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.
One of the many big conversations we’ve been having on the board about the new Clear Creek Food Cooperative is how our membership options should be structured. In the past, they’ve admittedly been confusing - members weren’t always clear about their membership status, or what the benefits were. We’ve worked hard to simplify our membership options to avoid those confusions, and to make sure we follow the successful models employed by many other Coops around the world.
To that end, we’re ready to present in draft form our proposed new membership options for the Coop, and to get your feedback on them. We’re especially looking for feedback on these points:
We’re going for it. There are still plenty of things about the new Coop that need to be planned out and decided, but we hear from our customers and supporters that they’re ready for us to open our doors and invite the community in to our new space.
So, the Clear Creek Food Coop will have our first day of regular hours on Saturday, December 5th, from 10 AM to 6 PM! We may not have a full inventory yet, but we will be hosting a Holiday Bazaar where you can buy crafts and gift items from local artists, come see the new store, and talk with us about the future of the Coop. (And we’re conveniently located just a block from Morrisson-Reeves Library, so make sure you stop by the Alternative Gift Fair happening there that same day from 1 PM to 4 PM.)
We’ll see you at the Coop!
Following our board meeting this morning, I’m excited to announce that the Clear Creek Food Cooperative has officially hired Kiersten Aubre-Howard as our new Store Manager. Some of you know that Kiersten has already been giving her passion and time to the Coop for many years and has coordinated much of our recent transition work, so this is a natural and exciting fit. We congratulate Kiersten and thank her for her service!
The Co-op is still actively working to open our store at its new location, 710 East Main Street in Richmond. We’re having a work day this coming Saturday, November 14th at 10 AM (until 1 PM or however long you can stay). During this time we’ll have volunteer opportunities that include helping to get the store shelving ready, putting together a membership and ownership structure for the new Coop, starting on marketing activities, beginning the cashier hiring process, and much more. We hope you can join us - just show up, or contact us if you have any questions.
Stay tuned to this website for future updates about the store’s grand opening, membership opportunities, and more. Thanks!
Chris Hardie
President, Coop Board of Directors
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.