Sale prices available to everyone, unless otherwise noted. See the Co+op Deals flyer and Co+op Deals coupon book for even more sale items. And check our sales page for weekly produce and meat specials.

Produce department (through October 5):

• Farmer Direct! Organic Honeycrisp Apples (Brownfield Orchard, Chelan, Wash.) $2.79/lb
• Organic Ginger (Peru) $4.49/lb
• Local! Jonagold Apples (BelleWood Acres, Lynden) $1.69/lb
• Local! Apple Cider (BelleWood Acres, Lynden) $4.79/half-gallon; $6.98/gallon
• Local! Organic Yukon Gold Potatoes (Ralph's Greenhouse, Mount Vernon) 98˘/lb
• Local! Organic 5-pound bag of Carrots (Hopewell Farm, Everson)
  $4.98/each (Co-op member-owners)$5.23/each (non-member sale price)
• Local! Organic Bunched Chard (assorted local growers) 2/$4
• Organic Pomegranates (California) $2.49/each
• Organic Tosca Pears (Washington) $1.29/lb

(through Oct. 6)

    Painted Hills Beef Stew Meat $9.49/lb

(through Oct. 15)

    Ranger Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast $7.29/lb

(through Oct. 20)

    House-made Beer Brats $6.99/lb

(Oct. 16-31)

    Ranger Bone-in Chicken Breast $4.29/lb

    Draper Organic Whole Chickens $3.29/lb

Once again the Co-op produce departments will host a contest to guess the weight of the giant pumpkins on display at our stores. The closest guess at each store will win a $25 Co-op gift card.

In the not-so-giant-pumpkin department, our pumpkin patches will offer an assortment of local, organic jack-o-lanterns from Hopewell Farm in Everson. Only $2.98 each for any size or color (orange or white). 

Rosalinda Guillen, executive director of Community to Community Development, will update our Co-op community on the progress her organization is making on local food justice issues. Mariah Ross, Co-op Board chair, will give an update on the Co-op's current work to foster domestic fair trade, healthy food access, and the changing competitive grocery landscape.

Business and the nonprofit world are not mutually exclusive. In the theory presented by Dr. Art Sherwood, David Cole Professor of Entrepreneurship in the College of Business and Economics at Western Washington University, there is an intersection between a focus on wealth and a focus on social health. His talk helps describe how to find that sweet spot that he calls "Whealth." 

Join our Let's Grow It! fundraising campaign to grow the Farm Fund. Any size donation is welcome. Right now, your donation will be matched by the Sustainable Whatcom Fund of the Whatcom Community Foundation. There's no better time to donate to the Farm Fund to help us reach our 2015 goal of raising $15,000 ($30,000 with the match)!

Photo by Beth Chisholm, WSU Whatcom Ext.

What to do with those tomatoes that just won't ripen? Make fried green tomatoes, of course!

In celebration of Food Day, join Whatcom Food Network and Eric Holt-Giménez, the executive director of Food First, to think big about the future of food in our community. This special event will explore the idea of forming a Food Policy Council in Whatcom County and is an opportunity for public education and exploratory conversation. 

Learn more about Whatcom Food Network and register for the event here.

Photo credit: 101 Cookbooks

Hurrah! It's soup season! 

What could be easier, or more seasonal, than this simple recipe for an elegant and delicious carrot soup from the 101 Cookbooks recipe blog.

It's all about choosing a few quality ingredients (we recommend fresh, local carrots from Hopewell Farm, currently on sale) and letting them shine!

Board of Directors meeting

Wednesday, October 14, 7 pm

Co-op Connections Building, 405 E. Holly St.

Community Shopping Day--Dorothy Place

Saturday, October 17, all day, both stores

Wednesday, October 28, 5:15 pm