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| An e-publication with your good health in mind | September 2011 |
Celebrate Local Food at Local Events 
Eat Local Barbeque at Cordata
Saturday, September 17, 11 am-2 pm
Enjoy a tantalizing menu of local treats and meet local food bloggers and local cookbook authors. Plus live music by Pretty Little Feet. See more event info on the Co-op's Facebook page.
France Moore Lappé
Monday, September 12, The Leopold
Meet author, food activist, and co-founder of Small Planet Institute and Food First, among many other accomplishments. Ticketed reception from 5-6:30 pm is a fundraiser for the Co-op's Farm Fund. Or, attend the free reading from her newest book Ecomind at 7 pm. For event info, see Village Books. A Village Books event, co-sponsored by the Community Food Co-op and Sustainable Connections.
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 Healthy Connections Classes
Holistic Yoga
with Bryan Givens
Fridays in September
Downtown Co-op
Diving Ducks in the Bay
with David Drummond
Tuesday, September 13
Downtown Co-op
The Chakras and
Sound Healing
with Annie Reynolds, Kerri Burnside, and Marilyn Rinn
Thursday, September 15
Downtown Co-op
The Healing Power of Meditation
with Kelsang Kunshe
Saturdays, September 17 and 24, 2-3 pm
Downtown Co-op
The Physics of Healing
with Richard Morrison, PhD
Monday, September 19
Downtown Co-op
Food Sensitivities and Allergies
with Kim Sandstrom
Tuesday, September 20
Downtown Co-op
Healthy Cultured Dairy
with Daravan Marith, Tanja Kanoa, and Carla Witham
Wednesday, September 21
Downtown Co-op
Mexicali Harvest Dinner
with Ana Jackson
Thursday, September 22
Cordata Co-op
Make Your Own Soft Cheese
with Mark Solomon
Saturday, September 24
Cordata Co-op
Ethiopian Cuisine: the Vegetarian Table
with Mulu Belay
Monday, September 26
Cordata Co-op
Indian Village Cuisine
with Robert Fong
Tuesday, September 27
Downtown Co-op
Check our website and newsletter for the full lineup of great classes.
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Favorite Recipes
Find recipes for your favorite Co-op deli salads, entrees, and bakery items on our website.
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It Pays to be
a Co-op Member
Membership benefits include:
- Periodic discounts and special offers
- Special order pricing on bulk purchases
- Member discounts with local business partners
- Member pricing for classes
- Opportunity to participate in governance
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See Member-owner Deals
on our website
or stop by the service desk.
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Newsletter
in the Store
or read it on our website
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Community Shopping Day Update
Thanks to everyone who shopped on Saturday, August 20. Because of you we donated $1335.52 to the Hearing Loss Association of Whatcom County.
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 Eat Local First
The Sustainable Connections' Food & Farming program announced the launch of a new Eat Local First campaign this September, to help connect eaters to more local food and farms. September is also Whatcom County's first ever Eat Local Month, full of more than 20 exciting, delicious events and opportunities to get involved. Visit their new website or find them on Facebook.
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| Planning for the 2012 Farm Bill
With two recent developments--the debt ceiling agreement and WA Sen. Patty Murray's appointment to the Debt super committee (giving WA more influence on the Farm Bill and agr/food budget decisions)- the Farm Bill may be decided upon by Thanksgiving. That means there is much to do NOW.
The NW Farm Bill Action Group has been meeting for months developing a plan for input on the Farm Bill. They definitely need your input, energy, and resourcefulness to make a great action plan and get the word out. People and organizations are planning activities and they would love to share this. For more information, email the NW Farm Bill AcNW Farm Bill Action Group or see their website.
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 Food Justice
by Robert Gottlieb
When we talk about today's food system, food injustices are ubiquitous. It's where workers in the fields, the meat processing plants, or the restaurant industry face hazardous and exploitative conditions. It's in the low-income neighborhoods that lack supermarkets but abound in fast food franchises. And it's with our food products that sometimes resemble more of a high calorie chemical mash than a wholesome and healthy product. Opposing these unjust conditions, a food justice movement has taken root, seeking to transform the food system, from field to table.
Robert Gottlieb, co-author of the new book, Food Justice, talks about the strengths and challenges facing these new and dynamic food justice groups and their organizing efforts, the emerging new politics around food, and the efforts to transform the very language and understanding about food, from how food is grown to why eating has become a political act. Read more about the book.
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Nature vs. Nutritionism's False Hope 
Ina Denburg
How many times have you heard this question, "With all the scientific information we now know about nutrition, how come Americans are heavier and unhealthier now than ever before?" The answer is the same as it ever was: because we overeat, we eat a ton of crap food, and don't sufficiently exercise. We know it and we've known it for a long time.
To make sweeping change, we need to establish a healthy relationship with real food. So let's start with Michael Pollans' wise seven word prescription - "Eat food, mostly plants, not too much." In order to follow this, we have to know what food is.
Real food is that which comes from the earth and is whole, unprocessed (other than by heat), natural, and complete. A hallmark of real food is characterized by its lack of denaturing by the time it reaches your plate. For the full story, see Denburg's article at Good Food World.
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 Bellingham Laughter Club
2nd Sunday-September 11, October 9, November 13, and December 11
Cordata Co-op Roots Room, 4-5 pm
Free Event--Everyone Welcome
Enjoy the vital experience of joyful, exuberant, social laughter exercises with Certified Laughter Leader Mary Lou Richardson. Her primary focus is on the healthy benefits of laughter. For more information, see the World Laughter website, call 360-734-4989, or email Mary Lou.
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Farmer to Farmer: The devastating impact of GM crops
 In this must-see video, a farmer investigates the harsh reality of growing GM crops in the U.S. 10 years after their introduction. A story emerges of: - Roundup-resistant weeds that have to be hand-weeded
- lost markets because of GM contamination
- removal of farmers' rights to save even non-GM seed
- huge price hikes of non-GM seed to match GM seed prices
- complete removal of choice in seeds and chemicals once a region's farmers have gone down the GM route.
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Organic,Inc.: Natural Foods and How They Grew
 Everybody's going organic! But where did this craze for organic food come from and how did it manage to win a seat at the nation's table? What is organic food? Is it really better for you? And why are so many of us buying it? In Organic, Inc., business writer Samuel Fromartz looks at organic food's anti-industrial origins, its unlikely innovators, and its classic conundrum of free-market triumph in which a booming industry ultimately risks betraying its founding ideals. A primer on the business and culture of food, Organic Inc., tells the fascinating tale of the newest trend in American Consumption. Source: the Good Food World. |
Upcoming Events
Meatless Monday at the Co-op Deli: Meatless specials and soup
Every Monday at both stores
Frances Moore Lappé, Author appearance
Monday, September 12, 5 pm--$20 ticketed reception, 7 pm--free event
Leopold Crystal Ballroom
Board of Directors monthly meeting (incorrect date printed in our newsletter)
Wednesday, September 14, 7 pm, Cordata Co-op Roots Room
3rd Thursday Local Music Series: Kit Nelson
Thursday, September 15, 6-8 pm, Downtown Co-op Cafe
Eat Local Barbeque--Cordata Co-op
Saturday, September 17, 11 am-2 pm
Community Shopping Day: Whatcom County Library Foundation
Saturday, September 17, all day at both stores
Member Affairs Committee monthly meeting
Wednesday, September 28, 5:15 pm, Cordata Co-op Roots Room
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