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Co-op Community E-NEWS
An e-publication with your good health in mindOctober 2014
Member-Owner Appreciation Days 

Cordata -- Saturday, Oct. 11, noon to 3 pm
with live music by Blues by Two
Downtown -- Saturday, Oct. 18, noon to 3 pm
with live music by Rattletrap Rukus

Without you, we're nowhere! So, let us appreciate YOU with a special day in our stores. Stop by to enjoy live music, meet local vendors and sample their goods, snack on some yummy desserts from the Co-op bakery, and pick up a few fun freebies.

While you're here you can also nominate worthy individuals for Cooperator of the Year and enter our free Member-Owner Appreciation Raffle (one entry per membership) for a chance to win a $75 dinner and movie package with gift certificates to La Fiamma and Pickford Film Center. Three lucky winners will be picked at random on November 1.
 
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.

 

The Blue Foot Chicken
Robert Fong
Wednesday, Oct. 1

Natural Solutions to Low Back Pain
Richard Tran, DC
Thursday, Oct. 2

Gourmet Old-Fashioned Pickles
Bruce Horowitz
Thursday, Oct. 2

Introduction to Holotropic Breathwork
Glenn Girlando and Laurel Watjen
Monday, Oct, 6

Anti-Inflammatory Essentials
Sonja Max, RD
Monday, Oct. 6

Ahoy, Lummi Island!
Robert Fong
Tuesday, Oct. 7

Starting a Co-op # 2: Laying the Business Framework
Diane Gasaway and Art Sherwood
Tuesday, Oct. 7

Take Control of Your Health: Cardiovascular Health
Jim Ehmke, CN
Wednesday, Oct. 8

Mexican Harvest Banquet
Ana Jackson
Thursday, Oct. 9

Fresh and Alive in Five: Level 2
Sonja Max, MS, RD, and Cindy Brooks
Five Mondays, Oct. 13-Nov. 10

More Energy Naturally
Mystique Grobe, ND
Monday, Oct. 13

Caribbean Kitchen: East Indian, West Indian
Sarah Chan
Tuesday, Oct. 14

Starting a Co-op #3: Opening the Doors
Jim Ashby & Holly O' Neil
Tuesday, Oct. 14

Clearing Toxic Emotions for Sound Sleep
Santosha Nobel
Wednesday, Oct. 15

Small Dishes of the World: Basque Tapas
Jesse Otero
Wednesday, Oct. 15

Juicy Joints
Carolyn Hallett
Thursday, Oct. 16

Orchard Mason Bee Care
Valeri Wade
Thursday, Oct. 16

Green Burial
Brian Flowers and Jodie Buller
Monday, Oct. 20

On Cabbage
Robert Fong
Tuesday, Oct. 21

Take Control of Your Health: Bone Health
Jim Ehmke, CN
Wednesday, Oct. 22

Raw Tricks and Treats
Bruce Horowitz
Thursday, Oct. 23

Homeopathy & Digestive Health
Monique Arsenault
Thursday, Oct. 23

Holiday Gifts from the Kitchen
Cindy McKinney
Saturday, Oct. 25

Rustic French
Karina Davidson
Tuesday, Oct. 28

Natural Solutions to Neck Pain
Richard Tran, DC
Tuesday, Oct. 28

Small Dishes of the World: Meze
Jesse Otero
Wednesday, Oct. 29

Introduction to Qigong and Tai Chi
Kelly Hong-Williams
Three Thursdays,

Oct. 30-Nov. 13

Make Your Own Raw Gluten-Free Crackers
Elizabeth Cardarelli
Thursday, Oct. 30

The Art of Wine: Italy
Ryan Wildstar
Thurs., Oct. 30-Nov. 20

 

Five Steps to Healthy Blood Sugar

Lisa Samuel, RD
Monday, Nov. 3

Take Control of Your Health: Cancer
Jim Ehmke, CN
Wednesday, Nov. 5

Super Ramen
Robert Fong
Wednesday, Nov. 5

Intro to Conscious Kids Emotional Mastery Group
Heather Harmony
Thursday, Nov. 6

Yoga Drum Circle
Heather Harmony
Thursday, Nov. 6

Dinner in Jerusalem
Lisa Samuel, RD
Monday, Nov. 10 

 

Gluten-free Holiday
Jean Layton, ND

Wednesday, Nov.12

 

Self-Hypnosis
Leigh Mcdiarmid

Thursday, Nov. 13 

 

Autumn Soups for the Body and Soul

Karina Davidson
Monday, Nov. 17

Holistic Fertility
Carolyn Hallett
Monday, Nov. 17

Chef's Table
Robert Fong
Wednesday, Nov.19 

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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, September 20. Because you shopped, we donated $1,852.54 to Common Threads Farm and School Garden Collective.

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

See our current deli menus!
Member-Owner Appreciation Coupon 

Don't forget to redeem your Volume Discount Coupon found in the Autumn 2014 issue of the Co-op's In Season magazine. (Coupon valid Oct. 1-15.)

This issue of the magazine is full of fun and informative content, with a feature on our fantastic, service-oriented front end team and heartfelt vignettes about some of the special friendships between Co-op staff and members that make the Co-op a special part of our community.

Magazines are mailed in February, July, and October to all Co-op member-owners who have shopped at the Co-op in the past six months. If you aren't receiving a magazine, check in at the service desk to verify your mailing address and make sure you have opted-in to receive mailings from the Co-op.
How to Shop Non-GMO in Our Stores

In honor of Non-GMO Month in October we have new displays in our stores to help you avoid GMOs when you shop at the Co-op. In addition to the high-risk ingredients show above (corn, canola, papaya, soy, sugar beets, zucchini, yellow squash, cotton, alfalfa, diary, meat, eggs, honey and other beeswax products), look for the Non-GMO Project Verified and USDA Organic labels.

The Co-op strongly supports sustainable agriculture, organic farming, and efforts to prevent the proliferation of GMOs in foods.

To this end we will:
  • Decline new products at high risk of containing GMOs.
  • Continually work with vendors, producers, and advocacy groups to encourage responsible labeling and to provide GMO-free products as much as possible.
  • Support our shoppers' rights to make informed purchase decisions through educational opportunities and materials that address the issues facing our food system.
  • Ensure access to food by supporting a food source that is free from corporate control of seed stock.
"Organic: A Journalist's Quest to Discover the Truth Behind Food Labeling"
with author Peter Laufer
Filming with CSPAN BOOK TV
7 pm, Saturday, October 4
Free

Part food narrative, part investigation, part adventure story, "Organic" is an eye-opening look at the anything-goes world behind the organic label. Peter Laufer, PhD, is the author of more than a dozen books that deal with social and political issues, from borders and identity to human relationships with other animals.

Co-sponsored by Community Food Co-op and Sustainable Connections.
"Food for Change:           
The Story of Cooperation in America"
Tuesday, October 21
5:30 pm reception; 6:30 pm movie
Pickford Film Center
Purchase tickets at www.pickfordfilmcenter.org

Join us during Doctober at the Pickford Film Center for a special Co-op Month presentation of Food for Change. The film focuses on food co-ops as a force for dynamic social and economic change in American culture, examining the important historical role played by food co-ops, their pioneering quest for organic foods, and their current efforts to create regional food systems. Additionally, the film shows how the co-op movement strengthens communities where they are located -- enhancing local economies and food security.

A special Doctober presentation sponsored by Community Food Co-op.
The Farm Fund Rocks! 

We are very excited to share with you our newly produced video about the Community Food Co-op Farm Fund. Get a glilmpse of some of the local farms that are recent recipients of Farm Fund grants and loans, and see the inspiring projects that your Farm Fund donations support! 

Farm Fund donations are accepted at any Co-op register. Let's all continue to chip in and fund innovative projects that benefit our local food and farming community.

Video filmed and edited by Meaghan Flesch
The Community Food Co-op Farm Fund
The Community Food Co-op Farm Fund
warehouse_illustration.jpg Food Hubs: Pioneering New Direct Relationships Between Farmers and Buyers 
Saturday, October 25, 9 am to 4:30 pm
Maple Hall Conference Center, La Conner
Co-sponsored by Community Food Co-op

Register to attend an informative and engaging day as experts in regional food systems development share their experiences, thoughts, and strategies for creating greater community access to locally produced food. As a USDA-designated Rural Cooperative Development Center, the Northwest Agriculture Business Center is working in collaboration with more than a dozen cooperative-based and other businesses representing food hubs, supermarkets, institutional food service, farm-to-school initiatives, and communities-in-need programs to provide this day-long educational event. 

Information and registration at the Northwest Agriculture Business Center website.
Return of the Giant Pumpkins

Visit the pumpkin patch at our stores to find the perfect pumpkin for your Halloween masterpiece. Our organic pumpkins are locally grown by Hopewell Farm in Everson, and a great deal at $2.98 each.

While you're there, size up the giant pumpkins and then submit your best guess on how much they weigh. The closest guess at each store will win a $20 Co-op gift card.

Good luck and Happy Halloween!

 

Pumpkin Carving Tips and Tricks 

Now that you've picked out the perfect local organic pumpkin from the Co-op pumpkin patch, it's time to get some carving tips. Thanks to the internet, there are many useful videos, free downloadable stencils, and sites that offer helpful pumpkin carving tips and tricks.

We found this site from Better Homes and Gardens to be a great starting point.

Have fun carving your All-Hallows' Eve pumpkin. Share your finished masterpieces on our social media platforms: Facebook, Pinterest, Instagram, or Twitter.
 
People's Climate March
 

By now, you mostly likely heard about the historic People's Climate March that took place in New York City and across the globe. In case you haven't, here's a very short inspirational video about it!

Learn more about the movement at peoplesclimate.org.

Peoples Climate March - Report Back
Peoples Climate March - Report Back
Upcoming Events

Board of Directors monthly Meeting
Wednesday, October 8, 7 pm, Downtown Connection Building
Member-owners welcome

3rd Thursday Local Music Series: Gallowglass
Thursday, October 16, 6-8 pm, Downtown store deli

Community Shopping Day: Conservation Northwest
Saturday October 18, all day, both stores

Member Affairs Committee Meeting
Wednesday, October 29, 5:15 pm, Downtown Connection Building
Member-owners welcome

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