Donate your bag refunds, extra change and eat lunch or dinner on Give Back Thursday to support Food at First during November. The Food At First program (in Ames, Iowa) currently consists of two parts: a free meal program and a perishable food pantry. Free Meals The free meal program serves seven meals per week [...]
By Adam Calder, Produce Manager Have you tried the local apples this fall? If you haven’t yet, you should soon, as you may just move candy from its starring role in Halloween celebrations and move Iowa apples into that center stage spot. The apple crop this year is of excellent quality and variety. If you [...]
Available Everyday: Baguette, Sourdough, Ciabatta Wednesday Olive, Multigrain Thursday Sunflower Oat, Whole Wheat Sourdough Friday Classic Challah, Polenta Parmesan Rosemary Saturday Cranberry Walnut, Focaccia, Seven Grain Levain Sunday Deli Rye, Currant Cardamom
November 2017 Recipient: Food at First The Food At First program (in Ames, Iowa) currently consists of two parts: a free meal program and a perishable food pantry. Free Meals The free meal program serves seven meals per week and is open to anyone who is hungry, no questions asked. Most are evening meals and [...]
Join us Monday, October 16 through Saturday, October 21, 2017 for Cheese Fest - a week long celebration of cheese! Each day we will have different cheese samples with pairings in our Cheese Department. Save 10% on the featured cheeses everyday and save 10% on ALL CHEESES on Saturday, October 21. Samples and Demos: [...]
A slate of candidates for the upcoming board election was approved by the Board. With three candidates for three open seats, there will not be a contested election for seats on the 2018 Board of Directors. Instead, members will be asked to approve the slate of candidates approved by the Board during the Annual Meeting [...]
The more you know… By Adam Calder, Produce Manager We have had many staff come and go over the years here at Wheatsfield. Everyone’s time at the co-op is different, yet hopefully all who have worked here have at the very least left with a little more knowledge than they started with. One of our [...]
Our October cooking and health classes are now posted! Back due to demand is another class time for "The Fermented Kitchen Course 3: Kombucha & Other Fermented Beverages." Enjoy seasonal health and cooking classes, a port and fortified wines tasting, Paleo Cooking 101, everything you wanted to know about coffee, and more. View classes and [...]
During September, we are accepting donations for Feeding Texas- the state association representing all of the food banks in Texas. Funds will be raised through our Co-op Nickel program with donated bag refunds and extra change. If you wish to donate extra funds via a check, you can make it out to Feeding Texas with [...]
By Adam Calder, Produce Manager This time of year is a great one for local produce. We are still rolling in the bounty of summer produce, and the autumn produce is also starting to come on strong. The best of these two seasons only overlap for about a month, so now is a good time [...]
