Tag: River Valley Coop

Easthampton approves plan to build River Valley Co-op

March 26, 2019 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

Daily Hampshire Gazette, March 26, 2019. By Luis Fieldman River Valley Co-op expects to open its second store during summer 2020 at the location of the former[...]

River Valley Co-op eyes 2nd location

January 23, 2018 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, January 23, 2018, by Scott Merzbach and Michael Connors. A former car dealership on Route 10 in Easthampton could become a second location[...]

The kombucha craze: Bacteria brew seen as a tonic for intestinal health

July 24, 2017 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Daily Hampshire Gazette, July 24, 2017, by Lisa Spear Millions of bacteria line the inside of our guts. We have more bacteria in our bodies[...]

Film Screening: Food For Change

October 19, 2016

Join River Valley Coop at the Academy of Music in downtown Northampton for a showing of Food for Change, the story of cooperative in America. Enjoy[...]

Interview: River Valley Coop

July 29, 2016 Posted in: CISA News, WRSI's "Local Hero Spotlight" interviews, Press Room

WRSI, July 29, 2016. Rochelle Prunty and Natasha Latour of River Valley Coop in Northampton talk about opening a cooperative business in tough economic times[...]

Savoring the Seasons: The Remarkable Strawberry

June 21, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, June 21, 2016, by Mary McClintock. Ahhhhhhhh … That’s what you would’ve heard if you were in my kitchen this morning (and yesterday morning,[...]

Strawberry Ice Cream Social

June 1, 2016

Join River Valley Coop in their parking lot for a free summer kick off event! Local strawberry ice cream sundaes made with Bart’s Ice Cream, live[...]

Aging Agriculturalists: Study Raises Concern Over Farmland Future

May 3, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Recorder, May 3rd, 2016, by Richie Davis. LaSalle Florists has been growing for 82 years, but current owner John LaSalle, who says he started at[...]

Springfield’s Wellspring Cooperative Plans to Build Worker-Owned Greenhouse in Indian Orchard; Baystate, Big Y Will Buy Its Produce

April 20, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

Masslive, April 20th, 2016, by Laura Newberry. Springfield-based economic development project Wellspring Collaborativeplans to soon build a hydroponic greenhouse that would provide produce for area hospitals,[...]

More Than Granola: With Corporate Chain Stores Selling Natural Foods, Co-ops Double Down on Community Ties

January 6, 2016 Posted in: Local Heroes in the News, Press Room

The Valley Advocate, January 6th, 2016, by Hunter Styles. Steve Alves rolls up an chair, sits down at his desk, and opens a spreadsheet of every[...]

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