UPCOMING EVENTS
| September 2, 6:30-8 pm
CANNING WORKSHOP
with Margaret Christie from CISA
Now-September 30
EAT LOCAL, AMERICA!
This month, we join forces with co-ops across the country to celebrate the joys of eating local. Fill out an entry form at the Customer Service Desk, and you may win a fabulous local food item during our daily drawing. At the end of the month we'll draw from all entrants and give away a beautiful book: Eating Local: The cookbook inspired by America's farmers, by Janet Fletcher.
September 10, 5-8 pm
NORTHAMPTON ARTS NIGHT OUT RECEPTION
Meet artist of the month Kelly Facto, collage. Live music with Tom Bradbury. Refreshments served.
September 13, 6:30-8 pm
CO-OP TOUR WITH NANCY DELL
Tour the co-op with noted nutritionist Nancy Dell. Open to member-owners and co-op staff, to reserve your space, contact Betsy.
September 15, 7-8:30 pm
MEMBER-OWNER OUTREACH MEETING
Come help plan upcoming River Valley Market events and dream up new things to do like shopping cart drill teams and bicycle-made smoothies! Due to the Rosh Hashana holiday, this meeting has been moved to the 3rd Wednesday. All member-owners are welcome. Come to the meeting or contact Betsy.
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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, September 15 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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Since 1828, Apex Orchards has been supplying the area with fine fresh produce. Tim Smith and the Smith family produce a wide selection of apples, peaches, pears, Asian pears, plums, and apricots. Apex is located on a Shelburne hillside with a spectacular view of the valley below.
Have you tasted this year's peaches? Hot, dry weather has made them sweet and juicy!
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MEMBER-OWNERS: THE CO-OP WANTS YOU!
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 It's election time for the River Valley Market Board of Directors
Consider serving your co-op as a member of the co-op Board. Any member-owner in good standing is eligible to run for a three-year term.
Would you like to get more involved in a leadership role at the co-op? Join a dedicated, talented, diverse group of people working to ensure the long-range security and viability of the co-op! Pick up an application at the Customer Service Desk, or download one here. For more information contact Marci Linker at linklet@verizon.net or 413-584-8817. Applications are due by September 24th.
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REMEMBERING FAITH JACKSON
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 Former co-op staff member
We regret to share the sad news that Faith Jackson, our former Merchandising Assistant, passed away on Thursday, August 26th. Faith was with us almost from the opening of the co-op, and left last summer to study at UMass Amherst. She will be remembered here as a hard worker with great ideas who cared deeply about the co-op and its mission.
The co-op will be making a donation to the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, in sponsorship of the Saturn Return team, formed in memory of Faith and her close friend Myron. The team is joining the Springfield Out of the Darkness Walk on September 12 to raise funds and awareness about suicide prevention. Anyone wishing to join us in making a donation for this cause may follow one of the links above.
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NANCY DELL TO OFFER HEALTH TOUR OF
RIVER VALLEY MARKET
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 Learn more about shopping for good nutrition Monday Sept 13, 6:30-8Nancy Dell MS, RD, LDN, CDE is best known for her "Food for Thought" nutrition news segments that
have aired on NBC's WWLP news since 1984. She opened her private practice in 1991 and currently has 4
offices with 6 dietitians and diabetic educators on staff. Nancy is in demand as a nutrition writer for magazines and other publications. She was one of 10 dietitians invited by Julia Child to a private cooking class to learn how to blend taste and nutrition. Many corporations contract with Nancy
to train employees to improve eating habits. She was an inaugural winner of the
Massachusetts Department of Public Health "Excellence in
Nutrition Education Award."
This event is open to member-owners and co-op staff. Space is limited! To sign up, e-mail Betsy or call her at 584-2665 x328.
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CONGRATULATIONS TO SEPTEMBER'S DONATION RECIPIENT: HADLEY ANGEL GARDEN
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 Thank you to all who voted!
Hadley Angel Garden (Hadley)
Nominated by Betsy Powell
The mission of the Hadley Angel Garden is to help children of diverse backgrounds, many of whom are living in group homes in our area, to create an organic landscape of vegetables, herbs, fruit, and flowers on a plot in Hadley, Massachusetts. For many of these kids, aged 14-17, this experience is the first of its kind. Now in its second year, the project fights hunger by donating its fresh produce to regional survival centers and teaches children the grace of charity through volunteerism and the art of gardening.
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IMAGINE...THE BEST NUT BUTTER SANDWICH EVER.
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 Delicious enough for your lunchbox
Share your dreamy nut butter vision! We're inviting kids of all ages to submit ideas for the most outrageously creative and enticing nut butter sandwich ever.
Stop by the Customer Service Desk and fill out a form, or e-mail your idea to info@rivervalleymarket.coop with "Nut Butter Sandwich" in the subject line. The only rules are that:
1. Your sandwich must contain at least one type of nut butter (peanut butter, almond butter, cashew butter, sunflower nut butter...)
2. Your sandwich must contain only food-based ingredients
We will collect all entries submitted by 9 pm on Monday, September 6 and put them out to the membership for an e-mail vote on Wednesday, September 8. Five lucky winners will receive fun prizes and the top vote-getting entry will be made-to-order by our deli on September 18!
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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're joining with co-ops across the country for Eat Local, America!
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.
The Grand Prize, drawn from all entries submitted by September 30th, will be a beautiful book: Eating Local: The cookbook inspired by America's farmers, by Janet Fletcher.
Stay tuned for more local food fun to come!
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RECIPE: CHILLED PEACHES WITH BASIL
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 Serves 12
INGREDIENTS
12 large ripe peaches, pitted, thinly sliced 2 1/4 cups peach schnapps 6 tablespoons slivered fresh basil 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Mix all ingredients in serving bowl. Chill at least 1 hour and up to 3 hours.
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