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 2025 flyer!
Special Promotions for Owner-Members!
1. Anyone who signs up for a new membership in the month of October will receive a $25 Bloomingfoods gift card! For more information and to become an Owner-Member, please visit our membership page.
2. Spend $100+ in one transaction (post-tax) throughout October, and get a digital $20 coupon! The $20 coupon will be automatically added to the Owner-Member account by the following day. One coupon per week per Owner-Member number. Membership payment can count towards spending $100 in one transaction. Coupons will expire 90 days from the day they are issued.
3. Owner-Member Discount Days! Receive 15% OFF your entire purchase every Tuesday in October: October 7th, 14th, 21st, & 28th (not stackable with other basket coupons)! This discount is automatically applied when you give the cashier your Owner-Member number at checkout.
Events for Everyone!
1. Let’s talk, neighbor to neighbor—with the Board!
Stop by our stores Saturday, October 4th, from 11am-2pm, and say hi to your Board of Directors and find out what’s happening at the co-op!
2. Twin Springs Creamery Farm Tour
Come on a tour with us on Sunday, October 12th (National Farmer’s Day!) from 2-3pm, to visit Twin Springs Creamery Farm right here in Bloomington! This tour is only open to non-Owner-Members and Owner-Members!
RSVPs are required and must be submitted by Sunday, October 5th. There is a max of 20 people on the tour.
The Farm Tour is full, and we are no longer accepting RSVPs; however, you can complete the RSVP form and be placed on a waitlist. We will contact you if there are any cancellations.
3. 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.
Giveaways for Everyone!
1. Co-op & Fair Trade Month Gift Basket 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 you 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 for the past 49 years!
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.
Fair Trade 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 to tell 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 Fair Trade, please visit www.fairtradeamerica.org.
Both of our stores always feature an endcap with fair trade products, making it easier for you to locate them.
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.