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FRESH TURKEYS Through our membership with National Cooperative Grocer $2.69/lb we are able to offer these outstanding pricing programs: Available to pre-order today! Co+op Deals change twice Co+op Basics offers Some sizes sell out fast monthly. See the sales flyer in Raised on a family farm in MN everyday low prices on so reserve early! many popular grocery the store, on the website, in the Free-range • No Antibiotics (starting October 3) and household items. Mining Gazette, and look for Sizes vary from 10–24 pounds signs in the aisles.* Available to pickup $10 deposit per turkey November 18th after 6pm *Additional Co+op Deals coupons are available six times a year (coupon booklets available at the Co-op).

store specials fresh deals $4.09/lb $7.39/lb FROZEN Fresh Deals are a way of saying Store Specials are a way of saying TURKEYS FRESH HALF SPIRAL SLICED thanks to all of our customers. thanks to all of our customers. Look for Look for rotating deals in our SEMI BONELESS HAMS rotating deals throughout the store. fresh departments. Limited supply in stock Available one week before Christmas (no pre-order) From Garret Valley in NJ • Fully Cooked Raised on family farms in New York No Added Nitrates or Nitrites • No Antibiotics Students & Seniors Organic • No Antibiotics • Vegetarian Diet No Hormones • No Preservatives All students who shop on Sundays receive a 5% discount on their Sizes vary from 10–16 pounds All Natural Ingredients • Minimally Processed purchase. Current student ID card required. All seniors 60 and over who 5%DISCOUNT shop on Wednesdays receive a 5% discount on their purchase. New Ways to Appreciate Owners (starting 2017) The Co-op offers Owners* special pricing on bulk or case quantities of pre-ordered product. Applies to any product In response to Owner requests to make the that one day, but instead will be offered to BULK available to the Co-op, whether we regularly stock it or Owner Appreciation Day more flexible, we’re Owners who are current with their payment not. Orders need to be a full case, sack, bag or whatever trying something new in 2017. We plan to plans on the shopping trip of their choice form the item comes from the wholesaler to qualify for case convert our Owner Appreciation Days into during a designated month each quarter. pricing. The price is calculated at 20% over cost. ORDERS more cause- or theme-related events, with More information will come your way as we more focused sampling and education along formalize details, but we wanted to give you a with the festive atmosphere, heads-up that change is in the works! OWNER APPRECIATION music and fun. Starting in 2017, Owners* receive a 10% discount on all Join us for one more Owner Appreciation Day The 10% discount will no (with 10% discount) in 2016:

OWNERS ONLY OWNERS regularly priced items for one shopping trip each quarter. You choose the day within the designated month each quarter. longer be associated with 10%DISCOUNT (Read more about this change on the next page.) Monday, November 14

2 CIRCUMSPICE FALL/WINTER 2016 *Owners must be current on their payment plans to qualify. FALL/WINTER 2016 CIRCUMSPICE 3 Cayenne Pepper Green Tea Cayenne pepper contains With the cold weather right around the corner, green capsaicin which gives it its fire tea is a wonderful way to warm up and reap a number Practical Wellness hot qualities and is a powerful of health benefits. Green tea contains catechins which anti-inflammatory substance. are profoundly anti-inflammatory and account for a Top 5 Easiest Anti-Inflammatory Herbs and Spices Capsaicin is often used as majority of the beneficial compounds. In addition to a topical analgesic in pain being anti-inflammatory there is also evidence that green to Start Using Today relief creams. When ingested, tea can boost metabolism, has anticancer effects and can by Dr. Jinny Sirard—Superior Family Chiropractic cayenne pepper promotes a boost your immune system. Not all green tea is created more alkaline environment, healthy circulation, and has equal, you should always choose organic varieties to immune boosting qualities. Cayenne is also a great source avoid ingesting harmful of several vitamins (A,E,C,B6, K) and manganese. My pesticides, in fact, this sing anti-inflammatory herbs and spices is a is one of the simplest to add to your diet. It does not favorite way to use cayenne pepper is in its dried form. precaution should be simple and impactful way to enhance your have a strong flavor and can be sprinkled on to savory If you prefer a milder, or hotter pepper, you can use the practiced with all teas in health. Though inflammation is a crucial part dishes, added to soups and sautéed greens, blended into Scoville rating scale or SHU, the higher the number the general. :: ofU the repair process in our body, too much can be a bad your smoothies or combined with your tea. My two hotter the product. Add cayenne to dishes that go well thing. Unfortunately for many, the Standard American favorite ways to use turmeric are to sprinkle it on top of with a little (or a lot) of heat or make my detox lemonade Diet or SAD diet, rich in processed foods, excess grains, my eggs in the morning with a dash of cayenne pepper (see recipe in sidebar). Bibliography loads of sugar, and void of nutrient dense food, is to and sea and to make a turmeric latte (see recipe in Kaefer, Christine M., and John Milner A. “The Role of Herbs and Spices in Cancer blame. Not only can adding anti-inflammatory herbs sidebar). Turmeric contains the powerful compound Prevention.” The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry 19.6 (2008): 347-61. Print. Garlic and spices to your diet help with pain and inflammation, called curcumin and benefits you in several ways due Shobha, R.i., C.u. Rajeshwari, and B. Andallu. “Oxidative Stress and Antioxidant Herbs Garlic is an extensively used and Spices in Cancer Prevention.” Cancer (2014): 91-100. Print. when accompanied by a healthful diet, they can help to its pleiotropic properties, which means it works in culinary spice with a long list Fürst, Robert, and Ilse Zündorf. “Plant-Derived Anti-Inflammatory Compounds: Hopes prevent inflammatory diseases such as asthma, arthritis, several biochemical pathways in your body producing of benefits. The research to and Disappointments regarding the Translation of Preclinical Knowledge into Clinical Progress.” Mediators of Inflammation 2014 (2014): 1-9. Print. Alzheimer’s, neurological disorders, and cancer to name a many favorable health benefits. It is antibacterial, anti- support anti-cancer effects is few. carcinogenic (or anti-cancer), a powerful antioxidant, and “Turmeric.” Wikipedia. N.p., 2006. Web. 10 Sept. 2016. extensive. Most of the medicinal “Garlic.” Garlic. The Worlds Healthiest Foods, n.d. Web. 11 Sept. 2016. In my chiropractic practice, I recommend anti- of course anti-inflammatory. There are over 100 PubMed benefits come from the sulfur compounds contained in inflammatory diet modifications for the numerous health studies investigating and documenting the numerous “10 Medicinal Ginger Health Benefits - Dr. Axe.” Dr Axe. N.p., 22 June 2015. Web. 15 garlic which give it its pungent, strong odor. The sulfur Sept. 2016. benefits and to help alleviate pain in many of my patients, benefits of turmeric, and more compounds have a stimulatory effect on the immune Photos: KreativKolors/Shutterstock.com (turmeric) and I can attest to the benefits. From a clinical perspective, specifically curcumin. system as well as cardio protective attributes and can even Binh Thanh Bui/Shutterstock.com (ginger) many of these substances work in a similar biochemical Nattika/Shutterstock.com (cayenne) help you burn fat. Garlic is very easy to use in the kitchen Timmary/Shutterstock.com (garlic) manor as NSAIDS, or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory Ginger but when choosing garlic, fresh is best. Dried garlic is also William Warby/Wikimedia Commons (lemon) drugs, but without the detrimental side effects. In the Hailing from the same family a healthy choice and can save time in the kitchen. Precut WJ Houtman/Wikimedia Commons (green tea) short-term they have the potential to help you feel better, as cardamom (another healthy garlic sold in jars does not boast the same health benefits and in the long-term they can create a more healthful you. spice not covered in this and should be avoided. It is recommended that garlic, Turmeric Latte Most of these herbs and spices can be purchased and article) and turmeric, this delicious herb is one of the once crushed or chopped, is allowed to sit for 3-5 minutes consumed in an encapsulated form, which is a great way oldest medicinal foods on the planet. It has been used in Combine the following ingredients. Serve cold or before use. Doing so allows full activation blend a steaming hot cupful with a tablespoon of to deliver large amounts to your body in a more clinical Aryvedic and Chinese medicine for thousands of years. of the sulfur compounds and therefore sense. However, to enhance our relationship with these The list of benefits is extensive and includes digestive to create a delicious frothy latte-like maximizes its benefits. beverage. powerful foods, I am a big proponent of learning how to benefits such as anti-nausea, GERD and ulcer relief, as consume them in a way that they can be truly enjoyed and well as anti-cancer effects, blood pressure regulation, pain • 1 can full fat coconut milk appreciated; as a food. I believe learning to infuse these relief, and use as a powerful anti-microbial agent. Ginger • 3 cups almond or coconut milk powerful substances into our foods, allows us to use them is hugely anti-inflammatory. Ginger is easy to cook with • ½ cup honey or maple in a more sustainable way and perhaps change the way and is a great accompaniment to Asian inspired dishes • 2 tsp vanilla we eat. The Co-op offers a wide variety of fresh and dried in either its fresh or dried form. My favorite way to use • Dash of black pepper herbs and spices. ginger is ginger tea which can be made by steeping either Detox Lemonade • 1 ½ tbsp turmeric dried ginger root or sliced ginger root in boiling hot water. • 2 quarts pure water • 1 tsp cinnamon Turmeric It is a great remedy for the common cold, the slightly • ¾ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice • ½ tsp nutmeg Turmeric is one of the most spicy herb is very soothing to sore throat inflammation. • ½ sea salt • ½ tsp dried ginger powerful anti-inflammatory • ½ cup honey or maple syrup • Pinch of sea salt • Cayenne pepper to taste • Dash of cayenne pepper (optional) substances and in my opinion,

4 CIRCUMSPICE FALL/WINTER 2016 FALL/WINTER 2016 CIRCUMSPICE 5 From the GM Honey Catcher 5-Year Check Up by Daniel Krueger—Deli Manager by Curt Webb—General Manager Our apologies please to all worker bees Who witnessed the honey we spilled recklessly When we left the valve open to scrutinize teas And our jar on the floor overfilled by degrees t’s hard to believe that it’s been five years since we set While the list is short, it is by no means insignificant. Till our sweet amber drizzle became sticky seas out on our current path toward relocation. The Co-op Our main focus will be on growing sales and expanding Of bee-sweated clover nectar monosaccharides Board at that time, led by Roger Woods, invited Bill our Owner base. We will set concrete goals and engage in Collected on hairs of bee elbows and knees GessnerI to visit our store and assess our preparedness for a planning process to systematically achieve them. And regurgitated in honeycomb trees a relocation and expansion. Bill observed our operations, Double-digit sales growth: This sounds lofty, but we In the Forests of Birdsfoot just outside Pelkie governance and financial performance. He left us with a can make it happen. I know that the gut response to this is We discovered by chance on thimble berry sprees laundry list of projects that we needed to tackle to bring not always positive, it doesn’t feel “co-op”. But this is not (A fruit which appeases most bee devotees). our dream of a new home into the realm of feasible. growth just for the sake of growth. It is part of our mission It was a pleasure and an honor to work with Bill to get more good food to more people, to expand the reach Black flies drove us into your hive colonies Gessner. Bill’s twenty-plus years of advising cooperatives of the cooperative model. To best achieve that requires a Where we witnessed your wax making machineries on expansion and relocation projects brought keen larger, better facility. And to make that financially feasible In the hollow old trunks of trefoil factories Where the queen of the realm ruled your proclivities perspective to our situation – Bill has seen it all. While in today’s changing market, growth is a key factor in the Toward blossomy roses and pink peonies the Co-op’s position in 2011 was relatively solid, our equation. With infinite patience and queenly esprit capacity to take on the complexities With an internal focus on As you toiled in hexagonal chamber armies of an expansion and the subsequent “The Board and I decided product mix, pricing and the Making honey for larvae and royal jellies growth in sales, Staff, Owners and shopping experience, our new (Secreted from glands in the heads of drone bees) services was lacking. With Bill’s that it was time for another marketing manager will be charged To prevent against rickets and wasting disease list in hand, and his council along outside assessment…” with external efforts to spread the And black mold bee crud which made all the bees sneeze the way, we moved forward step by word and get more people in the And left the hive dusty and disorderly step. door more often. The upcoming Customer Survey will Which was bad for production and bee monarchies. Now, here we are five years later and a relocation help us prioritize our efforts. and expansion project is coming into focus. But have we Expanding our Owner base is an important test of We hoard all your hard work as much as we please In jars shaped like bears who are your enemies done all we need to do to ensure that a project will be community support. Our goal is to add 1,000 Owners In candles and salves and in Algoma meads successful? Working in the midst of it day after day, it’s over the next two years. We see that you are loyal (Which are made letting juice sit four days on the lees) difficult to gain perspective on the progress we’ve made. shoppers day-to-day. In the context of relocation, a larger And in a big vat near bulk nuts and chickpeas. The Board and I decided that it was time for another pool of Owners broadens our shared vision, making it outside assessment, and we reached out to Bill Gessner accessible to more people. It builds equity and increases Your craft flowed from tap-cock to jar down beneath once again. opportunities for investment. In a thin golden syrupy trickling tease Bill’s recent visit had multiple foci. He spent time with The more buy-in we attain, So slowly assertively time seemed to freeze me drilling into financials, the Market Study, potential the greater our chance for Our brain-span was lost on idiosyncrasies sites and resources. He met with the Management Team success. Thank you for your (Because people thought-wander to brief vagaries) to review progress, look at financial goals, assess capacity continued support. :: As Bee Power boiled up in bee communities and observe our team. The final day was with the Board of Spilled onto the floor to the dirt grime and sleaze And when we awakened to seize our reprise Directors reviewing feasibility, vision and visioning, roles From a widening puddle that caused you unease and fundraising. We reflected on flaws in our humanities The exciting outcome of this assessment: A feasible relocation and expansion project is within reach. Read: CDS consultant and co-op hero Bill Gessner. We all take for granted in analyses We are not there yet, but there is a short list of priorities (Photo: heroes.coop) Of bee-human relationship debaucheries to bring into line while we step up our expansion project (We’re not hyper-focused on catastrophes) efforts and start a site search in earnest. Photo: MaraZe/Shutterstock.com But now it’s too late for such hypotheses.

6 CIRCUMSPICE FALL/WINTER 2016 FALL/WINTER 2016 CIRCUMSPICE 7 understand what it takes to nourish us. And of course, we discussion on these topics: [email protected] can also feel it because our bodies run on energy-yielding nutrients (carbs, lipids, proteins) and we can generally feel But for now, we can take a lesson from world Food Science when we’re energized and when we’re not. The energy cultures that traditionally have maintained a whole from these nutrients are derived from the breakage of foods diet. These long-held traditional diets are Eating to Live bonds between atoms within the nutrient itself. Energy traditions because they work. And we don’t even is released as the result of the breaking bonds. This have to travel very far. Various Native American by Heather Britz—Bulk Foods Buyer bond-breaking is the process of metabolism. So, as the tribes in North America practice Three Sister body processes nutrients, it must breakdown the bonds Agriculture (beans, corn, squash) for Photo: Lightspring/Shutterstock.com between atoms in all the nutrients you have consumed. reliable crops and nutrition. t’s not about GMOs. It’s not about being a vegan. Or as teeth and bones, as well as influence the body’s fluid The resultant energy is released as heat (warming you The Great Lakes Ojibwe paleo. It’s not even about organics. balance and distribution. up) and also is used to synthesize bodily compounds by have relied on

sending electrical impulses through our brain and nerves manoomin, or wild NoticeI what birds eat. Or squirrels. Observe the habits of WATER is the next simplest nutrient because like to ultimately move our muscles. Macronutrients (fats, rice (which is a moose or a dragonfly skimming the surface of a river. minerals, water is inorganic, containing only 2 elements: proteins, carbs) also serve as raw building materials for actually a grass, Not only are these animals eating locally (directly from hydrogen and oxygen. Water is important as a nutrient the body’s tissues and regulation activities. This is how of which we their environment), but they’re also eating food in its because it provides the medium for most of the body’s food energizes and supports your day-to-day functioning, consume most pure, unadulterated form. Husks and skins haven’t activities, such as waste transport. whether meditating or biking. the grain). been removed. Nothing is blanched or flash pasteurized. Our local Nutrients haven’t been removed and then artificially Lipids, carbs, proteins and vitamins are a bit more But yet, it’s not just about the energy. Something farmers and added back in. There aren’t any ethical considerations or complex—they contain hydrogen, oxygen and carbon must cause the energy to be released. VITAMINS are produces diet guidelines to live by. This is survival. This is eating (which is what makes something organic or not; chemically organic (they contain carbon) but do not at North to live. Eating by what makes us feel good and function organic=living, in chemical terms). All living creatures provide energy, though are essential because vitamins Harvest optimally. eat for nourishment, which provides us with energy. facilitate the energy release from the fats, proteins and CSA, CARBOHYDRATES, PROTEINS AND FATS carbs in your food. There are 13 vitamins, each with a Gagnon In ‘nature’ (which we humans ARE part of), if something (macronutrients) yield energy, while minerals, vitamins different role to play within the body and nearly every Farms, isn’t beneficial to be eaten, then it isn’t (unless you’re and water do not yield energy. So, when eating to live, we action or process in the body requires the use of vitamins. human!). Observe the rest of nature long enough, this is want to maximize the energy we are obtaining from our And vitamins function only when they are intact. what you see and suddenly all of our (human) concerns food and how much energy a food provides is determined Since vitamins are complex organic molecules, they’re about what and how to eat seem a little ridiculous, by that food item’s fat, carbohydrate and protein content. susceptible to destruction by chemicals, heat and light. absurd, even. We cause ourselves anxiety about what and A gram of carbohydrate broken down by the body yields This is why it is recommended to cook vegetables at how much to eat, we are overwhelmed by options and too 4 kcalories, as do proteins. Fats contain the greatest low-to-moderate temperatures for short periods of time. much ‘information’ about amount of energy And this is also why vitamins often have to be artificially what we’re ‘supposed’ to density with 9 kcalories “There are six classes of nutrients: added back into foods that undergo heavy processing (this eat. per gram of fat. Ransom water, minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates, is fortification). Farm, Below is a brief primer What is a calorie, Hughes lipids (fat) and proteins.” So, how does one go about eating? The nutrient content on nutrition and what our anyway? Calories are Farm, Jim’s of a food is what determines the value of that food, i.e. food is made-up of. There are six classes of nutrients: tiny units of energy released as heat and is the amount of eggs, etc valuable to the body. But does it matter if that food has water, minerals, vitamins, carbohydrates, lipids (fat) energy required to increase 1 gram of water by 1° Celsius. supply us with retained its original nutrient structure or if those nutrients and proteins. Chemically speaking, the simplest of What you read on food packages uses the term ‘calorie’ the incredibly are artificially added back in? How do we determine these nutrients are MINERALS because each mineral is to express kilocalories (often abbreviated kcalories), valuable resource of whole the value of whole foods vs processed foods? General comprised only of one chemical element e.g. iron, zinc; which is the actual metric used to measure heat energy. foods. And in this country, we are audience authors such as Marion Nestle and Michael so that mineral’s atoms are all alike and thus, its identity One kilocalorie is comprised of 1,000 calories. Or if you fortunate enough to have access Pollan have written numerous books and articles on all as iron never changes. The magnesium in that 88% dark want to get fancy with it, E(kcal) = E(cal) / 1000. So to all sorts of whole foods from around the matters about food, from marketing and processing to chocolate bar that you’re eating retains its molecular form that banana you’re eating, if you look it up, is about 100 world. And if the Inuit, Tshimshian, Eyak and other distribution and health, I highly recommend them to help in the dark chocolate bar and in your body. There are 16 kcalories, which is actually 100,000 calories. Hmm. Native tribes in Alaska can figure-out how to optimally answer questions such as these. Also, check-out nutrition minerals essential to humans, they’re inorganic (as they nourish themselves with limited resources, we certainly textbooks from a library or experiment with your own don’t contain carbon) and are indestructible. Minerals Are you still with me? Good, because the best part can figure-out something to do with apples, squash and diet. If you have any thoughts, science or experiences on are necessary because they align to form structures such about all of this math means that we can intellectually arugula. Happy autumn harvesting! :: the matter, do be in touch, maybe we can host an actual

8 CIRCUMSPICE FALL/WINTER 2016 FALL/WINTER 2016 CIRCUMSPICE 9 What does lunch in Japan look like?

Former Keweenaw Co-op employee Pam Kotila worked as a teacher in twelve schools in Hita City, Oita Prefecture, Japan from 2011–2014. F N A We asked her a few Co+op Explorer questions about school lunch in U P G E Japan... What is school lunch like in Hita City? I was mostly the ‘inaka’ or ‘countryside’ teacher. The biggest school I worked in had over 500 kids, the smallest had less than 50. Where I Explorers Word Search worked kids could not bring lunch from from home. Everyone ate the same thing. Most schools ate lunch in the classroom; only one school How many types of squash can you find? I visited had a lunchroom. At lunchtime volunteers from each class would go pickup the dishes and food and divide it up evenly and we Acorn Delicata Spaghetti would all sit and eat in the classroom. The one thing that all schools had in common regarding lunch was that you have to eat it all! The Blue Hubbard Grey Ghost Sweet Dumpling coolest thing about it is that the kids do all the prep and clean up— Buttercup Kabocha Turban even first graders—and there’s emphasis on not being wasteful. When Butternut Loofah Zephyr the dishes go back to the food center the wasted food is recorded so Carnival Pattipan Zucchini everyone can see which school is the most wasteful! Cousa Pumpkin wikimedia.org Crookneck Red Kuri What is in a Hita City school lunch? S P A G H E T T I R L S T N Milk and rice (always!) and a soup of some sort with mixed R W L V M B U T T E R C U P vegetables and/or a fruit. Sometimes you get curry or O K E S T S O H G Y E R G B something else on the rice. T A N E R C A R N I V A L P Sometimes there is a little bag of dried fish (like in the top right of L B U T T E R N U T S U T U this picture)!

N O E Z R D L Z J W E A P M The big emphasis is on well-rounded lunch. There is usually a E C K E Y E U M O H N C X P nutritionist or dietician working at that main city lunch center. When I traveled to a small mountain school with less than 50 kids in the entire I H C P R L S M U A T O N K sixth grade, they actually had a chef that made it all from scratch. That was definitely my favorite school! R A E H A I R B P A L R M I U S N Y T C B I N L S N R N Go on a fresh food adventure Do kids ever use lunch boxes in Hita City? K L K R S A T R C O I U K V with the Co+op Explorers! Yes, some kids do bring lunch from D S O L R T N E U O K N O B Color your favorite Explorer character, then cut on the dotted line. Glue home in box, or a set of nesting or tape your character to a stiff piece of paper or cardboard and attach boxes called a Bento. They aren’t too E H O D A A R D C F O V G C different from the Co+op Explorers a stick (or just hold it). Then take a picture of yourself/friends/family with lunchboxes at our co-op. This is a R S R P L T U R B A N T N E your flat Explorer. Tell us what you are exploring (a place, another co- picture of common style of Bento op, an interesting food). Send your picture to us via email (marketing@ Z U C C H I N I E H Y K S Y box. keweenaw.coop) or snail mail it! We may share your picture at the Co-op, bentousa.com in the next newsletter or on our website or Facebook page. Have fun! 10 CIRCUMSPICE FALL/WINTER 2016 FALL/WINTER 2016 CIRCUMSPICE 11 Global Ends: The Keweenaw Co-op exists to sustain the From the Board physical and social health of our owners, customers, and community with: a resilient and ethical food infrastructure; by Carl Blair—President education, activism, and communication; and advantages of a cooperative business model.

reetings! I know I started last newsletter’s note by priced location will provide better sales growth that will Equity Redemption governance of our co-op. Access, integrity, and cost are praising the optimism and growth of spring—but pay off the increased debt in equal or shorter time. We As part of preparing for relocation, the Board is moving all core considerations. We anticipate having an electronic wow, isn’t fall great too! The Produce Department undoubtedly need to remain profitable, not only to pay for to finalize redemption of old equity—equity held by system in place in time for April’s elections. hasG been full of locally grown fruits and vegetables for the relocation, but to accomplish our other agreed upon members of the Co-op prior to reincorporation who chose months. Not only is this an opportunity to eat healthful, goals such as better staff compensation and more full time not to rollover their membership equity towards the Be an active Owner! low impact food, but a chance to support and encourage positions. As a co-op based upon the Rochdale principles purchase of a new owner share. Although we were not Finally, before we need a second volume of this newsletter existing and new local businesses. Everything my family our Ends involve more than just money. legally required to do so, in the spirit of cooperation the to contain this note from the Board, I have two requests. and I have purchased and eaten has been great. Thank you One factor to consider is what financial support we Board offered to “cash out” former members who chose Over the last several years the Board has asked for your to all our growers! may be eligible for. For example, if we relocate to an not to become owners of the new co-op. That was six help in encouraging new owners to invest in the co-op. existing “brownfield” site in an economic development years ago. Initially we had 10–12 requests a month, but We need a strong ownership more than ever now as we Relocation area and/or a historic structure (which we have many of over the last year they have dropped to 10–12 a year. In prepare for relocation. (I have encouraged a new owner The Board is moving into full relocation planning mode, in the region) we may have access to a lot of financial order to have a clean fiscal balance sheet before pursuing to buy a share this year, have you?) Also, we truly mean requiring daily efforts by us all. While we are excited to support. Whereas if we build on a new or “greenfield” site financing for relocation, we will soon be making a final it when we say we want your input. Come to the Board share developments with the Ownership, we also need there is less support available, but perhaps the opportunity effort to contact former members who have not reinvested meetings (second Wednesday of the month), participate in to exercise caution about what we communicate to the for a more custom, efficient building. or cashed out their equity, after that we will close out those surveys, send us your thoughts—please! general public, at least until we are further along in the There are many challenging variables and calculations accounts. After six years the Board feels folks have had process. If we say too much now, it may jeopardize our to be considered as we move forward in the relocation enough time to request a redemption payment. chances. We will continue our process. Fortunately we are not Yes, relocation is a little scary, but I truly believe we are efforts to build a shared vision alone, along with truly helpful Owner Voting in a position to make changes that will allow us to be and provide opportunities for “Relocation is a sobering task advice and encouragement from Relocation is not the only issue the Board would like to a key driving force in our community for decades. We Owners to voice their thoughts. and your Board is taking its our regional co-op friends, the discuss with you. We are continuing to move to a more have a remarkable co-op. Our business is doing well—of So what can I tell you? I Board has been working with inclusive and contemporary voting procedure. Last year, course more could be done—but we are in good, I’d say can tell you we are looking at duties very seriously.” Co-operative Development as you may recall, we allowed Owners to cast absentee great, shape. Our General Manager, Curt Webb, is one in multiple sites in Hancock and Services (CDS) based in St. Paul ballots. It was a great success with the highest number a thousand. Our Staff gets stronger and more competent Houghton, some more seriously than others. The locations Minnesota. They are inarguably the most experienced of votes ever for the Annual Meeting. We are currently everyday. Our community support is impressive. Our being explored include existing buildings that could be co-op advisory group in the nation, possibly anywhere. exploring electronic voting options which we hope will financial condition has never been better. Now is our time! re-purposed and renovated and also new construction. Marquette Food Co-op also made use of CDS in their allow even more Owners to actively participate in the We are the people! :: Which basically means everything is still on the table for recent move. We also have active help from professionals consideration. in the area who have been extraordinarily generous with The core site criteria we’re looking at right now is: their time so far (and more will be asked)! Many of our space, visibility, cost, availability, and potential for sales Owners have taken time to offer their opinions and advice growth. There are multiple things we want from a new too—thank you. Much more owner participation will be Democratic Member Control (P2) location: a bigger store, better parking, more visibility, a needed. loading dock, accessible facilities, the kitchen on the same Relocation is a sobering task and your Board is taking In keeping with the cooperative principles, the Keweenaw Co-op is governed by a nine-person Board level as the deli, a seating area, expanded community its duties very seriously. As the Board President, I spend of Directors who are elected by and from the Ownership. The Board’s role is to represent the Owners, room, a teaching kitchen, more room for produce, a meat 1.5 to 2 hours daily on relocation issues now and I expect to create and implement a vision for the Co-op and policies that guide movement toward that vision. counter, etc. Some of these are more essential than others that to increase. This is not a complaint, I am privileged Directors are elected for three-year terms. Potential Director candidates are encouraged to show their and we’re working on ways to prioritize them. to do this work, rather it is a testimony of how seriously interest at any time throughout the year by attending a meeting and/or contacting any of the current The Board is legally bound to be fiscally prudent in we all take this task. With your help we will shortly be in Board Members. Board Meeting are held on the second Wednesday of each month at 5:30pm in our choices, however, this does not simply mean we must a “new” store that will allow us to better achieve our Ends! the Community Room upstairs at the Co-op. go for the lowest priced option. It may be that a higher 12 CIRCUMSPICE FALL/WINTER 2016 FALL/WINTER 2016 CIRCUMSPICE 13 Pursuing affordable, sustainable, and community-driven energy solutions for Houghton County

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he Houghton Energy like refrigerators in reverse, residents’ older, energy-guzzling Winterizations Efficiency Team (HEET) transferring heat from the models. HEET is starting up its Income Qualification has helped about 40 surrounding air to the water. winterization program this fall. If Guidelines income-qualifiedT UPPCO and In addition, HEET also LED light bulb giveaway you would like to be a volunteer, SEMCO customers swap out worked to bring several on- In cooperation with Efficiency or if you need help winterizing Members in Income energy-hogging water heaters demand gas water-heating United, HEET is giving away LED your home, contact Melissa Davis Household Eligibility for more-efficient, greener systems to local residents who light bulbs to income-qualified at 906-281-5986 or melissa@ 1 $23,340 models at no cost to the had been using conventional UPPCO customers. newpowertour.com. homeowner. tank heaters. On-demand The LEDs use only one- HEET is an ad hoc group 2 $31,460 “Over the last few months, systems can provide savings of sixth the energy of conventional of volunteers formed to help 3 $39.580 we’ve replaced about 35 older 10 to 50 percent and last much incandescent bulbs and last up to Houghton County compete for the electric water heaters with longer than the tank heaters. 20 years. HEET will give eight Georgetown University Energy 4 $47,700 heat-pump water heaters,” said Efficiency UNITED, which LEDs to those living in single- Prize. Approximately 50 regions 5 $55,820 Old, energy-guzzling water heaters replaced by HEET energy manager Melissa offers energy-saving programs family dwellings and five to nationwide are in the running 6 $63,940 greener models as part of a cooperative effort Davis. “Now those folks should on behalf of UPPCO and apartment dwellers. for the $5 million prize, which between HEET and Efficiency UNITED. 7 $72,060 (Photo: Melissa Davis) pay less for hot water.” Semco, partnered with HEET on To pick them up, bring an challenges local communities A lot less, according to the the project. Houghton contractor UPPCO bill and proof of income to rethink their energy use and 8 $80,180 US Department of Energy. Heat Mike Manderfield installed the to the HEET office at 422 Quincy implement creative strategies to pump water heaters use one- systems. Street in downtown Hancock any increase energy efficiency. :: half to one-third the electricity HEET also worked with Thursday between 4 and 8 p.m. of conventional electric Efficiency UNITED to swap 35 water heaters. They work high-efficiency refrigerators for

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14 CIRCUMSPICE FALL/WINTER 2016 FALL/WINTER 2016 CIRCUMSPICE 15 Store Focus Celebrating An Interview with Danielle Hurst in the Co-op Kitchen by Amina Oubijjane— Buyer Co-op Month 2016

October is Co-op Month! October is Co-op Month! all is not only about leather boots, yurt camping, o-ops around the world share a set of guiding and pumpkin spice everything. It is also a time principles with the Keweenaw Co-op, including of gratitude for the year that’s transpired. The “cooperation among cooperatives,” and “concern KeweenawF Co-op deli continues to bring in amazing Cfor community.” When you purchase delicious, healthy Co-op Shopping List: Help celebrate by Co-op Shopping List: Help celebrate by staff and also retain some rock stars. One employee in food at the co-op, you’re supporting a business that cares adding cooperatively owned and cooperatively adding cooperatively owned and cooperatively particular that deserves recognition is Danielle Hurst our about people and contributes to a livable, sustainable sourced products to your shopping list. sourced products to your shopping list. Kitchen Supervisor and Catering Coordinator. Beyond community. And when you choose products from co-op thanking her, here is a recent interview that really lets you farmers and vendors, that impact grows and grows! BULK BULK know the inner workings of this crazy cook, and creator of In October, we’re proud to join food co-ops around the Alter Eco – grains, rice, sugar, chocolate Alter Eco – grains, rice, sugar, chocolate some of your favorite deli recipes. country to celebrate the many stories of how cooperative Equal Exchange – coffee, dried fruit, nuts Equal Exchange – coffee, dried fruit, nuts companies, suppliers, manufacturers and farmers are How long have you been here? growing strong, healthy communities around the world. GROCERY GROCERY Six years. Together with our co-op shoppers, we can make a Alter Eco – grains, rice, sugar, chocolate Alter Eco – grains, rice, sugar, chocolate difference! Divine Chocolate Divine Chocolate What are the most rewarding and most challenging The participating companies work with cooperative Dr. Bronner’s – coconut oil Dr. Bronner’s – coconut oil parts of your job? suppliers and manufacturers or are cooperatives Equal Exchange – coffee, tea, chocolate Equal Exchange – coffee, tea, chocolate I have gained so much knowledge about cooking and themselves, and as such, work to build strong bonds Guayaki – beverages Guayaki – beverages nutrition that I never would have gotten on my own. between the people who purchase their products and La Riojana – wines La Riojana – wines That’s much in part to the Co-op having patience and faith the people who supply them. Co-ops offer a way to Organic Prairie – jerky Organic Prairie – jerky in me. I also love making people happy with my food; transform how business is typically done; co-ops give Organic Valley – shelf-stable beverages Organic Valley – shelf-stable beverages happy faces (and noises) make it a true reward. I dislike you the opportunity to get the products and services you Riojana – Riojana – olive oil politics. Shady Maple Farm – maple syrup Shady Maple Farm – maple syrup Europe, Australia, Alaska, Indonesia, pick one! Oh, need on a daily basis while strengthening the community Theo Chocolate Theo Chocolate Who inspires you? how about Nirvana!? around you. Participating companies include Alaffia, Alter I’m inspired by random people and random acts at random Eco, Divine Chocolate, Dr. Bronner’s, Equal Exchange, DAIRY AND MEAT DAIRY AND MEAT times. Anything and anyone can be an inspiration. I still What is your secret talent? Guayaki, Maggie’s Organics, Organic Valley, Shady Organic Valley – cheese, yogurt, milk, eggs Organic Valley – cheese, yogurt, milk, eggs don’t know what I aspire to be so I take inspiration where I’m good at keeping secrets, but I have been told I Maple Farms and Theo Chocolate. Organic Prairie – meats Organic Prairie – meats and when I can find it. give great hugs. These companies along with National Co+op Grocers are aiming to raise $80,000 for the La Riojana Co-op, an PRODUCE PRODUCE Equal Exchange – bananas Equal Exchange – bananas If you could be any animal which would it be? Who is your least favorite superhero? Argentinian producer of wine and olive oil. Through their Organic Valley – produce Organic Valley – produce An otter. Water, friends, eating off my tummy…yep, otter. Captain America. What is that guy’s deal? cooperative business model, La Riojana has been able to significantly improve the well-being of their member SUPPLEMENTS, BODY CARE, SUPPLEMENTS, BODY CARE, What’s the best meal(s) you’ve ever had? What’s the last book you’ve read? communities. With the funds raised, La Riojana Co-op can AND HOUSEHOLD AND HOUSEHOLD Sesame balls w/red bean paste from Chinatown in Stephen King’s “IT”. obtain organic certification for almost two villages, which Alaffia – body care, hair care, facial care Alaffia – body care, hair care, facial care New York. A 10oz sirloin (after two weeks of being equates to 80-95 growers. Dr. Bronner’s – soaps, body care products Dr. Bronner’s – soaps, body care products vegetarian). Spare ribs and ‘a la Aaron’ (my How do you feel about social media? To learn more about how these companies are helping EveryDay Coconut – body care, hair care, facial care EveryDay Coconut – body care, hair care, facial care husband). Biscuits and made by my goddess of It’s an oxymoron. communities to grow around the world, visit www. EveryDay Shea – body care, baby care, soaps EveryDay Shea – body care, baby care, soaps a friend from Georgia. strongertogether.coop – and look for more information in Maggie’s Organics – clothing, accessories Maggie’s Organics – clothing, accessories If you could visit anywhere in the world you’ve never the October Co+op Deals flyer. Happy Co-op Month! :: been, where would it be? We love Danielle for her talent and her quirks. Thanks Dude, really? Greece, Rio, Central America, Northern again for six years! ::

16 CIRCUMSPICE FALL/WINTER 2016 FALL/WINTERwww.strongertogether.coop 2016 CIRCUMSPICE 17 www.strongertogether.coop October is Non-GMO Month! The Keweenaw Co-op pledges to educate our shoppers on the issue of Genetic Gratitude to Faye Carr for board of Modification, giving them knowledge and power to vote with their wallets. We actively label products that are Non- GMO Project verified. Learn more about the Non-GMO 9 years of Co-op Service directors Project seal verification at www.nongmoproject.org he Co-op would like to Carl Blair thank Faye Carr for nine [email protected] years of committed service President Tas our Marketing & Outreach Term ending 2018 Circumspice Avoiding GMOs Coordinator. Originally hired as the Communications Coordinator Sergei Casper 1035 Ethel Avenue in 2006, Faye was responsible [email protected] Three Easy Steps Hancock, MI • 49930 Director for establishing the Co-op’s first (906) 482-2030 Term ending 2018 Marketing department. Her www.keweenaw.coop community outreach and education Heather Dunne work put the Co-op on the map STORE HOURS [email protected] as a strong community supporter. Open daily 8am–8pm Vice President Faye launched the Co-op’s ongoing Term ending 2017 sponsorship of the Canal Run, kir-‵kum-spi-ke Keweenaw Food Day, our local The name Circumspice, Latin Kim Green TEDx Changing the Way we Eat for look around, was inspired by Michigan’s state motto—Si [email protected] event, and the Co-op’s Bring-a-Bag Quaeris Peninsulam Amoenam Director GMOs (genetically modified organisms) are plants, animals or Campaign community fund, to name Circumspice. Which means, “If Term ending 2019 microorganisms created through the process of genetic engineering More than a few of her initiatives. She also website, facebook page, community you seek a pleasant peninsula, which involves altering genes (DNA) to achieve a desired characteristic. 60 countries was instrumental in rekindling and room classes, Kora’s Korner, and look around.” The motto Samantha Gonzalez-Flora We believe there should be mandatory labeling of foods containing GMOs require GMOs maintaining old Co-op traditions dozens of other features and projects originally appeared on the so consumers know what’s in their food. Until then, here are three easy to be labeled. [email protected] such as the annual owner party and that have made our co-op special and Great Seal in 1835 designed steps should you wish to avoid them. The U.S. does not. by Lewis Cass. Secretary this Circumspice newsletter. Faye unique. We’ll miss you Faye! Enjoy your Term ending 2017 #1 Choose Organic was the force behind the Co-op’s first retirement. :: The Circumspice newsletter is published three times a year USDA Certified Organic foods Your co-op for the Owners and customers Mike LaBeau are not allowed to contain GMOs. supports your of the Keweenaw Co-op. The [email protected] Nor do they contain the toxic pesticides that often right to know. accompany them. To avoid GMOs, look for any newsletter provides information Director organic label: 100% Organic, Made with Organic Ingredients or Organic. Food co-ops across Welcome New Owners about the Keweenaw Co-op, Term ending 2019 Other third-party verifications, such as Non-GMO Project, are also a the U.S. are partnering the cooperative movement, reliable way to avoid GMOs. with the Just Label It Joined May 20 – September 18 food, nutrition, and community MIke Mallow campaign to pass national issues. Views and opinions #2 Eat Fresh expressed in this newsletter do [email protected] legislation that requires Ann Alspaugh Shelby Hamar Radson Very few fruits and veggies are GMOs. not necessarily reflect those of Director mandatory, federally Ruth Baker Wenzhu Hao Eric Rogers Some exceptions: apples, edamame (fresh soybeans), papaya, potatoes, enforced labeling of the Co-op Management, Staff, Term ending 2017 sweet corn, yellow summer squash and zucchini can be GMOs. Michelle Benedict Bob Hiltunen Tyler H Ross foods containing GMOs Board, or Owners. Nancy J Bird Amy Hughes Anica Roy because we believe you The next deadline for #3 Check Ingredients Julie Blackstone Rae E. Immekus Deb Schimmel Susan Serafini have the right to know submissions is January 15th. [email protected] It’s estimated that 80% of processed foods contain GMOs. what you are eating. Elizabeth Chosa Jaclyn Johnson Kristen Schmitt Editor: Treasurer If a product is not organic, watch for these common ingredients: Sarah Derenzo Jill Lindenberg Jenifer Shaud Desktop Publishing: B.Hardy Term ending 2018 Oil: canola, corn, cottonseed and soybean Beth Diedrich William Lytle Abigail Tembreull Sugar: high fructose corn syrup and beet sugar (cane sugar is not genetically modified) Printer: Book Concern Printers Corn & Soy: corn meal, maltodextrin, tofu, tempeh and texturized vegetable protein Ross Easterling Spring Madosh Susan Wiles Patrick Walls Meat & Dairy: unless Certified Organic, most livestock are fed genetically-modified corn, soy and alfalfa Katie Edson Sandra Moline Jakob Williams The Circumspice newsletter [email protected] Amy Gonigam Trung Nguyen Chris Williston is printed on post consumer Director Erin Gregorcich Lisa Normand Robert Ziebell recycled paper. Term ending 2019 To learn more, visit Dawn Gruber Barbara Pflaum Available on the web at: www.strongertogether.coop Trina Gustafson James McDonough www.keweenaw.coop Copyright 2015 National Co+op Grocers (NCG)

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