Co-op Newsletter
Melissa Bridges
St. J. Food Co-opFebruary 5, 2010www.stjfoodcoop.comYou should really check out our website!! Lots of photos and work by co-op member Donn Lathrop.
Hours: M-W and Saturday 9 am – 6 pm
Th and F 9 am- 7pm
Sunday 11am – 4pm
Sales Goal week of 1/25-1/31 11000. Actual Sales week of 1/25-1/31 11276. Sales Goal week of 1/25-1/31 11700.
FEED YOUR NEIGHBORS!! The St. J. Food Co-op has a St. Johnsbury Food Shelf Donation basket at the front of the store. Please give.
Co-op events and action…. Save this section!!
1. TODAY!! First Friday Health and Wellness Friday, February 5, 3:30-5:30, Darcie Shedd, Thai Yoga Bodywork
2. MARKET CAFÉ & CATERING 802-748-5419 Hot Lunch Wednesdays!! The Market Cafe’ will have Brown bag lunches (Soup, ½ wrap, sweet) and individual lunch options: wraps, soups, and sweets plus a hot lunch special every WEDNESDAY from 11am-1pm. The Market Cafe’ also offers a take home DINNER SPECIAL by pre-order only. Place your order Monday or Tuesday and pick it up at the Co-op on Wednesday. We use organic and farm raised ingredients when ever possible. Look for our ad in the Caledonian Record every Monday or Tuesday and phone in your order to Sharon @ 748-5419 by Tuesday afternoon and come and get it! Wednesday 10 Entree: PASTA MIANO SHRIMP $8 Hot lunch: 5 Spice chix stirfry over rice $7 Soup:Cream of Mushroom$3.50 Wraps: Grilled Chicken OR Grilled Portobella w/ Fetta $6 Wednesday 17 Entree: CHICKEN OR BEAN ENCHELADAS $8 Hot Lunch:Roasted Veggie Lasagna$7 Soup: Corn Chowder $3.50 Wraps: BLT OR Roasted Veg $6 Wednesday 27 Entree: STUFFED FLANK STEAK & ROASTED ROOT VEG $8 Hot Lunch: Chicken Stew Bread Bowl $7 Soup: French Onion $3.50 Wraps: Sweet Curried Chicken OR Veggie Hummus $6
3. Chair Massage by the Minute With Darcie Shedd, Every Wednesday beginning at 11:30. Just drop-in or schedule ahead 603-455-6426 or anama...@yahoo.com $1 per minute for bliss!!
4. Got Work?? Tuesday, 2/9, 11am – 1pm Stop in and talk with Co-op member and Census 2010 employee Sharon Meigs about working for the count. Hey, $13.50/hour plus mileage and flex hours!!
5. bon-bon and truffle love!! Beginning Wednesday 2/10 at 3:00 pm stop in to sample a sweet treat homemade by Al and Angel Milligan of Something Special. Bob-Bons and truffles available through Saturday for your Someone special!
6. Muffin Mania! Fresh Baked and Gluten Free Cappucino Chocolate Chip Muffins Friday and Saturday!
7. Seed Swap at the Co-op!! Beginning Saturday February 6, we will have a table set up for seed exchanging. Think Spring and get ready to plant! Bring in your extra favorites and look for something new.
8. Winter blues break Friday, February 12, 3-6pm Eden Apple Ice Cider Sweets from Something Special Chair massage and gift certificates! Live tunes
9. Fresh From the Kingdom – Building Our Local Food Community.
A Food Series collaboration presented by the St. J. Food Co-op, Catamount Arts and the St. J. Area Local Food Alliance (St. J. ALFA). Series takes place at the Catamount Arts building.
Saturday, February 20, 10am: Fresh – Movie, Munchies and Discussion Saturday, February 27, 10am: Eating Close to Home – Localvores take it to the next level. A panel discussion. Saturday, March 6, 10am: Cooking Outside the Box – A local food demo with Chef Ryan O’Malley Saturday, March 13, 10am: Hoes, Hammers and Handshakes – Building our local food economy. Presentation and discussion.
10. Reiki by the Minute Meet Jennifer Florio, Certified Reiki Practitioner and give yourself a little energy treat. Mondays 2/22, 3/8, 3/22, 4/5, 4/19 from 11 am – 1pm. $1 per minture to get back in the flow. Just drop in or call Jennifer for more information 802-274-3617.
11. We Challenge you!!!! The $500 challenge is to Co-op members to raise $500 in a variety of ways. On-going challenges include: a CD music sale (donate some, buy some) Bottle Drive(bring deposit bottles only) Raffles- prizes include: 50/50, Massage and Home Energy Audit. WHAT CAN YOU DO???
12. Fresh Baked Gluten Free Products Delivered weekly from:
West Meadow, VT Gluten-Free bakery http://westmeadowfarmbakery.com/home.php
Special Orders are available.
13. Board Meeting Open to all Members Wednesday February 10, 5:00pm Upstairs at the co-op.
1. Musician!!! - to play at our mid winter blues break event on Friday 2/12 from 4-6pm or thereabouts. We have $50 to pay you! 2. Writers!! A great work from home opportunity!! We are looking for a few articles for our Spring Newsletter- TOPICS- Gardening and Current Events 3. Time for plastic egg crates! Bring ‘em in and can someone stop at the Lyndon transfer station?? They may have lots of them for us. 4. Veggie Flash Cards- Need someone to help complete this scissor, glue and writing project. 5. Community Links Wellness Directory. This working member opportunity involves calling on local businesses to see if they are interested in offering discounts to coop members and listing it in our brochure. If you are looking for a flexible working member job- this is it! And a great way to meet other community members!!
Co-op collaborations!
Wellness x2!!
Where fitness is fun! Join the St. J. Food Co-op & The Club at Old Mill (www.clubatoldmill.com) as we offer a joint membership package. Join the St. J. Food Co-op. Get the initiation fee waived when you join The Club. Join The Club at Old Mill. Receive a 15% discount when you join The Co-op.
Savings are also extended to current Co-op and Club members. Must present membership cards to receive discounts. One time discount only.
Member Info WELCOME NEW MEMBERS! Robert Goss
Thank you Working Members! Kate Powell Al and Angel Milligan Kathleen Haines Dan Zucker Ike Patch Bob Roos Carol Adams Betsy Millman Roberta Horowitz Mildred LaBeur Amanda Weisenfeld Vicki Moore The Co-op Board of Directors
Welcome New members!! Christina Gilbertson Wanda A. Berwick Mike and Valerie Finnegan Moira O’Neill Christina McGranaghan Rachel Gilbert Julianne Mackey Leslie Witt Kerstin Whittall Clinton Mathewson April Chicoine Anne Tremblay
Ines Rosales Sweet Olive Oil Tortas from Seville Spain SRP$4.89 MSP$3.99 Field Roast Apple Sage Veggie Sausage Tofurkey Vegetarian Roast In the Bulk Dept. Organic Black Mission Figs In the Bulk Dept. Organic Fava Beans SRP$2.09 MSP$1.79 Enjoy Life Perky’s Crunchy Rice Cereal **Gluten and Nut Free** Knudsen Organic Pear Juice from fresh pears SRP$5.19 MSP$4.19 Nature’s Path Organic Gluten Free Crunchy Maple Cereal SRP$5.39 MSP$3.99 Nature’s Path Organic Gluten-Free Whole O’s Cereal SRP$5.39 MSP$3.99 One Earth Clumping Cat Litter 7lbs
Looking for something local…..
Magic Spoon Bakery, Hardwick VT – Fresh baked pitas, cookies and brownies West Meadow Bakery Fresh baked Gluten Free Bread Vermont Fresh Pasta Fresh Sundried Tomato Fettucini Vermont Cheese from: Willow Hill, Lazy Lady and Cobb Hill Second Chance Farm Lamb and Pork
Note: Second Chance Farms Organic Eggs are currently in short supply. We are supplementing with organic eggs from Pete & Gerry’s.
Low…low…low…prices (a few of our many great member sales)
Boiron Oscillococcinum 12 Dose Bonus Pack SRP$24.79 MSP$19.99 Good for flu like symptoms: run down, headache, body ache, chills, fever
New Chapter Supplements All New Chapter products are priced at 25% off. These prices will be good through the end of February!! Member discounts apply in addition to the 25% off. New Chapter Organics Limited Offer 42% OFF:Life Shield Throat Defense -Cinnamon or Peppermint SRP$34.95 MSP $19.99 Imagine Organic Creamy Portabella Mushroom Soup SRP$5.19 MSP$3.99 Imagine Organic Creamy Broccoli Soup SRP$5.19 MSP$3.99 Spectrum Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil Green Label SRP$19.19 MSP$13.99 Gourmet Artisan Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil SRP$16.99 MSP$12.99 Nature’s Path Organic Wildberry Frosted Toaster Pastries SRP$4.29 MSP$2.99 Wholesome Organic Blue Agave Nectar SRP$5.79 MSP$4.29 Nature’s Path Organic Flax Plus Cereal 35 oz SRP$9.59 MSP$6.99 Nature’s Path Organic Optimum Blueberry Cinnamon 35 oz SRP$9.99 MSP$7.29 Nature’s Path Organic Pumpkin Crunch, Maple Pecan Crunch, Raisin Bran Flax Plus Cereals SRP$5.39 MSP$3.89 Imagine Enriched Rice Dream Quarts: Organic Original, Vanilla SRP$3.99 MSP$2.99 Organic Valley Cultured Butters, Salt and No Salt SRP$7.49 MSP$5.59 Organic Sugar SRP$1.49/lb MSP$0.99/lb Organic Rolled Oats SRP$1.29/lb MSP$0.99/lb
Mark West 2000 Pinot Noir SRP$14.99 MSP$10.99 Erath 2007 Pinot Noir Peter Lehman 2007 Shiraz SRP$17.99 MSP$12.99 Louis Lotour 2008 Pinot Noir SRP$14.99 MSP$12.99 Loredona 2008 Monterey Reisling Geyser Peak 2008 Sauvignon Blanc SRP$14.99 MSP$11.59 And from Vermont…… Eden Ice Cider Wine Lincoln Peak Winery Marquette Boyden Valley Cowtipper, River Bend….. North Branch Vineyards Seyval Blanc, Frontenanc…. |