About Wedge Community Co-ops Wedge Community Co-ops are your community-owned grocery stores, serving the Twin Cities. We believe in the power of sourcing delicious, locally grown food in our region and amplifying farmers, artisans, and makers. The Wedge is fueled by one core belief: By supporting local agriculture and locally made products, we can empower…
Building community through food To us, co-op is community. It means good people with good food—brought to your neighborhood grocer, every day. You can get involved with your co-op community in a variety of ways:
Join our co-op community The Wedge is a community owned grocery store. We believe in the power of sourcing delicious, locally grown food in our region and amplifying our best farmers, artisans, and makers. By nurturing our bodies and minds, we nurture our neighbors and communities. We are committed to the principles and practices of…
Americans throw away 4 million pounds of wrapping paper each year. That’s because it’s dyed and laminated in a way that makes it tough to recycle. But you can cut down on the waste of onetime wrap jobs with these ideas for making your own, that are as beautiful as they are sustainable. And cheers… Read More →
Wedgeshare grant allocations The WedgeShare Committee met in late October to allocate $50,000 in WedgeShare grants to the organizations on the slate, based on the votes cast for each organization during the 2015 election period. Those recipients and amounts are as follows: The Aliveness Project – $5,000 Appetite for Change – $7,650 Compatible Technology International… Read More →
The Wedge Board of Directors is pleased to report that in the past year The Wedge continued to do very well. The loyalty and support of our members and the commitment of our dedicated and highly skilled staff continue to make The Wedge a national model among co-ops. Our commitment to remain connected to the… Read More →
By Elka Malkis, Financial Manager INCOME STATEMENTS This year, The Wedge began using a new auditing firm. One result of that change is a slightly new format for the statement of income and retained earnings. The gross sales listed, $49.3 million, are the combined sales at the store, the warehouse, and the farm, an increase… Read More →
Dear Fellow Member-Owners, At our annual membership meeting in October, Wedge management and the board of directors outlined our upcoming expansion/remodeling campaign and explained how it would affect our patronage refunds this year and for the next few years, as well as how members could support the co-op’s expansion through investment in our C-share stock… Read More →
By Megan Molteni Communications Coordinator With Elizabeth Archerd retiring after such a long and impressive tenure, the size of the metaphorical shoes she has left behind to be filled is nothing short of considerable. In fact, it will take several people to fill them. As a part of this new team assembled to carry on… Read More →
2014 Wedgeshare Grants Available Call for Applications The Wedge is soliciting grant applications from organizations that work for sustainable development through environment, health, wellness, food agriculture, or cooperative-related activities. If you work for or know of any organizations that fit one or more of these criteria, we encourage you to let them know that the… Read More →
