by Glenda Bissex, Editor
Maybe even the skiers and snowshoe-ers, who are enjoying such great snow conditions this winter, yearn just a bit for the sight of something green and growing. The Plainfield Co-op can satisfy that yearning in several ways. Read on to learn about indoor growing kits, seeds, beautiful potted plants and already blooming flowers for the impatient, and a preview of the greenhouse.
As we look forward to spring, we also look back to our past, starting with Mary Azarian’s 2021 Newsletter cover that seems to perfectly convey where we are as I write this: bundled up by the wood stove, reading seed catalogs. Recipes this issue include Randy’s eternally scrumptious chocolate mousse. From an earlier era of protests (2011) Treasurer Les Snow reflects on the importance of cooperatives in creating a healthy society. And going back into ancient Co-op history, a letter to the Editor remembers Lyndol Hutchinson for his humanity, the man whose little vegetable stand on Route 2 eventually morphed into Plainfield Co-op and Hardware.
Reports on the present health of the Co-op from General Manager Jeannine DeWald and from Board President John Cleary are definitely encouraging and look ahead to more good news. It feels as though our Co-op winter is passing.
We welcome your letters, poems, photos, whatever. Submit to the Editor for our spring (May) issue.
The Newsletter Committee:
- Glenda Bissex, Editor, songboat@vtlink.net
- Gail Falk, Staff Writer
- Elizabeth Mathai, Design & Layout, and Ad Coordinator
- Debra Stoleroff, Recipe Editor
