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sweet. Starting with a vegetable that lime, which would be tasty with avocado can be pureed will give you a natural and even a spark of chile to really bring thickener, as with the potatoes in out the flavors. A splash of wine or fruity Cool off with vichyssoise. But be sure to explore liquor gives a a decidedly grown- beyond the potato; everything from up twist. zucchini to carrots can be cooked and soup recipes: Chilled Soup, pureed. What makes it a savory soup summer Blueberry Soup, Strawberry is the addition of sautéed , for a Summer Brunch, , , or other deeper flavors. , Strwayberry Leeks, , tomatoes, corn, Gazpacho, Peach & Tomato Gazpacho peas, beets, and just about anything you have can be cooked until soft and Dairy-free soups pureed for a cool soup. For a little If you'd prefer to go dairy-free, there more body, potatoes or sweet are lots of great options, as well. All your potatoes, cooked beans, or creamy non-dairy favorites can be whipped cheeses can meld with your other into a cold soup. Puree some blanched ingredients, and make the soup more by Liz McMann, Co-op Stronger Together almonds or raw cashews until very of a meal. Some uncooked savory smooth, or add almond or soy milk. by Robin Asbell, Co+op, Stronger Together soups can be concocted from items is a decadent and delicious like avocado, tomatoes, cucumbers, Chilled soup kind of seems like an oxymoron. A creamy soup base, and perfect with spinach or soft leafy herbs like tropical or Asian flavors. Carrots pureed wintry, warming bowl of soup has fragrant steam watercress or basil. Just puree and wafting up, heightening your anticipation as you with ginger and coconut milk can be a add , milk, buttermilk or yogurt simple soup, or you can take it further by crumble a few crackers and pick up a spoon, to make it as creamy as you would right? It’s also pretty unappealing on a hot sticky adding curry and dramatic citrus flavors. like. A block of silken tofu can puree to day. So, if you have always thought of soups as cold weather fare, you are missing out on a recipes: Chilled sumptuous smoothness, and when it's fabulous summer meal. Many of your favorite Summer , with combined with an equal or larger amount vegetables and are at their best right now, Shiitake Mushrooms, Vichyssoise, of veggies or fruit, those who are tofu and will shine in a simple, light cold soup. Herbed Zucchini Soup averse are unlikely to notice its presence. Avocados also add a plant-based Cold soups are served all over the world, with Fruit Soups creaminess to any pureed soup, just be delightfully exotic names like vichyssoise (potato You can also explore fruit soups, sure to add some lemon or lime to keep and ), Gazpacho (traditionally made which can be sweet or savory. I know it from browning. with cucumbers, tomatoes and peppers), that when those precious strawberries, Dairy-free soup recipes: Cold Curried (a thick cream soup, hot or cold), and Sopa de cherries, peaches and are at Carrot and Coconut Milk Soup, Cold Aguacate (Mexican .) Cold soups their peak, you probably just eat Avocado Corn Soup with Cilantro can be divided into two major types: the creamy them unadorned, but soup is a Oil, Summer Cuke Soup (with almond and the not creamy. They are simple enough to delicious option for summer's bounty. milk) make and are highly adaptable, so it's easy to Instead of blueberry buttermilk cake, take advantage of what's in season now or what a beautiful blueberry buttermilk soup CHUNKY SOUPS you happen to have in your refrigerator. can show off that sweet-tart flavor in If you are not in the mood for creaminess, spoonable form, and you don’t have there are all kinds of great veggie- CREAMY SOUPS to turn on the oven! A lush puree of Vegetable Soups centric cold soups. Just the variations on brilliant fruit is perfectly gazpacho alone can keep you busy Creamy soups include the classic French complemented by the creamy tartness (typically it has lots of diced , vichyssoise, which in its original rendition was of buttermilk, yogurt, sour cream or peppers and tomatoes floating in a made with heavy cream, but doesn’t have to be. other fermented dairy. A zing of slightly tart tomato and puree, but Since it doesn’t have to be heated, yogurt or citrus zest also adds a nice there are many variations). Roasted red buttermilk can stand-in and lighten the soup complement to the sweet fruit. Just or yellow peppers and a few cooked considerably. about any fruit will be delicious with white beans, pureed and thinned with Creamy chilled soups are smooth and savory or fresh mint, but don’t stop there. Go tropical with mango, cilantro and (Continued on page 3)

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News from the Board by Stephanie Demorest, Board Member

Calling all Board Candidates! Election time is coming again. This Fall the Board has three seats open, and we welcome your application!

Have questions about what it means to serve on the Board of Directors? Please visit our website for more information about the board. You may pick up an application packet in store or via our website at https://goo.gl/18m67Z. Then send an e-mail to [email protected] or drop off in person at the store. Applications are due by Buy a Vita Coco and August 15, 2018. PAY IT FORWARD! Members will then have the opportunity to cast votes for candidates to fill the three open seats at the Annual Owners’ Meeting on October 7, 2018. Thanks for How? Education is the key to success and supporting your co-op by running for the Board! during the month of August 2018, for every Vita Coco item purchased at your local Coop Food Store, $1 will be designated to help DISCO+VER build classrooms for students in the Philippines (up to $10,000)!

BACK TO SCHOOL Our Mission: Vita Coco’s mission is to lift 1 million people out of poverty. Through our SAVINGS Give, Grow, Guide program known as The

Back to school season is here and your co-op Vita Coco Project. Every day we touch the lives of those in the communities where we is stocked with amazing deals for every source our coconuts. Since our humble budget on products your family needs. Save beginnings in 2004, we have always proudly big on healthy snacks, lunch box fillers, and given back and now YOU can be part of it too! When you Buy any Vita Coco item YOU wonderful weeknight meal essentials. Co-op are PAYING IT FORWARD! owners received these coupons books in the REMEMBER: Education is critical to provoke mail at the beginning of July. Books are change and together we can change the available in store to all shoppers now and WORLD! tear off pads have been posted near the corresponding products. Top by the co-p to pick up your free copy today and save over $55 on products from Woodstock, Clif, Annie’s and Organic Valley. You’ll also find some late- summer recipes to try! Coupons are valid through August 31, 2018. 3 3 Rivers Natural Grocery Co-op & Deli Currents August 2018

Soups, continued from page 1) stock, can be seasoned with STRAWBERRY TOMATO GAZPACHO Italian herbs like basil and Total Time: 30 minutes Servings: 4-6 oregano, or take a turn for This summer soup is as refreshing and flavorful as it is beautiful! the Southwest with cumin and chiles. Just aim for a flavorful 1 lb Strawberries, washed, hulled, and coarsely 1 clove Fresh liquid instead of cream, and chopped 1 Fresh Jalapeño, seeds and stem removed puree some of the veggies 1 lb Tomatoes, coarsely chopped Zest of 1 Lime or fruit for a thicker texture. 1 c Green Bell Pepper, chopped 4 T Fresh Lime Juice 1 c Cucumber, chopped(peeled and seeded) 1½ T Balsamic Chunky soup recipes: Rustic ½ c , chopped ½ tsp Gazpacho, Tomatillo Gazpacho, Classic Andalusian Preparation Gazpacho, Heirloom Tomato Blend all of the ingredients together in a blender, in small batches if necessary. Stir well and taste for Gazpacho, Cold Cucumber salt. This soup is at its refreshing best when served just under room temperature. Refrigerate the , Chilled Yellow Pepper and vegetables shortly before blending if you plan to serve it immediately. and White Bean Soup. Serving Suggestion SOUP GARNISHES Perfect for a light lunch with salad and crackers, this gazpacho looks lovely served in a wide-mouthed All chilled soups call out for tumbler or martini glass. with freshly-snipped chives or a pinch of cracked black pepper. garnishes, which can be used © Co+op, Stronger Together to make them into more of a meal. Floating some cooked WATERCRESS SOUP WITH SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS shrimp, cooked shredded Total Time: 1 hour Servings: 4 chicken, or crumbled soft cheese on a bowl of cold Mushrooms Soup soup gives it the protein heft 10 large shiitake mushrooms 2 tablespoons oil that you might crave. 1 bulb green garlic, minced 2 green garlic bulbs plus stalks, chopped Toasted nuts or croutons can 1/2 bunch oregano, minced (reserve stems for 2 large potatoes, peeled and diced add some crunchy texture optional mushroom stock) 7 cups vegetable stock (or stock using mushroom and make a light soup more 1/4 cup good stems, see instructions below) filling. It’s classic to swirl 1/4 cup seasoned rice vinegar (or rice vinegar 4 cups watercress (reserve stems for optional some yogurt or sour cream with a bit of honey) mushroom stock) into many cold soups, making Salt to taste your colors pop and giving Preparation you a decadent contrast or Mushrooms: Remove the stems and marinate the mushrooms with the herbs, garlic, olive oil, salt and complement. Of course, fresh vinegar for as little as an hour, or overnight. I did it for the length of time it took to cook the soup. herbs are always When the soup is ready. Grill the mushrooms. The way I like to do it is to char both sides – just so it appropriate, whether a has a bit of color. Do this on the hot part of the grill, and then set them aside to finish cooking sprig of mint in a through. Try a mushroom to see if it is done. watermelon soup, or a pile Mushroom Stock (optional): To make a stock using the stems of the shiitakes, roast them in the oven at of shredded basil on a cold 400 degrees F with an onion until they have a bit of color. Then add to a stock pot, cover with water, tomato bisque. add the oregano and watercress stems. Bring to a boil and simmer for an hour.

Summer's bounty of colorful Soup: Saute garlic in the olive oil with salt until translucent. Add potatoes and cook until halfway fresh and flavorful done (about 10 minutes) add vegetable stock and simmer until potatoes are cooked through. Puree and season. Puree watercress with a little water. ingredients will make your cold soups as pretty as they Note: are delicious. From Daniel Klein of The Perennial Plate. Peppery watercress leaves give this soup its amazing flavor and bright green color. Grilled shiitakes on top are meaty and delicious. Check out the recipe and video Find the chilled soup recipes at www.strongertogether.coop. listed below each category © The Perennial Plate, Co+op, Stronger Together above (and others) at the Co+op, Stronger Together website Well Read Women Book Club (strongertogether.coop) and those with an * to the left. Thursday, August 16, 6:30 pm

Authored by Robin Asbell for Become a well read woman of nonfiction: one book, Stronger Together. Reprinted poem, or essay at a time. Everyone is welcome to attend by permission from this inclusive, accepting group for women. This month’s StrongerTogether.coop. Find articles about your food and readings are essays on equal pay and the wage gap. where it comes from, recipes Find links to the articles on our Facebook event. and a whole lot more at Questions? Call Sarah at the Little Turtle Branch Library www.strongertogether.coop. at 260-421-1335.

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6 3 Rivers Natural Grocery Co-op & Deli Currents August 2018 This Just In!: New & By Special Request Featured new items and news! Make your own product request using the slips on the board at the front of the store.

Social Sparkline Wines are perfect for the warm last days of summer. They are certified organic, contain just 4 grams of carbohydrates, 88 calories,1 gram, of sugar, and 4% alcohol per serving, and are gluten– and sulfite-free. They are also “superfood infused” to extract flavor and sweeten. Founder Leah Caplanis created Social after a cancer diagnosis renewed her commitment to wellness. Social wines are meant for the consumer who enjoys alcohol but loves staying energized and who want to be “social” without sacrificing health in the process. We are hoping to carry the entire line but are beginning with two flavors: Elderflower Apple and Hibiscus Cucumber. Their motto? Live SOCIAL. Drink CLEAN.

We have two new additions to the Chicago House individually bagged bulk spice lineup: “Back of the Yards,” a garlic pepper butcher’s rub, and “Northern Barbeque,” a Monday, September 10, 6-8 pm sweet barbeque seasoning. Give these a try for your last Don’t lose the of the last days of the fresh summer few rounds of the summer cook out. produce! Get fresh inspiration for main dish salads. And don't drown out the nutrition of your healthy, Need-to-get-ready-before-the-bus-comes days may have gotten nutrient rich salad in oil--learn some tricks to make oil-free salad dressings your new norm. a little easier with some help from Organic Valley. These “snack packs” include a meat, cheese, and crackers. Find them in Sharp Instructor Laurie Beck is certified in Plant-Based Cheddar & Beef Summer Sausage with Stone Ground Wheat Nutrition from the T. Colin Campbell Center for Crackers, Pepper Jack & Beef Summer Sausage with Stone Nutrition Studies – eCornell University and took a Ground Wheat Crackers, and Mozzarella Cheese & Roasted Garlic Beef with Stone Ground Wheat Crackers. Forks over Knives Plant-Based Cooking Class from Roubxe Cooking School.

Other new products: Koia Plant Based Protein Drinks in Cinnamon Horchata or Cold Register at https://goo.gl/q6bPrK. This 2-hour class Brew Coffee; Cascadian Farm Roasted Sweet Potato & Kale, Rice Cauliflower, and is $20. Recipes and samples provided! Stir Fry Vegetables in Riced Cauliflower Blend; Birch Benders Pancake & Waffle Mix in Banana Paleo or Blueberry; Sir Kensington’s Ranch in Classic with Avocado Oil (no dairy), Buffalo, Classic, and Pizza Ranch; BEAR Apple YoYo’s Real Fruit Snacks in mango or strawberry; and Hail Merry Sweet Potato Dessert Cups. Music in the Café ♫♪ We all have good intentions when it comes to our health and, perhaps, These toe tapping tunes are our reading list. Raise both up a played by a different gathering of musicians each week. Come to notch with our new book club, listen or bring an instrument to focused on books about health/ play along! wellness issues. Our first meeting will be social and gather information August 7, 6:30-8:30 pm 1st Tuesdays on logistics like date setting, and Southern Appalachian decision making on title selection Fiddle Music Jam and desired frequency of meetings. (NOT bluegrass)

Monday, August 27, 7 pm August 21, 6:30-8:30 pm 3rd Tuesdays in the Café Traditional Irish Music Jam

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Management Staff April Bickel Have a product you’d Alisha Dunkleberger Robin Holman like to pose with? Jason Johnson Perhaps the roving BOARD OF DIRECTORS reporter will find you President and snap your pick! Scott Kammerer

Vice President Clayton’s top pick is Rekeweg Raw Daniel Whiteley Honey. It’s “very sweet and extremely Secretary/Treasurer healthy.” He uses it every way he can think James Ringswald of—in yogurt, in his teas, and his favorite, drizzled over plain ice cream. We Stephanie Demorest approve of this combination and may be Sarah Hyndman trying it soon! Lindsay Koler Robert Novak Kelli Vandemark

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