UPCOMING EVENTS
| January 19, 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 22, 10 am-12 pm
THE GIFT OF WINTER'S WILDLIFE
Animal Observation by Tracking at Fitzgerald Lake Conservation Area (FLCA)
Join Molly Hale, a wildflife habitat consultant and teacher of ecology and natural history for this discovery of animals that are active at FLCA in the middle of winter and what we can learn about their behavior. Meet at the North Farms Road entrance to FLCA.
Sponsored by Broad Brook Coalition
January 28, 8:00 pm
CICLOVIDA: LIFE CYCLE
Academy of Music, Northampton
The Northampton premier of the documentary film Ciclovida: Life Cycle.
See details in article.
February 11, 5-8 pm
NORTHAMPTON ARTS NIGHT OUT
Featuring watercolors by Diane Nevinsmith. Live music from Barbara Weene, vocals and Michele Feldheim, keyboard. Refreshments served. Everyone is invited.
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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 February 11, from 5-8 pm with Diane Nevinsmith
Live music with Barbara Weene, vocals and Michele Feldheim, 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. |
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 19 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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 Michael Docter of Winter Moon Farm in Hadley delivers carrots, beets, parsnips and potatoes throughout the winter to local outlets using a sturdy bicycle outfitted for heavy hauling. Winter Moon's storage facility is designed to leave the smallest carbon footprint possible on the road from field to table. Temperatures are monitored by a computer and a fan ventilation system that balance indoor temperatures with cold winter air outside, without the use of energy-hungry compressors. |
| GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ALFALFA ACTION ALERT | |  Tell Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack to Adopt Moratorium on Planting GE Alfalfa
Today we are asking for your support of a petition to Sec. of Agriculture Vilsack to ask for a moratorium on planting Genetically Engineered Alfalfa.
Supporting organic farmers is an important aspect of creating strong local food economies and ensuring access to organically grown foods for our future. The USDA is under intensive pressure from Monsanto and other big agribusiness to fully deregulate GE alfalfa for planting without restrictions this spring. The deregulation of GE alfalfa is a serious threat to organic dairy farmers and other organic farmers.
Previously we've alerted you to this issue and forwarded links to a petition to the USDA on this topic and a petition to President Obama. This petition goes to the Sec. of Agriculture and we're encouraging you to consider signing all three petitions. They are not mutually exclusive and target three different key decision makers. The Center for Food Safety petition goes to the Secretary of Agriculture Vilsack.
Click here to sign the petition.
Links to other petitions:
Food and Water Watch Petition to President Obama
National Co-op Grocers Association Petition to the USDA.
January 24th has been set as the deadline for public comments, so time is of the essence to make your voice heard in support of organic
farmers! Thank you for your attention and consideration of this
important issue.
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DO YOU THINK WE'RE THE BEST?
TELL EVERYONE IN THE VALLEY!
| |  Vote in the 2011 Advocate Valley's Best Reader Poll
Each year, the Valley Advocate asks its readers to choose their favorite Valley businesses. Thanks to our wonderful members and customers, we have taken top places in three categories in the past several years.
What do you think we do better than anyone else? Are we the best health food store? The best local green business? The best place for Fair Trade products? Do you think we have the best soup? The best sandwiches? Share your love at the Valley Advocate poll website. Be sure to click through all of the categories so you don't miss any chances to vote for us and your other favorites! The voting deadline is February 9. Thank you!
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CICLOVIDA: LIFE CYCLE
| |  Northampton Premier of the documentary film
January 28, 8 pm
Academy of Music, Northampton
River Valley Market is proud to sponsor the Northampton premier of this new documentary film. The film follows a group of Brazilian subsistence farmers in a 6,000 mile bicycle journey across South America in search of natural seeds.
More information is available at www.ciclovida.org.
Tickets are $10 in advance/$12 at the door
Students with ID $6.00, children 12 and under free
Tickets available at the Academy box office or at www.academyofmusictheatre.com
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RECIPE: ROASTED BEETS WITH GARLIC AND WALNUTS
| | Serves 6
INGREDIENTS
4-5 red beets
½ cup olive oil
5 cloves garlic, peeled
½ cup walnuts
¼ cup (or more) orange juice
parsley (optional)
PREPARATION
Wash beets and, while still wet, wrap individually in
foil. Roast in a 375° oven for about an hour, or until tender. Allow to cool (may be made ahead and stored in the refrigerator). Peel off skin and chop.
Sauté garlic in olive oil at a low temperature until it begins to turn golden. Add walnuts and continue to cook, stirring frequently, until walnuts become fragrant and garlic is light brown. Let walnut mixture cool a bit. Transfer to a food processor and pulse for a few seconds. Add orange juice and pulse some more, until mixture has
the consistency of salad dressing.
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