Share Contents 3/1 + Good Food Fest 3/15, Playshops, One Earth Film Fest 3/7!

[Edible Alchemy]

Good morning Edibles, 

We hope that you're enjoying the warm weather produce.  It is a nice change from the beetspotatoesonionssquashroots that we've been noshing on.  You should post your favorite recipe online, and share it with us; at www.facebook.com/ediblealchemyfoods, at twitter.com/EAfoods, or at http://instagram.com/eafoods. mmmmdelicious!

Order your shares at www.ediblealchemyfoods.com/order, or mobilly at eae.ecwid.com.  Cheese is back in stock, eggs, yogurt, and of course great prices on organic beans, grains, legumes, and organic almonds.  

If you are participating in Chiditarod, we can hold your share at Eco until Sunday or Monday.  Just let us know!

In this issue, check out the following updates:
:: Share Contents for 3/1

:: Good Food Festival :  March 15 - seeking volunteers
:: Upcoming Playshops

:: Final Volunteer call for Chiditarod March 1!

:: One Earth Film Festival : sustainable food & agriculture films & more!

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Produce Share Contents 

1.5 lb Sweet Potatoes from Nichols Family Farms, Marengo, IL

2 lb multi-color Carrots from Genesis Growers, St. Anne, IL

1 lb Scarlet Turnips from Harmony Valley, Viroqua WI

1 lb Red Sunchokes from Nichols Family Farms, Marengo, IL

2 bunches Green Onions from MX or CA

1 head Cauliflower from CA

1 head Bok Choi from CA

1 head Red Butterhead Lettuce from CA

1/4 lb fresh Ginger Root from MX

 

Fruit Share

2 lb fair trade Bananas from Peru

3 lbs Granny Smith Apples from Ellis Family Farms, MI

1 lb Kiwis from CA via Co-op Partners

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EA at the Good Food Festival 3/13-3/15 

Check out the amazing programming:

http://goodfoodfestivals.com/blog/chicago/good-food-festival-program-2014/

Want to get in free?  Help EA set up, tear down, or to let people know how awesome our co-op is?  Message us and we'll work out the details!  (We also need volunteers to help run pickup that day, at Eco. all the things!).  We appreciate you!

What's happening:

EA curates the "Make Your Own" workshop stage in the Good Food Comons

EA tables: info on our operations & outreach, plus co-op goods for sale!

Andrea teaches 2 free mini-workshops on fermentation & preserving

Dietrich sits on a regional Co-op Rising panel

Fantastic workshops all day on growing, animals, compost, local food, cooking, and more.  

Vendors, info booths, and everything local food under the sun!

**Come Volunteer!**

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:::Upcoming Playshops & Events:::

Some of you expressed interest our other kimchi classes, underground dinners, & body care classes. Here's the full list!  Visit ediblealchemyfoods.com/playshops to register and to read more info.  A whole bunch of new dates have been added - come and get your learn on!

//Edible Alchemy Underground Dinners\\

Pickled & Preserved 2.28.14  7:30 pm

$50 5-course meal with drink pairings

$35 5-course meal

Upcoming dates: Friday, March 18  &  Friday, April 18

//Creative Kimchi\\  with Andrea Mattson $30

Saturday March 8 2-4pm
Monday april 21 6-8pm
Thursday may 1 6-8pm
Saturday may 3 2-4pm

//Asparagus Pickle Party\\
Saturday May 24 1-3pm
Thursday May 29 6-8pm
Sunday June 1  1-3pm

//Strawberry Jam Session\\
Sunday June 8   10am-12:30pm
Friday June 13 6-8:30pm
Saturday June 14 1pm-3:30pm

//Spring Organic Bodycare\\
Sunday April 13 1-3pm
Sunday May 4, 12-2:30pm
Friday May 9 6-8:30pm
Thursday May 15 6-8:30pm

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Volunteer with Chiditarod Sat March 1!

Chiditarod is an amazing way that this fun family gets to give back to the Greater Chicago in a very very important way... to help feed the hungry! Read more at chiditarod.org.  Chiditarod 9 is still in need of some awesome volunteers for Saturday March 1st.  The day is fun, the day is EPIC, the day is filled with silliness and philanthropy.

There are several different ways to volunteer:
helping EA serve breakfast to the hungry masses
helping rock out the starting line
helping at a checkpoint.

Time commitments vary, but really you'll want to have fun with us all day long from morning till night.  if you are interested in any of these, or don't care and just want to help,  please email lizcam...@gmail.com

For breakfast volunteering: http://bit.ly/1aAhMSM

MUSH!
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One Earth Film Festival! March 7-9

We would like to invite you to attend and participate in post-film group dialogue for (mostly FREE!) screenings of a number of sustainable food and agriculture films at the upcoming 3rd annual One Earth Film Festival. As someone passionate about the emergence and growth of alternative food systems, we thought some of the following films (and the post-film discussions we have organized) would appeal to you and potentially your friends, family, network, and community constituents.


Some of the sustainable food/agriculture films in this year's program include:

• Growing Cities, to be shown 3 times in 3 different locations, 2/18 (with mini farmer's market!), 3/8 (with urban ag advocates), and 3/9  (with urban ag advocates who appear in the film).
  
• GMO OMG, to be shown twice in 2 different locations, 3/8 (Oak Park showing is $6).  The Sugar Beet Co-op will be represented on the panel and The Lake Theater showing. 
  
• More Than Honey, to be shown twice in 2 different locations, 3/9 (with bee keepers and honey tastings!)
  
• Sushi the Global Catch, 3/9.
  
• Urban Roots, to be shown twice in 2 different locations, 3/1 and 3/9 (with urban ag advocates).
  
• Jens Jensen The Living Green, 3/8.
  
• The Soil Solution, 3/8.
  
• Green Gold, 3/8.
  
• Harmony, 3/9.
  
• The Economics of Happiness, 3/8.
  

NOTE! Seating is limited - registration strongly advised!

Besides the above, there are about 2 dozen other film screenings -- some related to this topic area -- as well as in other topic areas -- that are also rich and inspiring, and almost all are free. We invite you to attend as many as interest you -- and to spread the word about the above film event, as well as the One Earth Film Festival overall. To see the complete schedule of films, including a handful of dynamic pre-screening events beginning in mid-February -- please visit oneearthfilmfest.org.

Here is some information about the One Earth Film Festival:
3rd Annual One Earth Film Festival:  30 inspiring films, one dynamic weekend!
March 7-9, 2014, at more than 2 dozen locations in Chicago and near-West suburbs. The Midwest’s premier environmental film festival drew over 2,000 viewers last year, is produced by Green Community Connections, and features 30 films on topics such as food, water, waste, conservation, energy, and activism. Come explore, whether you are already committed to environmental action or just learning about sustainability. Enjoy post-film discussions and activities with topic experts to glean additional insights and get practical advice for taking next steps. Transformative films include “GMO OMG,” “Blackfish,” “More Than Honey,” “Harmony,” and more.  Plus, engaging children’s films. One Earth Film Festival films are almost all FREE, and promise something meaningful for everyone — adults, teens, families and children. Sponsors and volunteers also sought!  Visit oneearthfilmfest.org.  Follow on Twitter: @OneEarthFF. Like on Facebook: facebook.com/oneearthfilmfest.

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come and volunteer with EA from 10-12 at Eco, and order up your veggies! Reserve your shares at ediblealchemyfoods.com/order! See you Saturday!