At the Jan. 13 meeting of the 40 Square Cooperative Solutions Board of Directors, the board voted – due to the ongoing COVID-19 surge variants – to not hold an in-person annual meeting for 2022 for the protecting of our members and potential visitors. The co-op will be providing an annual report by email and…
Julie Wheeler, 40 Square’s benefit specialist, has a tasty recipe to share with you this holiday season! 16 slices firm white bread* 12 ounces white chocolate, chopped 1-quart heavy cream 1 ½ cup whole milk 3 large eggs ½ cup sugar 8 large egg yolks Instructions 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Cut bread into…
This recipe comes courtesy of Director of Benefits and Distribution Terri Moxley’s step-mom, who grew up in Pettibone, N.D. Terri makes this banana bread almost weekly in the winter when it’s time to bake, though she admits she swaps chopped nuts for chocolate chips! Instructions: Put in greased bread pan Cook time: Bake at 340…
As open enrollment for 2022 begins, 40 Square has announced we’re hiring! The Sales Relationship Manager is responsible for attaining the 40 Square Cooperative Solutions Membership (co-op) and the associated 40 Square Health sales and marketing objectives on an individual basis, as well as assisting the co-op and MEWA achieving their goals. As a Sales…
One of the many challenges highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic has been the urgent need to boost access to mental health care in rural Minnesota. A blueprint for positive change is now available thanks to a group of mental health professionals and other stakeholders who started working on the access issue even before the pandemic…
Minnesota farmers who want to improve safety on their farms can now apply for funding through two programs from the Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) that help with the cost of buying, shipping and installing eligible safety equipment. “There’s very little that can comfort a family who has lost someone due to a preventable accident…
Throughout October, 40 Square Cooperative Solutions is celebrating National Co-op month. We are proud of our unique status as the first – and only! – Minnesota agricultural co-op focusing exclusively on health plans for farm families, agribusinesses and their employees through access to self-funded health insurance options. Minnesota is home to more co-ops than any…
My husband, Josh, and I both grew up on farms. This was a staple, and is now a staple in our family menu. I’m not sure why it’s called “Spaghetti Hot Dish,” because it doesn’t use spaghetti noodles nor is it in a casserole dish, as hot dishes are (I’ll have to ask my mother-in-law).…
Agriculture is known as one of the most dangerous industries in America and abroad. According to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), approximately two million full-time workers were employed in production agriculture in the US in 2018. About 100 agricultural workers suffer a lost-work-time injury every day. National Farm Safety and Health…
Farming has become Therese Romsdahl’s second act in life. After 30 years working in the Minneapolis suburbs as a records supervisor for Shakopee Police Department, Therese married Brian Romsdahl, a lifelong producer in Watonwan County, and reinvented herself as a farmer. “It was a change of life for me, a lot of transitions, but I’m…