The Marquette Food Co-op prides itself on offering a one-stop shopping experience for quality, healthy foods with nutritional integrity and an extensive range of vitamins, minerals and natural remedies and supplements. We support U.P. farmers and producers by offering their products throughout all departments. Browse our department pages to find out more.
Click here for sales running April 4 – April 17.
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Somehow our Co-op’s little cheese cooler keeps getting more & more exciting!
Finally! Introducing our foray into Michigan cheeses!
For so many Michigan Made products there seems to be a wall at that big bridge called the Mackinac. The good news is we are continuing to reduce that impedance value.
And now we’ve learned of a way to get Grassfields Organic Farmstead Gouda from Coopersville to the U.P.! (Coopersville is Northwest of Grand Rapids).
The “Farmstead” part means it’s made from raw milk from the farm’s own grass-fed year round, Animal Welfare Approved (www.AnimalWelfareApproved.org) herd of cattle.
This small batch artisan Gouda is an exciting development in our access to Michigan cheeses.
Visit www.grassfieldscheese.com to lean more about the 5th generation Meerman Family farm!
Daiya Cheddar- and Mozzarella-Style Shreds have become a new favorite! So much so that we’ve added to the selections!
New to the Daiya family are PepperJack shreds, Cheddar wedges, and Havarti Jalapeno wedges.
Daiya products are vegan – “Deliciously Dairy Free”, as they say - and free of free of other common allergens.
Click on over to www.daiyafoods.com for a great collection of recipes using these innovative – tasty and functional – dairy alternatives.
New Planet Gluten Free Beer!
Just arrived – a fresh, but limited supply of all three of New Planet’s Gluten Free Craft -Brewed Ales.
TreadLightly, 3R Raspberry, and Off Grid Pale Ales are brewed in a dedicated facility in Boulder Colorado using the most stringent gluten free threshold test available using sorghum, brown rice, tapioca and other allergen free ingredients.
The names of each brew promote “doing good things for the planet.” Learn more at http://newplanetbeer.com/homepage/
To those who attended our beekeeping class, and those who could not: Joel Lantz, the workshop instructor, now has a beekeeping blog. Including photos, musings, and information on the Superior Beekeeping Club, this website is a great resource for those looking to get into beekeeping. Click here to visit the blog.
The Superior Beekeeping Club will be meeting on Tuesday, March 27 in the Marquette Arts & Culture Center (below Peter White Library) to watch Queen of the Sun. A club meeting will take place at 6pm, the movie starts at 6:30pm. It’s free and all are welcome to both! For more info on the film, click here.
The March of Traditions.
Don’t forget about St. Urho in all the Irish hubbub. (He’s the Finnish dude who – allegedly – saved the grape crops of Finland by chasing out the grasshoppers.)
Any reason for a winter-ending get-together, right?!
St. Urho’s Day is celebrated the day prior to the better known St. Patrick’s feast. Wear purple and represent the Scandinavian version of the story!
By all accounts Corned Beef is not a traditional Irish preparation. It is a traditional Irish-American invention. Nonetheless, it has become a salty-sweet March tradition for many. This year the Marquette Food Co-op has a limited number of Garrett County uncured, antibiotic free Corned Beef brisket available. Get yours today to get ready for the weekend. $9.99 lb.
Oh, and don’t forget the cabbage. Or the Guiness Draught!
“From Grass to Gold.” The pride of the Kerrygold brand is another Irish success story. Kerrygold one-year Aged Irish Cheddar cheese is one of our favorites to recommend year-round, but it seems like a must-have for your St. Pat’s weekend. Kerrygold’s full-bodied, smooth taste is a world-class accompaniment to corned beef and a draught. Here’s an inside tip – we will be sampling Kerrygold on Thursday between 3 and 6! Stop by and give it a try.
Another of our faves from the Isles is Red Dragon mustard-ale cheddar. You have to try this one of a kind Welsh cheddar to believe it, and it just may change your life.
One more cheese note: Audra has brought in ONE wheel of Cahill’s Porter Cheddar with this weekend in mind! Get some while it’s here. Arriving Wednesday!
Santa Julia Organica Malbec Argentina is the newest addition to our family of organic wines. It is being produced by the third generation of the family owned vineyard where they are working toward land preservation and community development in the Mendoza Region where they farm.
You may have noticed that we haven’t had our usual variety of sprouting seeds in the Bulk Herb and Spice section. Our supplier, Frontier Co-op, just issued a statement regarding the current situation on their supply of sprouting seeds:
“In our testing of the sprouting seeds – a disproportionate number of lots were being rejected due to quality issues. It was taking considerable time and resources trying to get ‘good’ shipments in that passed our stringent quality assurance tests. Unfortunately, it got to the point where the continual testing, rejection and reordering of the seeds were making this line unprofitable.
It was a very popular product line and we are very disappointed to have to discontinue it.”
We are looking for a suitable source for replacing the Frontier sprouting seeds. It may take some time to accomplish due to Frontier’s high quality standards. Thank you for your patience.
Click this image to view the Co-op’s Spring Newsletter!
The Michigan DNR ruled ‘wild swine’ are invasive species, and will prohibit raising them soon. Unfortunately, many small farmers raise meat hogs, which, under the new guidelines, would be considered ‘wild swine’…
For a brief overview/debate on the subject, click here.
For a Michigan farmer’s perspective, click here.
For the actual declaratory ruling, click here.
Check out the Co-op’s Bulk Cooking Guide. It’s a great reference for cooking with all things bulk, and even includes recipes to get you started!
Bulk Cooking Guide
Owners & Friends of the Marquette Food Co-op,
Although we appreciate your enthusiasm for our recent purchase and plans for expansion, we hope that you will be respectful of the businesses that remain housed in 502 W. Washington. As it takes time from their busy day to accommodate member visitors to our new store location, we ask that you refrain from visiting the site just yet. Please understand that there are multiple reasons for you to remain patient in regard to checking out our new digs; the most obvious one is that those businesses that remain there still use much of the facility in their daily operations. We will announce an open house day for Marquette Food Co-op owners to visit and have a good look at the structure. Until then, please be respectful of the businesses there, as they have much to do as they vacate the premises. We have made certain time agreements with them and will be working with them soon to facilitate the ease of their transition.
Thank you!
Click here for sales running February 29 – March 20.
Click here for sales running March 21 – April 3.
Click here for March Owner Buys—sales just for owners!
And since it’s time to start thinking about your upcoming garden, our Wellness Department is featuring 20% off select books about gardening during March and April. Whether you’re a seasoned gardener or you’ve never grown anything, there’s something for you on our shelves.
