Rounding up at the register with our Change Matters* program is an easy way to make donations. During the month of October all register donations will go to support Center School. Center School provides transformative education, grounded in indigenous life-ways and a love of learning. They inspirea sense of place and direction within the circle of…
Our Commitment to you during Covid-19 & always Twin Cities Co-op Partners is committed to remaining a trusted destination in serving our community and providing necessary resources for shoppers and staff. To better serve you during this time of constant change, we have made improvements to the Wedge, Wedge Table, and Linden Hills Co-op. Please…
By Leigh McCarren, Ownership & Outreach Specialist What is your culinary background? My parents worked at a restaurant when I was young, and I often spent Sunday mornings watching in the kitchen and playing with leftover bread dough. I worked in that same restaurant through college and on my family’s organic farm, A to Z… Read More →
By Leigh McCarren, Ownership & Outreach Specialist Co-op Partners Warehouse is TCCP’s organic and local produce and grocery distributor, located in St. Paul. You recently got promoted to the Quality Control Sustainability Shift Lead at Co-op Partners Warehouse (CPW). What brought you to this role? Being the co-founder of Zero Waste Saint Paul, I am… Read More →
By Uli Koester, Executive Director of Midwest Food Connection A recent Washington Post headline* shouted: “Kids are terrified, anxious and depressed about climate change.” The article discusses deep concerns many youth have about the world’s future, and what they can do about it. At the Midwest Food Connection (MFC), we have one simple but powerful… Read More →
The aisles of our Health & Body Care department are filled with new and creative products that reduce our everyday plastic and packaging waste. From compostable products to plastic-free packaging, your daily wellness routine is ready for a refresh. + Pacha Sustainably produced, beautiful bulk soaps offer an easy way to stock up completely packaging-free!…
The Spring Owner Celebration is still on through Tuesday, March 31. In order to create a safer shopping experience and let people shop when the store is most well stocked, please do not feel you need to rush into the store this week in order to benefit from the coupon. We are extending the expiration… Read More →
By Leigh McCarren Ownership and Outreach Specialist Winter is a quiet time of year for most of our local farmers, but maple syrup farmers are busy getting ready for the sap to flow. Come early spring, maple syrup farmers work around the clock harvesting sap and turning it into the delicious syrups you find in… Read More →
A community helps rebuild a farm after a devastating fire By Chelsea Korth, Co-op Partners Warehouse Sales Manager Husband and wife Troy and Barb DeRosier opened Crystal Ball Farms seventeen years ago in 2002. Their family-owned farm sits on several acres of grassy pasture in the St. Croix River Valley of Osceola, Wisconsin. The DeRosiers…
We Asked. You answered. Enthusiastically. “Why do you shop at the co-op?” “Local • Healthy • Origin listed • Happy staff • Great hot bar • Produce Rocks” “Quality and variety. Friendly staff. The monthly donations you do!!!” “I don’t have time to figure out what’s not toxic for me and my family. I trust… Read More →
