...was held this past Sunday evening with a very packed house.  Alice Cozzolino guided the group through a chocolate journey from blossom to growth, to harvest, fermenting and drying, and finally making the chocolate, and the challenges of getting this precious bar to market. She shared a rich assortment of photographs for every step of this complex process. Alice educated the group about how responsible chocolate producers use very small farms, many women owned, and pay fare trade prices to these farmers. Then came the "tasting" part.  

Alice led the group through a blind tasting of several categories of chocolate with three to five examples per category.  Each participant had a score card on which they noted what they experienced and how they personally rated each chocolate sampled. The culmination of the event was the disclosure to the group of what each chocolate was they had tasted, and a tabulation of the ratings from the entire group.  

All in attendance were able to purchase their favorites at a 15% discount. Great fun!

We will announce the winners in an upcoming weekly email but first we need to replenish our supply. The tasting participants bought us out.

Our next tasting will be Olive Oil on Sunday March 9 at 7:00 PM. The list is filling up fast. Sign up with the cashiers or send us an email with your name, phone number and number of attendees. We will sign you up and let you know if you are on the waiting list. A day or two prior to the tasting we will call to confirm your attendance and call those waiting if there are cancellations.

Ben Hay owns Maple Row Farm in Ashfield/Hawley and grows some fantastic organic potatoes.  

Just in at the Creamery we have loose Russet, Augusta Gold and Red Chieftain potatoes for just $1.29/lb.  

We also have 5 Lb bags of all three types at $5.99 per bag.  

Local, organic, and at a great price, they are selling fast!

For questions about Co-op membership, product requests, suggestions, or other feedback, please send a note to info@oldcreamery.coop.

Would you like to volunteer to help the co-op from time to time? Send a note to volunteer@oldcreamery.coop and Jack Nelson, our volunteer coordinator, will add you to our growing list. Jack will send out a call for assistance when we have a need.  

If you'd like to contact the Co-op's Board of Directors, send an email to Board@oldcreamery.coop.   

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Cummington, Massachusetts 01026

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