Nebraska Food Coop

I wish more people would use the Nebraska Coop. I try to explain to my friends and coworkers how easy it is to use the online ordering system; how you can pick your place for pickup, which is usually convenient to your neighborhood or place you work; how they offer local meats (which is not generally available at your farmer’s market). I do wish they offered more sites for pickup in the same areas with more hours, but if more people used it, they probably would!
It is also lots of fun to communicate with the farmers, because it is the farmers selling direct to you. You can write them a note and they will usually write you one back! The other week I received a newsletter from the farm with my ground pork, talking about their growing season and animals. It was so cute!
Buy local, support your community!

Recently I became a full voting member of the coop and decided to try and do as much shopping from here as possible. It combines two of my favorite things… shopping online and buying local food. Unfortunately though, I may soon need to purchase a large freezer to accomidate…
I would hope that most people would see the advantages of buying local, organic, fresh, nutrient-​rich, in-​season food so I won’t go into all those details, but the coop website puts it best: The Nebraska Food Cooperative brings together producers and consumers who care about the land, share an enjoyment of simple food, and seek equitable relationships.
Every month the available products change (make sure to get in your order early because they DO sell out of specialty items). There are many different producers to choose from, and plenty of variety that you won’t find in any store (hello, heirloom vegetables!)
Bottom line, it’s a year-​long online farmer’s market. Beautiful.