City Market members, who pay $15 a year to be vested customers, recently received checks for a portion of “patronage refunds” totaling $268,000.

The refund amount was based on how much the customer bought over the preceding fiscal year. The checks ranged from $1.03 to a whopping $946.45. Someone with an appetite for saffron and truffle oil?

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In case you missed it ... On November 17, “Dan Rather Reports” featured a hefty 19-minute segment on the Hardwick-area food scene. You can watch the clip on the High Mowing Organic Seeds website.