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Hootenanny! Sunday at Boundary Bay!
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Third Annual Hootenanny to Benefit the Co-op Farm Fund
Sunday, September 6 (Labor Day weekend)
6 to 9:30 pm
$5 to $20 donation; All ages welcome
The Hootenanny is back! Come on down, kick up your heels, and enjoy some rollicking live music, square dancing, farmer recognition and awards, and Boundary Bay Brewery beer and barbecue -- all to benefit the Community Food Co-op Farm Fund and celebrate Eat Local Month! 100% of proceeds directly benefit sustainable, organic food and farming projects in Whatcom and Skagit counties.
6 pm: Doors open.6:30-7:30 pm: Square dance with caller John Hatten and "The Great Big Taters." Join in or enjoy from the sidelines.7:30-8 pm: Farmer recognition and awards.8-9:30 pm: Dance to The Penny Stinkers!
All night: Cool Farm Fund swag for sale; custom on-site screen printing!
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For Co-op Shoppers and Member-Owners
Find the latest deals on our website or in our stores.
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Healthy Connections Classes
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Check our calendar for a complete list of classes and class descriptions. All classes held at either the Downtown or Cordata stores.
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Embrace Illness
Halanna Matthew, PhD
Monday, Sept. 14
6:30-8:30 pm
Downtown | free
Get to Know Your Muscles
Sabrina Sniffen, RN, LMP
Tuesday, Sept. 15
6:30-8 pm
Downtown | $5
Take Control of Your Intestinal Health
Jim Ehmke, CN
Wednesday, Sept. 16
6:30-8:30 pm
Cordata | $5
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Out of the Frying Pan
Skya Fisher, LMP
Thursday, Sept. 17
6:30-9 pm
Downtown | $35
Eat Local First!
Sara Southerland and Becca Taber
Monday, Sept. 21
6:30-8:30 pm
Downtown | $15
Thai-Lao Fusion
Robert Fong
Tuesday, Sept. 22
6:30-9 pm
Downtown |$49
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Take Control of Your Immune System Health
Jim Ehmke, CN
Wednesday, Sept. 23
6:30-8:30 pm
Cordata | $5
Get Over Your Ex
Daimon Sweeney
Wednesday, Sept. 23
6:30-8:30 pm
Downtown | $10
Gluten-Free Lunchbox
Alissa Segersten
Thursday, Sept. 24
6:30-9 pm
Downtown | $35
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Natural Solutions for Autoimmune Disease
Nolan Noska, ND
Monday, Sept. 28
6:30-8 pm
Downtown | free
Matrix Energetics
Ralph Havens, PT
Tuesday, Sept. 29
6:30-8 pm
Downtown | $5
Raw Desserts
Sara Southerland
Wednesday, Sept. 30
6:30-9 pm
Downtown | $35
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The Mexican Kitchen: Fall Fiesta
Ana Jackson
Thursday, Oct. 1
6-9 pm
Cordata | $39
Seasonal Affective Disorder
Genevieve Wohlford, ND
Thursday, Oct. 1
6:30-8 pm
Downtown | free
Make Your Own Soft Cheese
Mark Solomon
Saturday, Oct. 3
1-4 pm
Downtown | $59
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East Indian Vegetarian Cuisine: Paneer
Balabhadra
Monday, Oct. 5
6:30-9 pm
Downtown | $35
Juicy Joints
Carolyn Hallett
Monday, Oct. 5
6:30-8 pm
Cordata | $5
Chinese Home-style Cooking
Robert Fong
Tuesday, Oct. 6
6:30-9 pm
Downtown | $45
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Take Control of Your Hormonal Health
Jim Ehmke, CN
Wednesday, Oct. 7
6:30-8:30 pm
Cordata | $5
Introduction to Depth Hypnosis
Christina Miglino
Wednesday, Oct. 7
6:30-8 pm
Downtown | $5
The Art of Poaching
Mary Ellen Carter
Thursday, Oct. 8
6:30-8:30 pm
Downtown | $39
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Cooking with Spices
Jesse Otero
Monday, Oct. 12
6:30-9 pm
Downtown | $45
Autumn Soups for the Body and Soul
Karina Davidson
Tuesday, Oct. 13
6:30-9 pm
Downtown | $35
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Make Your Own Kombucha
Julie Kamin-Martin
Thursday, Oct. 15
6:30-8:30 pm
Downtown | $40
The Six Tastes of Ayurveda
Katrina Svoboda-Johnson
Monday, Oct. 19
6:30-8:30 pm
Downtown | $5
A Fine French Meal
Robert Fong and Karina Davidson
Tuesday, Oct. 20
6:30-9 pm
Downtown | $59
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Change Your Habits, Change Your Life!
Jennavieve "JJ" Joshua
Tuesday, Oct. 20
6:30-8 pm
Cordata | $10
Basic Nutrients
Jim Ehmke, CN
Wednesday, Oct. 21
6:30-8:30 pm
Cordata | $5
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It pays to be a Co-op member-owner
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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
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Thanks to everyone who shopped on Saturday, August 15. Because you shopped, we donated $1,899.47 to Ragfinery.
Donation total includes $163.68 in Donate the Difference donations made at the registers! Thanks, Co-opsters!
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Pick up our monthly newsletter or magazine in our stores or read it online.
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A Co-op gift card is the perfect gift for anyone!
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 Donations Accepted for Okanogan Complex Fire Relief
The Co-op is accepting donations on behalf of the Tonasket/Okanogan Valley Lion's Club for fire relief.
The region was hard hit during the largest wildfire in Washington history.
You can donate at any Co-op register or at the service desk in either store.
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Let's Grow It! Support the Co-op Farm Fund Today
 Want local food? Support local farms!
Make a donation to the Co-op Farm Fund and become a "Farm Fund-er" today. Through the Farm Fund, you have an opportunity to support our local farming community and help to ensure viable small farm businesses are able to thrive. Donate your patronage dividend, or contribute at any Co-op register, ICU branch, or online. Right now all donations will be matched by the Whatcom Community Foundation! And whenever you shop at the Co-op, look for the "local" icon to support local farmers and food producers. |
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Celebrate Eat Local Month in September
 We're excited to be part of Eat Local Month again this year! Join the fun!
1. Pick up a passport at the service desk of either store and get a stamp each time you purchase at least $10 of local food at the Co-op. Get another stamp when you attend the Hootenanny on September 6.
3. Celebrate food literacy at "Readers to Eaters" at Village Books at 4 pm Wednesday, September 23.
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Plant Your Autumn/Winter Garden Now
 Garden season isn't quite over yet! Through mid-September, the Cordata store has all of your cold season essentials like kale, broccoli, salad greens, and chard.
NOTE: Due to the construction at our Downtown store, garden starts are available only at Cordata!
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Write an Essay; Win a Goat Farm
 The caveat: the farm is in Alabama. But still...if being a goat farmer and artisan goat cheese producer is your dream, this could be your ticket to paradise!
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Fermented Vegetables:
Creative Recipes for Fermenting 64 Vegetables & Herbs in Krauts, Kimchis, Brined Pickles, Chutneys, Relishes & Pastes
 Recommended by Erica, Cordata mercantile buyer! Includes in-depth instruction for making kimchi, sauerkraut, and pickles, and offers more than 120 recipes using basic methods for fermenting 64 different vegetables and herbs. Includes small batches recipes--even just a single pint.
Join the DIY fermentation revolution and start making some gut-friendly fermented foods today. Book available at the Cordata store only.
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Making Lacto-Fermented Veggies (without whey)
Tom Malterre and Alissa Segersten walk you through the process of making fermented vegetables with this super-versatile recipe and instructional video on their Nourishing Meals blog.
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An Evening with Toby Hemenway
author of The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban, and Town Resilience
Monday, September 14, 6:30 pm
Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship, 1207 Ellsworth St.
Sponsored by Transition Whatcom, Inspiration Farm, and Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship Climate Justice Action Team
Free, donations accepted
 Permaculture's approach to understanding natural systems can do more than improve how we grow, make, or consume things; it can also teach us how to cooperate, make decisions, earn a secure livelihood, and arrive at good solutions.
Be part of a lively discussion on how you can apply these ground-breaking practices in your hometown and start building alliances to make it happen.
Information: Bellingham Unitarian Fellowship at 360-733-3837
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Wellness Deal Alert! Double Savings: 25% off plus $5 off coupon Valid September 2-29
This new product line from Garden of Life is formulated by Dr. David Perlmutter, MD,
board-certified neurologist and No. 1 New York Times best-selling author.
Questions? Ask any member of our wellness staff.
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Upcoming Monthly Meetings and Events
Board of Directors meeting
Wednesday, September 9, 7 pm
Cordata Roots Room
Third Thursday Local Music Series David Donohue--Singer-Songwriter Thursday, September 17, 6-8 pm, Co-op Bakery Cafe
Community Shopping Day-- Jet Oldsters/Ferndale Senior Activity Center Saturday, September 19, all day, both stores
Member Affairs Committee meeting Wednesday, September 30, 5:15 pm Cordata Roots Room
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Community Food Co-op | 360-734-8158 | info@communityfood.coop | www.communityfood.coopCordata store (7 am-9 pm daily) 315 Westerly Road, Bellingham WA 98226 Downtown store (7 am-10 pm daily) 1220 N. Forest St., Bellingham WA 98225 Co-op Bakery Cafe, (7 am-8 pm daily) 405 E. Holly St., Bellingham WA 98225 |
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