes hands-on herbal chocolate truffle making, right on time for Valentines Day!” – Elspeth

Local Nature Photographer Cheryl Metcalf Exhibit
2025-03-05 00:00 - 2025-03-31 00:00
Introducing a new local talent, Cheryl Metcalf, of Tunbridge, and her incredible photos of local fauna on flora. Her unique perspective will invite you to see our world just a bit differently as well as to marvel at its diverse beauty. Check out her exhibit throughout March and support this local artist!

Bio:
Cheryl spends her time dawdling in nature and revels in the discovery of all things living, including native plants, insects, birds, and fungi. As a former educator, she enjoys learning through the use of her lens, and finds pleasure in investigating and unraveling the threads that connect organisms. She has rooted her photography in citizen science and uses her photography as a means for discovery; a way to document, share and marvel at the fragile but thrilling biodiversity that surrounds us.

Cheryl currently volunteers to survey butterfly populations with Vermont Center for Ecostudies, and uses iNaturalist to document the biodiversity around her. She also runs a moth light during the warmer months of the year as an effort to learn more about the pollinators of the night. Most of the images she shares are from her own backyard in Tunbridge, where she serves on the local conservation commission.

Artist Statement:
I approach my photography as an invitation into a deeper noticing of the natural world; a slowing down and being present, an allowing for awe, and an opportunity to engage in a more connected relationship with nature. I have learned that curiosity and wonder can transform individual perspectives and provide a path toward deeper understanding, connectedness, and conservation-minded change.

Maple Palooza is FULL/Check out our next workshop!
2025-03-22 12:00 - 15:00
Let’s celebrate sugaring season and more with a gourmet meal! Please join local foodie and chef, Kip Bergstrom of The Perishable Cook for an all new workshop where we will be cooking in season with fresh, local ingredients to create a four course, gourmet meal!

The main course will be local lamb tagine with maple kissed cous-cous. Our soup will be curried local squash, apple & maple. The gravlax won’t be strictly local, but its maple, mustard dill sauce will be in part and who wouldn’t want to learn to make this delicacy?! Dessert will be entirely locally sourced baked apples with ice cream and maple syrup.

​Cost is $20 per adult and mature youth are FREE with an adult. Register by March 12th. We look forward to seeing you there!

Easter Cookie Decorating Workshop - Register by 4/7
2025-04-12 12:00 - 15:00
Funny Bunny & Friends

Come spend a delightful afternoon with chef Victoria D’Asto, decorating these adorable cookies Together, you will create these whimsical designs step-by-step using easy-to-master icing techniques like flooding, dimensional piping, and more.
Cookies and tinted royal icing will be provided, so you can dive right into the fun. Get ready to share your sweet creations with friends and family — and put a smile on their faces with these delicious treats that are sure to impress!

About Victoria

Victoria’s passion for teaching led her to a successful career in culinary education, where she has shared her knowledge with aspiring home cooks through recreational cooking classes at respected institutions including Sur La Table in New York City and King Arthur Baking Company in Norwich, Vermont. Prior to teaching, Victoria spent nearly two decades in the financial sector before deciding to ditch her heels for kitchen clogs and move to Paris to study at Le Cordon Bleu. Upon earning her Culinary Arts Diploma, she trained with several talented chefs at renown restaurant groups including Bernard Loiseau, Alain Ducasse, and Daniel Boulud in France and New York City. Outside of the kitchen, Victoria enjoys a variety of hobbies, including hanging with her rescue dogs, murdering plants in her perennial gardens, and honing her
meager equitation skills.

NEW DATE! Springtime Medicinal Plant Walk
2025-06-28 11:30 - 13:00
We got rained out so here is your chance to catch our event!
Clinical herbalist Elspeth Sherman of https://www.circlehouseherbcraft.com/ is back by popular demand with another Springtime Medicinal Plant Walk. All the info you need is on the flyer, so please check it out carefully. We look forward to seeing you there!

FREE Ropana Wellness Terp Nectar Demo!
2025-07-03 15:00 - 18:00
Be sure to stop by the Co-op tomorrow afternoon between 3-6 pm to get your FREE samples of @ropanawellness, Terp Nectars from Andrew! Check them out online at ropanawellness.com to learn about the mood enhancing, hemp derived terpenes that make these delicious beverages so special and why they are such a smart addition to your life! Come taste, learn and support this local business that is so full of heart and wisdom.

Annual Community Party and Meeting - July 12th
2025-07-12 13:00 - 16:00
When: Saturday, July 12th 1-4pm (meeting 1-2pm/party 2-4pm)
Where: The South Royalton Village Green

You don’t have to be a Co-op member to enjoy our family friendly, annual community party on the green! As always, entry is FREE along with the live music from 2-4pm. We have two bands this year: Social Mycelium and Two for the Show! Delicious food and drink will be available too. NOFA VT will be back with their pizza oven, baking up one of a kind, locally sourced, pizzas by donation. Officers from the Royalton Police Department will be scooping up FREE ice-cream donated by the Strafford Organic Creamery. First Branch Coffee will be serving up non-alcoholic and refreshing beverage treats and Upper Pass Beer will be providing their legendary, locally brewed beer!

If you are a member, please join us for our annual business meeting under the tent from 1-2pm where you will learn all the latest news about your Co-op. Vote in the election of our new board member and win a prize just for showing up in one of our free raffles.

If you are interested in volunteering with NOFA VT’s pizza makers on the day of the party, please email outreach@soromarket.coop. Your pizza will be FREE!

Magic Mountain Children's Center Art Show
2025-08-01 07:30 - 2025-08-31 18:00
Welcome back to the young artists from Magic Mountain Children’s Center (MMCC) this month! This year we have an exceptional array of beautifully blended, free form, finger painted pieces that are brightening up our Art Space and our days here at the Co-op. Our favorite part of MMCC exhibits? When the wee artists themselves come into the store and proudly announce to friends, family and really anyone in their vicinity, that their art is on our wall for all to see and enjoy. If you know any of these young artists, please congratulate them and let them know how special they are. Supporting local art can never start too early!

CLOSING at 2pm Today
2025-08-16 08:00 - 14:00

Resourcing for Resilience: Kitchen Pantry Plant Allies
2025-08-23 12:00 - 15:00
Join us under the big gazebo on the village green for three full hours to learn how to make allies of our local plant friends with Tunbridge Herbalist, Alanna Birch.
We are living through turbulent times, yet the plants are here to help. This experiential workshop is open to anyone curious about how to incorporate medicinal herbs into their daily life, with an emphasis on how we can work with plants and holistic strategies to better support our service in the world. Join herbalist Alanna Birch to meet some of the common herbs that can help support more resilience and vitality to meet our current circumstances with a courageous, open heart.
We will select a number of different herbs to taste, exploring their different qualities and unique personalities. Sourcing, preparation, medicinal qualities, body systems and energetics and more will be covered. Whether you are someone in a care-giving or service role, an activist, or simply a lover of this earth seeking meaningful change, the plants are here to help us… all we need to do is ask.

Bio:

Alanna Birch is a clinical herbalist, holistic health practitioner and eco-chaplain based in Tunbridge, VT. She works at the intersection of plant based medicine, deep nature connection and spiritual care. Alanna supports people to cultivate greater emotional and physical resilience through herbal medicine, nutrition, deep nature connection and contemplative practice. Learn more about her offerings at www.alannabirch.com

Youth Member Art Show Deadline for Submissions
2025-08-26 07:30 - 17:00

Co-op Closed for Labor Day
2025-09-01 07:30 - 19:00

Youth Member Art Show
2025-09-02 07:30 - 2025-10-01 19:00
Every year we invite our youth members to join our Youth Member Art Show, which is September this year! The deadline for submissions is August 26th.

Orgin Nut Company Demo
2025-09-11 15:00 - 18:00
This very special, family owned company is located in Albany, NY. Check them out online and talk to Tony at the demo today when sampling the goodies! https://orgin-organics.odoo.com/

Meet the Artists Party
2025-09-21 18:30 - 19:30
Please join us at the Co-op to celebrate the youth artists of this year’s Member Youth Art Show, on display through September. We will have refreshments, live music and we will indeed be hearing from our artists. Everyone welcome!

10-10-10 Gourmet Cooking Workshop!
2025-09-27 12:00 - 15:00
Join Co-op Board member, Kip Bergstrom of https://theperishablecook.com/ for three hours while he teaches us to make AND EAT ten gourmet dishes in just ten minutes each for less than ten dollars each!
We will be making

Courgetti with Pesto and Poached Egg
Char Grilled Broccoli with Garlic and Red Chile
Kohlrabi Salad
Fattoush
Tomato Watermelon Salad
Gazpacho with Corn and Peach
Hummus with Spicy Beef and Pine Nuts
Eggplant Parmesan
Caesar Salad
Shakshuka

EXTRAS TOO! Kip will also teach us to make three items in advance and have on hand, in lieu of purchasing them processed. They are:

Homemade Hummus
Homemade Red Sauce
Schug

A special treat, which is not a 10-minute dish, as it requires a 3-hour braise a day in advance, but the second day prep and plating can be done in 10 minutes:

Lamb Barbacoa Tacos (24 Tacos)

That is a total of 14 items that we will learn to make in just three hours!

Mature youth are FREE with an adult.

Board in the Store in October!
2025-10-02 00:00 - 2025-10-25 00:00
The theme for National Co-op Month this year is “Cooperatives Build a Better World!” Come talk to some of our Board members about how we make it happen, one member at a time!
The Co-op is proud to be celebrating National Co-op Month https://www.coopmonth.coop/about this October with “Board in the Store” activities. Members of our Board of Directors have volunteered to make themselves available to our community for TWELVE DAYS by committing to the following shifts during which they will be doing things like greeting customers and listening to what they have to say, giving away four, $25 gift cards (one for each week they will be in the store), talking about membership, bagging & helping to carry out groceries, giving away free coffee, tea and SoRo Market stickers and fronting and facing. They will be wearing special nametags identifying themselves as Co-op Board members and they want to talk if you do! If you would like to put a face to the following names, please go to “Our Board” in the drop down menu under “Community” in our menu on this website.
*The following schedule is subject to change without notice.
Thursday, October 2nd
Sara Dakin: 4-5pm
Kip Bergstrom: 5-6pm
Friday, October 3rd
David Brandau: 3-4pm
Saturday, October 4th
Misti Berry: 3-5pm
Thursday, October 9th
Jenny Lane: 3-5pm
Friday, October 10th
Cathy Lawson; 3-5pm
Saturday, October11th
Bob Slattery: 4-5pm
Thursday, October 16th
Peter Anderson: 3-4pm
Friday, October 17th
David Brandau: 3-4pm
Saturday, October 18th
Gordon Merrick: 3-5pm
Thursday, October 23rd
Peter Anderson: 3-4pm
Friday, October 24th
Cathey Lawson: 3-5pm
Saturday, October 25th
Gordon Merrick: 3-5pm

Cuyler Keating is Back in our Art Space!
2025-10-05 09:00 - 2025-11-02 18:00
SoRo artist, Cuyler Keating’s work is gracing our Art Space once again. October is the perfect month for Cuyler’s work to be enjoyed as much of this comic artist, print maker and illustrator’s work is inspired by classical, Medieval and Gothic aesthetics, which often translate to macabre subject matter and style. Learn more about Cuyler, whose work is for sale, at her website https://cuylerkeating.com/about. Supporting local artists is a powerful way to strengthen local culture and our local economy!

We Will be Face Painting at Trunk or Treat!
2025-10-25 13:00 - 15:00
Please join us once again at the town of Royalton’s annual Halloween celebration, Trunk or Treat! This year it will be held from 1-3 pm on Saturday, October 25th on the SoRo green.

Trick or Treat with us on Halloween!
2025-10-31 07:30 - 19:00
If you find yourself in downtown SoRo on Halloween, please come and trick or treat with us until 7pm and get your picture taken for our socials. This is one of our favorite days of the year, please join us!

Misty Knoll Turkey Order Deadline
2025-11-13 07:30 - 19:00
Place your online order here, https://soromarket.coop/thanksgiving-turkey-orders/, via phone by calling us at (802) 763-2400 during normal business hours or order at our “turkey table” in the store. Happy holidays!

Holiday Wine & Charcuterie Tasting
2025-11-22 18:30 - 19:30
Join us for our fun and relaxed, third annual Holiday Wine & Charcuterie Tasting! You will learn by tasting and asking questions of our knowledgeable cheesemonger, Elizabeth and wine buyer, Janet, who are once again offering this exciting holiday event to help you find the perfect, delicious holiday gifts – even if just for yourself! This event is, as always, for the entire community; you do not have to be a Co-op member. If you are however, feel free to use one of your two monthly discounts that evening because you can purchase your favorites on the spot. This event will help you to give the gift of great food and drink with confidence this holiday season or just help you to learn what you like and have a great time. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Misty Knoll Turkey Delivery Day
2025-11-25 07:30 - 19:00
Since we have limited storage space, please pick up your turkey today if at all possible. If it is not, you may do so the following day. We are CLOSED on Thanksgiving

Co-op is Closed on Thanksgiving
2025-11-27
