The Beet
A Port Townsend Food Co-op Blog
Whether you're passionate about healthy recipes, sustainability initiatives, local giving programs, or supporting local farms, we’ve got something for you. Stay connected with the latest co-op news, learn how we’re making a difference in the community, and discover how you can get involved. Join us as we promote eco-friendly living and share the best in organic, local food."
INCLUSIVITY: One of the Co-op’s Key Values
This month we’re conducting a member satisfaction survey. We do this every three years or so, using the same survey as our sister co-ops so we can compare our members’ responses to those of other co-ops. We do this survey because we care what our members think and because we’re always interested in how we could be even better.
Collaboration & Resources - Plastic Free July
Check out the sea creatures made from plastic and learn more the resources available to help with Plastic Free July!
July/August Beans For Bags Spotlight: The ReCyclery
Learn more about The ReCyclery of Jefferson County - Building bikes, building riders, building community.
Local Vendor Spotlight: Fiddlehead Creamery
Local Feature: Ice Cream made with love, not dairy!
June Demo Recipe! What did the Board make?
June Demo Series recipes - Perfectly Good Food—A Totally Achievable Zero Waste Approach to Home Cooking by Margaret and Irene Li.
A tale of paint and hot water
While the Co-op is getting a new paint job…a hot water heater failure is temporarily affecting our kitchen operations.
Port Townsend PRIDE!
Celebrating the LGBTQ+ community on the Olympic Peninsula - Sat. June 8th
Local Vendor Spotlight: EARTH WOOLIES from twisted strait fibers
Made from locally obtained waste wool not graded for yarn, Earth Woolies are 100% organic soil amendments. Learn More!
May/June Beans For Bags Spotlight: The Benji Project
From art projects for the Rhody Parade to Summer Camps, learn what The Benji Project is doing to help teach proactive mental health tools to Jefferson County.
Store Exterior Refresh
It’s time for a refresh. Learn more about some changes to the Co-op exterior.
Kombucha: Comings and Goings
Learn more about the issues with GT’s Living Food Brands and all the local kombucha products we are carrying and giving more shelf space too.
New Local Highlight - Good Juju Ghee
Local ghee that prides itself on quality ingredients and the slow and conscious process that goes into making the ghee.
Recycling at the Food Co-op – 2024
Our Food Co-op has long been known as a central location for living sustainably.
AAUW Home and Kitchen Tour 2024 - Sat. April 27th!
Making a comeback after COVID, the AAUW Port Townsend Home and Kitchen Tour will be back live and in-person on Saturday, April 27th!
Local Producer: SoulCedar Farm
“Shrubs” (no not the plant) but lovely unique sipping vinegars!
March/April Beans for Bags Spotlight: Olympic Housing Trust
The Olympic Housing Trust (OHT) is honored to be the Olympic Peninsula’s only community land trust, learn more about the projects they are working on.