Although Monadnock Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) is constructing the building for the Co-op and will lease it to us, each of our budgets needs to be aligned in order to move forward. Recently, working with both MEDC and Dan Scully Architects, we completed a thorough review of the building design and cost estimates. We are [...]
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Building Update
Posted in Co-op Updates, tagged Building, Dan Scully Architects, Groundbreaking, Monadnock Economic Development Corporation on February 8, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Community-Focused Organization Supports Community-Owned Business
Posted in Co-op Updates, tagged Southwestern Community Services on January 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Southwestern Community Services (SCS) hosted a lunch to celebrate their first payroll deduction program, helping their employees become founding Member-Owners of the Monadnock Community Market Co-op. SCS presented a member equity check to the MCM Co-op, represented by Joe Marks and Michael Faber. Thirty-one SCS staff people participated in the payroll deduction program to become [...]
Tell Us Why You Joined!
Posted in Co-op Updates on January 8, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Let the Monadnock Region know why you joined our co-op. Please submit your answer to us (in 50 words or less) and we will share it on our website.
Co-op Building Update
Posted in Co-op Updates on January 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Dear Member-Owners & Co-op Fans: Many of you have asked for details about our upcoming ground breaking celebration and when construction of the Monadnock Community Market Co-op building will begin. We can’t wait to get started either! As the Monadnock Community Market Co-op finishes up the design process for the store, we have come to [...]
MCM Co-op’s Website 2011 in Review
Posted in Co-op Updates on January 1, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: The concert hall at the Syndey Opera House holds 2,700 people. This blog was viewed about 16,000 times in 2011. If it were a concert at Sydney Opera House, it would take about 6 sold-out performances for that many [...]
Send a Farm to Washington
Posted in Co-op Updates, Events, tagged Neighboring Food Co-op Association, New England Farmers Union on December 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
By Erbin Crowell, NFCA Executive Director, and Annie Cheatham, NEFU President Congress is making decisions about your food and our farms. The Neighboring Food Co-op Association (NFCA) is partnering with the New England Farmers Union (NEFU) to help raise funds to send farmers to Washington to talk to our lawmakers. Several times a year, the [...]
Where’s Bonnie Now? Membership & Outreach Coordinator with NFCA
Posted in Co-op Updates, tagged Bonnie Hudspeth, Farm to Freezer, International Year of the Co-ops, Neighboring Food Co-op Association, Sunrise Orchards on November 27, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
On October 17, Bonnie Hudspeth, former Project Manager at Monadnock Community Market Co-op, started her position as Membership & Outreach Coordinator with the Neighboring Food Co-op Association (NFCA). Bonnie is thrilled to join the NFCA: Our Co-op movement has a rich history of accomplishing extraordinary feats through collaboration, and what gets me so excited about [...]
Help the Co-op Grow: Become Our Volunteer Coordinator
Posted in Co-op Updates, tagged Volunteer on November 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Looking for a great way to give back – and help us engage more people in the creation of our Co-op? Consider becoming the MCM Co-op’s Volunteer Coordinator. Contact us if you are interested. Please pass this volunteer position on to anyone who might be interested. Thank you! Title: Volunteer Coordinator (Volunteer Position) Purpose: Recruits, [...]
First MCM Co-op General Manager Hired!
Posted in Co-op Updates on October 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Monadnock Community Market (MCM) Co-op is very proud to announce that it has hired its first General Manager, Michael Faber. Michael has extensive co-op experience and a longstanding connection with the Monadnock Region. He has served as General Manager of Wild Oats Cooperative Market in Williamstown, MA since 2007, and before that was Store [...]
October is Co-op Month: Check out what we’re raffling off to celebrate!
Posted in Co-op Updates, tagged Andy's Cycle, Avenir Cargo Trailer, Co-op Month on October 12, 2011 | 1 Comment »
If we build a walkable, bikeable grocery store downtown, how will you get your groceries home? Simple, you need a bike trailer! And that’s why we’re giving one away to a lucky new member-owner in October, in honor of Co-op Month. You’ll have enough room to carry home all of your co-op groceries, plus a [...]





