As we discussed in this blog post, the next major phase of our preparations to open a member-owned grocery store will be our member loan campaign. Co-op members will have an opportunity to earn interest up to 6% while investing in their own community! We will be...
During National Farmers Market Week, the Free Lance-Star recognized the Fredericksburg Food Co-op as a potential game changer in bringing the benefits of local agriculture to our community. We’re delighted by this wonderfully supportive FLS editorial. At the heart of...
2018 has been an excellent year for the Fredericksburg Food Co-op so far. We are seeing steady and sustained growth as we work toward our goal of reaching 1,000 or more members before opening our grocery store. Our co-op is growing faster and more steadily than almost...
The Fredericksburg Food Co-op will hold its 3rd Annual Meeting Sunday, Sept. 30, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Fredericksburg Branch of the Central Rappahannock Regional Library, located at 1201 Caroline St., Fredericksburg, Va., 22401. The annual...
On April 17, the membership of our Fredericksburg Food Co-op reached 700! We started 2018 with 596 member-owners, and we are thrilled to have grown by more than 100 members so far this year. As our membership grows, word really seems to be getting out about the many...
Food co-ops are surging in popularity these days, both in Fredericksburg and around the country. That was one of several takeaways Fredericksburg Food Co-op board chair and vice chair Rich Larochelle and Jonathan Stevens came back with after attending the Up &...
Part of the reason food co-ops are seeing such a resurgence around the country is that people are starting to look at the everyday task of buying groceries and food in new ways. While the Fredericksburg Food Co-op works to build a free-standing grocery store focused...
How many times have you been in this situation at the grocery store: You’re doing your regular grocery shopping, and right there on the end-cap of the aisle is a full-color, can’t-miss-it display of some calorie-packed, diet-busting sugar load. And an argument starts....
The Fredericksburg Food Co-op is proud to have taken fourth place among 16 popular national retailers in The Free Lance-Star’s 2018 retail “wish list” poll. That’s a great showing, but still, a lot of readers are probably asking, “What is the Fredericksburg Food...