In 2006, Laurae Hughes bought ten acres in Chimacum Valley that was so overgrown with reed canary grass she found a tractor and a creek hidden in the grass. She has turned this land into Gray Fox Farm.

October is National Co-op Month, read why Co-ops are Cool!

Porridges belong in the front line of breakfasts. We know about oatmeal, but we can make porridges from any starchy plant that’s cooked down into a comforting mush. Forget the lumpy glue of your childhood! I’m talking creamy grains, with sophisticated flavors and crunchy toppings. I’m talking YUM! Let’s explore pairing porridges with pears and see where it takes us?

Experience sustainable salmon trolling with Captain Rick Oltman: From sea to table, click to learn how it's done.

The Community Wellness edible and medicinal native plant garden project has been selected as this year’s recipient of the Food Co-op’s GROW fund. 

Join the Community Wellness Project at Finnriver Farm & Cidery, Tuesday, October 17th, 5:30 pm for the 7th annual "Lettuce Grow Together!" Harvest Dinner, a fundraiser to support nutritious, local food in Jefferson County schools.

Heartberries is an all outdoors program for children ages 2-5 based at Peace Hill and Shy Acre Farm in Port Townsend, Washington.  We seek to provide affordable care that is nature immersive, multi-cultural, cultivates the imagination, and encourages children's natural inclinations towards love and kindness.

What happens when you ask every 9th Grader to create a team of classmates with whom to develop an innovative product, having at least one local ingredient, and then prototype it, design a logo, create packaging, and table display, and then scale it to sell at a fair for 100 plus attendees?  THEY DO IT!  And they come up with amazing ideas while getting their first taste of true entrepreneurship.

SNAP-Match will be ending, in its current form, at the end of this month……

With the sale of each Ocean Bottle, 11.4kg of plastic (the equivalent of 1,000 ocean-bound plastic bottles) is collected globally, in coastal areas where plastic pollution is worst. They work with plastic collection partners Plastic Bank, Plastics for Change and Repurpose Global to actualize this collection.

What is it about bones that endlessly fascinate us? Perhaps it is their stunning beauty, or mystery, or that they can tell a story.

Sidonie offers us an exciting vegetarian twist on a summer classic

Community Build built three temporary supervised villages in Jefferson County starting with Peter's Place in Port Hadlock in 2020. This was followed by Pat's Place in Port Townsend, and we have built 20 tiny shelters for OlyCAP at Caswell-Brown off Mill Road. These facilities have housed over 75 residents over the last 3 years. We are so proud of this accomplishment!

Important news about upcoming closures.

Summer is in full swing, let’s take a moment to hear from our General Manager about all things Co-op in July.

Back in February we posted about the Consumer Report information about cadmium and lead in dark chocolate. We are now reporting back with an update from our manufacturers.

Tarragon in cuisines other than French? Yes! Tarragon is beloved worldwide. See All the unique ways Tarragon can make a dish.

International Cooperative Day is the annual celebration of the cooperative movement, celebrated on the first Saturday of July, which this year is July 1. The celebration aims to increase awareness about cooperatives and their contributions to economic and social development, as well as promote the movement’s ideas of international solidarity, equality, and world peace.

Hear from our GM, Kenna, about everything going on at the Co-op this June!