Comment: Please provide separate utensils for Bulk products that have allergens in them like the peanut pretzels. I would hate to unknowingly use something with peanut on it if I were allergic to peanuts while bagging something supposed to be free of peanuts! Especially since the coop is a place where people can buy safe food hard to find elsewhere for special Diets! -Margaret

Response: That is a good suggestion but unfortunately its unenforceable. If the utensils were marked there is a strong chance they will be used in undesignated ways. There is no way for us to control that usage and it’s cost-prohibitive to monitor at all times. People with severe allergies should buy bagged foods that they know are safe. -Seth, Bulk Buyer

Comment: I love how Moscow Food Co-op has only organic foods not greasy foods. I give this place 5 stars! -Mike

Comment:  Thanks for having a no plastic bag month. I would vote for it to be permanent. – Maryann

Response:  Maryann, we are so glad you appreciated our Bag It campaign in April. Our managers agreed with you, and they decided to eliminate plastic grocery bags at the registers in perpetuity! Yay Co-op!! – Carol

Comment:  As a re-usable bag user, I was disappointed to read paper/plastic bag users called “lazy.” Using supportive and educational language would better serve the changing of habits and building of community. – anonymous

Comment:  Keep Produce Local or regional. Local is better than organic. Anonymous

Response:  Thank you for your support of local and regional produce. The Co-op is committed to supporting the local farming community and is proud towork with over 30 local growers annually. We are also committed tothe Local 50, Local 100, and Local 200 designations developed by our Green Commerce Committee. We are always looking for new regional growers within the inland northwest. - Scott, Produce Manager

Comment: Please think about making the oatmeal raisin cookies again. Don’t understand why majority of available cookies are with chocolate.

Response: The oatmeal raisin cookies are absolutely one of my favorites! We frequently struggle with fulfilling all of our customers’ cookie desires due to the limited space for cookies in the bins at the front registers and on the shelves. We are currently pursuing a new, larger cookie bin display that will hold more varieties at once. In the meantime, we have added Oatmeal Raisin cookies back to the production rotation. Have you tried the Sunflower Crinkles? They are another of my personal chocolate-free favorite.