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Upper Valley Food Co-op

We are a small natural foods co-op serving the greater Upper Valley area since 1976. A community market, cooperatively owned by approximately 1100 of our friends and neighbors, we offer a unique atmosphere, friendly environment and excellent customer service.

Our Co-op is dedicated to supporting social and environmental responsibility. We know where our products come from: [...]

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Garden Plots Available at Ratcliffe Park

Each plot is
9′ X 12′, and rental is $20 for the season.  To sign up, go to this website:
http://wrjgarden.heroku.com or contact Katie Williams at
wrjcommunitygarden@gmail.com You can also call: 802/281-4433.  Payments can
be submitted to Kye Cochran at the Upper Valley Co-op, as a check or cash.

Earth Day Celebration at Upper Valley Co-op

April 22, 1-6 PM: Earth Day Celebration!  Celebrate our local foods and
local music!  Many local vendors with samples of their wares: Liberty
chocolate, Tastes of Africa, Samples of any local cheese you want to try,
Blue Moon Sorbet, and many more! And our famous local musicians: Adam
Gordon, Tony Mason, Vince Kelly and possibly others!  And 5% discount [...]

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February is Keep Local Farms Month

Hannaford supermarkets has once again declared February as Keep Local Farms month. This year, Hannaford—with over 170 stores, including more than 30 in New Hampshire— invites customers to contribute online from the Hannaford website, www.hannaford.com, or contribute $1 or $5 in the store at the register. Wendy Ward, local sourcing specialist for Hannaford, was promoting [...]

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Meet Rosemary Fifield

From the New England Farmers Union Newsletter

Full Name/Title: Rosemary Field, Director of Member Education Services, Hanover Consumer Cooperative Society

People know me as: Rosemary

I’m from: Thetford Center, Vermont and work in Hanover, New Hampshire. I was born and raised in Wisconsin and moved here in 1974.

I love/live in New England because: I love the ruralness, the beauty, [...]

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