The Food Co-op Port Townsend

CO-OP GOVERNANCE Board of Directors Board meetings are 1st Tuesday of the month Board Calendar > September is Organic Month click here for more info BOYCOTT PROPOSAL Israeli Products click here for more info BPA Bisphenol-A CO-OP EVENTS Co-op and Community UNFI catalogs Download Spring 2010 Catalog & Sept. specials For information about CO-OP CLASSES > THE CO-OP COMMONS August/September 2010 NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE HEARTY THANKS Staff Recognition Program Has someone made a world of difference at the co-op? NOMINATION FORM > July HTY Recipient Ruth Bascom	THE LANGUAGE OF FOOD A partnership between The Food Co-op & Port Townsend Library Click on image above for healthy eating resources EP / EMERGENCY PREP In September thru the 22nd Stock up your pantry--special order products through the UNFI Buyers Club catalog with no mark-ups. Also order food grade buckets through GloryBee (no mark-up). See Member Services for details. Click on image for more information. SALMON CART Thursdays 11am-7pm thru September 2nd Look for In Season Catering, grilling salmon at the North Entrance of our store (if it's wet, windy or rainy, call ahead to be sure the Salmon Cart is here). LOCAL HARVEST Keep in touch with seasonal food from local growers follow this link > TAKE ACTION TODAY Ask your congressperson to support Congressman Kucinich's Genetically Engineered Food Right to Know Act. Follow this link to read about Kucinich's 3 bills. Support the Truth in Labeling Act's citizen petition and ask President Obama to direct the FDA to mandate labeling of foods made with genetically modified organisms. READ THE CITIZEN PETITION and then TAKE ACTION Sign the Food Agenda 2020 petition, a national petition on agricultural solutions for climate change and health. Contact your Senators and ask them to co-sponsor S 3123, Farm to School Programs Act! CLICK HERE to take action. Please visit the JC Farm2School Coalition website. READ "With salmonella recall expanding to half a billion eggs, it's time to rethink 'efficiency' and then READ "A Dozen Eggs for $8? Michael Pollan Explains the Math of Buying Local" CHECK OUT OTHER ACTION ALERTS INFORMATION ABOUT FOOD RECALLS LOCAL HARVEST Resources for local eating: "What's in Season" - the local harvest CLICK HERE for seasonal recipes CLICK HERE for the "seasonal food map" READ ABOUT foraging for your food BEANS FOR BAGS Exchange your 5-cent bag refund for a nickel-valued bean you can donate to rotating local organizations. Recipients for July & August Beans: Jefferson County Food Banks, Gathering Place & Jefferson Land Trust
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