Membership GoalsCurrent Members: 922 Current Goal: 1,000Here's a way to help: Ask your co-workers if they're a member-owner. If not, offer to answer any questions they have about the co-op and forward this Update to them.
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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 Rich Grogan, who led the Co-op's marketing efforts for two years. Rich provided expertise in marketing, messaging and branding. For a start-up organization with a limited marketing budget, his creativity was vital to the Co-op's success! |
Community Corner
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Updates
Thank you to everyone who participated in the April Update Survey regarding a name change from Monadnock Community Market to Monadnock Food Co-op. We received broad support for this change: 85% of respondents supported the name change, 10% were not in favor, and 5% had no opinion. We appreciate your input and thoughtful comments.
Name Change
As a result of our research and your input, we will move forward with an official name change to Monadnock Food Co-op. The timing is perfect, before any store signs are designed and manufactured.
We recognize that being a community owned store is an important part of who we are, and although community is no longer in our name, it is an inherent part of our business structure (and the 7th cooperative principle!). We will continue to emphasize community in all that we do.
New Logo
As part of our store design and branding work with the National Cooperative Grocers Association's marketing department, we are also close to announcing our new logo. We recently convened a committee of local stakeholders to provide input on some final logo concepts, and after hearing that input we have selected a logo design to finalize. We can't wait to share the final design with you and expect to have a final logo to present in the next week or two.
Groundbreaking Ceremony
Let's celebrate our Co-op's progress and place our intentions for our Co-op into the Co-op building. This afternoon rally and celebration will include a press conference and a NEW group photo of the founding member-owners and Board of Directors.
Groundbreaking CeremonyThursday, May 24, 3:30 p.m. Railroad Square, Keene (Raindate: Friday, May 25)See full invitation
Yours Cooperatively,
Michael Faber
Monadnock Food Co-op General Manager
Locally owned. Locally grown. Locally eaten.
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Why I Joined the Co-op
I joined because I want to live (and eat!) in a community that supports local farms, where I can find fresh, healthy food for my family and help build a resilient local economy!
~Jess Gerrior Tell Us Why You Joined!
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 Co-op Corner:
One Farm at a TimeOriginally Posted on StrongerTogether.coop The spotlight is on food co-ops for the Co+op, stronger together video series celebrating 2012 International Year of Cooperatives. This series is hosted by celebrity chef Kevin Gillespie, known for his "fan favorite" status on Season 6 of Bravo's hit show Top Chef. 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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Become a MCM Co-op
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Member-Owners make a one-time $200 investment
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Events:
Farmers Markets Are Open!Thank you to the Monadnock Table Magazine for making it easier to shop at Farmers Markets every day of the week. Simple Cheesemaking ClassDancing Dog Farm
 Saturday, May 129:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.Dancing Dog Farm, DublinAt our hands-on Soft Cheesemaking Class, you will learn to make plain and seasoned chevre or fromage blanc, lemon cheese, yogurt cheese (labneh), ricotta and mozzarella, all of which can be easily replicated in your own home kitchen with simple supplies you may already have! Register today. View more details. Delicious Bread Made Easy WorkshopMonadnock Localvores Sunday, May 20, 2 - 4 p.m.
Westmoreland Town Hall, Westmoreland
Learn an easy method to bake bread at home on a regular basis. Ken Sevene will share some of the delicious breads he's developed, as well as the easy techniques to create them. Sliding scale fee is $5-15; but no one will be turned away due to lack of funds. Workshop fees support Monadnock Localvore education and scholarship programs. RSVP Today! Slow Living Summit: Co-ops Featured
Wednesday - Friday, May 30 - June 1Brattleboro, VTThe Slow Living Summit will have a special focus on co-ops and their contribution to sustainability and the common good. John Restakis, executive director of the British Columbia Co-operative Association and author of Humanizing the Economy: Co-operatives in the Age of Capital, will speak about growing the co-operative economy. Read more about the Slow Living Summit. Fee: $189 (until 5/20). *broke, The Affordable Arts Fair
The Thing in the Spring
Saturday, June 9, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Peterborough Town Hall, Peterborough
Attend this multidisciplinary arts event that has taken place in Peterborough five times since its inception in 2008. The *broke philosophy is simple: art is for everybody. All *broke events are free to the public, and *broke vendors commit to presenting their wares for less than $50: www.brokeartsfair.com.
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 Savor Our Seasons:Ramps
(Wild Leeks)
By Liza Drew, RD
Flavorful Fact: Foraging for ramps is illegal in Quebec due to over-harvesting. However, in New Hampshire ramps are quite prevalent and can be found both at the farmers' market and in the forest. Ramps have a strong flavor, somewhere between garlic, onions, and chives. They emerge in the spring, often in moist areas and near sugar maples. Ramps typically grow in clumps and can be harvested for their stalks and bulbs. Just make sure to leave a few in each cluster so that they can regenerate. Try this Recipe: - Roasted Chicken with Ramps and New Potatoes
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