Cooperatives and the Environment
How are the Global Ends of the Plainfield Co-op beneficial for the environment?
Remembering John Wires
“As best I understand John,” reflects George Springston, “he was always trying to have the big conversation about how we should live, …
Mystery and Challenges of Purchasing
Why We Carry One Damn Thing Instead of Another. Members and shoppers often wonder out loud …
Growth spurts are such a pain
The tempest created this summer by Hunger Mountain Co-op’s proposed expansion into Waterbury reminds me of a number of similarly-themed dust-ups during the Plainfield Co-op’s first five years, 1971-1975.
Board Report from 2009
Well it just keeps getting better! Major improvements in the store have begun, our dedicated and thoroughly community-minded staff is thriving, and our Co-op is looking and feeling better all the time.
Quiche: Custard and Fillings
Once you have a basic recipe for the custard, your choice of fillings is endless.
The Blackbird Organics Story
Last fall the stars aligned for Blackbird Organics. … Maggie Donin of the Vermont Land Trust learned that Kagen Dewey and Elise Magnant were looking for a farm …
The Great Brook Nursery Story
The verdant scene is a far cry from the “funky” riverside lot with a tar paper shack and junked cars on Lee Road …
What’s behind the Red Door
Well, actually, the door isn’t red. The door to the former site of the bakery in downtown Marshfield was red, recalls Dave Mangan, …
Robin Taylor: An Interview
Five-foot snow drifts line the greenhouse walls outside on a late February day, but inside, … It’s the beginning of a new farming year at Robin Taylor’s gardens …