Membership GoalsCurrent Members: 691 Current Goal: 800Here's a way to help: Are you a local business owner and a MCM Co-op Business Owner? Donate a product or service for our next Member-Owner Promotion. Contact us if you're interested!
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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.
Thank you to Monadnock Berries in Troy for offering a two-day Member-Owner Special on plants during Earth Week. Our new currents, blueberries and strawberries look fantastic! |
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Hello Friends,
In just 6 weeks, our Member-Owners have committed $501,311 of interest-bearing member loans to our Co-op, and we are working hard to reach our Member Loan Campaign goal of $800,000 by June 15. Reaching this goal will empower us to move forward with our groundbreaking in July. This is a momentous time in our Co-op's history. An enormous thanks to our founding Member-Owners, and to our community and region for making our Co-op a reality!
Hungry for some fresh veggies? For the month of June, there is a special promotion for all MCM Co-op Member-Owners at the Stonewall Farm farmstand. Print out this coupon, or come to the Co-op office and pick one up.
Yours cooperatively,
Monadnock Community Market Co-op
Locally owned. Locally grown. Locally eaten.
PS: Member-Owners, if you would like your name and town listed on our Member-Owner Webpage, please email permission to the Co-op's Board of Directors Secretary. |
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Events:
Strolling of the Heifers Parade
Saturday, June 4, 10am, Downtown Brattleboro, VT
After the parade, be sure to stop by the Green Expo. CC the Co-op Carrot will be there! View schedule.
MCM Co-op Presentation
Monday, June 6, 7pm, Bentley Commons
197 Water Street, Keene MCM Co-op Presentation & Community Meal Thursday, June 9, 6:00pm Nubanusit Neighborhood & Farm All are welcome to attend. RSVP to Richard Pendleton: 111rmp@gmail.com. Also, Richard is willing to give tours of the neighborhood at 5pm. 25A Steele Road, Peterborough.
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Savor Our Seasons:
By Liza Drew, Keene State College Dietetic Intern
Flavorful fact:
Though the stalks of rhubarb can be made into delicious desserts, the leaves are poisonous to humans. The leaves, however, can be used to make a natural pesticide for your garden by boiling them down and adding a splash of dish detergent.
June is an exciting time of year; as the days grow longer plants eagerly soak up the sunlight, transforming the outdoors into a vibrant landscape. The sound of peepers in nearby ponds reminds us that our region is once again teeming with life and energy. One plant that thrives here is rhubarb, with its big floppy leaves appearing in many backyards and gardens. Rhubarb is a perennial vegetable, though it is most often treated like a fruit in desserts. It is high in vitamin C, and was used to prevent scurvy, which made it very expensive in the 1600s. I like to eat raw rhubarb dipped in honey, but for a more indulgent treat try this creamy rhubarb fool* garnished with candied rhubarb.
*A fool is generally pureed sweetened fruit with whipped cream or custard.
Try this Recipe: Rhubarb Fool
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