2012 Plant Sale!
2012 Plant Sale!
May 12 - June 1
8 a.m. - 7 p.m. Everyday
May 5 thru May 11- A limited selection of early plants and baskets, compost, potting soil and straw available.
May 12 - Mother’s Day Weekend Opening
Full-time knowledgeable staff
Full list of plants available.
National Survey Finds Americans Rate Consumer Cooperatives More Highly Than For-Profit Businesses on Measures of Quality and Service
WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 2, 2012) – Nearly one-third of Americans (29 percent) say they belong to a consumer cooperative and 72 percent of Americans think cooperatives such as credit unions and rural electric co-ops are “helpful to consumers” with only 11 percent saying they are “unhelpful,” according to a new national survey.
Co-op Movie Night!
We live in the Age of Plastic. It’s cheap and practical, and it’s everywhere – even in our blood. But is it a danger to us?
This feisty, informative documentary takes us on a journey around the globe - from the Moroccan Sahara to the middle of the Pacific Ocean, from a factory in China to the highest peaks of the Alps - to reveal the far-flung reaches of our plastic problem. Interviews with the world’s foremost experts in biology, pharmacology, and genetics shed light on the perils of plastic to our environment and expose the truth of how plastic affects our bodies and the health of future generations.
NE/SE Hub Seed and Seedlings Distribution
Members can collect their seeds and seedlings and visitors can learn about the Local Food Resource Hubs, a new community project in the Northeast and Southeast Minneapolis neighborhoods that gives people the resources they need to grow their own healthy food. Members of the Hub are part of a network of gardeners and have access to discounted seeds, seedlings, classes, and tools. The Hub brings community members together to grow, eat, and preserve food, as well as opportunities to share, swap, and socialize. Membership is offered on a sliding scale and scholarships are also available. You can sign up on the spot, or register at www.gardeningmatters.org ahead of time. Memberships are limited and expected to sell out.
At Little Kitchen in NE Community Lutheran Church - 1500 5th St. NE
ART-A-WHIRL at Eastside Food Co-op
Featuring pottery by Laura Drabant and Marko Fields
At Eastside Food Co-op in the Granite Studio
Opening Night - Friday, May 18 there will be food and beverages!
Artist websites: Laura Drabant and Marko Feilds
Class - Basic Bicycle Maintenance
at Recovery Bike Shop (2555 Central Ave NE)
Eastside Food Co-op
FREE!
Brought to you by Minneapolis Bike Walk Ambassadors & BikeWalkMove.org
Keeping your bike working isn't rocket science, but it does take a little know-how and occasional grimy hands. This class includes tire inflation, brake adjustment, cleaning & lubricating a bike chain and changing a tube. Recovery Bike Shop Staff will be on hand for tougher maintenance questions. Participants will receive free inner tube patch kits.
Essential Oils
Essential oils have most likely been used by people—for healing, for beautification, and for spiritual enhancement for centuries. The plants that people have found beneficial for essential oil distillation evolved right alongside our pre-Homo sapiens ancestors.
May/June MIX Available Now!
The current issue of the Twin Cities Food Co-op's magazine, the Mix, is now available at the Co-op or online.
