[cgfc] CGFC E-newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 3

[Lisa BK]

GREETINGS!

Welcome to Common Ground Food Co-op's weekly (for now) e-newsletter! You're 
getting this missive because you're a member of Common Ground who's also 
signed up to be on the CGFC mailing list. If you aren't interested in 
receiving these updates, please email commongroundfoodcoop at gmail.com. A 
paper version is posted on the bulletin board in the store.

Every week, via this transmission, members will be provided with store 
updates/news, links to relevant news items/political actions, and other bits 
and pieces worthy of mention. If you have anything of a similar bent you 
think members should know about, please email links to 
commongroundfoodcoop at gmail.com. Thanks!



STORE NEWS:

****'Tis trade show season and CGFC product buyer Molly's been snagging some 
new stuff for the store. For example, stocked in the cooler we have:

-Lakewood Organic Pomegranate Juice Blend (a blend of pomegranate, cherry, 
and blueberry juices)

-Frutzzo 100% Pure Organic Pomegranate Juice (Fruttzo is a small, 
family-owned company that makes very high quality juices)

And on the shelves:

-Eden Rice and Beans - Organic Red and Black Beans (grown by US family 
farmers), plus Lundberg Organic Brown Rice, together at last! They're a 
great start for a lunch or dinner on the go.

-Kettle Chips/Lightly Salted - for those who want a plain, straightforward 
chip!

-Our bulk source of organic dried unsweetened coconut has been discontinued; 
we're now carrying a packaged version. Look for it near the bulk baking soda 
and other baking supplies. 

****On sale now:
Pinenuts - $6.80/pound
Orgnaic dried mango - $7.65/pound
Annie's Shells & Cheddar (orange box) - $1.65
Health Valley snack bars - $2.59/box

Look for more sales in the store now and in the coming weeks! Don't forget 
to avail yourself of the CGFC product blog - it's a place you can go to get 
some news about items CGFC carries as well as make suggestions. Find it 
here: www.cgfcproducts.blogspot.com <http://www.cgfcproducts.blogspot.com>

****Farmer's Market volunteers are still needed for the 27th of this month, 
and every Saturday in September. Contact Lisa at 
commongroundfoodcoop at gmail.com if you can pull an hour or two.

****CGFC will be participating in the Volunteer Fair at the U of I on 
Friday, September 9 from 10 AM - 2 PM. Please contact Lisa at the email 
address above if you're interested in representing CGFC.

****Another reminder - this summer's drought has been rough on CGFC 
suppliers/CSA farmers Jim and Diann Moore. There's a fundraiser going on to 
help these folks buy hay to feed their livestock this winter - if rain 
continues to be scarce, they won't have hay. More information can be found 
here:

http://www.prairielandcsa.org/drought.htm


GOT A FEW MINUTES?

Here are some links on the world wide web coordinators have pulled together 
that the membership might find informative, thought-provoking, etc:


****Very interesting Op-Ed piece about the general worthlessness of bottled 
water:

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/08/01/opinion/01standage.html (go to 
www.bugmenot.com <http://www.bugmenot.com> if you're not registered with the 
NY Times and don't want to be)


****Chef Alice Waters' Edible Schoolyard project:

http://www.edibleschoolyard.org/homepage.html

****Chef Alice Waters shows us it's not just for elementary schoolers by 
bringing the Edible Schoolyard concept to Yale University:

http://www.yale.edu/sustainablefood/

****Organic soda using "pure" water, green tea, and organic cane juice 
instead of that omnipresent high-fructose corn syrup - discuss!

http://ellinghuysen.com/news/articles/19809.shtml

****Local Harvest rules!

http://www.localharvest.org

****This link provides an excellent overview of what sustainable agriculture 
is:

http://www.cuesa.org/sustainable_ag/A-Z/

****Speaking of which, the date for the 2nd Annual Illinois Organic 
Production Conference has been set:

http://www.aces.uiuc.edu/asap/orgconf/

****Lisa's Food Blog O' the Week - the inimitable Chocolate & Zucchini!

http://www.chocolateandzucchini.com



Please feel free to forward these links to people you think might benefit 
from such knowledge.

Thanks and look for #4 same time (more or less) next week!



::compiled by Outreach Co-coordinator Lisa Bralts-Kelly::
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