Board Election Results Are In!
Thank you to all who participated in our board election. Over 240 people voted.
We are pleased to have Keith Bellairs, the current board Treasurer, continue in his role. We welcome Steve Gorelick’s return to the board and Heather Davis and Katrina Razionale’s joining the board.
At the same time, we are sad to see David Ludt, the current board Vice President, leave. Thank you, David, for your dedication to the Co-op and the hard work you’ve put in. Thanks, too, for your willingness to continue to help the Co-op by working on special projects. Your perspective and input at meetings will be missed.
We look forward to utilizing Heather’s education and work experience in food security, agriculture, community development, and economic justice issues in the Co-op community. Katrina’s work in local agriculture and economic development will be an asset to the Co-op community. We are hoping our ties to the Center for Agricultural Economy will grow stronger with her serving on the board.
Thank you for voting in this great team to lead the Co-op.
Buffalo Mountain Coop Welcomes New General Manager
The Buffalo Mountain Co-op is excited to announce Emily Hershberger as our first General Manager. Emily is currently the Director of Human Resources at the New England Culinary Institute. For over nine years she worked at Jasper Hill as they grew from 11 to more than 80 workers. As a Certified Senior Human Resources Professional with studies in management, she brings a strong background in business. Emily was a founding co-owner of the Langdon Street Café, a collectively run coffee shop and music venue and is currently consulting with Nutty Steph’s Chocolate and Granola to support them as they transition from a sole proprietorship to a collaboratively run organization. Some of the community may know her from the yoga classes she taught in the area. Her combination of business acumen, experience with collaborative work environments, knowledge of the food industry, and heart-centered leadership style are assets that will be beneficial for Buffalo Mountain.
In her free time, Emily enjoys cross country skiing, paddling, biking, baking, meditation, gardening, writing, playing with her son and nourishing the friendships in her life. We welcome her as she starts her new role at the Co-op on March 25th.
March Art in the Cafe
This month we received submissions based on the works of Winslow Homer, Vincent Van Gogh, Frida Kahlo, Pablo Picasso and Alexander Calder. Please visit and enjoy.
Works on display by:
Jon Pepe
Adrienne Goulette
Luna Pepe
Jack Summberg
Nicole Boothby
Ellen Bresler
2018 Fall / Winter Bullsheet OUT NOW!
Download pdf version HERE!
Printed copies available soon.
Café News
To our Membership and regular neighborhood patrons,
For the past 15 years, our humble café has been honored to serve creative hot lunches, delicious sandwiches, and beautiful omelets to the community. We want to thank everyone near and far who supported this tiny café with their regular patronage and enjoyment of what we had to offer. The Co-op is currently under transition with a lens on financial viability and sustainable functioning. The café apart from the rest of the Co-op places a lot of demand on the structure of the business. We cannot continue to function in the manner we have been. So, we are ceasing the short order service breakfast and lunch menu. We are going to start this change the week of Thanksgiving, 11/19/18. The café will still be offering coffee/tea, a wider selection of baked goods, prepared cold sandwiches, salads, casseroles, noodle dishes and of course, our delicious soups. We want to provide the best options for organic, local healthy choices to our surrounding communities and folks who come through to enjoy our lovely area. Doing a better job from the perspective of financial well-being for the overall organization we hope will be beneficial for all. Our focus will be on foods that will be delicious, quick and ready to go for you or stay and enjoy the space and free WiFi in our cozy space. We are excited to work with the Co-op community together to create a nourishing healthful environment for the café space.
Thank you for your patience and consideration.
Co-op Month 2018: “Co-ops See the Future”
This October, your Neighboring Food Co-ops here in the Northeast are joining over 40,000 co-ops and credit unions across the United States in celebrating Co-op Month. For 2018, the National Cooperative Business Association CLUSA International (NCBA CLUSA) has identified “Co-ops See the Future” as the theme for the month, inviting co-operatives and their members to dream big! As we look to the future, how can we work together to build a more sustainable and inclusive economy for everyone?
For more information on how your Neighboring Food Co-ops are celebrating , visit http://nfca.coop/co-op-month-2018/. And for ideas on how your co-op can spread the word, see below. The NFCA will be sending resources to Member Co-ops and organizing a special Co-op Month Contest!
*Article re-posted from: http://nfca.coop/co-opmonth/