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Members must be current in their dues to vote.

Only one vote per person.

Ballots will be counted at Annual Meeting  on April 7th

Joanna Beresford

I see being on the Board as a great opportunity to get more connected to great people and a great place, and a chance to learn about the inner workings of our community.  My primary reason for wanting to join the Board, is a feeling that turbulent times are probably on the horizon. We’re SO fortunate to have the strong hub of the co-op as a major community asset, already thriving and buzzing with life! Being more intimately involved in the workings of the Coop creates a huge opportunity to be part of the solution, helping to deepen community resilience. The challenge I see fast approaching is: How can we best preserve the financial and social capital of the Coop as well as other intangible assets?

Allison Bogan

My partner Andrew and I moved to Hardwick last summer.  I joined Hardwick Chiropractic straight from practicing chiropractic in Peru, South America.  When I’m not working, I can be found cooking, reading and enjoying and exploring the great outdoors. I have a strong background in Finance and Marketing, as well as community health.

I have really enjoyed the community within and around Hardwick, and I feel pulled to become more involved and offer my service and support to the community, however I am able. I have begun to get involved with Aware in Hard-wick and joined the coop in September 2012. I enjoy being a working member when I can and would love to become further involved in the coop; a place that I see as a hub for health, community activism and connection, and promoting freedom and choice.

Steven Gorelick

I’ve been on the Board for two years now, filling the role of Treasurer for the past year.  I hope to remain part of the Board as it addresses a number of important issues:  member equity, employee compensation and benefits, clarifying the roles of the Board and the Collective, and – perhaps most important of all – how the Co-op manages growth

Bruce Kaufman (no picture available)

Bruce is farmer at Riverside Farm in East Hardwick. He has served on the board many times, most often at Treasurer, He is committed to making Buffalo Mountain Coop the best in the nation!

Nancy Kellogg

Four and a half years ago I first dis-covered Hardwick and the Buffalo Mountain Coop on a ‘site visit’ with the Sustainable Business and Communities program at Goddard College. I knew immediately this was the community I wanted to be planted in. For years I attended Quaker business meetings (in WI and Plainfield) to witness and participate in the collaborative, consensus process of Friends. My passions are climate science communication, biochar development, reinvigorating agriculture in the Grange, gardening, and enjoying the NEK community. I feel fortunate to have worked with the Coop as a vendor and employee over the past year and a half. I‘m running for the board because I want to contribute service to the Coop and support the ongoing vibrant health of BMC.

Michael Lew-Smith

Michael lives in Hardwick and is an ecologist/botanist who does environ-mental work throughout the state.  He also helps run a small organic farm where he and his family raise beef and apples.   Michael previously served on the Buffalo Mountain Food Co-op board for six years, five of which were served as the chair.

 Jason Miller

I can often be seen clogging up the aisles of the coop with my three kids (and, occasionally my wife Rachael), but that’s one of the things I love about out little coop; it’s homey in that small house where you know everyone and know where everything is kind of way. For the past two years I’ve enjoyed representing you on the board even as we’ve worked to implement Policy Governance and made other efforts to improve the coop without changing it too much. With your support, I’ll be able to continue to serve.

On Thursday Febuary 21rd, we will be transforming our produce display to be 100% local for the week, so no bananas, avocados, citrus, etc. We’ll have our winter seasonal menu available with loads of localvore recipes for you to try. There will be signage throughout the rest of the Coop to highlight our other localvore products.

But why?

To increase awareness about how important OUR local food system is.

To inspire a healthy diet while primarily using organic fruits and vegetables that are grown in our region.

To encourage dialogue about the consequences that industrialized farming has had and continues to have on our planet.

To see what local foods are available to us this particular time of year.

To help us prepare for future seasons and shortages when fresh fruits and vegetables aren’t readily available and for when we may no longer afford to buy imported foods.

To reduce our reliance on fossil fuels that provides us with food.

To promote canning, drying, storing and other food preservation practices.

To highlight our local products, vegetables, and the dedicated farmers who grow them.

To find great appreciation in the local produce and also in the produce that comes from so far away- remembering that it is quite a feat of modern technology and finite resources that we get to indulge in such variety so often.

To generate ideas and dialogue about our collective future on the planet and how we can affect our carbon footprint as a community by what we invest our time, energy and money into.

To step out of our comfort zone and see how it goes!

This could be a great educational opportunity for our children as they see the changes this week and contemplate what people did in the past before modern resources/technology and what we may need to do differently in the future and why.

Think of this as a celebration of what our area has to offer…  not being deprived.

PS – We will also be celebrating this week by hosting a contra dance and potluck (and recipe contest!!!) at the East Hardwick Grange on Saturday February 23rd… Bring a dish of local food with your recipe to share. Bring plates and utensils and a smile. Bring clean shoes and your dancing mojo. A good time will be had by all.

Once upon a time there was a group that was informally referred to as the St. Buffalooski Cartel which, was comprised of staff from the St Johnsbury, Plainfield and Buffalo Mountain Food Coops. As small coops they each struggled to compete with the larger coops that were able to buy in larger quantities and therefore offer lower prices to their members. The Cartel banded together and made group purchases and coordinated transport of these products to each coop. They would also meet occasionally throughout the year…….. (read more)

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