REFRESH Lakewinds Owner Newsletter Holiday 2014-2015
IN THIS ISSUE: A Sustainable Holiday The Best of Bulk Meet SunLeaf Naturals What’s Baking at Lakewinds LETTER FROM THE GENERAL MANAGER: To Owners with Gratitude
Regular readers, friends and fellow owners in Lakewinds and that you shop the co-op to know of my commitment to the co-op business support our vision and mission. I talk to fellow model. At Lakewinds, we keep our profi ts – all employees every day and I can tell you that all of them – in the community. Collectively, we of us value the choices that you make. are long-term investors in the health of the communities we serve. There’s a popular book on stress management That commitment also extends to local and published by the Mayo Clinic. The fi rst tenet organic agriculture and our network of local of the program is practicing gratitude. That and organic food producers. I sit on the boards means fi nding reasons to be grateful for the of the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable people we meet and the things we do. Think- Agriculture at the University of Minnesota, ing about gratitude and practicing gratitude the state’s Sustainable Farming Association, changes our worldview. and the Organic Processing Institute. Lakewinds’ involvement in these organizations Gratitude is an important component of is one way that we put our values into action. Lakewinds’ culture. We appreciate your involvement in the co-op and all the hands In our stores and behind the scenes, our that contribute to the economy of local and staff puts our values into action every day. It sustainable food, from farm to table. On takes hard work to bring outstanding food to behalf of all of us in the Lakewinds our owners and shoppers. The eff orts of our community, thank you for supporting an employee-owners make our co-op community enterprise where values count every day. stronger in a very direct way. In turn, you and all of our owners put eff ort into prioritizing the co-op as a place to shop. We know that our owners have many choices about where to spend their grocery dollars. We appreciate that you’ve chosen ownership Dale Woodbeck General Manager
2 // Lakewinds Owner Newsletter Community Connections Healthy Food Access with Dignity
On any given day, some neighbors living in Lakewinds is helping to meet the needs of and around our co-op’s communities don’t food shelf clients with allergies and have enough to eat. When families experience sensitivities. When we donate gluten-free illness, job loss, or other diffi cult changes, bakery and grocery items to the food shelf, healthy and nutritious food can be one of the it’s oft en the only access clients have to these fi rst things that’s sacrifi ced—with serious important foods. Their gratitude is plain to consequences for a family’s heath and see every day. wellbeing. Lakewinds is honored to partner with three Access to good food with dignity is something generous and caring food shelves in the Twin Lakewinds strives to provide. Food needs Cities: ICA in Minnetonka, PROP in should be met with the highest quality Chanhassen, and VEAP in Richfi eld. Here are products we have available. Everyone de- some of the ways Lakewinds, our owners and serves to have fresh, local produce, shoppers, fi ll the shelves of local food banks. nutrient-dense dairy products, organic breads without preservatives, and more. It is our do- nations to local food shelves – YOUR Jill Holter donations – that make all the diff erence. Community & Events
Food Shelf Partners Pre-packed Donation Food These amazing food Bags Rescue shelf partners serve Change 10,900 We take our best for Hunger Minnesota grocery and frozen Food Share In 2013, Lakewinds FAMILIES donated products, bag them Month with 45% of the ben- and tag for purchase Every penny, dime or dollar dropped in 94,146 efi ciaries being chil- near our registers dren. The benefi ts for $10 or $20 each. boxes at the register POUNDS is collected and In 2013, Lakewinds are enormous. When you buy them, of fresh and Well-fed children are the bags go directly to distributed to shoppers donated food shelves-over more than nutritious organic more successful in the food shelf. Since food from our bakery, school. And parents in the program started in $2,000 $10,000 produce, dairy, need can rest easier 2013, 1,400 bags have grocery, deli and knowing that, what- been purchased and LAST IN frozen departments. ever challenges their donated by Lakew- YEAR CASH kids face, hunger is inds shoppers, for a less likely to be one. total of $21,230. Holiday 2014-15 // 3 Healthy & Hearty Holidays ‘Tis the Season for Sustainable Food
4 // Lakewinds Owner Newsletter AMY HAGGERTY SR. MARKETING specialist
We’re headed into that fun-fi lled, food-fi lled Buy Local time of the year, a season when many of us Buying local keeps money in your community. take part in traditions we look forward to for You already do this when you shop at months. But when it comes to keeping our Lakewinds. But your local dollars go even commitments to organic, sustainable food further when you choose produce or meat through all this holiday splendor, it’s not from local producers like Featherstone Farms, always easy. Hugh’s Gardens or Ferndale Farms in our Lakewinds can help. It IS possible to keep stores. those favorite holiday traditions and do it Think Seasonal responsibly. It may even make the season more rewarding. Most of our traditional bounty is inspired by the fi rst Thanksgiving, a feast that was Start by drawing inspiration from the fi rst seasonal by necessity. Buying foods of the Thanksgiving, which included in-season season like winter squash, cranberries, and produce, naturally-raised meats, and giving root vegetables reduces your carbon footprint thanks for the bounty you’re receiving. Here because these foods don’t travel long are a few simple ways to host a Thanksgiving distances to get to your plate. that’s as sustainable as it is satisfying. Go Meatless Buy an Organic or Free-Range Turkey. Go for Turkeys that can roam free and aren’t treated It might sound like sacrilege to opt out of with hormones or antibiotics. They’re better eating meat on Thanksgiving. But the fact for you, better for the environment, and they is, livestock is responsible for one-fi ft h of all taste better. Our suppliers Ferndale Farms greenhouse gas emissions. And with so many and Larry Schultz off er great local, free-range great side dishes, who needs turkey? Serve and organic options that are naturally pro- squashes as the main dish, or even a thick cessed, meaning no saline or basting solutions lentil soup with seasonal vegetables. Still added, so you get more meat per pound. want something comparable to the traditional These sustainable farmers work to preserve turkey main course? Try our delicious vegan the land, treat animals and workers humanely, mushroom walnut loaf. and support their local community. Save your scraps The average U.S. family wastes $600 in food annually. Instead of throwing out uneaten food, keep the delicious left over for meals and throw unusable scraps into the compost bin. Your garden will thank you in the spring.
LOCAL TURKEY SPECIAL ORDERS Stop by the meat department to reserve your local turkey! Order deadline is November 21st fresh, pasture-raised, no hormones or antibiotics
Holiday 2014-15 // 5 RACHEL INMAN BULK BUYER The Best of Bulk: A Bulk Section Holiday Buyer’s Guide
Longtime co-op shoppers will Sea salt caramels are a year- Bulk Facts remember that for Lakewinds, round favorite (just try one • Lakewinds carries over 290 the bulk section is where it all and taste why). A bag or box bulk food items and over 190 began. Since our humble of these delights makes a bulk herbs, spices and teas. origins as a buying club 40 perfect last-minute gift for the years ago, we’ve grown to holidays. • On average, organic bulk include a double-wide bulk foods cost 89% less than Roasted, seasoned almonds, foods aisle featuring a huge their packaged counterparts. from our local supplier selection of top-quality No fancy marketing to pay Barsy’s, are fantastic—just the products. Bulk is not only the for, less packaging and lower thing for snacking between best way to save as a co-op distribution costs. holiday meals. Barsy’s got its shopper, it makes a big start in 2008 at the Midtown • Buying in bulk prevents a diff erence in your Farmers Market and now signifi cant amount of environmental impact: less off ers an amazing variety. We packaging from entering packaging, lower transport carry Smokies, Sweeties, and landfi lls. costs, and less waste when Hotties as well as Grandy you buy exactly what Remember to bring your Oats Garlic Roasted Cashews you need. own containers (pre-weigh and Maple Roasted Cashews. them at customer service) As we head into holiday They are Organic and Fair to be even more season, Lakewinds bulk buyer Trade… and certifi ed eco-friendly! Rachel Inman has collected addictive. her best bulk fi nds just Holiday baking on your for you. agenda? The bulk department Pecans! Del Valle pecans, is rightly famous for baking bought direct from farmer supplies, stocking just about Sally Harper in New Mexico, every kind of fl our you can are the absolute best. Light in imagine, plus so many spices. color, the way pecans should Essentials like cinnamon are be, and as fresh as we can get. one fi ft h the cost when you Great for pecan pie. buy in bulk!
DON’T MISS IT! 10% OFF The entire Bulk department Saturday, November 15
6 // Lakewinds Owner Newsletter Holiday Survival Guide Top 10 Winter Wellness Finds
This is one time of year when The colder months are moisturize your lips and you really want to feel your notorious for viruses because protect them from best. But travel, germs can spread through the elements. family gatherings, gift the air more easily when the It is possible to have too much shopping and numerous temperature and humidity are of a good thing. Holidays get-togethers can be low. But there are ways to give over-indulgence can bring on minefields of health woes— your body a fighting chance stress and other from cold and flu bugs to against illness. A shot a consequences. For a better hangovers. Fortunately, there (3) Fire Cider each day gives morning after, take(7) Party are a few simple tricks to your digestive system a boost Smart. This herbal staying well this winter and and helps your body’s pH supplement eliminates enjoying it all. Here’s your balance—aiding your energy acetaldehyde, a toxic cheat sheet to healthy holiday and immunity. Keep winter by-product of alcohol cheer as you shop, travel, and colds and flu away with consumption. You can also celebrate. (4) Rainbow Light Counter ease the stresses of the season Attack. This blend of Vitamin Rich foods and drinks and with (8) Rescue Remedy, a C, zinc and herbs naturally extra stress can take a toll blend of five individual flower promotes immunity and on your health. For healthy remedies that calm your mind relieves respiratory holiday digestion, try and body naturally. discomfort. (1) Theralac Probiotic. It not Headed to a party? Don’t go only aids digestion after The holidays are a time when empty handed! (9) SunLeaf holiday feasts, it also primes you want to look your best. Naturals Mini Diffuser and the immune system for the But cold, dry air wrecks havoc Candles in limited-edition stress that accompanies travel. on your skin. Ultra-rich holiday scents are a perfect (5) Weleda Pomegranate You know bitters as a cocktail grab-and-go gift to freshen up Regenerating Hand Cream ingredient. But did you know a gathering. Or try and Skin Food hydrates, they also help to settle your holiday-themed products restores and protects skin stomach after a big meal? by (10) Indigo Wild, from with essential fatty acids and Make aperitif cocktails with candles to body spray to lip Vitamin E (and it smells (2) Urban Moonshine Bitters balm, made without sulfates, divine). (6) Badger Organic before a meal. Or take a drop parabens, synthetic dyes or Natural Lip Balms are on the tongue afterwards to fragrance. smooth and glossy, with a stimulate digestion, curb sugar bounty of antioxidants to Jenny DeRoo cravings or soothe indigestion. Wellness Buyer
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6 Holiday 2014-15 // 7 AMY Campbell sr. marketing manager
SunLeaf Naturals, based in Waconia, created a fragrant wax residue that burned Minnesota, has a simple mission: to create longer, cleaner, and brighter than traditional beautiful-smelling products using the pure candles. Bayberry candles became a New power of real plants. Committed to safe and Year’s tradition with a saying: “Bayberry sustainable products, this local, family-owned candles burned to the socket bring health to company has brought its signature candles the home and wealth to the pocket!” and remarkable scents to Lakewinds for the Come experience SunLeaf’s Bayberry Balsam holidays. collection and bring home the warm glow and SunLeaf’s beautifully craft ed bath, body and cheery scents… for yourself or to make home products are full of freshly sourced someone else’s season. botanicals and pure essential oils. Owner and Pure Essential Oil Reed Diff users founder Teresa Andrys designs and tests everything they sell, carefully selecting Fresh, long-lasting and clean scents, packaged ingredients for their healthful benefi ts while with a bouquet of natural reeds for burn-free avoiding synthetics, dyes, sulfates, parabens/ d i ff u s i n g . phthalates and GMOs. Being based in the Natural Pillar Candle land of 10,000 lakes, SunLeaf works to make sure each product is biodegradable and Made from Bayberry wax, naturally sage in water-safe. 5% of SunLeaf profi ts are donated color, blended with beeswax and 100% pure to protecting Minnesota’s fresh water essential oils. 40 hours of pure enjoyment! resources. Votive Candle & Recycled Glass Holder New for the 2014 holiday season, Lakewinds is Bayberry and beeswax votives scented with proud to feature SunLeaf’s Bayberry-Balsam pure essential oils and featuring lead-free line of candles and reed diff users. Made from hemp wicks. a classic blend of essential oils—Canadian Balsam, Aromatic Bayberry & Cinnamon— Guest Soap with Comfrey these candles burn for up to 40 hours with Package of six individual hand soap bars with a natural woodsy scent that connects us to a calming bayberry scent—a lovely gift . nature even as we head indoors for winter. Bayberry candles have a long history. American colonists fi rst came upon the Don’t miss the coupon bayberry shrub in the sand belt of the Atlantic for sunleaf on the back! coast. Settlers found that boiling its fruit
8 // Lakewinds Owner Newsletter Holiday 2014-15 // 9 DAVID wright OWNER, BREADSMITH What’s Baking at Lakewinds: We Loaf Breadsmith
Breadsmith has been craft ing that treating employees well from Larry Schultz Organic authentic European breads, was crucial. We off er full Farms). Lakewinds customers with their great fl avor and benefi ts to our employees and can be confi dent each satisfying crust, since 1994. strive to create a workplace ingredient has been Started by locals Robin and where employees never want thoughtfully chosen. In just David Wright, Breadsmith to leave.” one example, Breadsmith use took root when Dave left his only non-GMO Canola Oil. Breadsmith bakes bread from corporate job to follow a scratch each day. No breads “As co-op shoppers, my wife long-time dream of opening are kept for the next day; Robin and I are thrilled a traditional bakery. They instead they are donated to about this opportunity to be found a perfect partner in local food shelves. The a part of Lakewinds’ mission Lakewinds. Our co-op and bakery specializes in to serve our community the shares many values with sandwich, crusty European, highest quality foods.” Breadsmith: supporting local and sweet breads, but they producers, demanding the Breadsmith in Minnetonka have hundreds of recipes that best natural foods, and supplies all three Lakewinds make appearances savoring each day. locations. From April through throughout the year. October, Breadsmith breads The fi rst Breadsmith opened Breadsmith is a Kosher Parve are also available at farmer’s in Edina at 50th and France. bakery, which means that all markets in Maple Grove and “To our amazement we sold its products are dairy-free. Richfi eld. Visit their locations more than 500 loaves on our Ingredients are crucial. in Edina, St. Paul or fi rst day,” says Dave. “Making Breadsmith sources their Minnetonka to see the bakers bread is a beautiful work, supplies based on taste (such at work or set up a bakery but also involves hard labor as cranberries from tour by emailing Dave Wright with so many night hours and Wisconsin, peaches from at [email protected]. physical eff orts. We have an Colorado and blueberries incredible group of bakers, from Michigan), local origins many with us for over 15 (fl our milled in Winona, MN) years. From the start we knew and organic certifi cation (eggs
10 // Lakewinds Owner Newsletter The Board View: Looking Forward, Looking Back
The holidays are upon us. It’s time again for their service. Lakewinds cannot be successful the Lakewinds Board to reflect on the year’s without an engaged and hardworking board. accomplishments and begin the process of We are fortunate to have a strong general thinking BIG about our direction for the year manager to partner with as we continuous- ahead. We are also in the midst of welcoming ly refine our policy governance and move and training our four newly elected board forward on initiatives. Right now, we are busy members. And, just like our owners, we will preparing topics for our annual board retreat, be carving out extra time to celebrate the which takes place in the spring. holidays with friends and family. Owner engagement is a topic that comes up As I wrap up my first year serving on the frequently at our meetings. I want you all to Lakewinds Board, words cannot express my know that the board takes your interests seri- reverence for what our cooperative commu- ously. We regularly discuss where our owners nity has accomplished. The opening of the are on the spectrum of OWN, USE, SERVE, Richfield store completes a multi-year effort BELONG and what we, as a board, should of scouting locations, purchasing and financ- do to provide more opportunities for them ing our project, constructing, and delivering to grow with us. We always welcome input. If our largest store yet—to a community that has there is something on your mind, please let us received Lakewinds with open arms. The first- know. hand stories of appreciation from Richfield The Lakewinds Board wishes you and your residents have moved me. The good food and family the happiest of holidays. I plan to cooperative culture that Lakewinds brings to introduce my sons to the joy of Thanksgiving our owners and customers truly matters. shopping at Lakewinds and cannot wait to eat To continue this good work, we need good all that good food! board members. It was wonderful to see so many talented and interested owners partic- Steph matz ipate in our board election process and offer BOARD MEMBER
Holiday 2014-15 // 11 6321 Bury Drive, Suite 21 Eden Prairie, MN 55346 lakewinds.coop
OFF OF ONE LOAF OF 10% off bulk day BREADSMITH BREAD Valid Through: December 31, 2014 Valid one-time use per member-owner only. Not valid on prior saturday, november 15th purchases. Sales tax is not discounted. For owners only. Valid at all LakewindsVOID locations. Minnetonka • Chanhassen • Richfield PLU 20085 The entire bulk department is 10% off…stock up on all your holiday baking essentials! OFF ANY SUNLEAF PURCHASE Valid Through: December 31, 2014 Valid one-time use per member-owner only. Not valid on prior purchases. Sales tax is not discounted. For owners only. Valid at all lakewinds holiday hours Lakewinds locations. PLUVOID 20087 Thanksgiving: Closed Dec 24TH: Close at 4 pm OFF Dec 25TH: Closed ONE JAR OF BEEZ KNEEZ HONEY ALL FLAVORS ST Dec 31 : Close at 6 pm Valid Through: December 31, 2014 ST Valid one-time use per member-owner only. Not valid on prior Jan 1 : Closed purchases. Sales tax is not discounted. For owners only. Valid at all LakewindsVOID locations. PLU 20089 LAKEWINDS.COOP | MINNETONKA | CHANHASSEN | RICHFIELD