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Co-op Community E-NEWS
An e-publication with your good health in mindJune 2014
Tour the Co-op's New Holly Street Building and Meet the 2014 Co-cycle Team 
Saturday, June 21, from 10 am to noon
405 E. Holly Street
 
Join us for a tour of our new building and see the design plans for the renovation, and meet the 2014 Co-cycle team and learn how we can help them achieve their mission to support the cooperative movement in the U.S. The Co-cycle riders embark from Bellingham and will ride to San Diego on their 2014 co-op to co-op tour. Learn more about Co-cycle.

 

In This Issue
Facebook Giveaway
Cheese of the Month
Burt's Buzz--documentary
OV Farm Discovery Tour
Real Food Media Contest
Dessert for Breakfast?
Drink Local
New in Our Stores
For shoppers
and Co-op
member-owners

 Find the latest deals on our website or in stores.

 

Healthy  
Connections Classes

 

Check our website for a complete detailed listing of classes. All classes held at either the Downtown or Cordata stores.

 

Monday, June 2

Homeopathic Solutions for Allergies

Monique Arsenault

 

Tuesday, June 3

Springtime in Paris

Karina Davidson

 

Wednesday, June 4

Ayurvedic Face and Tongue Analysis for Self-Care

Juliet Jivanti

 

Thursday, June 5

Under Pressure

Mary Ellen Carter

 

Monday, June 9

Tasty & Easy Summer Dinners

Lisa Samuel

 

Mondays, June 9, 16, 23

(3 sessions)

Canning 101

Susy Hymas

 

Tuesday, June 10

Wild Edible Berries

Vanessa Cooper

 

Wednesday, June 11

Stress Buster Workshop

Erika Flint

 

Thursday, June 12

Chicken Three Ways

Robert Fong

 

Saturday, June 14

Make Your Own Soft Cheese

Mark Solomon

 

Monday, June 16

Green Burial

Jodie Buller and Brian Flowers

 

Tuesday, June 17

Farm Bill 101

Ariana Taylor-Stanley

 

Wednesday, June 18

Summer Salmon

Robert Fong

 

Wednesday, June 18

Take Control of Your Health: Basic Nutrients

Jim Ehmke

 

Thursday, June 19

Washington Spirits

Tony Vernon and Matt Howell

 

Tuesday, June 24

Natural Fermentation

Sonja Max

 

Wednesday, June 25

Take Control of Your Health: Understanding Test Results

Jim Ehmke

 

Saturday, June 28

Make Your Own Hard Cheese

Mark Solomon

 

Monday, June 30

Ethiopian Cuisine

Mulu Belay

 

Tuesday, July 1

Summer Greek Feast

Karina Davidson

 

Wednesday, July 2

Fasting Cleansing and Detoxification

Jim Ehmke

 

Monday, July 7

Cooking with Edible Weeds

Esther Faber

 

Tuesday, July 8

Raw Feast

Sonja Max

 

Wednesday, July 9 & 10

(2 sessions)

Kids Can Cook 1

Jean Layton

 

Wednesday, July 9

Thyroid Health

Mystique Grobe, ND

 

Monday, July 14 & 15

(2 sessions)

Kids Can Cook 2

Jean Layton

 

Monday, July 14

Bastille Day Picnic

Karina Davidson

 

Wednesday, July 16

Caribbean Summer

Sarah Chan

 

Thursday, July 17

Three Steps to Heal Aching Joints
Carolyn Hallett

 
grocery bag 

It pays to be a 

Co-op member-owner

Benefits include:

 - Periodic discounts and special offers

- Special order pricing on bulk purchases

- Discounts with local business partners

- Opportunity to participate in governance

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Community Shopping Day Update

Thanks to everyone who shopped on Saturday, May 17. Because you shopped, we donated $2,040.59 to Pails-n-Trails 4-H Club.

Donation total does not include Donate the Difference donations made at the registers.

See our current deli menus!
  

Facebook Giveaway 


Have you "liked" our Facebook page yet? If not, you might want to. Every weekend in June, we will hold a random drawing to give away some of our favorite, super high-quality health and beauty products on our Facebook page. To enter the giveaway, simply comment on the original Facebook post anytime between noon Saturday to noon Monday. Then return to the page after noon Monday to see if you are the winner!
Week 1: Yummi Bears gummy vitamins for kids (Multi-Vitamin and Mineral, Bone Health, DHA Omega 3)
Week 2: Vitanica supplements (Iron Extra, Priobiotic Support, Osteo Blend)
Week 3: Mineral Fusion nail polish (eight colors, including some sparkly metallic shades)
Week 4: Dr. Hauschka facial products (Facial Toner and Cleansing Milk)

Cheese of the Month-Meadowkaas Spring Milk
Dutch (limited quantity release) 

Tastings--Thursday, June 26 

11 am to 2 pm Downtown, 3-6 pm Cordata

 

In Holland, nothing expresses the coming of spring more than fields filled of green grasses and brightly colored tulips. To celebrate this vibrant time of year, the cheese makers of Uniekaas create Meadowkaas, a young Dutch Gouda - which uses only the milk from the cow's first grazing on grasses rich in nutrients and flavor resulting in copious quantities of fresh milk with a high cream content - more than 50%. Rich and creamy with just a hint of salt and sweetness, it is the perfect cheese to enjoy with fresh fruits. This special cheese is expected to arrive in the Co-op's specialty cheese department June 6. Sale price $11.99/pound.

 

Burt's Buzz--a documentary film

Tuesday, June 17, at 6:30 pm, or Sunday, June 22, at noon

Pickford Film Center
Co-sponsored by Community Food Co-op

 

Learn about Burt Shavitz, the face and co-founder of Burt's Bees, who is committed to living off the land and keeping true to his humble beginnings despite his celebrity status. The film follows his complicated relationship with the company (now owned by Clorox), his fans, and the world around him.

Tickets: pickfordfilmcenter.org.

 

BURT'S BUZZ Trailer | New Release 2014 

 

Organic Valley Farm Discovery Tour

Saturday, June 28, 11 am to 2 pm
Edelweiss Dairy
1519 Timon Road, Everson
Free

Meet the Wolfisbergs, one of your local Organic Valley dairy farmers, tour their farm to see their Jersey cows and various other animals, and learn about organic and sustainable agricultural practices.

Read more about Hans and Colleen Wolfisberg and their family on the Organic Valley website.

Real Food Media Contest--Short films. Big ideas.

 

 

The Real Food Media Contest, is now accepting entries for 2015. Learn more about how to enter, and watch the finalists from the 2014 competition. All films are less than five minutes long, and cover a variety of food-related topics. 

 

Green Bronx Machine | 1st runner up and People's Choice
Green Bronx Machine | 1st runner up and People's Choice

 

Are U.S. Kids Eating Dessert for Breakfast?  

 

In our June print newsletter (available in our stores or online), Lisa Samuel's Ask the Nutritionist column is all about sugar. If you take away only one fact from Lisa's story, let it be this -- 4 grams of sugar = 1 teaspoon. This is a handy visual reference when reading the nutrition facts on packing, and puts the amount of sugar in prepared foods in perspective. Yep, that 12-ounce can of soda that you might grab off the shelf with 39 grams of sugar has almost 10 teaspoons of sugar in it. Gah!

 

Environmental Working Group's (EWG) recently published report, "Children's Cereals: Sugar by the Pound," reveals that many children's cereals don't fare much better than that sugary can of soda. There are 12 cereals on the list that are more than 50% sugar by weight, most ranging from 14 to 17 grams of sugar per serving, but one store brand cereal has a whopping 50 grams per serving.

 

To make sure your family isn't eating dessert for breakfast, or for a snack, read nutrition labels. The folks at EWG recommend looking for cereals with 4 grams of sugar or less per serving. 

 

Drink Local

As a perfect accompaniment to the Co-op's excellent selection of local spirits (see story on page 6), check out this handy chart from the folks at Modern Farmer for suggestions to incorporate local seasonal fresh fruit in your cocktails all year long. Yum!

"From pickled ramps to fresh-pressed apple cider, this should satisfy your craving for a seasonal cocktail. Enjoy!" -Modern Farmer
 

New in Our Stores


These are just a few of the new items in our stores.
  • Beyond Meat beef-free crumbles (in the freezer case, at the Cordata store only)
  • Sunday Afternoons hats and caps for sun protection (Tahoe, Sunset, Havana, Echo, Soho, Impulse). At the Downtown store only.
  • Taste of India Simmer Sauces (Butter Chicken, Tikka Masala, Korma)
Upcoming Events

 

Board of Directors monthly meeting

Wednesday, June 11, 7 pm, Downtown Connection Building

Member-owners welcome

 

3rd Thursday Local Music Series: Mike Marker

Thursday, June 19, 6-8 pm, Downtown store deli

 
Community Shopping Day: Catholic Community Services Homeless Housing Program

Saturday, June 21, all day, both stores

 

Member Affairs Committee Meeting

Wednesday, June 25, 5:15 pm, Downtown Connection Building 

Member-owners welcome

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