November 2017

Win Groceries, Give Groceries! Generosity is its own reward, but if you’d like the opportunity to give to others and get great groceries yourself, stop by the co-op in early December to participate in the “Goodness Giveaway,” featuring great Co+op Basics groceries. Valley Natural Foods will be giving away an assortment of Co+op Basics items valued at $75 to one lucky winner and making a $75 donation in the winner’s name to 360 Communities Emergency Food Shelves. Win the gift of healthy food and support an organization in our community that provides healthy foods to many of our neighbors. Locate our Co+op Basics shelf display between aisle 5 & 6, and fill out an entry form for a chance to win. No purchase necessary. Concern for the Community One of the seven cooperative principles is “Concern for the Community.” Providing healthy foods for the

Gray Duck Chai Teas Gray Duck Chai started in 2011 when Katey Nieber couldn’t find a chai tea in Minneapolis that matched the superior quality and flavor of one she had tasted in Seattle. With a background from the Culinary Institute of America she started concocting her own custom chai blends. She partnered with Jon Alden, a fellow chai enthusiast and the rest is history. All of their chai teas are made from 100% organic ingredients, containing just the right balance of robust freshly ground spices, black tea sourced from the Assam region of India and then lightly sweetened. We now carry the following varieties: Burnt Sugar and Ginger Rooibos and Minnesota Honey Nine Spice Blend These locally produced chai teas can be found in Aisle 5 near the boxed teas and instant coffee. Fig Food Company Organic Soups Introducing 100% plant-based organic soups from