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Providing organic food to the South County area since 1970. |
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Alternative Food Cooperative |
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Co-Op eNews |
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Manager’s Note: |
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June 26, 2010 |
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Store Hours Weekdays 9am to 8pm Saturday 9am to 6pm Sunday 9am to 6pm |
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To remove your name from our mailing list, please click here. Questions or comments? E-mail us at rosemary@alternativefoodcoop.com or call 401-789-2240 |
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You don't have to be a member to take advantage of them!
Mondays: Seniors receive 5% on all purchases. Sarah Bell will offer chair massages from 12:30-2:30pm for $1.00 a minute.
Tuesdays: Ask an Herbalist 10-11am with local Herbalist Kim Falcone.
Thursdays: Energy & Muscle Balancing 12-2pm with Linda Broadhead.
Free Tour of Alternative Food Co-op
Saturdays: July 3rd, August 7th, September 4th, October 2nd, November 6th, December 4th Time: 10-11am
Lower your food bill, eat organic, whole foods and conserve natural resources all at the same time. Take a tour of the Co-op and cooking demo on how to cook whole grain. Sample of the grain topped with simple dressing and go home with the recipe. |
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Weekly services offered to you by some of our members... |
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Cynthia Lategan, PhD, CCH, RSHom (NA) Homeopathic Remedy Series Wednesdays 5:30-6:30pm
Join Cynthia Lategan, homeopathic doctor, for this series and learn about the basics of homeopathic remedies.
July 14th
Remedies for your child’s health
Homeopathic remedies are safe and effective for helping to support children’s health through many of their acute ailments and challenging situations. At this workshop you can hear about homeopathic remedies most commonly used by parents and caretakers in children and receive handout materials to help you use them easily and appropriately. We’ll talk about remedies used typically for babies (e.g., for teething, colic and other tummy upsets, diaper rash, earaches, etc) and for growing children as well ( e.g., for croup, tonsillitis, bed-wetting, conjunctivitis, styes, pinworms, nosebleeds, etc). Resources for parents concerning informed choices regarding children’s vaccinations will also be provided.
August 4th
Seasonal Allergies & Sinuses
Homeopathic remedies are safe and effective for use in seasonal allergies, sinus problems, and related coughs. At this workshop you can hear about the most commonly used homeopathic single and combination remedies for these conditions and receive handout materials to help you use them easily and appropriately. Resource information on homeopathic constitutional treatment and isopathic desensitization for those with allergies will also be provided.
Bring your curiosity and your questions and please join our fan page on Facebook - Wellness Share with Homeopath Cindy Lategan.
To help keep Co-Op prices low please pay by check or cash whenever possible. Costs for processing debit and credit cards are through the roof – currently equaling about 1/3 cost of our rent and rising!!! Let’s put this money to better use – improving the store! |
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Free Lecture at the Co-Op |
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Kim Falcone, Herbalist - Supplement and HABA buyer |
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NEW! Are you looking for a 100% pure, organic essential oil to formulate that refreshing summer aroma spritzer? Well, look no further because the Coop now carries Frontier’s Aura Cacia organic essential oil line in summer scents like Bergamot, Grapefruit, Clary Sage and more. Essential oils may well be the ultimate gift from nature. |
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Made from the aromatic essences of plants, they have a remarkable ability to affect a person's well-being and improve the environment around them. Explore our new selection of organic essential oils which can provide true aromatherapy benefits for the mind, body, and spirit.
Also new, I have just received a new line of organic Herbal supplements from Oregon Wild Harvest-guaranteed: pure, safe and effective; certified by the Oregon Tilth ,USDA certified organic, and grown biodynamically on their Demeter Certified Biodynamic® farm in Sandy, Oregon. I am offering a special introductory 30% off sale on these high quality herbal products while they last so try them soon! More on this next time…
To your health! Kim |
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Hello Folks,
And welcome summer!!! We are so lucky to live here in South County close to the beaches. The Free Trolley is running all through the summer leaving downtown Wakefield every two hours. Go to www.Southernritrolley.com for a schedule. It’s a good way to get to and from the beach with having to drive.
PANCAKE BREAKFAST: |
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The Board of Directors and Co-Op Staff and would like to thank all the worker/members who made last weekend’s Annual Pancake Breakfast a huge success. This type of event could never happen if it wasn’t for all the wonderful folks we have in our community stepping up to lend their helping hands. We cleared just over $700.00 from the breakfast and sale of raffle tickets. This money will go towards the materials for the back deck which is planned to be built sometime during the summer. We are waiting approval from the Zoning Board at our July 21st meeting. Cross your fingers that it all goes off without a catch.
In the kitchen we had: The breakfast went on without a hitch thanks to Jim Norman and Mac Hedgpath who came in early and stayed for clean-up to cook the pancakes, eggs and breakfast meats. Ruby, a new worker/member, and her daughter helped with set-up and serving. Linda and Jeff Broadhead were aces in running the food and a special thanks goes to Jeff who in the middle of the rush fixed the overflowing dishwasher. The clean-up was done in record time thanks to Susan, Marilinn, Michael and Susan. Thanks to our board members Julia Beasley, Linda Broadhead, Tracey Blahy, Elizabeth Quinn and John Varian for their helping hands. Please forgive me if I overlooked someone. We truly thank all those who helped and attended the event to make it such a fun and successful morning.
CO-OP SERVICE RAFFLE:
The Service Raffle organized by the Board of Directors will continue to take place until late in July. The boxes are displayed in the Co-Op’s window. Elizabeth Quinn hand wrote the descriptions of what you could win on each box (twice). Students at Wakefield Elementary School decorated the boxes. W.E. Stedman’s donated a Specialized Globe Bicycle which will is on display at the Co-Op. There are two raffle prices: Ticket prices for boxes with the blue tops are $6.00 each or 2 ticket for $10.00. Red topped boxes are $10.00 each. A special thanks goes to our creative and generous members who donated their time and services.
INVENTORY:
Wednesday, June 30th at 7:00 am. Yes, Christine will be cooking up something delicious for all those who help with inventory. We are starting early with the goal to be opened by lunch time. A sign up sheet will be at the front counter. Coffee will be brewing all morning. It really is fun. And you get to know all the goodies the Co-Op carries. See you on Wednesday. And Thanks for lending your helping hands.
HISTORIC DOWNTOWN WAKEFIELD’S STREET FESTIVAL:
Today – June 26th at 3:00 pm the festivities begin at the Baptist Church on Main Street with musical chairs – music provided by Mike Bussey and helmet fitting at Stedman’s, face painting, Ichaban demonstration and at 4:30 Keith Munslow takes the stage. Throughout the day merchants will bring their wares to the street. A book sale will be on the corner of Robinson and Main. The Chamber of Commerce will be doing their fundraiser Golf Ball Drop, The Contemporary Theatre will perform at 6:00 along the street. The Co-op will be serving light food while other local fenders will bring their food to the parking lot of Paul Masse starting at 5:00 pm. At 7:00 pm Roger Ceresi, a 12 piece band, will play in Paul Masse’s parking lot and at dusk look to the river for river fire. Bring the family for a night on the town.
Be Well,
Rosemary Manager |
