October is Co-op & Fair Trade Month!!
celebrate with us all month & enjoy special promotions, local vendor demos, giveaways & events!
Help us get the word out & share our flyer!
Special promotions for Owner-Members!
1. Anyone who signs up for a new membership in the month of October will receive a digital $25 Bloomingfoods gift card! For more information and to become an Owner-Member, please visit our membership page.
2. Spend $100+ in one transaction (not including tax) throughout October and receive a digital $20 gift card! Your gift card will be emailed to you within 5-7 business days.
You must have an email address on file to receive your digital gift card; if not, a $20 OFF your next purchase coupon will be applied to your account. This coupon must be used on your next purchase (the full amount must be used, not redeemable for cash, and cannot be pushed to another purchase in the future; expires 12/1/24). Update your contact information now!
3. Owner-Member Discount Days! Receive 15% OFF your entire purchase every Tuesday in October – October 1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd, & 29th (not stackable with other basket coupons). This discount is automatically applied when you give the cashier your Owner-Member number at checkout.
Events!
1. Local Vendor Demos
This is a great opportunity for you to meet the faces behind Local Vendors and enjoy a sample of their products while learning more about them and their artisan products. Local Vendor Demos are for everyone to enjoy – you do not need to be an owner-member!
To view the upcoming demos, please visit our Local Vendor Demos page.
2. Wilderlove Farm Tour for Owner-Members
Come on a tour with us on Saturday, October 12th (National Farmer’s Day!) from 3-4:30pm, to visit Wilderlove Farm right here in Bloomington! This tour is only open to Owner-Members.
RSVPs are required and must be submitted by Sunday, October 6th. There is a max of 20 people on the tour so don’t wait to reserve your spot! More information is coming soon!
3. Pumpkin Painting Contest for Owner-Members – You could win a $100, $75 or $50 Bloomingfoods gift card!
Join us Sunday, October 13th, from noon to 2pm outside of our Near West Store and paint a local pie pumpkin (from Hoffman Cattle Farms) to be entered into our pumpkin painting contest! You must be an Owner-Member to enter the contest. One pie pumpkin per Owner-Member number – while supplies last. Paint pens will be provided to paint your pie pumpkin; we will have 50 pie pumpkins available for this event.
Voting for 1st, 2nd, & 3rd place will begin on Wednesday, October 16th, via the form below and end on Wednesday, October 30th, at 11:59pm. The winners will be contacted on Thursday, October 31st via email.
Owner-Member Pumpkin Painting Contest Entries:
The winners are…
1st Place: #4
2nd Place: #7
3rd Place: #2
Giveaways!
1. Co-op & Fair Trade Month Giveaway! Enter October 1–31st for a chance to win Bloomingfoods branded merchandise, a $100 Bloomingfoods gift card, Fair Trade products, local products, and gift cards from our Community Partners! One winner will be chosen at random at the beginning of November and contacted via email.
2. Name that Produce Giveaway! Our Marketing team will be outside of our stores on random days and times asking people to name a random produce item that we pull out of a bag – guess right and receive a $5 or $10 Bloomingfoods gift card!
Please visit our Giveaway page for more information about giveaway rules & to enter.
An important part of being a co-op is supporting local!
Not sure how to find local Vendors’ products in our stores? Be on the lookout for bright blue shelf signs with the state of Indiana and “Local” on them!
Don’t forget to check out the upcoming local vendor demos!
Learn more about what it means to be a co-op!
Thank you for celebrating the cooperative way with us!
Everyone deserves to be treated fairly. Regular trade isn't fair.
If trade protected people and the environment already – Fair Trade wouldn’t need to exist. Current global trading models are built on an imbalance of power where it is socially acceptable to sacrifice people for profit.
A decent standard of living—one that covers basic needs and supports an existence worthy of human dignity—is a human right, yet many smallholder famers live on less than $2 per day.
We know that unfair trade is the root of poverty. When farmers earn only enough money to survive, they have little capacity to focus on building better lives for themselves and their communities. Fair Trade is working to change this.
Why you should buy Fair trade products:
To show your support for farmers and workers, who work to build a better future for themselves, their families, and their communities.
For farmers’ & workers’ human rights, such as safety, housing and education.
Fairtrade supports workers’ rights to trade unions and collective bargaining, as well as democratic decision-making at the producer level
Fair Trade tackles the root causes of biodiversity loss in many ways – from training farmers to setting standards for sustainable supply chains, and lobbying governments and corporations.
To create a demand for goods that were purchased on fair trade terms and telling companies that sustainable and ethical sourcing is important to you.
To show that you prioritize the people and places behind your food.
Because it is the right thing to do, and your choices matter — little changes can make a big impact.
For more information about FairTrade, please visit www.fairtradeamerica.org.
during October, Both of our stores will have an endcap with fair trade products so that it is easier for you to locate them in our stores.
La Riojana is a cooperative & FairTrade certified!
La Riojana is one of the largest co-operatives in Argentina and is currently ranked the country’s third largest wine exporter (by volume). But for their growers, their families and the communities they support, La Riojana means so much more than just the company to whom they sell their grapes and olives. Support Fair Trade and purchase La Riojana wines and olive oil! Learn more about La Riojana’s story by watching the video below or visiting www.lariojanawines.com.