The Ha-Has

Updates, food & fun this Sunday
The 2010 Member-Owner Annual Meeting will take place on Sunday, November 7 at 5:00 pm, at the Northampton Senior Center, 67 Conz Street, Northampton.

5:00 Business meeting updates from the Board and Q & A
6:00 Dinner catered by the Quarry Cafe, with live music from A Healing Wind*.
7:00 Comedy improv with the Ha-Has

All member-owners are invited and encouraged to attend. The business meeting portion is free. Tickets are required for the dinner & show: $6 for adults and $4 for children. Tickets are for sale at the Customer Service Desk through November 6.

The entire evening will be ASL interpreted as needed.

*A Healing Wind is Jacki Odess-Gilett (voice), Gail Shapiro (drums), Bill Shontz (winds) and Doug Hewitt (guitar).

Workshops with Craig Fear NTP, Certified Nutritional Therapist
November 4, 6:30-8 pm
Understanding Real Food: What to Eat and Why
Join Craig Fear for an in-depth discussion examining some specific modern foods and their connection to our escalating rates of chronic disease. We have changed our diets more in the past 50 years than in the past ten thousand! Using the diets of traditional cultures as a model for what to eat and why, Craig will help you sort through the bewildering maze of conflicting modern day dietary information. Learn why the USDA food pyramid is causing unintended health effects and how to make healthier, more sustainable food choices for you and your family.

November 11, 6:30-8 pm
Digestive Wellness: Solving Digestive Problems without Drugs
70 million Americans have digestive problems. Heartburn, GERD, indigestion, ulcers, constipation, BS and dysbiosis are just a few of the digestive disorders that cost Americans over 100 billion dollars a year. Medications for digestive disorders are the most profitable in the world with acid suppressing drugs consistently topping the list. Unfortunately, most drugs treat only the symptoms of digestive distress. Join Craig Fear for a discussion about understanding the digestive process and how to address the underlying causes of digestive issues via simple and natural solutions. Proper digestion is fundamental to our health. Chronic digestive distress can lead to more serious health problems. Learn to take control of your digestive problems today!

Please contact Member Services Manager Betsy to register for a workshop.

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Brought to you by the Neighboring Food Co-ops Association

Scholten Family Farm is a family farmstead cheese operation located in Weybridge, Vermont, just outside Middlebury. The farm consists of 400 certified organic acres where their herd of eighty Dutch Belt cows graze. Roger and Patti Scholten have been farming in Addison County for over fifteen years with their four children who help on the farm. Their mission is "to produce and provide from our family farm, the highest quality products for our consumers in an environmentally and socially responsible way for future generations."

Weybridge is a lactic-set cheese with a delicate, bloomy rind that is developed as it ages in Greensboro, Vermont at The Cellars at Jasper Hill. The white, edible mold rind imparts a subtle cave aroma and a mushroom character to the developing creamline beneath. The center is moist and airy with bright citrus notes and a savory 'toasted' finish. Weybridge's clean and milky flavor makes it an ideal breakfast cheese, or the perfect companion to a flute of sparkling wine around the holiday table.

Perhaps the best way to enjoy Weybridge is with a crusty loaf of French bread and a few wedges of apple or pear. At three ounces, it is a great size for two people to finish after dinner with a salad course, or to enjoy as an appetizer. Toasted nuts, chutney and honey are good accompaniments to all bloomy rind cheese and Weybridge is no exception. With a cheese like Weybridge, simplicity is the best companion.