Join your local CSA!
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UPDATE: there are now three CSAs in the Terre Haute area; see below for more details!
A central tenet of our new cooperative market will be to support our local farmers, and to source as much local goods from them as possible. But even before our storefront is open, there are other ways we can support our local farmers. One popular option is to join a CSA--a Community Supported Agriculture program. A CSA is a subscription service where you pay the farmer upfront for a seasonal share in the farm, and then you receive boxes of fresh produce throughout the season. It's a great way to help farmers have a stable income and increased planning capabilities, while also giving the consumer lovely fresh veggies, typically at lower-than-market rates.
All CSAs are now taking subscriptions for the 2009 growing season:
Please click on the links or call the number to find out more about each CSA, and subscribe soon--these services fill up quick!
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Greetings!
April marks the beginning of more than the gardening season; it's also the season of festivals and street fairs! Look for Terre Foods booths at many of the area's upcoming events, stop by to say hi, and get the very latest on how the project is going. Below you'll find a partial schedule of events where Terre Foods is scheduled to be--expect this list to expand as more events become available. And if you know of an event that you think Terre Foods should be involved in, drop us a line at info@terrefoods.org and let us know! The first event of the season we participated in--the White Violet Center Earth Day Celebration--was a huge success for us! I'd like to welcome all of our new list members who joined at this event. Besides an informational table, Terre Foods also staffed the grill station and a vegetarian salads booth. The salad booth alone took in nearly $500--a big thank you to everyone who donated a salad! We have not yet gotten our donation for working the grill station (food costs & cost-sharing have to be figured), but we do know that our sales broke records. I believe it, too, considering how busy we were! Go Terre Foods! |
Are you a member yet?
 We are getting closer and closer to our goal of having a new store. As we make progress, a growing membership will become more important than ever. Membership is the heart and soul of a cooperative market--it's what makes a co-op a co-op, rather than just another grocery store. We will also need a large membership to demonstrate to prospective lenders that this community can and will support the store. Have you become a member yet? Please take a moment to visit our Membership Page to find out more about membership, its benefits, and how to apply.
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Where is Terre Foods today?
Here's a quick schedule for where you can find Terre Foods in the upcoming weeks:
* April 22nd: Earth Day Fair at Union Hospital, all day; TF will have an informational table
* April 23-25th: Bunch of Ladies Backyard Bounty Fair; TF will have an information table on Thursday & Friday, and will have members available Saturday for discussion and questions
* May 9th: Spring Thyme Herb Fair, Fairbanks park, 9am-3pm; TF will have a staffed table
And don't forget about the Downtown Farmer's Market! Season opening is Saturday, June 6th., 8am-noon!
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Terre Foods Classes: Beginning Brewing
May 23rd, noon-2pm, Clabber Girl Kitchens
 Have you ever wanted to try your hand at brewing your own beer? It's simpler than you might think, and quite a lot of fun! And you get a delicious beer at a fraction of the cost of high-end exports. Join Brian Morton and Colin Pizerak, both new brewers themselves, and they will introduce you to the basics of extract brewing (i.e., starting with grain extracts, rather than the more advanced whole grain brewing). This class will cover the equipment, ingredients, and techniques necessary to do extract brewing in your own home.
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Class Details:
Class: Beginning Extract Brewing
Teachers: Brian Morton and Colin Pizerak
Place: Clabber Girl Kitchens
Date: May 23rd, 2009
Time: Noon-2pm
Cost: $5 members/$10 non-members, payable at time of registration
Registration: contact April Osburn for registration at aosburn@clabbergirl.com, or at 812-478-7113
Registration deadline: Friday, May 22nd, 2009
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Robyn Morton
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