Viroqua Food Co-op Blog

Supplements are a great way to maintain health, especially if we have become depleted in particular nutrients, which can happen for a multitude of reasons. With some education, forethought and planning it is possible to boost our health and immunity through foods. Personally, I prefer eating to supplement swallowing. The following is a brief listing of some qualities in foods that you may find helpful for maintaining your health. By all means do some research and continue your education on health and nutrition.

Do you ever wonder why it seems that we have no control over decisions that affect our quality of life in Vernon County? Come to a special 3 hour workshop with nationally recognized workshop leader and lecturer Paul Cienfuegos, and find out how Vernon County can take back local control through Community Rights Ordinances. 150 communities in eight states have passed or are in the process of passing Community Rights Ordinances that ban harmful but legal corporate activities such as factory farms/CAFOs, water withdrawal for bottling, fracking, mining, planting GMOs, and more. These communities are both conservative and liberal, rural and urban, small and large. Join us for this inspiring and timely talk about how other communities have stood up and stripped corporations of their so-called constitutional "rights", while ensuring the right of people to govern themselves locally.

As the new VFC Marketing Assistant, I wasn’t sure how to take full advantage of my one-day ticket to this year's 24th annual Organic Farming Conference (OFC). I struck it rich when attending a couple workshops based on Women in Farming and Agriculture. These knowledgeable presenters have actually written books on these subjects, so please see the resources listed at the end of this article.

You're invited! The VFC is celebrating the coming of spring and the arrival of local and organic seedlings in our greenhouse by putting on our Greenhouse Open House! Stop by the VFC on Saturday, April 27th from 11am-3pm to join in on the festivities!

Spring is coming and with it comes the desire to “get in shape and get healthy.” Below are some suggestions to help you do just that.

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The Viroqua Food Co-op and its partners, the People’s Food Co-op of La Crosse, WI and Rochester, MN and Bluff Country Co-op of Winona, MN are pleased to announce the 6th annual request for proposals for the Coulee Region Cooperative Community Fund Grant.

Last fall, the VFC Board of Directors announced a new Microlending Initiative. Through this program, an individual or farm that is currently selling their product to the VFC is eligible for an interest-free loan of up to $3000, to be paid back within one year. Through the Microlending Initiative we hope to strengthen small, local farms that supply the Co-op and create opportunities to improve their operations. The Microlending Initiative was developed under the direction of the Board of Directors by the Microlending Committee, which consists of two VFC Board Members and two VFC Managers.