Eating Local & Organic
Is Eating Organic Healthier?
Incorporating fresh, local, organic food into your meal planning as often as possible can make a huge difference in your health and well being. Not to mention its benefits on the local economy and the environment.
Below are a few interesting facts about eating organic.
- Organic food is often fresher
- Organic produce contains fewer pesticides
- Organic farming is better for the environment
- Organically raised animals are NOT given antibiotics, growth hormones, or food containing animal by-products
- Organic meat & milk are richer in certain nutrients
- Organic food is GMO-free
Why Eat Locally Grown
News & Updates
Become A MOCO Board Member!
Do you have a passion for supporting our amazing local community, local growers, and the farms that provide healthy, organic, fresh and locally produced products?
Are you interested in helping to strengthen our local economy and environment in a socially responsible manner?
If so we want you! The MOCO Board of Directors has a total of nine seats. This year, member-owners will vote to fill five of those seats.
To find out more and apply, please click here!
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MOCO is committed to community!
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MOCO Members Only August Discounts!
It's never been a better time to either be or become a MOCO Member! We're stepping up our game with some awesome Member Only discounts from today through the rest of the month of August.
So if you are not a member, but would like to take advantage of this month's member discounts, just click the link below and sign up for our NEW $20 Annual Membership.
Member Only Discounts for August 2020
Grocery
Back Country Coffee from Big Jay Roasting Co. - All varieties:
Member Price:
THE BEET - Newsletter: 7/2020
A Message From the General Manager
Greetings from the Co-op. I hope everyone is well, staying healthy, wearing face coverings and doing their best to enjoy a very different summer than we could ever have expected. As we navigate through and adapt to what is becoming our new normal, I want to thank everyone for their support through these challenging times. Hearing “thank you for being here” means so much to our staff and to me personally. As I find myself approaching my four-month mark here at MOCO, I look back at all we have been through. A pandemic that is still with us, a week of being closed to regroup, an almost complete staffing change and our ongoing
News & Updates - New $20 Annual Membership
A Message From the General manager
I would like to thank you, our loyal customers and members, for your support during these challenging times. I understand you have choices in where you shop. That when you choose to spend your hard-earned dollars at MOCO, you do so out of the same commitment to community and in support of our local farmers and vendors that helped to create our food coop in the first place. MOCO is here to serve our community. As your local food coop, MOCO is not just another grocery store. We’re the local grocery store you can take ownership in. As the new General Manager, I’ve had the great pleasure of talking toMOCO is happy to announce that we now carry baked goods from Two Sons Bakehouse. Bill Hoag, owner, was a line cook who needed a second job.
Product Spotlight
As most of you know we emphasize healthy, organic, fresh and locally produced products. By supporting our local growers, farms and producers, we can provide quality products to consumers, while also strengthening our local economy. We strive to promote products that are naturally produced and organic products raised in an environmentally and socially responsible manner.
Along with local products, we also carry many brand names that you know and love! Today we are focusing on three specific categories that can be harder to find in other local stores; gluten free, vegan, and vegetarian.
For those of you looking for options here is a sample of brands MOCO carries that you may be familiar with:
- Beyond Meat:
- Beefy Crumbles
- Beyond Burgers (great for grilling!)
- Hot
News & Updates
Updated Store Hours
Monday - Friday:
9am - 10am is reserved for high-risk shoppers
10am - 7pm we are open to ALL
Saturday:
8am - 9am is reserved for high-risk shoppers
9am - 5pm we are open to ALL
Sunday:
10am - 5pm we are open to ALL
Single Use Item Law Update
July 1st saw the Single-Use Item Law, Vermont's Act 69, which bans the use of plastic carryout bags and other single-use items from grocery stores go into effect. We are encouraging all customers to bring your reusable bags when you shop at MOCO (or any store) and
MOCO is happy to announce that we now carry baked goods from Two Sons Bakehouse. Bill Hoag, owner, was a line cook who needed a second job.
Meet Our New General Manager
Hiring a general manager is the single most important responsibility of a cooperative’s Board of Directors. Over the past several weeks our Search Committee participated in a diligent process which informed our search for this position and guided us