The Clear Creek Food Co-op is excited to announce our new Toddler Time Program. This seasonal series of classes will introduce young children (0-5) to local foods, farming, gardening and the environment. The 4-week sessions will incorporate storytelling, creative movement, singing and other hands-on activities that will allow children explore the natural world around them!
Hello Friends,
Saturday, August 21st we will be offering the next installment in our series of cooking and preserving classes. Tomorrow’s class will be on Dehydrating and Rehydrating, and will be held at 2:00pm at the Richmond church of the Brethren. (1 SW 17th St.) Dori Baxter, of Abundant Acres, will be our instructor. Call the Co-op for more details. The cost of the class is $5 for owner/members and $10 for those of you who are not owner/members yet. (The cost is intended to cover the cost of supplies/ produce)
I am also happy to announce that we have begun our ‘grab and go’ meal program. We now carry wraps and side dishes by Jen Ferrell of ‘Who Cooks for You’.
The Clear Creek Food Co-op is hosting cooking classes that will take place in the kitchen at the Richmond Church of the Brethren. There will be two classes per month on various topics, including but not limited to, canning, drying produce, event planning, food as medicine, cooking for the family, and many more.
Learn more and see the schedule on our Cooking Classes page.
You are invited to a poetry reading at the Clear Creek Food Cooperative on Sunday July 18th at 6:00pm. The reading is part of the Dream Horse Press First Book Tour, a national poetry touring spanning fourteen states. The Richmond reading will feature poets Kyle McCord, Keith Montesano, and Travis Poling who will be reading from their recently released books.
Hello friends,
The rain last Saturday did put a damper on the opening day of market. From the back door of the Co-op I could see our dedicated farmers, clad in rain gear, vending to a brave soul or two.
This Saturday at 9am and again at 10am, Annelies Sizelove of the Cope Environmental Center will be offering a Reptile and Amphibian program for the kiddos.
Next Saturday, June 26th we will have live music provided by Soul Marrow Transplant from 9am-11am and Gill Miller from 11am-close of market.
After the market come on in to the Co-op for tofuti cuties or cold fruit drinks while you stock up for the coming week. Don’t forget your containers to refill and your bags! If you can’t make it to the market, don’t worry, the Co-op has fresh, local produce every day.
See you at the Co-op,
Kiersten
Hello friends,
Tomorrow, June 12th, is the opening day of our local farmer’s market! The market is held in the parking lot just east of the library, between 6th and 7th streets. If the array of local produce in our cooler is any indication of what you may find, it should be a great showing of late Spring offerings. David Reed, who has kept us supplied with wonderful greens all Winter and Spring will be there with his lettuce, swiss chard, juicy carrots, beets and much more. Salem Road Farms products will be available at the co-op. Their potted herbs, tomatoes, and pepper plants are available through the early part of the week if you have been waiting to start your own home gardens. Jennifer Walters, of ‘The Food Dude’s Farm’, has agreed to keep us stocked with her produce through the Summer weeks if David sells out at the markets on Saturdays.
Hello friends,
The lovely rains we’ve gotten lately have brought on quite a boon of local produce. We received deliveries from three farms yesterday! The cooler is full of the late Spring wave of our local offerings: Carrots, broccoli, broccoli raab, joi choy, mizuna greens, garlic scapes, beets, swiss chard, kale, cabbage, and snap peas. We even have recipies from Salem Road Farms for those asian greens they brought us. If we run out before you get here, we will be receiving regular deliveries; and you are welcome to follow us on twitter to receive our tweets when produce arrives.
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I hear we have some rain coming through tomorrow. It sounds like a perfect day to come in to the Co-op and check out the fresh produce. We have gorgeous spinach, lettuce, mixed greens and kale. We even have a few packages of local carrots, radishes, and asparagus! You can practice your Summer routine of heading uptown on Saturday morning for the farmer’s market and local products offered at the Co-op.
We just got a delivery of fresh roasted coffee, and fresh Trader’s Point Creamery products. The egg and chicken delivery comes in tomorrow, and we have Tofurky roasts for a rainy day gathering.
We have new miso soup, and new offerings of Jyoti Indian cuisine and curry pastes. The local, bulk honey is back; and the Food For Life millet bread that many of you have been asking for is in. Most of our refreshing natural beverages are on sale; and we have those tasty Rice Dream Pies in the freezer. Come in and see all of the new products and sale items.
See you at the Co-op,
Kiersten Aubre-Howard
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After several months of careful deliberation and discussion about our new membership structure, and after great discussions with and feedback from our customers and supporters, we’ve finally decided on one! (Of course, it’s still something that we will refine and improve over time, but we have to start somewhere.)
You can read all about it online or in our new owner-membership brochure, which includes an application form to become an owner-member. If you’re interested in supporting this unique, cooperatively owned business model, we’ll look forward to having you join!
(And remember, you are NOT required to become an owner-member to shop at our store downtown! We’re open to the public.)
This past Saturday, nationally recognized author Michael Pollan helped us connect the dots between Nutritionism, Health, and Agricultural Policy in his talk at Earlham College.
If you hunger for more discussion about the issues he raised in his talk and books, the Clear Creek Food Cooperative will be hosting a discussion this Thursday, March 4th at 5:30 PM at our store, 710 East Main Street in Richmond. Come share what you learned, what questions or concerns you’re left with, and your ideas for continuing to connect the dots about food here in Richmond and Wayne County. (And if you didn’t see Pollan’s talk, you’re still welcome!)
Free and open to the public, light refreshments will be offered. The Coop grocery will still close at 6, so come early if you want to shop! Contact us with any questions or to let us know you’ll be coming.
Clear Creek Food Co-op is a natural foods store located in downtown Richmond, Indiana. Our mission is to provide healthy food and high quality products to our members and the local community.