Happy Summer DCM, and what a beautiful summer season it shaping up to be. As temperatures are rising, so is the productivity and general hustle and bustle of your everyday local Co-op market. We are currently gearing up for not just summer, but the turn of the seasons as we approach closer to our busiest … Continued
Hello Co-op Community, I am your Community Outreach Coordinator, Raafe, here with another Co-op community outreach update. Since the last update we have added a new organizations to our regular donation giving’s. We are happy to be providing canned foods and baking goods to the Central and Eastern NC Food Bank. The Central and Eastern … Continued
Hello Durham Co-op Community, We are happy to finally be entering a beautiful spring and returning to a semi-regular pace at our Co-op. Since the return of many shoppers, we hope due to the increasing access to the much-needed vaccine, we are happy to also be seeing a rise in our plans with community partners. … Continued
Winesday returns! Join us for bi-weekly, guided virtual wine tastings with Zac and special guests! We will feature new wine and cheeses each tasting, which will be available at the Co-op for purchase. Email Zac, zac@durham.coop, for any questions wine and beer related! Next tastings: Wednesday, July 7th & 21st from 5:30-6:30pm You can access … Continued
Last month, the Co-op hosted a field trip from our friends at the Lerner Day School! Working in and with our community is as much a part of the Co-op’s values as selling quality local organic produce. One way we love to interface with the community is by giving tours of our store – hosting … Continued
This holiday season we were proud to partner with the LGBTQ Center of Durham to send letters to prisoners during the holidays. The LGBTQ Center held 3 card-writing nights in our store during the month of December, and thanks to your help, our co-op community was able to send two hundred cards that provided warm … Continued
Last month, the Co-op attended an exciting community event: local entrepreneur Victoria Scott-Miller, of Liberation’s Station, opened her third Black Lit Library at Sarah P Duke Gardens! Liberation’s Station, Started by Scott-Miller and her family, is an online collection of stories comprised of some 500 thoughtfully curated titles varying in themes, genres, and reading-levels, all … Continued
Going Straight to the Source: Two of our DCM staff took a field trip with Firsthand Foods to visit Neil Frank’s farm in Rougemont, where he raises beef cattle on pasture. pictured above: Dawn (DCM Meat Specialist), Neil (farmer) and Jennifer (Firsthand Foods) gaze out over pasture where cows graze. For those of us trying … Continued
Through November and December 2020 For the second year in a row, Durham Co-op Market is partnering with Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI) to offer Food For All owners a 50% discount on fresh produce through November and December! Food For All is our ownership program for folks who qualify for SNAP benefits. FFA Owners … Continued
Have you ever wondered how we choose which products end up on our shelves at the Durham Co-op Market? Here at our community-run store, our process is very thoughtful, very human, and always ongoing – ie, every SINGLE product you see on our shelves has been hand-picked by a team of people with our core … Continued
