While the summer winds down, the sales at Monadnock Food Co-op continue to ramp up.  The last week of August brought us our best sales week ever!  Thank you all for making this happen.

We'll celebrate these strong sales and many other Co-op successes at our Annual Meeting & Celebration on Saturday, October 25th starting at 5 p.m. at Heberton Hall in Keene.  Everyone is welcome to attend! Come enjoy music, great food and celebrate a very successful year for the Monadnock Food Co-op.  Also, don't forget to submit your nominee for our inaugural Co-operator of the Year Award before September 30th. 

Yours cooperatively,

Michael Faber

Monadnock Food Co-op General Manager 

Annual Meeting Celebration Volunteering 

By Jamie White, Monadnock Food Co-op Board Member

There are volunteer opportunities for this Year's Annual Meeting & Celebration.  If you are interested in one or more of the following volunteer opportunities please e-mail board@monadnockfood.coop - the subject line should state which volunteer opportunity you are interested in ("Art Project", "Dessert", "Set Up/Break Down").

Help Make Art 

Share a Dessert
It's a dessert potluck!  Food and beverages will be provided as part of the celebration.  If you have a favorite dessert that you'd like to make, please sign-up to bring it for the celebration.  We are hoping that each person who signs up will bring at least one dozen portions, but we are happy to accept any amount of dessert offerings.  If you are interested please e-mail board@monadnockfood.coop with the subject line, "Dessert."

Setting up/Breaking Down
Many hands make light work.  Can you volunteer some time on the day of the Annual Meeting & Celebration to help set up and/or breakdown?  Various volunteer options are available.  If you are interested please e-mail board@monadnockfood.coop with the subject line, "Set up/Break Down" and we will contact you with more specific information to help you choose what works best for you. 

By Mary Veerkamp, Monadnock Food Co-op Marketing & Membership

Remember back when food was just food? Maybe I was too young or possibly I was simply oblivious, but I don't think determining what was in my food or how it was grown used to be quite such a labyrinth of certifications and acronyms. Even when I really started paying attention, it seemed that there were only 2 choices; conventional and organic. The choice seemed pretty clear, in most cases, and I went along my merry way believing that I was purchasing with an eye towards not only the health of my body, but that of the Earth and our natural resources as well.