UPCOMING EVENTS
| December 18,
10 am-2 pm
SPRINGFIELD WINTER FARE
Held at Springfield Technical Community College, CISA's Winter Fare is coming to Springfield for the first time!
December 24,
6 pm
RIVER VALLEY MARKET CLOSES EARLY
Happy holiday!
December 25
RIVER VALLEY MARKET CLOSED
Happy holiday!
December 31,
6 pm
RIVER VALLEY MARKET CLOSES EARLY
Happy New Year!
January 1
RIVER VALLEY MARKET CLOSED
Happy New Year!
January 12, 7-8:30 pm
MEMBER-OWNER OUTREACH MEETING
Come and help plan educational and fun co-op events! All member-owners are welcome to participate. Contact Betsy, or just come.
January 14, 5-8 pm
NORTHAMPTON
ARTS NIGHT OUT
With Co-op Kids' art and live music from Tim VanEgmond, mountain dulcimer and hammered dulcimer. Refreshments served.
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| NORTHAMPTON ARTS NIGHT OUT | The 2nd Friday of each month, come join us for an artist reception honoring the Quarry Cafe artist of the month.
The next artist's reception will be January 14, from 5-8 pm with Co-op Kids' Art
Live music with Tim VanEgmond, hammered dulcimer and mountain dulcimer. 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. |
WEEKLY SPECIALS
| | Visit our website to check out this week's Everyone's Specials and Member-Owner Bonus Buys. |
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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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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, January 12 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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The Quarry Café, River Valley Market's in-house kitchen, bakery and catering service, prepares beautiful and delicious appetizers, Shizen sushi, salads, sandwiches, and desserts from scratch for every day and special occasions. Need help with a holiday party? Stop by or see our catering menu online at rivervalleymarket.coop.
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| CISA SPRINGFIELD WINTER FARE | |
 | | Rainbow Carrots from Winter Moon Farm, Hadley |
December 18, 10 am-2 pm,
Springfield Technical Community College
River Valley Market is proud to support CISA's first ever Springfield Winter Fare!
Farmers and local food producers will be on hand with an array of great local food. There will also be workshops, a barter market, and informational displays. SNAP/Food Stamps are accepted, and CISA will double all SNAP purchases up to $5.
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ANNIVERSARY OF THE MODERN COOPERATIVE MOVEMENT
| |  Honoring the Rochdale Pioneers December 21
December 21st is the night that the candles of cooperation were lit 166 years ago. The birth of the modern cooperative movement is considered to be December 21st, 1844 in the Northern England town of Rochdale. On that date, the darkest day of the year, at 6:00 pm, eight weavers opened a cooperative to sell flour, butter, sugar, and oatmeal to provide themselves with an alternative to the company store, which overcharged its customers for low quality products. The gas company refused to provide fuel for the controversial food co-op's lights, expecting to thwart the store opening. Undaunted, the determined weavers located a source for tallow candles in bulk, which they used to light the store. They sold the extras to their members.
This group, called the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society, founded
their co-op on a set of principles which became the basis for the International Principles of Cooperation. These principles serve as a guide to cooperatives, (including River Valley Market), all around the world to this day:
1) Open and Voluntary Membership
2) Democratic Member Control
3) Member Economic Participation
4) Autonomy and Independence
5) Education, Training, and Information
6) Cooperation Among Cooperatives
7) Concern for Community
In honor of this historic anniversary we are offering all our member-owners a special sale price on Sunbeam beeswax candles through December 31. Sunbeam Candles works to promote green business practices. Their shop, located in the beautiful rolling hills of New York's Southern Tier, is covered in solar panels. They compost their waste, reuse and recycle all wax, offer a return packing materials program, support local business, carpool, and pay their workers a living wage. (Member-owner sale price $4.59, regular price $6.59.)
Wishing everyone a happy anniversary of cooperatives, happy holidays, and a wonderful new year from everyone at the co-op!
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RECIPE: FESTIVE CHEESE BALL
| | Serves 4. Prep time 15 minutes. strongertogether.coop
INGREDIENTS
6 ounces light cream cheese, softened
1 package (5.2 ounces) Boursin cheese
4 ounces cheddar cheese, shredded
2 scallions, diced
2 tablespoons sun-dried tomatoes, rinsed and dried (if packed in oil), finely diced
2 tablespoons pine nuts, toasted and chopped
2 tablespoons parsley, chopped
2 tablespoons Parmesan cheese, shredded
PREPARATION
In a large mixing bowl, blend the cream cheese, Boursin, shredded cheddar, and scallions by hand or with an electric mixer. Once well blended, form the cheese mixture into a ball, wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate overnight.
In a small mixing bowl, stir together the sun-dried tomatoes, pine nuts, parsley, and Parmesan. Remove the refrigerated cheese ball from the plastic wrap and roll in the sun-dried tomato mixture until the cheese ball is well coated.
Refrigerate or serve.
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