Get inspired with gifts that are fun to make and to share this holiday season!
Co+op Explorers: December
Co+op Explorers: October
Co+op Explorers: September
Local Season
It’s local season! From tomatoes, peppers, eggplant and cucumbers, to summer squash, melons and peaches - make the most of the abundant produce our farmers have to offer this month. This produce is perfectly ripe and delicious; and, when you put locally grown and raised food on your table, you become part of a sustainable local food system.
Co+op Explorers: August
Changes to Change Partner
It is The Merc Co+op's donations policy that we "will not financially support organizations that permit the exclusion of a group based on their race/ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or lifestyle."
Get to Know Your Board - Kelly
Meet Your Producers - Caramelo
Recognizing Juneteenth June 19
Juneteenth — also known as Freedom Day or Jubilee Day — is a holiday that celebrates the emancipation of enslaved people in the United States. Effective June 17, 2021, President Biden signed a bill to establish Juneteenth as a federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the United States. Food co-ops are for everyone, and we’re committed to continually learning and growing so we can live up to that statement. Learn how food co-ops, like The Merc Co+op, are prioritizing and supporting racial equity.
Co+op Explorers: June
Local Artist, JT Daniels, Selected for KCK Store Mural
The Merc Co+op is excited to announce a partnership with local artist JT Daniels to design and install a mural on the corner wall of the grocery store's Kansas City, Kansas, location at 5th & Minnesota Ave.
Board Connections + Meet LeAnne!
The Merc Co+op's Board of Directors is comprised of nine co-op owners who are elected by the general ownership and serve a three-year term. Any co-op owner can run for a board position. Participating in co-op elections is your ownership in action – get to know the owners who represent you, like LeAnne!
Co+op Explorers: May
More Ways to Shop Local
It’s the start of local season! The Merc Co+op’s commitment to increasing access to local foods and products is not just a whim, it is written into the Ends that have guided our co-op for over 45 years. Through a variety of new and extended partnerships, we are offering even more opportunities to #shoplocal in KCK and Lawrence!
Self-Serve Programs to Return
Get to Know Your Board - Meet Rachel!
The Merc Co+op's Board of Directors is comprised of nine co-op owners who are elected by the general ownership and serve a three-year term. Any co-op owner can run for a board position. Participating in co-op elections is your ownership in action – get to know the owners who represent you, like Rachel!
Get to Know Your Board - Meet Deon
The Merc Co+op's Board of Directors is comprised of nine co-op owners who are elected by the general ownership and serve a three-year term. They meet the first Monday of each month (view next month’s agenda here!). Any co-op owner can run for a board position. Participating in co-op elections is your ownership in action – get to know the owners who represent you!