October Newsletter
🎉 Hooray! Hooray! New equipment is here! 🎉 We're thrilled to announce that our new refrigerators and freezers have arrived, thanks to a grant from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA)! This upgrade is a major step forward in our mission to provide our community access to fresh, local and organic food.
Thank you to all of our members for your patience and support throughout this process. And an extra thank you to the members who volunteered to help with ordering, delivery and set-up; Kayla Bartlett, Donna Dose, Amy and Brady Gulden, Ken and Marcy Gulden, Pat Schneider, Jessica Wesselmann, and Krystle Weymann! And stay tuned for more exciting upgrades coming to the co-op!
What’s Fresh at the Co-op This Month:
🍎 Local apples from Alternative Roots Farm
🧅 Onions
🫑 Peppers
🥗 Spinach
🥛 Glass bottle milk from Crystal Ball Farms
Featured Products:
Pet Bandanas & Bows: Handmade by Cathy Knadel of New Ulm. Available in different sizes and patterns - including Halloween and Minnesota Vikings!
New Ulm T-shirts: Made from 100% high quality cotton jersey fabric, made in the U.S. Printed by Trick Jerseys of St. James, MN, owned and operated by two veterans.
Fatworks Pure Tallow: This delicious organic grass-fed beef tallow is great for cooking and skin-care. Crafted from 100% Organic, Non-GMO Grass-Fed & Grass-Finished SUET and guaranteed to be pesticide, hormone, vaccine, and antibiotic-free.
Ferndale Market Turkey: There’s still time to reserve your Ferndale Market frozen turkey or bone-in turkey breast at Graze! Turkeys will be delivered to Graze early November. Price is $4.15/lb for turkey breast and $2.95/lb for whole turkey. Sign up here or in-store.
Get Involved!
As we continue to grow, we need your support more than ever. We are currently seeking members to join our Board of Directors, as well as additional cashiers to help support us during the upcoming busy holiday season. Please email contact@graze.coop to learn how you can get involved.
Store Hours:
Tuesdays and Thursdays: 2 PM - 6 PM
Saturdays: 9 AM - 12 PM ⭐ The co-op will be open extended hours this Saturday [October 12]! Stop in and shop 9am-3pm ⭐
Your active participation as a member-owner is crucial to our cooperative's success. With 100% member ownership, your investment helps us provide access to high-quality, local, and organic food sourced from regional farmers and producers.
Together, we’re cultivating a more sustainable food economy!
Graze Board of Directors
Donna Dose
Amy Gulden
Jessica Wesselmann
Krystle Weymann