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The Monadnock Community Market is now the Monadnock Food Co-op. And with our new name, comes this new logo:
Why the Change?
Just in case you’ve missed any of our past communications, we made this change to our store’s name and logo to better position ourselves to attract new members and shoppers. We feel these changes will better reflect who we are in the community and help us differentiate ourselves from other grocers. Also, this change will make it easier for us to collaborate on projects with our neighboring co-ops – who also have “food co-op” in their name.
While community is no longer in our name, please know that community remains a priority in all that we do! Please share your feedback on our name and logo change with us.
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By Michelle Davis
My father was a dairy farmer in Walpole. As a child my fondest memories are not of holidays or vacations, but rather of the animals and playing in the fields.
I collected fresh eggs from our hens, milked cows, assisted in calf births, worked in the garden (with my “blankie” – I was a toddler and young child). I drank raw milk right from the cow my father was milking and we made our own butter. As an adolescent, I also worked hard days haying in the fields under the hot August sun.
Unfortunately, the corporate gregariousness of America “stole” many small local farms. I witnessed this as my father lost his farm, along with many other Connecticut River Valley farmers.
I am committed to the health and wealth of my community. I am committed to organic gardening. I joined the co-op many years ago at Earth Day because of my spirited commitment to my community and my innate love and compassion for the natural world, animals and the hard work of family farmers.
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Just a Few of Our Hopes & Dreams for the Monadnock Food Co-op:
- To bring a higher sense of community. . . ~ Aylene Wozmak
- Our co-op is a vibrant, welcoming, community-oriented space where people love to work, shop, gather, and celebrate life! ~Bonnie Hudspeth
- Affordable, healthful food in a pleasing nearby store where I’ll see my friends and neighbors when I shop. ~ Jane Shapiro
Share Your Own Hopes & Dreams for Our Co-op!
This is our time to bring our dreams for our local food Co-op together. Think of how you want our Co-op to feel when you walk through the front doors, how you want it to function as a cooperative business, or how you hope it will help to transform the community or the local food landscape (don’t be afraid to dream). Notes can be anonymous. Please keep them to 2-3 words or a short sentence at most. We’ll share your hopes & dreams at the Groundbreaking Ceremony on May 24, 2012.
How to get us your electronic note:
- Share your note using this link
- Post your note on our Facebook Page
- Email monadnockcommunitymarket@gmail.com
How to get us your hand-written note:
- Drop off at the MCM Co-op Office at the Hannah Grimes Center, 25 Roxbury Street, Suite C, Keene
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This it It!
Before the Co-op’s floors are poured and the walls raised, we have an opportunity to bring our community vision to the Monadnock Food Co-op. Let’s gather our wishes, visions or blessings from all over the region and place them into what will become the foundation of the Co-op’s building.
Groundbreaking Ceremony: Everyone is Invited
Thursday, May 24, 3:30 p.m.
(Rain Date: Friday, May 25, 3:30 p.m.)
Meet at the “Future Home of the Monadnock Community Market” Co-op Sign
Railroad Square, Keene
If you have one, please wear your Co-op T-shirt
This afternoon rally and celebration will include a NEW group photo of the Co-op’s Founding Member-Owners and Board of Directors. Come enjoy sample treats from local vendors. Bring a friend or co-worker who isn’t yet a Member-Owner. Anyone who joins during the ceremony will receive a co-op t-shirt or bag!
Directions
From Main St. in Keene, follow the bike path down Railroad St. until you get to the new brick building where Nicola’s is. To the right of the building, you will see our Co-op sign.
Write a Note
This is our time to bring our dreams for our local food Co-op together. Think of how you want our Co-op to feel when you walk through the front doors, how you want it to function as a cooperative business, or how you hope it will help to transform the community or the local food landscape (don’t be afraid to dream). Notes can be anonymous. Please keep them to 2-3 words or a short sentence at most.
How to get us your electronic note:
- Share your note using this link
- Post your note on our Facebook Page
- Email marketing@monadnockfood.coop
How to get us your hand-written note:
- Drop off at the Monadnock Food Co-op Office at the Hannah Grimes Center, 25 Roxbury Street, Suite C, Keene
SEE YOU AT OUR GROUNDBREAKING CEREMONY!
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Ingredients:
- 1 roasting chicken cut into 8 pieces
- 1 lb. new potatoes, or small potatoes
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb. ramps, cleaned and trimmed
- ½ cup dry white wine
- ½ cup chicken broth
- Salt and pepper
Method:
Preheat oven to 450ÕF. Toss potatoes and chicken in 2 tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper. Arrange in a heat-proof skillet with the skin side up. Roast in upper part of oven for 20 minutes.
While chicken and potatoes are roasting, prepare ramps. Separate bulbs and stem from the leaves. Thinly slice leaves and reserve. Toss bulbs with remaining olive oil.
After 20 minutes, add ramp bulbs to the chicken and cook 20-30 minutes longer or until chicken meat is done.
Remove chicken and vegetables from the pan, and cover to keep warm. Deglaze pan with chicken broth and wine, scraping up and bits that are stuck. Add ramp leaves and cook briefly. Season sauce with salt and pepper and serve over chicken and vegetables.
Adapted from Gourmet Magazine: April 2000
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