[Monadnock Community Market] March Update

Monadnock Community Market Co-op
Food Cooperative Update
March 2011

Membership Goals

Thank You

Community Corner

Events

Updates

Savor Our Seasons

Co-op Corner

Membership Goals

Current Members: 492
Current Goal: 600

Here's a way to help:

Bring someone who is not yet a member-owner to the March 26th Celebration.

Thank You!

Since the co-op is a community initiative, we want to take the time to thank community members for contributing their time, skills and passions to the Monadnock Community Market.
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Thank you Sang Curtis for bringing C.C. the Co-op Carrot to life. Did you see C.C. at the Seed Celebration?

You'll be hearing more from C.C. over the coming weeks, as C.C. will be taking questions about the co-op and answering them via email updates. Think of the emails as co-op mythbusters!

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Hello Friends,

We are approaching the half-way mark of our goal of 1,000 MCM Co-op member-owners. Still waiting to join? We need you NOW! Joining now ensures that our member-owned full-service grocery store opens on time.

The MCM Co-op Board of Directors, Project Manager, Working Groups, and Volunteer Superworkers are busy planning a number of co-op events, creating the preliminary store design, and preparing for our Member Loan Drive launching in April. Have time to help?

We hope to see all of you at our 500 Member-Owner Celebration Event on March 26th!

Yours cooperatively,
Monadnock Community Market Co-op
Locally owned. Locally grown. Locally eaten.

Jan

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Events:

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Celebration of 500 Member-Owners

Save the Date: Saturday March 26, 3 - 5pm

The MCM Co-op is a few member-owners shy of our half-way mark of 500 member-owners so we are planning a community celebration of our Co-op's progress. More details to follow.

10th Annual Keene Ice & Snow Festival

Saturday, March 5, 10am - 4pm, Downtown Keene

Bring the entire family to Keene's Ice & Snow Festival and build a snowman at Snowman Central, enter the snowball throwing contest and ride in a horse-drawn wagon while sipping hot cocoa. The MCM Co-op will be helping out with Snow Sculpting at Railroad Square. We will have a table with Membership Brochures, so stop by - and be sure to send your friends over!

Keene Winter Farmers' Market

Saturday, March 12, 12- 4pm., Stonewall Farm

Local, fresh produce doesn't have to stop just because of all the snow! Come to the Keene Winter Farmers' Market held at Stonewall Farm once a month from 12-4 pm. For more information please call Amanda at 603-357-7278 ext. 111 or visit Stonewall Farm's website.

9th Annual Men Who Cook

Saturday, March 19, 6 - 10pm, Keene State College

Don't miss the Men Who Cook Event, a fundraiser for Monadnock Family Services. Men from throughout the Monadnock region will prepare their favorite recipe, whether an appetizer, an entrée, a vegetable or a favorite dessert which will be served to guests who attend the dinner, according to Louise Zerba, chair of this year's event.

Updates:

Savor Our Seasons: KALE

By Liza Drew, Keene State College Dietetic Intern

Flavorful fact: Kale is one of the heartiest vegetables and can be harvested all winter long if protected from the snow with mulch or hay.

Though winter may not bring New Hampshire's most plentiful harvest of fruits and vegetables, with a little creativity, this season can be filled with local ingredients.

Try this Recipe: Roasted Vegetable & Kale Stew

Co-op Corner

Empowering College Students to Create Food Cooperative Enterprises

Posted on Natural News

Bill McKibben and Slow Food USA president Josh Viertel are part of the launch committee helping the Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive, or CoFed, empower students to establish co-ops serving ethically-sourced and sustainable food on college campuses nationwide.