This is one of the busiest falls I can remember. Lots of events, parties, homework, work. And now I volunteered to go on a bicycle/campout with the Boy Scouts. Will somebody please shake some sense into me!
Anyway, with the summer prices for produce, we have nice full baskets this week. Don’t forget to get your milk from the Co-op. Natural by Nature is grass fed, local milk with no growth hormones. And it costs less than the organic milk at Kings!
I have started a blog too for the Co-op – these weekly notes are posted at http://mtnlakesorganic.blogspot.com.
GRASSROOTS VICTORY OF THE WEEK: STARBUCKS BOOTS MONSANTO'S BOVINE GROWTH HORMONE FROM ITS CAFES
After six years of pressure from the Organic Consumers Association and its allies, Starbucks has announced it will completely phase out recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone (rBGH/rBST) in all of its company-owned coffeeshops by early 2008. The coffee-chain's decision comes on the heels of an announcement from food retail giant, Kroger's, who announced they will ban rBGH in all of their supermarkets by February 2008. Since 2001, the OCA's "Starbucks Campaign" has been calling on the company to discontinue serving rBGH milk and to ensure that at a significant proportion of their coffee and chocolate is certified Fair Trade and Organic.
Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_6974.cfm
Enjoy! Marnie
We get bags of produce on an even & odd week system. Members pick up their baskets any time after 3 pm on Tuesdays. There is no work requirement in this Co-op! Actual quantities of items will vary according to availability, price and case size. The dairy and meats come from Pennisylvania and New York State. This co-op has been in existance for over 30 years, changing with the times and the needs of the members.
