Willy Street Co-op

TODAY–August 7th–is Wellness Wednesday! Owners get 15% OFF bodycare and wellness products this month.

It's a great time to stock up on back-to-school essentials like:
🧼 hand soaps
💊 kids vitamins
🤒 cold and flu medicines

See all products included at the link in our bio. 🔗

Want to take a bus tour of some local farms? Check out FairShare CSA Coalition's Bus the Barns event on Sunday, September 15th! Bus the Barns is a companion event to FairShare's Bike the Barns, an amazing day of accessible on-farm fun. As a Bus the Barns rider, you get to enjoy the same farm tours, gourmet local food and beverage, and live music as our Bike the Barns riders, plus special on-farm activities designed just for you! Co-op Owners can use the promo code COOPBUS*10 at checkout for a $10 discount on the Bus the Barns fee. Space is limited, so sign up soon to secure your spot.

Of course, if you'd rather bike, check out the Bike the Barns option! Proceeds from both tours help families with lower incomes access farm-fresh veggies. Learn more at http://www.csacoalition.org/bike-the-barns/

SCHEDULE OF THE DAY:
8 - 9:30 AM: Day-of registration and light breakfast, Lake Leota Park
9 AM: Long route riders depart
10 AM: Short route riders depart
The Ride: 3-4 farm stops with food, beverage, music, and farm fun!
2:30 - 6PM: After Party at Lake Leota Park

Everyone's Hand Soaps are on sale for $3 for everyone!

Save $1.79 through 8/20/24 while supplies last.

🎤 The summer music festivals continue with Sessions at McPike Park August 8-11. (We're sponsors of the August 11th concert.)

Headliners for each night are:
August 8: Mokoomba
August 9: The Great Lake Swimmers
August 10: Bernard Allison
August 11: Sidi Wacho
But there is plenty more music than that! See the full list at

2024 Schedule — Sessions at McPike Park 5:00 Panchromatic Jazz with Special guest Andy Narell (St. Lucia)6:00 Foro Fo Sho (Tent)6:45 Mokoomba (Zimbabwe)7:45 Foro Fo Sho (Tent)8:30 Mokoomba (set two)

*C0NTEST CL0SED*Last shot for a chance to w!n this free Relax to the Max bundle in honor of Wellness Wednesday where owners get 15% off all body care and supplements on August 7th!
-Deep Stress with Ashwaganda by Wish Garden
-Calm magnesium supplement by Natural Vitality
-Driftless Dreams CBD chocolate
Comment with which store you'd prefer to pick up your product (W***y East, W***y West, or W***y North). Comment until midnight on Monday, August 5th. One commenter will be chosen at random on Tuesday, August 6th from all online posts.

**This will be the last Wellness Wednesday g!veaway as we're gearing up for our 50th anniversary and have lots more in store as far as g!veaways! Keep an eye out!**

**Please be aware of occasional spam bots; we will not select commenters until next week, and we NEVER ask people to click on a link to claim the items.**
One comment online per household, please. No purchase necessary. Product must be picked up within one week of notification.

Thanks to all of the Owners who voted for their favorite W***y East mural design. There were 418 total votes; 15 were from non-owners and were not counted. Here is the vote breakdown:

Design #1: 112
Design #2: 129
Design #3: 161

Thanks to all artists who submitted a mural design! Painting of mural design #3 will start this fall and we’ll officially dedicate it in October. This design was created by Sylvia Annelise Hecht, from Madison. Sylvia is a nomadic, multidisciplinary visual artist who is passionate about exploration of the planet, nature, divinity, and the human spirit. Inspired by her travels, Sylvia’s work illustrates the complex harmony between humanity and the natural world. Feel free to check out more of her artistry and story on her website: https://sylviaesol.art/

🚨 This Wellness Wednesday–August 7th–Owners get 15% OFF bodycare and wellness items. 🚨

It's a great time to stock up on back-to-school needs like hand soap, kids multivitamins, and cold and flu season remedies. 🍎

For Black Business Month in August, we are highlighting Black-Owned Inclusive Trade vendors. Two of the vendors—Sharay's and Soul Brew—are also local!

To learn more about our Inclusive Trade program, see willystreet.coop/inclusive-trade.

As Disability Pride Month comes to an end, we wanted to give a shout-out to Disability Rights Wisconsin. They provide advocacy, legal support, and rights protection to make sure people with disabilities have full access to:

✏️ Inclusive education
💵 Financial entitlements
🚑 Healthcare
🏠 Accessible housing
🚗 Transportation
💼 Employment

They are one of the 70 local nonprofits that benefits when you CHIP at the Co-op! Learn more about them at https://disabilityrightswi.org.

Reminder to W***y Street Co-op Owners: vote for your favorite W***y East mural design!

Please vote to help decide which mural design will be painted on W***y East’s wall! Artists were asked to use our Vision Statement as their theme: “W***y Street Co-op is a local community partner that nourishes a sustainable, accessible, and equitable food system where everyone can participate.”

Vote at willystreet.coop/east-mural-vote. One vote per Owner account. Voting is open through July 31, 2024.

Organic Peaches are on sale this week for Owners! Get $2 OFF/lb on juicy peaches from Washington and Colorado! 🍑 Deal for Owners only. 7/29/24–8/4/24. While supplies last.

Want to know what other Owner Deals we offer throughout the week? Go to the link in our bio 🔗

*C0NTEST CLOSED*Here's your chance to w!n a four pack of tickets to the Sugar Maple Music Festival for both Friday, August 2nd and Saturday, August 3rd. To enter for a chance to w!n - tell us which store you'd like to pick up your tickets. We'll pick w!nners on Tuesday, July 30th. What a party!
Please be aware of occasional spam bots. We never ask you to click on a link or give money to enter. Thanks and good luck!

🍅🍆🥦 Do you garden and sometimes have excess produce? Use it to help your neighbors in need! A number of local food pantries would love to distribute it to their patrons (including some pantries that we partner with)! Check this list for interested food pantries near you:

AmpleHarvest.org | Share your harvest with local pantries AmpleHarvest.org ends hunger and food waste by enabling gardeners in all 50 states to donate their surplus harvest to a nearby food pantry

🍩 W***y East now carries Level 5 Donuts 📣 Find 100% vegan, locally made, fresh donuts in our new bakery case Wednesdays through Sundays while supplies last! Flavors include vanilla, chocolate, churro, chai, and lemon blueberry.

In case you missed it: East now stocks out select bakery product-including Level5 Donuts-PLASTIC-FREE!

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Today is the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). This important civil rights law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places that are open to the general public. The purpose of the law is to make sure that people with disabilities have the same rights and opportunities as everyone else.

✨ New at W***y East 👀 As Plastic Free July comes to an end, we'd like to highlight our brand new bakery case featuring some new and some already loved bakery items now unwrapped and free of plastic.

😷 We had to move away from unwrapped bakery during the pandemic
✏ Owners told us on the 2023 Owner Survey that one of the top three social issues they wanted us to focus on was "promoting sustainable food and product packaging/recycling"
✈️ This is a pilot program at East, but we will consider bringing it in at North and West
🍪🥐🍩 The new case will include some Co-op Bakery items like single cookies, muffins, pecan and cinnamon rolls. We will also have unwrapped Madison Sourdough morning bakery, and Level 5 Donuts in there.
👀 We are looking into bringing in new unwrapped baked items soon!

In July and August, you can see the artwork of Mel Fordahl on display in the W***y North Commons. Here's her artist's statement:

I've been drawing and painting since childhood and painting with oils for about 16 years. In addition to painting, I enjoy other various forms of artistic expression including interior design/decoration, costumes and cosplay, sewing, papier mache, and garden design. The pieces currently displayed at the co-op are varnished oil paintings on canvas and fiberboard panel, prepped with oil ground. My portfolio can be viewed via the link in my instagram account: For sales/inquiries, please email [email protected].

🍉 Summer has officially started at W***y Street Co-op! Steve - Owner/Farmer/Driver of Tipi Produce in Evansville is making watermelon deliveries this week! Organic seeded red watermelon and organic yellow doll watermelon will be available at all 3 locations.🍉

While National Ice Cream Day was celebrated yesterday, ice cream day is every day. Tillamook's 48 oz ice creams on sale for $1.50 off from 7/17/24-7/30/24 while supplies last.

Try Tillamook's take on a creamsicle for a classic summery treat:
https://www.tillamook.com/recipes/orangesicle-vanilla-bean-float

The Goodman Community Center is collecting school supplies to distribute to kids in need and we are accepting donations at W***y East through August 2nd.

Their primary needs are:
🎒 Backpacks
🔢 Scientific calculators (

Happy National Ice Cream Day to all who celebrate 🍦🎉

We have lots of ice creams and frozen treats to choose from. Amy would like to try Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams' Dairy-Free Cold Brew with Coconut and Jesse's favorite is Chocolate Shoppe Ice Cream Co.'s This $&@! Just Got Serious.

W***y North Produce got a makeover ✨ We've updated our fixtures to make shopping, stocking and merchandising our fresh fruits and vegetables easier. Wondering what happened to the old fixtures? They've found a new home at The Store - a new on-site farm store brought to you by our friends at Vitruvian Farms 🥬

Looking to do something fun tonight? Stop by Aubergine across the street from our East store on Williamson St to enjoy our Co-op Staff Art 🖼️ Show from 5 - 7pm! 🎨🖌️

Are a W***y Street Co-op Owner who's considering running for a seat on our Board of Directors? If so (and we hope that you are!), you'll need to attend a one-hour session to learn what it means to be a Board member. We have a few sessions coming up:

Tuesday, July 23 at 6:00pm in the W***y West community room (6825 University Ave.)
Friday, August 9 at 6:00pm online (virtual meeting)
Saturday, August 17 at 12pm at Aubergine (1226 Williamson St.)

If none of these work for you, contact us by August 19 to work out a time! Learn more about running for the Board at willystreet.coop/run-for-board.

"Is Organic Produce Worth the Higher Price? You need to weigh your budget, but it does have benefits. Including some that are not obvious."

You can find the gifted New York Times article at the link in our bio 🔗

Article by Susan Shain. Illustration by Naomi Anderson-Subryan.

BULK TIP: Did you buy some bulk beans or rice or soup mix and realize you're not sure how much water you need or how long to cook it? You can look up that information on our website! We used to have this information on printed brochures, but - as we added new products - the brochures would need to be updated and reprinted. Now you can look up our Bulk Cooking Guide anytime at willystreet.coop/bulk (you can also find this at the link in our bio).

Speaking of our Bulk aisle, everyone can get 10% off 500+ bulk items July 15-21! Load up on coffee, nuts, granolas, dried beans, flour, and more! Prepackaged loose teas & herbs and bulk water are not included in the sale.

🎨 See work from seven Co-op staff members and talk with some of them if you'd like! Light refreshments and food will be provided. Alcoholic beverages will be available for purchase from Cafe CODA.

W***y Street Co-op Staff Art Show Reception
Aubergine: a W***y Street Co-op Community Space
1226 Williamson St, Madison
Friday, July 19 • 5pm-7pm

💪 It's a summertime bulk up sale! And a great time to explore snacks for your next outdoor adventure. Everyone gets 10% off bulk products this week. 💪

7/15 - 7/21, while supplies last. Bulk water and prepackaged loose teas and herbs not included.