The Baker's Studio
The Baker’s Studio
White River Junction, Vermont
In 2002, Chris Calvin added New York-style bagels to his repertoire. “It’s a more labor-intensive process,” he says. “They are boiled before they are baked.” The result is a dense bagel that is a study in contrasts: soft and chewy on the inside with a firm outer crust.
Chris has delivered fresh-baked hearth bread to the Co-op since 1994, later adding small cakes—flourless chocolate, carrot, three-layer, and cheesecake. The Baker’s Studio works closely with the Co-op Catering Department, filling customer requests for mini pastries and cakes for special celebrations.
Chris works with 12 full and part-time employees. His day starts at 1:30 in the morning and goes until 2:30 or 3:00 in the afternoon “on a good day!”
MacLennan Farm
MacLennan Farm, Windsor, Vermont
When Co-op Merchandising Director Tony White wanted to add Upper Valley grown asparagus and corn to the Produce Department’s offerings, he asked area farmers for the name of the person who grew the best. Without exception, they pointed Tony to Alex MacLennan of MacLennan Farm in Windsor, Vermont. MacLennan Farm is also the source of the Co-op’s early season green beans. When corn takes over, Alex delivers daily to the Co-op.
Meet Terry Appleby
Around here we call him the General. The Big Cheese. The Head Honcho. The Big Apple. Sir. Or just plain ol’ Terry. He answers to about anything, with a typical smile and affable manner. Terry is the Co-op’s General Manager, and he carries the responsibility of a $66 million business and more than 300 employees on his shoulders. His door is almost always open, and if it’s closed all you have to do is knock. Terry has spent his entire professional life serving the cooperative cause, working for PCC Natural Markets in Seattle before coming to our Co-op more than 15 years ago. You’re liable to find Terry doing everything from shoveling snow and parking cars at the Hanover store to speaking to graduate students at Dartmouth College to dressing up as Cocoa the Cow and giving balloons away at Dairy Day. It’s all a big job, but some General’s gotta do it.
