Welcome to our 16th annual Eat Local Month at Willy Street Co-op!
Get ready for a month packed with flavor and local pride! This September, enjoy sales on local favorites, tasty samples of locally made food and drinks, and inspiring stories from the chefs, farmers, and makers behind them. And here’s the Door County cherry on top — we’re giving away 30 tote bags, each filled with $100 worth of local goodies!
Don’t miss out — come support local and taste the difference!
Not a member? Not a problem! Everyone can shop at Willy Street Co-op’s three stores. If you choose to become a member (we call them Owners, because you’ll really be a part-owner of our business), you get extra sales, discounts, and perks. Join today for just $10, or even less if you qualify for financial assistance. Go to www.willystreet.coop/ownership to get started.
Sales
Willy Street Co-op Owners can save $50+ on local products sales in September! For a full list of Owner Deals, see the flyers in the store or at willystreet.coop/deals starting on Monday each week. You can also get them sent to you! Visit willystreet.coop/emails to subscribe. Sales for Willy Street Co-op Owners only both online and in-store.
We will have major local Fresh Deals during the last two weeks in September. See the flyers at willystreet.coop/deals on Monday, September 14 and Monday, September 21st. Fresh Deals are sales for everyone!
Finally, there will be a handful of local Co-op Deals throughout the month. Co-op Deals are sales for everyone! Visit willystreet.coop/deals and click on the Owner Deals link to learn more.
Each week in September, we’ll give away SIX tote bags filled with $100 worth of local goodies: 24 bags in total. Enter to win on Instagram, Facebook, or via the form linked below, and enter in the store. Limit one online and one paper entry per person per week. No purchase necessary. Links become active as soon as the giveaway is active.
Why eat local?
Local foods don’t just taste better — they are better. Since they don’t travel thousands of miles to reach your plate, they’re fresher, more flavorful, and better packed with nutrients. Plus, every local purchase helps support local farmers and makers, and keeps our communities growing strong. Eating local is good for you, and great for where you live!
We carry more than 4,993 products from 517 local farmers, artisans, and makers.
All flour*, eggs, and dairy used in Willy Street Co-op prepared foods is local. We also use local, seasonal produce from our vendors as much as we can! *Except the flour used in our pizza dough.
Recent Local Stories
- Growing Food, Growing Community (FairShare CSA Coalition, July 2026)
- Local Organic Farming for Healthy People and Planet (Harmony Valley Farm; September 2025)
- Sharay’s Ghana Style Brittle (August 2025)
- Marieke Gouda (March 2025)
- A Sample of Our Local Inclusive Trade Vendors (February 2025)
- Meister Cheese (January 2025)
- Local Brands That Are Also Cooperatives (October 2024)
- Chrysalis Pops (July 2024)
- Doudlah Farms Organics (March 2024)
- Embark (March 2024)
- Madison Chocolate Company (February 2024)
- Soul Brew Kombucha (February 2024)
- Mamachit Sushi (January 2024)
- Olden Organics (January 2024)
Willy Street Co-op/Edible Madison Eat Local Cooking Challenge!
Love discovering new local products? Want to learn creative ways to cook using local, seasonal ingredients? Then join Willy Street Co-op and Edible Madison for a very special, community-wide Eat Local Cooking Challenge! Celebrate the end of Eat Local Month with a bounty of local ingredients by purchasing a limited-release Eat Local provisions box! This box is bursting with local goodies all available at Willy Street Co-op, including meat, cheese, dry goods, and beverages. Use the box to inspire a meal, then share your creation with us on social media for a chance to win a $100 gift card to Willy Street Co-op. Learn more at https://ediblemadison.com/events/eatlocal-2026.
More links to explore this Eat Local Month (or any old time!):
- Our local web page with a list of current local vendors
- 2025 Local Apple Report with a local apple varietal infographic
- 100% Local Recipes
- Local Staff Picks
- Local New Products
- Know Your Local Egg, Pork & Beef Farmer
