Spicy Sweet Potato Fries

In January, The Co-op Kitchen featured sweet potatoes. Here is one of the recipes Luann shared on the show. It’s really easy and you can customize it with your favorite spices. Luann encourages you to experiment with a variety of spices to find combinations that you like. Continue reading

The Rooted Carrot Co-op Celebrates its Newest Members

Please give a big Co-op welcome to:

  • Anna Banfield from Cedar Falls
  • Alan Stainaker from Cedar Falls
  • Dotti Thompson from Waterloo
  • Jensine Sullivan from Cedar Falls
  • Sean Williams from Cedar Falls
  • Nate Schmidt from Cedar Falls
  • Bethany Heidemann from Cedar Falls
  • Renae Hockemeyer from Cedar Falls
  • Laura Martin from Cedar Falls
  • Barb O’Rourke from Cedar Falls
  • Karen Everling from Cedar Falls
  • Jia Akaff from Cedar Falls
  • A new friend from Cedar Falls 
  • And Business Member-Owner CrawDaddy Outdoors from Waverly 

We’re inviting YOU to invite your friends to join these new Co-op friends and all 1086 member-owners by completing the online membership form and purchasing their share of the Co-op:  https://rootedcarrot.coop/join-today/.

February Message from the Board

This is an exciting month for the Rooted Carrot Co-op Market! We have 1100 members, the Capital Campaign has officially started, and our new member-owner app is launching soon!

Our volunteer board members, who are also committee chairs, are spending many hours making this work happen. They couldn’t do it without the help of their volunteer committee members! Are you a new volunteer who wants to get involved? Are you a volunteer who wants to get back involved with us? Check out our volunteer page

Principle Number One: Open & Voluntary Membership

Rooted Carrot is a co-op ever establishing and growing itself in membership and benefit to Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and the surrounding communities.  We are governed by seven co-op principles that make us distinct from other organizations. Each month you will learn more about each one of the principles. Continue reading

Sharing Our Voices: Thoughts from the Rooted Carrot Book Club  

We need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible.     – Alan Rickman

During these difficult times, spending quiet times exploring the written word has had additional meaning for many of us.  Two years ago, a diverse group of individuals came together to explore experiences found in books and share occurrences from our own lives.  Throughout this period of time, we have added new voices and shared goodbyes with several of our members.  But through it all, the voices we have heard have opened new conversations and created special memories.Continue reading

Kitchen Fun on Facebook Live

The Rooted Carrot Co-op Market is honored that health advocate and incredible Co-op supporter, Luann Alemao-Johnson, has offered to host cooking classes from her own kitchen!  Did you catch her program on spices in December?  Beginning this month Luann will be live at 3:30pm every 3rd Thursday of every month! But remember, you can always watch these programs later on the Co-op’s Facebook Page or the Co-op’s YouTube channel Rooted Carrot Co-op Market on YouTube.Continue reading