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Event Calendar
Annual Owner Drive
We’re hosting our annual owner drive! Find out the value of being an owner and help to support the grocery store owned by your neighbors!
Sample: Meadowlark Organics Lonesome Stone Pancake Mix
Come in and try a delicious new pancake mix from Meadowlark Organics. This delicious mix is made from organic, regionally grown and milled winter wheat and rye.
Earth Week
We’re celebrating Earth Week at the VFC! To highlight the ways that you can go GREEN while shopping at the co-op we’ll have a week-long scavenger hunt going.
Sample: Equal Exchange BioRevolution Coffee
We’re sampling Equal Exchange’s cooperatively produced coffee: BioRevolution! Come in and learn about how Equal Exchange is working to create a more sustainable, equitable world while tasting their delicious coffee.
Sample: Siete Grain-free Tortilla Chips & Muir Glen Salsa
Come in and sample these grain-free tortilla chips and find out why these great chips are so popular! We’re pairing them with a delicious salsa from Muir Glen.
Sample: Local Carrots, Sweet Potato, and VFC Dip
It’s spring and fresh veggies are on our minds! Come in and taste the local and organic difference. These carrots and sweet potatoes can’t be beat! We’re pairing them with a delicious dip made by our VFC Deli.
Sample: Sitka Salmon Market Hard Smoked Salmon Candy
We’re sampling a delicious snack from Sitka Salmon Market. These salmon strips are cured with sugar and salt and slowly smoked to create a flavorful on-the-go snack!
Sample: Cheese Madness Final Round
Eight cheeses compete for the title of cheese champion. Fill out a bracket and turn it in to the co-op by March 10th for a chance to win a curated cheese box. Then, stop by to sample and cast your vote for your favorite cheese. Samplings start on March 11th. Find all the details in the latest edition of the Heart Beet.
Sample: Bering Bounty Salmon
Bering Bounty will be in-store cooking up salmon fresh for you to try! Stop by and meet the company owner and learn how easy it is to cook delicious fish!
Sample: Cheese Madness Round 2 Day 2
Eight cheeses compete for the title of cheese champion. Fill out a bracket and turn it in to the co-op by March 10th for a chance to win a curated cheese box. Then, stop by to sample and cast your vote for your favorite cheese. Samplings start on March 11th. Find all the details in the latest edition of the Heart Beet.
Sample: Cheese Madness Round 2 Day 1
Eight cheeses compete for the title of cheese champion. Fill out a bracket and turn it in to the co-op by March 10th for a chance to win a curated cheese box. Then, stop by to sample and cast your vote for your favorite cheese. Samplings start on March 11th. Find all the details in the latest edition of the Heart Beet.
Sample: Driftless Provisions Grass-Fed Beef Snack Sticks
Driftless Provisions will be in-store sampling their new grass-fed beef snack sticks! Come on in and sample these locally made items!
Sample: Cheese Madness Round 1 Day 2
Eight cheeses compete for the title of cheese champion. Fill out a bracket and turn it in to the co-op by March 10th for a chance to win a curated cheese box. Then, stop by to sample and cast your vote for your favorite cheese. Samplings start on March 11th. Find all the details in the latest edition of the Heart Beet.
Sample: Cheese Madness Round 1 Day 1
Eight cheeses compete for the title of cheese champion. Fill out a bracket and turn it in to the co-op by March 10th for a chance to win a curated cheese box. Then, stop by to sample and cast your vote for your favorite cheese. Samplings start on March 11th. Find all the details in the latest edition of the Heart Beet.
Sample: Las Mujeres
Join us for a sample of cider done the Driftless way! Las Mujeres will be in-store for a tasting of their amazing products.
Coffee and baked goods with the board
Join us in the eating area for coffee, pastries, and pleasant conversation with board members!
Sample: Solely Fruit Jerky
Come in and try a delicious and nutritious snack with Solely Fruit Jerky.
Sample: Chocolate
Get ready for Valentine’s Day and find some great chocolate for someone else or for yourself! Come in-store and try one of three great chocolate bars.
Sample: Dips and Chips
We’re sampling a delicious array of dips and chips, a perfect time to find the snack for your weekend watch party or get together!
Sample: Back to Nature Sandwich Cookies
Find your next box of sandwich cookies with this great, plant-based, non-gmo product!
Sample: A Dozen Cousins Prepared Beans
Stop by in-store and taste the authentic prepared beans by A Dozen Cousins and inspired by Creole, Caribbean, and Latin American recipes.
Sample: Sprout Living Epic Protein
We’re sampling a vegan, organic whey protein powder by Sprout Living. Find your next supplement at the Viroqua Food Co+op!
Winter Wellness Event
Join us on January 10th from 11am to 2pm for a Winter Wellness Event at the co-op! Meet local producers, try samples from our Wellness Department and enter for a chance to win a local wellness gift box. Plus, participate in our store-wide scavenger hunt to learn easy tips and tricks to support your wellness routine throughout the year. This is a free, family-friendly event.
From December 31st through January 20th, you can stock up and save with sale prices on some of your favorite wellness brands, including Buy One, Get One Deals on select products from our Wellness Department.
Sample: Cascadian Farms Mixed Berry Smoothies made with Siggi’s Skyr
Come in and explore how delicious and easy smoothies can be using Cascadian Farms frozen Mixed Berries and Siggi’s Skyr! Smoothies made in-house at our barista counter
Sample: Capri Cheesery French Goat Milk Feta
Capri Cheesery will be in-store sampling their delicious and locally produced french goat milk feta. Come in and find out why this feta is uniquely suited for pan frying and try a feta unlike any other!
Sample: Turtle Crossing Winery and Vineyard
Local winery and vineyard Turtle Crossing Winery will be visiting us in-store to sample their wines! Stop in and find your next bottle.
Sample: 1913 Kickapoo Orchards Cider and Syrup
1913 Kickapoo Orchard is visiting and will sample their delicious and locally produced apple cider and apple cider syrup!
Sample: Seedlip Grove 42 non-alcoholic spirit
We’re sampling Seedlip’s Grove 42. A non-alcholic spirit that is a zesty, citrus blend or oranges, lemons, ginger, and lemongrass.
Holiday Open House
Come down to the co-op and join us to celebrate the winter holidays with vendor samples, cookie decorating and live holiday music. Discover delicious food for your holiday celebrations. Find unique gifts. Build a gift box. Pick out a holiday tree from our pop-up tree lot. Take a holiday photo. Join in the camaraderie of neighbors and friends.
Sample: Wonderstate Coffee
Come by the co-op meet with Wonderstate Coffee as they sample out some of their locally roasted and delicious coffee!
Sampling: Bering Bounty
Come try some wild-caught Coho, King, and Sockeye salmon served by the fisherman themselves. Welcome Mark from Bering Bounty!
Sampling: Bering Bounty
Come try some wild-caught Coho, King, and Sockeye salmon served by the fisherman themselves. Welcome Mark from Bering Bounty!
Sample: Three N/A Beers
We’re sampling three non-alcoholic beers in-store today: Stella Artois Alcohol Free, Bitburger 0.0%, and the Clausterhaler non-alcoholic brewing.
Sample: Organic Valley Raw Milk Cheese
We’re sampling out raw milk cheeses from Organic Valley!
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