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Member-Owner Appreciation Day
Saturday, September 24
Give us your member-owner number (or name) and enjoy 10% off* all day, even on sale items.
Enjoy samplings from local suppliers as well as Creamery-made goodies throughout the day.
*As on other appreciation days, there are a few exceptions: Tobacco, alcohol, newspapers, and items from the Little Gallery cannot be included in the member-owner discounts.
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Saturday only: Enjoy a Wine Blowout! Open to All Shoppers!
10% off any wine in the store
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15% off a mixed case
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Pay for a full case of your favorite on Saturday and take 20% off. We'll have it delivered to the store the next week, and we'll call you when it arrives.
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Local Produce This Week
Scott Orchards - Ashfield
 Ginger Gold & Gala Apples
Wheel-View Farm - Shelburne
McIntosh & Paula Red Apples
Maple Hollow Farm & Sugarhouse
Cummington Corn! (Non-GMO)
Wild for Greens - Cummington
(Organic Practices)
Microgreens
Paddy Flat Farm - Ashfield
(Organic Practices)
Swiss Chard
Purple Peppers
Jalapeņo Peppers
Cabbage
Sun Gold Tomatoes
Plum Tomatoes
Old Friends Farm - Amherst
(Certified Organic)
Baby Arugula
Magic Mix Mesclun
Kitchen Garden - Sunderland
(Certified Organic)
Green Curly Kale
Red Curly Kale
Queen's Greens - Amherst
(Certified Organic)
Lacinato Kale
 Red Curly Kale
Gemstone Greens Mix
Greenleaf Lettuce
Green Cubanelle Peppers
Sawyer Farm - Worthington
(Organic Practices)
Carrots
Beets
Markristo Farm - Hillside, NY
(Certified Organic)
Mosaic Homestead - Adams
(Organic Practices)
Heirloom Tomatoes
Old Post Orchard - Worthington
"Delicious" Pears
Four Corners Farm - Worthington
From Other Valley Farms
Hot-House Tomatoes
Cauliflower
Sweet Local Watermelon
Zucchini & Summer Squash
Cukes - Picklers and Slicers
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Live Music Friday Evening, 5:00 - 7:00
Featuring Gary Miller & David Banulis
(enjoy beer and wine outside)
GARY MILLER
A graduate of Berklee College of Music, jazz vibraphonist, and composer who has performed in concerts, clubs, and gallery openings, on radio and television, and in the recording studio. Gary has released four CDs; three of these are solo albums on which he plays every instrument.
DAVID BANULIS (GUITAR/BASS)
A lifelong guitar player who explores different sounds and textures through playing acoustic, electric six-string, and electric twelve-string guitars. He also plays the six-string electric bass, tuned like a guitar, which allows him to incorporate chords and multiple lines in his bass playing. Dave performs regularly with several different groups throughout Western Mass. and Vermont.
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Live Music Saturday, Sept. 17, 11:30 - 1:30
Featuring Norma Jean Haynes
"I'm going 'round this world, I'm a banjo pickin' girl.
I'm going 'round this world, baby mine!"
Norma Jean Haynes is on a mission: to travel the world with a banjo. At 20 years old, Norma Jean has played at Carnegie Hall and on the streets of Sarajevo; in England, South Africa, Ireland, France, Scotland, Bosnia, and the Netherlands. Cummington, though, is home, and her own songs are rooted in her experience of Hilltown living. She writes songs with strong limbs, broad minds, and twinkles in their eyes.
If you've only known Norma Jean over the Creamery deli counter, you're in for a surprise! Adventurous in music and in life, Norma Jean is passionate about inviting listeners onto her journey. Join her for an afternoon of folk songs from around the world, original songs from Western Mass., and many wonderful stories. Singing along encouraged.
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Sorry, no grilling this weekend Daniel, our grilling chef, is off on his honeymoon. Grilling will return next week on Saturdays 11:00 - 1:00 and continue through Columbus Day. |
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The good folks of the Cummington Cultural Council would appreciate your thoughts on the cultural life in our region. They've made it easy with an online survey that will take less than two minutes. |
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New England dairy farmers have never needed your support more Have you lived in New England for some time? Do you remember all the family-run dairy farms when you were younger? Most are gone, unfortunately. We need to save the precious few that remain. Can you imagine your beloved countryside with no cows? One of our remaining Hilltown dairy farmers who shops at the Creamery every day told us recently that he had to sell a sizable portion of his herd (at rock-bottom prices) in order to pay his bank loans and continue operating at all. Please respond to this urgent alert from our friends at the NEFU President Roger Noonan and dairy farmer Mary Castonguay will be traveling to Washington, DC, to implore the New England congressional delegation to take bold action on this rural crisis. (See NEFU summary of the current reality below.)
Your ACTION is needed NOW to support New England dairy farmers.
Please call your representatives in Congress today and say, "I care about family dairy farms in New England, so please support disaster assistance relief for them today."
From NEFU:
Dairy Farmers Are Falling Through the Safety Net: Take Action to Protect Family Dairy Farmers in New England!
Family dairy farms form the backbone of New England's agricultural economy, landscape, and rural character. And right now, many of these farms are in trouble. They are facing the perfect storm of: * Low prices - 37% below the 2014 price; * Revenue from milk sales well below cost of production; * Unprecedented drought conditions causing significant reductions in feed and forage yields; and * A Dairy Margin Protection Program (MPP) that isn't working for New England's family dairy farms. Maine dairy farmer and NEFU board member Mary Castonguay and I will be in Washington, DC, next week for the National Farmers Union 2016 Fall Legislative Fly-In. We will be urging our congressional delegation to take bold action on behalf of our imperiled dairy farmers. The timing of this fly-in could not be better. But we only have a narrow window of opportunity to raise awareness and ask Congress to provide immediate disaster assistance relief to support this critical sector of New England agriculture. Right now, in advance of the fly-in, is an essential time for you to call your representatives in Congress to let them know that New England dairy farmers need our help, and they need it now! Sincerely, Roger Noonan, President
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REMINDER - We have returned to Fall/Winter Hours
Open at 7:00 weekdays, 7:30 Saturday, 9:00 Sunday Closing at 7:30 every night
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Stay in touch, continue to tell us what you think, and help where you can.
For questions about Co-op membership, product requests, suggestions, or other feedback, please send a note to info@oldcreamery.coop.
If you'd like to contact the general manager, send an email to GM@oldcreamery.coop.
If you'd like to contact the Co-op's board of directors, send an email to Board@oldcreamery.coop.
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Your continued patronage supports the ongoing success of our community-owned, values-based cooperative. Thank you for supporting the Old Creamery. We value every contribution to the Co-op.
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