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Organic farmers and businesses still have not received their 2025 Organic Certification Cost Share reimbursements. Many farms (including those who supply the Co-op) rely on these funds to cover the rising costs of organic certifications. Congress has already authorized the funds, but the delay in releasing them has forced farmers to absorb these costs at a time when margins are already tight. The National Organic Coalition - NOC has created customizable letters individuals can share with USDA leadership and Members of Congress, urging USDA to release these funds immediately. Find the letters here: www.nationalorganiccoalition.org/blog/2025/12/12/usda-cost-share-delays-are-hurting-organic-farms....
Feel free to purchase just 1 stalk of celery or broccoli, 1 bunch of grapes, or 1 banana. Produce Staff can cut cabbage or cauliflower in half for you. We want you to leave with just enough...whatever that is! 🍇🥦🍌
Some restrictions may apply, but you can always ask Produce Staff for more information.
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Due to the weather, we will close all three Willy Street Co-op stores at 7 pm on Friday, January 23. At this time, we plan to open at 7:30 am as normal on Saturday, but we will post updates as needed.
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Are you ready to get back in the garden? The Garden & Green Living Expo is coming up 💚
We are proud to sponsor the Garden & Green Living Expo, which truly celebrates gardening and sustainable living! Shop from more than 150 trusted vendors selling seeds, plants, landscaping and environmental services, books, tools, lawn equipment and other exciting merchandise for gardens and yards of all sizes. Join gardeners and sustainability enthusiasts, Feb. 13-15, at the Alliant Energy Center. And don’t forget to stop by our booth at the event to say hi! 🌱
📅 Friday, February 13 from 12PM - 7PM
Saturday February 14 from 9AM - 6PM
Sunday, February 15 from 10AM - 4PM
📍Alliant Energy Center
💲Tickets range from $10-$22; save $2 by getting yours online. Parking is $10. Purchase tickets at Willy Street Co-op through February 11.
Our very own Chef Mike will be leading the free class "Tastes of Spring" on Friday afternoon and Saturday morning. Seats are limited!
Learn more at wigardenexpo.com/
#WIGardenExpo
📸: Peg Thompson
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Rishi Tea is on sale for $6.49.
Rishi is local (out of Milwaukee, WI) and organic, and they practice Direct Trade meaning they works with individual farmers all over the world. Learn more about Rishi and their exemplary practices here: www.rishi-tea.com/pages/about
Everyone saves $2.50-$3.50 on boxes of 15 bags, 1/21-2/3, while supplies last.
Rishi Tea
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Through February, Haleigh Carter's artwork will be featured in Willy North's Commons 🎨
Here is a statement from Haleigh:
I started as an artist. As life transitioned, I changed, evolved, and grew—and I was still an artist. My family, friends, and intimate relationships shaped how I expressed myself, and those pivotal connections changed how I viewed myself. During these times, I was an artist, a sister, a daughter, a granddaughter, a niece, a friend, a
lover. Eventually, I transitioned into someone who could understand the depths of others without fully knowing or seeing myself. I poured into others without taking myself along for the ride. I poured and poured into vessels, leaving myself empty—but I was still an artist.
As time passed, love and attention returned to me. With healing, time, and patience, I was still an artist—a whole person who loved themself, a professional who uses their gifts to give back to others. As much as I tried to fight against who I am, who I was, and who I have the power to become, I always returned to one place—the only place my body feels safe: being an artist.
I live and paint alongside a flow of emotions. My work is guided by patience and
evolves through addition, subtraction, covering, and layering. Each piece comes
alive through metamorphosis, reflective of the human experience.
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Locations
Willy East
1221 Williamson St.
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 251-6776
Open 7:30am-9:00pm daily
Central Office
1457 East Washington Ave.
Madison, WI 53703
Office: (608) 251-0884
Fax: (608) 251-3121
Willy North
2817 N Sherman Ave.
Madison, WI 53704
(608) 471-4422
Open 7:30am-9:00pm daily
Willy West
6825 University Ave.
Middleton, WI 53562
(608) 284-7800
Open 7:30am-9:00pm daily
Aubergine: a Willy Street Co-op Community Space
1226 Williamson St.
Madison, WI 53703
(608) 400-9480
Open Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays 11am-2pm; other days/times by appointment.
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