The Merc Board of Directors
The Merc Board is comprised of seven co-op owners. We are elected by the general ownership and serve a three-year term. Any Merc owner can run for a board position and anyone interested is encouraged to get involved with our dynamic board. We meet monthly, in the evening. Click The Merc Board Overview page on the left to learn more or browse through their latest posts below see their meeting notes and what the board is working on.
As May turns to June, why not spend a couple of days exploring the local food movement? The 4th Annual Lawrence Food Garden Tour will be on Saturday, June 2nd, with 21 personal and ...
Now that it's May and the weather is great, we're able to bring local cucumbers back to this favorite salad. It's got the same bright flavors you've been enjoying, but thanks to Voigts Farms we're adding even more fresh and crispy lat...
About two years ago our cheese case was forever changed for the better. Sue Goddard, then relatively new to cheesemaking, brought us a couple samples of her goat feta and chevre to see if we'd be interested in selling it at the Merc. At the risk of s...
The Goddards, located just miles west of Lawrence, make some of the tastiest goat cheeses around. Their chevre is super creamy with a mild acidic tang. Great for pizzas, sandwiches, salads, or spread on a bagel. The feta they make is my...
You can have the great taste of Italy fresh from right here at the Merc. This dish is chock-full of vegetables and is bound to become your go-to meal when you're in a pinch. Just chop, saute, and bake! Try it over our locally-made V's Italia...
The Merc is fully committed to providing you with quality local products so that you can easily eat locally and spend locally. Towards this end, The Merc spends over $1 million each year on purchases from more than 200 small-scale local producers.
Every day The Merc offers our Owners and shoppers over 600 locally produced items (not including seasonal produce items). In addition to our local staples – produce, meat, milk, cheese and eggs – you'll find salsa, chips, salad dressings, pasta sauces, jams, jellies, tofu, hummus, bread, cookies and even greeting cards.
Check out our list of local producers, which are all located within 200 miles of our store. Thank you for supporting these members of our community!
The Merc is proud to have cultivated long relationships with local farmers. We have been sourcing local since we opened in 1974.
Stop by The Merc's Deli counter for made-to-order sandwiches (hot and cold),salads, soups and fresh smoothies, coffee or espresso drinks.
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Sunday Dinner:
M-SatOur pizzas are created daily on our house made crust with only the freshest ingredients. Every morning our skilled cooks carefully choose two types of pizza to prepare. Check back daily to find out what's hot and ready today.
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Stop by and we will make you a sandwich made to order using our finest meats and cheeses that we also sell for you to take and make at home. Our choose one of our classic Merc Specialty Sandwiches.
Our salad bar is fresh daily with all of the fixings you'll want. We even make our own salad dressings in house.
If you are on the go or just want something easy for dinner tonight. Grab a favorite today!
Now that it's May and the weather is great, we're able to bring local cucumbers back to this favorite salad. It's got the same bright flavors you've been enjoying, but thanks to Voigts Farms we're adding even more fresh and crispy late spring cucumbers from Wellsville, Kansas. It's time to get reacquainted with this great salad, it's better than ever!
Co-op Calendar events are listed below. To view all Merc events, click on the View Full Calendar link.
7-9pm
Enjoy exotic flavors for a spring evening. We’ll start with a salad plate of Carrot Salad with Mint; Roasted Eggplant Salad with Harissa; and Sliced Oranges with Black Olives. Then we’ll bring out loaves of freshly baked Moroccan Anise Bread to dip into Bessara (Berber-style Bean Puree). We’ll cap off the evening with an extravagant dessert of Lemon Couscous Cake served with Medjool Date Ice Cream. All the benefits of travel to an exotic land with none of the hassles.
Taught by: Chef Nancy Stark
Location: The Merc's Community Classroom
Cost: $20 per person, $18 for Merc Owners & Seniors
7-9pm
Join Chef Paige for a celebration of the growers who feed us with an early market menu. You’ll be inspired by fabulous Roasted Beet Salad with Yogurt & Mint (even if you think you don’t like beets); Market Ragout of Spring Vegetables; Orrechiette with Asparagus, Peas & Pancetta; Swiss Chart Tart with Goat Cheese, Currants & Pine Nuts (this alone is worth taking the class), and a sublime finish of Rhubarb Streusel Coffeecake. Hooray for the Farmers’ Market!
Taught by: Chef Paige Vandegrift
Location: The Merc's Community Classroom
Cost: $20 per person, $18 for Merc Owners & Seniors