Weekly Produce specials

• Local Organic Butternut Squash     $1.55/#
  
• Local Organic Japanese Eggplant     $2.29/#
  
• Local Organic Green Bell Peppers    $2.29/#
  
• Organic Black Seedless Grapes     $2.89/#
  
• Organic Bok Choi    $1.29/#
  
• Organic Limes     3 for $1
  
• Organic Valencia Oranges    $1.99/#   
  
• Organic Kiwi     $0.85/ea
  
• Organic Black Plums     $1.99/#
  
• Organic Red Simka Plums     $1.39/#
  

... and more - while supplies last.
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Weekly Co-op Update
We had a good week at the Co-op with lots of great developments. Just yesterday, the Facilities Committee took on the task of rearranging the store - now you'll find bulk with bulk, the children's area and the cafe have been combined, and next the fridges and freezers will get reshuffled. It is all work in progress - and progress it is at the Co-op. With hard work and commitment from staff and volunteers the Co-op is continually growing and striving to become your choice for your place to shop and meet old & new friends. And if you'd like to contribute to improve the look of the Co-op here is what you can do: be active and join the facilities committee, or help the facilities committee by donating any or all of the following items: a Desk Lamp, a Floor Lamp, Bathroom tile (2 sq ft). Contact Felica at felica_serrano@yahoo.com.

Talking about volunteers: last Saturday Ajay taught a yoga class at the Co-op - and it was amazing! And what's even better is that he will continue to teach yoga at the Co-op: this Sunday at 9am the Co-op will open its doors to early yoga birds.

The Marketing Committee is making plans and lining up events and artists for the upcoming Community Sustainability Festival on 9/23/06 (Fall Equinox).  Our local vendors will be there with samples of their products and methods.  If you would like to lend a hand come to the marketing meeting, or volunteer three hours for the Community Sustainability Festival (9/23) and receive a sustainer discount for a week.  Help is needed now and on the day.  Please let Sarah know what you can do (walk-in help is welcome, but would be much better if scheduled!).  Also, input and donations are still needed. 286-1092 or
mushiko_99@yahoo.com.

Thanks for your support of Durham's truly alternative grocery store -
Martha Moore, Sven Rinke, Denise VanDeCruze & LJ Willeford
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Upcoming Events

• Free Yoga at the Co-op, Sunday 8/20, 9:00am-10:30am -- Come experience Traditional Shivanada style yoga taught by Ajay Bhatt this Saturday morning at 8:30 am.  Ajay will also be introducing one or two exercises of Omkar TaiChi, which is a combination of Tai Chi and chanting. Please bring a yoga mat or towel, good intentions and positive vibrations.  Wear flexible clothing. -- Ajay grew up in Rajasthan, India where he was trained in Shivanada style yoga.  He is a yoga instructor, a practitioner and instructor of Tai Chi, and a Pranic Healer (touchless body therapy). The Shivananda system is founded on the five principles of Proper Exercise, Proper Breathing, Proper Relaxation, Proper Diet, Positive Thinking and Meditation.
  
• Community Sustainability Festival at the Durham Food Co-op.  Autumn Equinox: September 23, 2006, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. -- Come one, come all to celebrate 35 years of Durham's only locally owned organic grocery!  Events include sampling of foods and drinks, performances by local musicians, kids' activities, and a biodiesel truck-full of information about actions YOU can take to reduce your ecological footprint and live in harmony with your local community. If you have ideas or expertise to share, please contact Sarah Palmer at (919) 286-1092 or mushiko_99@yahoo.com . Volunteers are needed to help the day run smoothly. Contact Sarah to see how you can help make this festival an event that will be attractive to our entire community.
  

Meetings this week: 

• Marketing Committee, Friday 8/18 6pm-7pm
  
• Finance Committee, Sunday 8/20 2pm-3pm
  

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CSC - Community Supported Co-op Produce Program
If you live in the neighborhoods listed below you can get a bag of fresh produce delivered to your door. The produce is chosen based on the availability of seasonal, local and organic produce. Each bag will contain a variety of produce including greens, root vegetables and fruit. You don't have to be home to receive your delivery.  For details on how to sign up, visit www.durhamfoodcoop.org/CSC .

Downtown Durham, Duke Central Campus, Duke East Campus, Duke Forest, Duke Park, Duke West Campus, Forest Hills, Lakewood, Morehead Hills, Old West Durham, Old North Durham, Trinity Heights, Trinity Park, Walltown, Watts, Watts-Hillandale, The West End

Denise VanDeCruze, BoD & CSC Initiator
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Poem for the Week

                                             Civilization
                                        East of the Black,

                                               the Caspian,

                                        where compass stars led

                                               Sumer, Hatti



                                        westward to the

                                               fertile valleys,

                                        to highlands that would

                                               yield base riches —



                                        ores to transform,

                                               fearsome weapons

                                        of war and glory.

                                               Five millennia



                                        and we are at

                                               plutonium.

                                        How long before we

                                               rise to chess and go?

                                            

                                                     

           Mort Malkin