Meet IT Guru Scott Cleveland
Years and years ago now—when many businesses were still just testing the waters of this whole crazy idea of using computers in the workplace—the Co-op decided it might need to use the things too. No one knew much about it at the time, but a young guy in the Accounting Department who was a hardcore video-game player decided to give it a whirl and help the Co-op implement a basic computer system. Scott Cleveland worked hard, learned as he went along, and decades later he’s still here as the Director of the Co-op IT Department. (Look for him helping to park cars in the Hanover parking lot around the holidays!) The Co-op’s digital systems are much more extensive and sophisticated today than they were when Scott started, such as the state-of-the-art website you are looking at now. And in addition to being responsible for those systems and the IT staff who maintains them, you can even find Scott helping customers in and out of the parking lot during the busy holiday shopping season. Multitasking at its finest. Right up Scott’s alley.
Blue Ox Farm
Welcome back to Steve Fulton! After a brief and well-deserved sabbatical, Steve Fulton of Blue Ox Farm in Enfield, New Hampshire, is back on the farm and back at the Co-op. We get to know these farm folks pretty well around here. We miss them when they’re gone and appreciate them when they’re back. Check out the Co-op Produce Departments, where you’ll find plenty of products from Steve and our Upper Valley growers.
Meet Ed Howes
He’s the guy who always has an out-of-the-box idea. He’s the guy who always wants to do something special to celebrate National Rice Month. And he’s the guy who likes to dress up to make kids and customers smile, whether it’s for Halloween or for a food demonstration and tasting event or even for no reason at all. Ed Howes is the Co-op’s Natural and Specialty Foods Merchandiser. He’s been here a long time, serves on the Co-op Board of Directors, and works very hard to help bring in many of the unique and delicious foods that have made us famous over the years. October is a special month for Ed, not only because it gives him the opportunity to dress up again, but also because it’s the month we honor the Fair-Trade movement—something near and dear to his heart. Fair Trade shortens the path from farm to table, reducing the amount of high-priced middlemen in-between and providing a living wage for the farmer. Want to learn more?
