Clear Creek Coop Announcement Archives

Co-op Update November 21-30, 2007

1. Meal Plan Menus, Nov. 26-30
2. New Locally-Made Hemp Bags available as alternative to plastic bulk bags!
3. Consider Donating old plates to the Co-op!
4. Fresh bread Sunday
5. Happy Thanksgiving! Co-op Hours around Thanksgiving


1. Meal Plan Menus, Nov. 26-30
meals are served between 11:30am and 1 pm, Mon-Fri
All meals come with a vegan option.
* indicates Gluten-Free options available

Monday - Mac n Cheese, Salad, Banana Bread
*Tuesday - Creole Beans and Rice, Salad
*Wednesday - Borscht, Salad
*Thursday - Veggie Curry, Rice and Salad
*Friday - Tofu Meatless Loaf, Carribean Sweet Potato Salad, Green Salad


2.  Americans use over 14 billion plastic bags each year.  Even though I
preemptively try to tell cash register attendants that I don't need a bag
as they're bagging up my groceries I continue to amass plastic bags.  And
although reusing those plastic bags is better than just throwing them away
we, at the Co-op, would like to encourage people to use fewer "new" bags.

The Co-op currently has plastic bags for people to use to get bulk items. 
We also reuse plastic grocery bags that others have collected and donate
to the Co-op.  But in keeping with our desire to encourage people to
reduce the amount of plastic we all use, the Co-op is beginning to offer
cloth bags to purchase hold their bulk items.

Since we don't want to alienate new shoppers to the store we aren't
immediately getting rid of all the plastic bags, but we will gradually be
phasing them out.  If you don't have your own bags that you take to the
store, or you get to the Co-op only to realize you've forgotten them at
home again we sell bags that will hold all your groceries.  Beginning in
December, every time you bring in an alternative means of transporting
your bulk purchases (jar, tupperware, re-used bags), your name will be
entered into a drawing for a $5 Co-op Gift Card at the end of the month.

The current flour/rice bags that Linda Jones makes for us are made out of
hemp cloth and are available for purchase for $3.13.  We also will have a
couple other kinds of larger grocery bags).  By the summer of '08, we hope
to stop offering plastic bulk bags altogether.


3.  Many of the plates we use for the meal plan have been getting chips or
cracks in them, thus violating health code standards.  So we're putting
out a plea for more plates.  If you had plates your were thinking about
taking to the Salvation Army or getting rid of, consider giving them to
the Co-op.


4.  Last Sunday we didn't have freshly baked bread because our student
bakers were on break; however, there will be bread this Sunday (11/25) so
plan to come by the store Sunday afternoon; it always seems to sell out
quickly!  But remember, this Sunday our hours are 1pm-5pm.


5.  Happy Thanksgiving!  The Co-op's hours are a little different around
the holiday.  We won't be open on Thanksgiving itself, but for those of
you who need last minute things for your meal, we will be open Wed. night
until 6.  We've got cranberries on sale for $2.70, organic pumpkin pie mix
for $2.71, organic Arrowhead Mills stuffing, as well as all our regular
products,check us out.

  Wed. (11/21) 11am - 6pm
  Thur. (11/22) closed
  Fri.  (11/23) closed
  Sat.  (11/24) 12pm - 5pm
  Sun.  (11/25) 1pm - 5pm
  Mon.  (11/26) regular hours resume

-- 
Clear Creek Food Cooperative
"Food for Life, Not for Profit Since 1972"

765-983-1547
701 W. National Road
(D Street Entrance of Earlham College, next to security)
www.clearcreekcoop.org

"Food is our common ground, a universal experience."
~James Beard~




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