Marquette Food Co-op

06/10/2026

NEW: local, woman & Indigenous owned beaded earrings available at the Co-op! 🫐🍓

Pamela Valdez, owner of SkodenSisters, is a citizen or M’chigeeng First Nation. She has been a beadwork artist for over 30 years and attributes her artistic growth from her time at the Institute of American Indian Arts in Sant Fe, New Mexico. Pamela identifies as an Indigenous food warrior advocating for the story of Anishnaabe language and food within the community of Gitchi-Namebini Ziibing (Marquette).

We’re so happy to have Pamela’s art available at the Co-op and to have her as part of our team at the MFC (she also works on our Outreach team as our Community Services Coordinator)!

One question she’s been asked that she thought important to address: Is it cultural appropriation to wear Indigenous earrings if I’m a settler?

“It is not cultural appropriation to wear Indigenous earrings if you are a settler, it is actually a form of cultural appreciation! As my earrings are not regalia, they are for everyone to wear and enjoy. Miigwetch (Thank you) for supporting indigenous art.” -Pamela

Stay tuned for a full feature on Pamela and SkodenSisters in July, as she’ll be our Local Vendor Spotlight!

06/09/2026

🅿️ 🚧 A whole LOT of work happening here, both in and out (pun intended).

Our main parking lot is being resurfaced! Half of the lot, the “in” side, nearest the building, will be closed for a few days this week (Wednesday-Thursday, for the labor + 48 hours of curing time). The other half of the lot will remain open, with traffic going both in and out through the “out” driveway.

The work will be done on the other side of the lot next week.

Remember there is street parking and the lot on the east side of the building is open to customers if you wish to avoid the work zone entirely. We appreciate your patience and apologize for any inconvenience!

06/08/2026

Pardon our dust... store reset in progress!

Starting this week, you’ll notice some movement happening in the store. To improve the flow and make it easier for shoppers to find certain items, we’ll be moving most refrigerated items from Aisle 6 (between Produce and Bulk) to Aisle 10. Beer and wine (now in Aisle 10) will be relocated to that open space in Aisle 6, near our other canned and bottled drink options.

This will be a multi-day project, though we’re unsure exactly how long it will take — so please bear with us! While we expect this to be minimal, please be aware that some items may be briefly unavailable during the move. We’ll plan to post updates on our social media channels if you’d like to follow along with the progress, and don’t hesitate to ask staff for help locating products. We’ll have signage throughout the store advising customers where products have moved as well.

While it may seem frustrating at first to have such
a dramatic layout change, our hope is that once everyone has adjusted, it will make shopping easier. Right now, we have cheese and alternative cheese products in THREE different places. After this move, they’ll be all together in one area.

We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate your patience as we make these improvements!

06/03/2026

!!! Pride cookies from Doozers !!!

Find them by the checkout lanes!

🩷🧡💛💚💙💜

06/03/2026

In our June newsletter…

🛒 Store reset notice
🍺 East Channel Brewing Company local vendor spotlight
🔥 Hot Grill Summer recipe & upcoming sampling dates
🪏 Gardening with kids feature
🚲 Bike Maintenance 101 workshop with Quick Stop Bike Shop
🎁 Father’s Day gift guide
🍷 Brosé promotion

Read and subscribe here: www.marquettefood.coop/newsletter

06/01/2026

Everyone is welcome at the Co-op 🏳️‍🌈

“We just want to bloom” flower Pride flag by artist .world

05/29/2026

We’re looking forward to seeing all of you at the Downtown Marquette Farmers Market for our ramp demo tomorrow!

It’s RAMPS season!!

The will be here at the market, this Saturday, May 30th, to show you how to cook with wild leeks, AKA ramps. Come check 'em out and grab a bite to eat! Open 9-1 PM.

05/28/2026

If you missed it, make sure to check out our GM's update in our May newsletter. He writes about patronage dividends ($206,322 will be making its way to owners this year — our largest single distribution to date) and an (unfortunately disappointing) update on our recent efforts to purchase the restaurant building next door.

Read and subscribe to future updates like this here: www.marquettefood.coop/newsletter