Membership GoalsCurrent Members: 901 Current Goal: 1,000Here's a way to help: Write why you joined the co-op in 50 words or less.
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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 Sandy Hamm for processing all of our member-ownership applications & maintaining our database since MCM Co-op Member-Owner #1. |
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Updates
This month we're happy to report that we've surpassed the 900 Member-Owner mark. We are now in the home stretch of reaching our pre-opening membership goal of 1,000 Member-Owners.
Building
We finished the design stage of the building! A special thank you to Scully Architects including Katie Cassidy Sutherland who studied every last detail of this project to ensure the bidding and construction process go smoothly.
The Monadnock Economic Development Corporation, who will lease the finished building to us, has put the project out to bid. We hope to select a General Contractor  by the end of March and plan to begin construction shortly thereafter. Things are moving along quickly and we are excited about the progress -- it won't be long before we can put some shovels in the ground. Perfect timing for spring!
Survey - We Want Your Input!
Please take this 10-minute survey from the MCM Co-op. We want to know what you look for in a grocery store. Your response will be kept completely confidential. Survey results will be aggregated to provide important information to guide decisions made by our management and board of directors.
Thank you, as always, for your membership, support, and energy. We'll speak to you soon, and in the meantime, look us up on Facebook, Twitter, or our website: http://monadnockcommunitymarket.com.
Yours Cooperatively,
Monadnock Community Market Co-op
Locally owned. Locally grown. Locally eaten.
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Why I Joined the Co-op
Because the co-op will bring more healthy local food to downtown Keene, allowing me to food shop without a car. Walking rather than driving will reduce my carbon emissions and the amount I pay for gas, and I'll get healthy food, plus exercise from walking. A win-win-win-win!
~Nancy Brigham
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 Become a MCM Co-op
Member-Owner
Join Today!
Member-Owners make a one-time $200 investment
(not an annual membership fee).
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Events:
3 EVENTS TONIGHT!
Volunteer Info Session &
Education Meeting
Tuesday, March 6, 5 - 6 p.m.
Trustees Room, Keene Public Library, Keene
Match your passions with Monadnock Farm & Community Connection projects! Contribute to our community with like-minded, passionate people who want to make a difference.
 Garden Fun at the YMCA
Keene Family YMCA, Keene
Participate in garden activities, network with area gardeners, and think about how to support learning in gardens! The evening will feature demos and hands-on activities by UNH Cooperative Extension educators, Jess Skinner of ReRootEd, and Monica Pless of Stonewall Farm and Antioch University New England (AUNE). Also highlighted will be educators from Early Sprouts, Symonds School, and AUNE - plus an ice cream social!
Home Energy Workshop
Tuesday, March 6, 7 - 8 p.m.
Keene Public Library, KeeneNext Step Living will share how hundreds of NH families are cutting their annual energy costs by up to 35% and how to to be eligible for a $50 voucher to the Monadnock Community Market Co-op from Next Step Living. See more details. 
St. Patrick's Polypore Foray Saturday, March 17, 10a.m. - 1p.m. Wichland Woods, Nelson Join David Wichland of Wichland Woods for this mushroom foray. Enjoy mushroom stew and tea for lunch. Cost: $45. RSVP: wichlandwoods@hotmail.com. Health & Wellness Fair Saturday, March 17, 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Winchester School, Winchester This event will include information booths from vendors such as the MCM Co-op, American Red Cross, NH Public Television, Stonewall Farm, Monadnock Developmental Services, and many more. The American Red Cross will sponsor a Blood Drive, plus a performance from improv group Acting Out. Cost: Free. More details. Sap Gathering Competition
Saturday, March 24, 10a.m. - 3p.m.
Stonewall Farm, Keene
Join your friends at Stonewall Farm for the annual Sap Gathering Contest. This event has become a signature Stonewall Farm event. Come see teamsters race on our course as they collect "sap" as quickly as possible. The tradition of boiling sap into maple syrup has been a New England tradition for generations. There will be food for sale to support the Walpole Grange, obstacle courses, maple syrup sundaes, hayrides, and lots more. Check out what else is happening during New Hampshire's Maple Weekend.
 SAVE THE DATE:
Value Added Products Workshop
Friday, April 6, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Jaffrey Woman's Club, Jaffrey
Speakers include Cheshire Garden, Real Pickles & more. More details to follow.
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Co-op Corner:
Lights, Camera, Co-ops
Originally Posted on StrongerTogether.coopThe spotlight is on food co-ops for the world premiere of the Co+op's Stronger Together video series celebrating 2012 International Year of Cooperatives and hosted by celebrity chef Kevin Gillespie. In this series, Kevin travels to food co-ops across the country-from grocery aisles to farm fields-to share their passion for delicious food and their local communities. Watch and you'll quickly discover the many ways food co-ops, their shoppers and owners, and their communities are stronger together.
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