UPCOMING EVENTS
| August 13, 5-8 pm
NORTHAMPTON ARTS NIGHT OUT RECEPTION
Meet artist of the month Maria Cuerda and see her photo exhibition "Immigrants in Springfield." Live music with Jacqueline Odess-Gillett, keyboard.
Refreshments served.
If you are a co-op member-owner and interested in exhibiting your art
for a month in the Quarry Cafe please contact outreach volunteer Jane
Nevinsmith.
We're looking for acoustic musicians to provide
music for Arts Night Out receptions. Contact Trevor to apply.
August, 18,
7-8:30
pm
MEMBER-OWNER OUTREACH MEETING
Come
lend your time and
talent to your locally grown food co-op. Join us and help plan and
produce fun and educational co-op events. Come to the meeting (all
member-owners welcome) or contact Member Services Manager Betsy Powell.
August 19, 6:30-8:30 pm
SEED SAVING WORKSHOP
Join us for "The Spirit of the Seed" seed saving workshop with Camila Martinez. Space is limited, please email or call Betsy our Member Services Manager to sign up (584-2665).
August 23, 8:00 am
STORE OPENS AT 8 AM
Starting today, get in your co-op shopping trip first thing in the morning! We'll be opening at 8 am daily.
September 2, 6:30-8 pm
CANNING WORKSHOP
with Margaret Christie from CISA
Space is limited, please email or call Betsy our Member Services Manager to sign up (584-2665).
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PHOTOS TO SHARE?
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We're always interested in having fun photos from our special community events. If you have any great photos to share, please contact us at
info@rivervalleymarket.coop
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MORE WAYS TO CONNECT
| Click on a link below to find us on Facebook and on Twitter. "Like" us and "follow" us for all the latest news on what's happening at the co-op!
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WEEKLY SPECIALS
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| Visit our website to check out this week's Everyone's Specials and Member-Owner Bonus Buys. |
WE WANT YOU!
| Did you know that the co-op's public events are often planned, driven, and staffed by member-owner outreach volunteers?
We'd like your help!
The next Outreach Committee meeting is Wednesday, August 18 from 7-8:30 pm in the co-op Community Room. All member-owners are welcome. For more information, e-mail Betsy.
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Every summer for more than thirty years, John Bemben and his brother James of Bemben Farm in Hadley have produced sweet corn to grace the tables of customers in the Pioneer Valley and beyond. John's grown children Jonathan, Jennifer and Jesse-the 3rd generation of Bembens to help with the corn crop- joke that they have "corn muscles" from their days of picking, packing and loading 50-70 lb bags of corn. In addition to corn, Bemben Farm produces butternut squash and pumpkins. Try some Bemben corn from the co-op for a true local
taste of summer.
Sample grilled local Bemben corn
this Sunday, August 15 from 1-4 pm!
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EAT LOCAL, AMERICA!
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 Enjoy the fruits of the season
Our annual celebration of local food starts today!
We'll have a daily giveaway of food items grown and produced within approximately 100 miles of the co-op. Stop by and complete a form, and we'll enter you into the daily drawing, going on between now and September 30th. You could win a jar of Real Pickles, a dozen Diemand Farm eggs, or one of many other local products.
Stay tuned for more local food fun to come!
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OPENING AT 8 AM STARTING AUGUST 23RD
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 Be one of our first early shoppers and you may win a $50 gift card!
In response to many requests from customers, we will begin opening the doors of the co-op at 8 am on August 23rd. Moving forward, we will be open from 8 am-9 pm 7 days a week.
Stop by and pick up a cup of fresh-brewed, fair trade organic coffee and a breakfast sandwich, or a grab & go lunch. Get your grocery shopping out of the way after dropping the kids off at school. We look forward to seeing you first thing in the morning!
On our first week of early opening (August 23-29), come by the co-op between 8 and 9 am and enter our daily drawing for a $50 gift card (co-op employees not eligible).
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CISA TASTE THE VIEW
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 A Celebration of the Beauty and Bounty of Our Local Landscape
This year's "Taste the View" event takes place September 24, 6-10 pm at the Three County Fairgrounds. River Valley Market will be sponsoring this popular annual event, which includes a welcome reception, tasting of foods from The Blue Heron, a silent auction, live music from the O-Tones, and more.
Visit the CISA (Community Involved in Sustaining Agriculture) website to learn more.
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AUGUST ARTS NIGHT OUT
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 Featuring Photographer Maria Cuerda, "Immigrants in Springfield"
Artist's statement: These are photos of immigrants who live in Springfield taken between 2007 and 2009. The children in these photos were born in Springfield and live in the poorest part of the city. These families work here to support elderly parents and to send the children they've left behind to school. They come from communities that have suffered the effects of civil war, violence and repression against those who act to defend the right to their land and their communities.
About 2,000 immigrants from Mexico and Guatemala live in Springfield. Men and women find work in agriculture at local farms up and down the Connecticut River valley. They earn minimum wage working at backbreaking jobs. In spite of working to put food on our tables they often experience hunger for lack of work during our long winters and are the targets of crime. These courageous people migrated here to work as a result of international economic policies which contribute to the structural poverty in their home countries. In spite of their harsh lives, they support each other and find ways to survive and flourish. They don't see themselves as victims but as actors working hard to make a better life for their families. These are the faces of my community. Their kindness and their humility inspire me everyday to work with them for a better future and to hope that others will see mirrored back at them their own humanity and grace.
All the proceeds from the sale of these photos will go to support the Pioneer Valley Project's Immigrant Food Fund and are tax deductible. For more information contact Maria Cuerda, at maria.cuerda@gmail.com.
For more on Arts Night Out, see sidebar.
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RECIPE: QUARRY CAFE FRENCH LENTIL SALAD
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 INGREDIENTS
1 c French lentils
1/3 c diced red bell pepper
¼ c shredded carrots
¼ c diced red onions
¼ c chopped Italian parsley
¼ c olive oil
3 T red wine vinegar
1 T tamari
Salt and pepper to taste
PREPARATION
Rinse lentils and check for stones. Place them in a pot and cover with salted water. Bring to a boil, lower temperature slightly and cook, covered, for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally. Check for tenderness and be careful not to overcook-lentils should be al dente, keeping their shape.
When lentils are cooked, drain and lay out to cool. Combine remaining ingredients and toss with the cooled lentils. Taste and add salt and pepper to taste. |
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