Sunday Feb 10: Grainery Cookie Party 1:00-4:00PM

This Sunday, February 10 2013, the Grainery Food Co-op store will be open from 1PM-4PM for the annual pre-Valentines Day Cookie Party. Grainery members, friends and the public are welcome to drop in for some cookies, tea, coffee, juice and cookies made by our members. It will be better than this picture no doubt.

Dandelion Festival 2010 Celebration May 8

The Dandelion Festival Celebration is at the George Dixon Centre, 2501 Gottingen St. 3:30-8pm on Sat. May 8th. The Dandelion Festival is in full swing this year and the final event promises to be better than ever! Bring any sort of food to the Dandelion Potluck dinner, learn about local food options, watch or participate in live entertainment, and it's all free! (Donations happily accepted).

RAWvolution Week - Nov. 21-29, 2009

Want to learn more about a Raw Food Diet? Come to the Grainery for RAWvolution week, and learn more about the living cuisine! Events include a general introduction, raw chocolate sampling, workshops on Sprouting, Dehydrating, Nut & Seed Milk and Cheese, Smoothies & Raw Soup, and a festive Raw Potluck to cap things off! Workshops are $2 for non-members. Check the Grainery's Upcoming Events Calendar for more details.

New CSA: Moonfire Farms -- starting Sept. '09!

Our Community Shared Agriculture (CSA) with TapRoot Farms has gone so well that we are adding a second CSA farm to our roster: please welcome Moonfire Farms from Lower Burlington in the Annapolis Valley, Nova Scotia. They specialize in organic and heirloom vegetables, but will be sourcing additional produce from other area farms, and offering $20 shares for 13 weeks, starting this September. A $3 delivery fee applies to baskets picked up in Halifax, so the total cost per share will be $299. Space is limited, so sign up while you still can!
Pickup day will be Wednesdays, 4:00-6:30PM at the Grainery Food Co-op, 2385 Agricola St.
To sign-up for a share or for info call:
Kimm Kent/Domenic Padula, Moonfire Farm
moonfirefarm@gmail.com / (902)757-1912

Earth Day 2009

The Grainery is participating in Earth Day in Halifax -- Wednesday April 22nd. Come to Victoria Park to see all the participants, and visit our table!

Community Shared Agricultre

New for this year, the Grainery is supporting Community Shared Agriculture (CSA)! We've partnered with TapRootFarms to deliver fresh Nova Scotia produce to you every week. Baskets so far have included:

• apples
• pears
• carrots
• sprouts
• grape tomatoes (greenhouse)
• mixed greens
• mushrooms
• butternut squash
• and lots more!
  

Spaces are still available -- all the details are on the TapRootFarms website. Pickup day is Tuesday from 4:30-6:30 pm every week -- and that means the Grainery is always open on Tuesday afternoons 4:00-7:00 pm -- guaranteed!

Grainery Store Shifts Survey

As you may know, the Grainery recently reduced the number of hours that members are required to work from 8 to 6 per month. As a result, the Grainery is considering changing scheduled shift times at the store to accommodate shifts of different lengths.

Pat, Deb, and Amanda have designed a brief survey to gather feedback from current, past, and future members on preferred lengths of shifts and shift times in order to propose a shift schedule that will accommodate the majority of Grainery members and keep the store open during our posted hours of operation. You can complete the survey online by clicking the link below or by going into the store and filling out a paper copy. It will take 5 minutes at the most. We will be collecting responses up until Friday, June 27th. Thanks for your help!

Click here to take survey

Locks have been Changed

The locks at the store have recently been changed so if you have an old key or wish to get your deposit back, please see Jennifer.

If you currently have a store key, you can exchange it with me for a new key. If you do not currently have a store key, but are qualified to get one, there is a form to be filled out and a $20.00 deposit to get a key.
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After next week, all new keys will be handed over to Susanna Eve (the current "Key Person"). If you do not exchange or return your old store key within three months, your key deposit will be forfeited.

If you have any questions, let me know. Thanks,

Jennifer
jenprice79@gmail.com

8 months of consistent membership qualifies a member for a key.

Fresh Rhubarb and Dee Dee's ice cream!

Fresh rhubarb from Hutton farms! Also, Dee Dee's ice cream is back for a new season! Come visit us at the store today!

Eggs, tofu, and more fiddleheads!

Fresh eggs, tofu and more fiddleheads now at the store! Last chance of the season for fiddleheads!

Next Speerville Order

The next Speerville order will be made on Tuesday June 3rd so get your pre-orders in and be consider a bagging shift in the following week! Contact Amy for more information or stop by the store and fill out the "preorder" sheet.

Fiddleheads and requests for help

Fresh Fiddleheads from Whirled Beet Farm at the store! Also:

• Apples from Ted Hutton
• Preserves from Hac'n Sack

Fiddleheads are an interesting local delicacy-- a forest fern that has a taste somewhat akin to Asparagus. To prepare, just cut their stems so they're as long as the coiled fern (the fiddlehead), then steam for 8-10 minutes. You can serve them with a bit of butter and/or salt (although they're nice just by themselves too).

Spring Cleaning occurred a few weeks ago, lots of things look shiny and new but there are still a few tasks left to be completed:

• Fridge and Freezer
• Two shelving units by the freezer
• Bagging area and cash area
• Shelves opposite sink
• Closed bag storage cabinet
• Open bags storage cabinet
• High shelf above the bathroom entrance
• Bathroom

If you can, do one of these during your shift, or come in to do one of these.
Remember to book your hours!

And there are a couple of specialized tasks in the computer area:

• Clean the excellent but tarnished keyboard
• A truck or van to bring a computer desk to the grainery (contact Pat), and help to rearrange the computer area.

Lastly, if you would like to join the Grainery Mailing list, please contact grainery@chebucto.ns.ca