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The Back 40 Eating Well at Home… Even in the Bleak Midwinter by Jahn Hibbs, Assistant Produce Manager h, the holidays. All of that Tryptophan is a biochemical precursor available for my partner and my celebration with family and to serotonin, a neurotransmitter that seven-year-old son. I don’t want friends helps ease the helps regulate mood, aggression, to miss a moment. I’m not part transition to winter, and the sleep, sexuality and other factors that of what one of our local farmers Arich foods that so often feature in our contribute to and enhance our general calls the “eat your way to eternal celebrations can be good for preparing sense of well-being. life” set, and I like my food our bodies for the coming cold as well. Sounds good, you say. But what is seasoned with salt, not Still, I always welcome the lighter fare one to do with that array of colorful sanctimony. But I also know that January brings. kale, much less mustard greens? And that cooking good food brings Judging from customer questions I wait just one minute — escarole me pleasure. When that good am not the only one craving definitely does not sound like a food is packed with nutrients to something fresh and new. But what is vegetable for the culinary faint-of- keep me healthy and I trust that fresh & new heart. No it was grown with care for in January? A worries. Check consumers and the land, it can common out our new only help. I feel fortunate to question we recipe station work in a place filled with Try chard for a colorful and nutritious hear is located at the knowledgeable people — meal. “what’s in back of the coworkers and customers alike season?” produce — who share that enthusiasm. For more information about seasonal Presuming department. So if the Roast of Christmas Past is produce or cooking with greens: you don’t Many of you haunting you, I hope you’ll stop in at http://www.nutritiouslygourmet.com/html/ mean have told us how your Co-op for some new ideas. Check produce.html snowballs, we you like the out some new recipes in the produce www.leafy-greens.org look west to recipes scattered department. Browse through the Prescription for Nutritional Healing, by California throughout the greens displays. Ask questions and Phyllis Balch. (Reference copy as well as where much store that share your thoughts. We really do copies for sale available in the HBC section) of our nation’s If you don’t feel like cooking your greens, our feature lesser- enjoy talking with you. GG produce Deli has dishes you can try and buy. known (especially ingredients or organic produce) comes from this present fresh ideas for items on sale. time of year. What’s in season there Now we have a number of recipe are leafy greens and citrus fruits. I pamphlets on topics like cooking with Garlic Braised Kale with Sun-Dried Tomatoes love eating with the changing seasons. greens. Our own crock-pot master The variety of fresh citrus comes just Michael Karsh even put together two Try the rich blue-green Lacinato or Tuscan kale variety in this recipe. It as we need the little boost of vitamin pamphlets, one with recipes for Slow- keeps its color better than regular green kale. You can also vary the recipe C for cold & flu season. Did you know Cooker meals and one for using a using turnip, beet or collard greens and adding a little crumbled bacon or that leafy greens are also an important pressure-cooker, to help you get a red pepper flakes. part of our winter defense? They also jump on virtually stress-free 4 T extra-virgin Olive Oil provide immune system support and dinnertimes. Okay, now I know I’m 10 cloves Garlic, smashed & peeled are great for combating symptoms of getting dangerously close to using my 4 T finely chopped oil-packed sun-dried Tomatoes, well drained Seasonal Affective Disorder, also info-mercial voice, but please do come 1 bunch of Kale, stems removed & cut into 1-inch ribbons known as winter depression, that hit check it out. My favorite part is that 1 tsp salt many of us during these long weeks of there is a bulletin board for you to Freshly ground Black Pepper short daylight. Leafy greens — kale, post your comments, questions, chard, mustard, beet greens, collards, favorite recipes and success stories. 1 c Vegetable Broth or low-sodium Chicken Broth escarole & spinach, to name a few — Did you make a kale with white bean 1 t balsamic Vinegar boast an impressive nutritional profile soup that was a hit with your 1 oz crumbled Goat Cheese (optional) that includes a range of B vitamins, as neighbor’s finicky eight-year old? Have Heat the oil in a Dutch oven or 4-qt soup pot over medium heat. Add the well as vitamins K, A, & C; minerals we got a thumbtack for you! garlic and sauté until starting to brown (about 2–3 minutes.) Add the sun- like calcium, folate, magnesium and My Resolution dried tomatoes and stir to combine. Add the kale, tossing to coat it well iron; and antioxidants such as beta- with the seasoned oil. Season with salt and continue stirring until all the carotene and lutein that help protect Last year was filled with a number of challenges for me personally, and I kale is wilted. Add the stock and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to a gentle the body from disease. Surprisingly, simmer, then cover and cook until the kale has softened (about 8 min- some also contain tryptophan, an often felt distracted. Now with a new baby due any day, one of my utes.) Uncover and turn the heat to high to boil away the remaining liq- essential amino acid to which the “feel uid, stirring often until the pan is almost dry. Remove from heat. Season good” effect of Thanksgiving turkey is resolutions is to do my best to take care of myself and be emotionally with the balsamic vinegar & fresh pepper, to taste. Transfer to a serving most notoriously attributed. dish and garnish with crumbled goat cheese, if desired. PRSRT STD U.S. POSTAGE DULUTH, MINNESOTA JAN/FEB 2008 PAID DULUTH, MN PERMIT NO. 492 GARBANZO GAZETTE 610 East 4th Street Duluth MN 55805 Address Service Requested

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s usual I vow to eat better, Scrub well approximately 2–3 lbs of shredded Parmesean cheese, roasted chocolate desserts, I will moderately exercise and be happy! There any root veggie such as any type of pumpkin seeds and dried cranberries. indulge, for good health of mind and Aare a few food groups that are potato, beets, parsnips and/or carrots. Layer in a casserole dish and bake body! crucial to my well being. For example, I Coat with olive oil and roast for 1 hr, 15–20 minutes. Serve with roasted Then there is exercise that I must know that I require protein now in then mash together with more olive oil, game hen or any style chicken. I like do! middle age more than I can recall in salt and pepper, sage and rosemary. this dish with a savory roasted pork I vow to walk extra long 10–20 past years. Seems like carbs were the Add 1/4 stick butter and top with chop. It is also beautiful stuffed in an minutes, three times a day. Take a hike fuel of youth. I have some quick apple or squash as an accompaniment in the snow and always down to the protein fixes that I turn to satisfying or main dish. Lakewalk along the rocky shore in front the need for protein. As a carnivore, I Then there is chocolate for my of my house. bless each animal I consume. If I were sanity and good health. All qualities I also vow to look up at the sky and to re-incarnate as a chicken I would that are necessary for all around me and be forever grateful be fine with that. maintaining the Happy attitude that I am healthy and able. Be aware Cheese would be my next Big Deli News! necessary during these dark and feel blessed how valuable every- choice as well as nuts and seeds. times of the year. I prefer the one and every critter matters in my Whether in the form of a nutty Fridays Pizza-To-Go best you can get. Whether life! spread or tahini dip, I thrive munching on a 70% cacoa Those are my Resolutions and well on this as sustenance. Of Coming Soon… bar or imbibing one of the Sustenance needs! How about You? course, lots of beans and some Fog City Deli’s delectable GG tofu round out the diet for me. Using tortilla chips from Watch for more information the Co-op, I make a quick meal in the store and at of nachos with refried beans or black beans, chili style TSP www.wholefoods.coop (texured soy protein) or shredded chicken, and melted sharp cheddar with salsa, avocado and sour cream makes a splendid quick meal! Here are few more ideas. For Portabello Tacos (can you tell I’m from California?), first sauté crimini mushrooms (mini portabellos) C RaZP^MU_Q^ R[^ `TQ MRR[^PMNXQ T[a_UZS c[^W [R P[^`TQ^Z E[YYaZU`UQ_ NMZP V^a_` with onion, tamari, cumin and garlic and serve in a taco shell (I fry my own from the Co-op) with all the extras — cheese, olives, green onion, cilantro, "
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I will provide a free home staging consultation or free design consultation for all my real estate buyers & sellers. Best kept secret — I work in all price ranges! Service you deserve. People you trust. Thinking of buying or selling? Call John 218-340-1194 WHOLE FOODS A COMMUNITY COOP 3 Sowing Seeds of Justice: Lydia Lopez Visits Area to Talk about Working Conditions on the Flower Farms in Colombia By Lyn Clark Pegg, Member ydia Lopez has worked on can’t express our basic rights, but we lot of cases of cancer and blood infec- of Social Protection in Colombia flower farms outside of don’t know for sure. tions as a result of working with these demanding that they complete our Bogota, Colombia for 24 years chemicals, and any medical coverage union’s registrations within a fair A lot of multinational companies have and, more recently, she was that we might have won’t cover it. It is amount of time. come in and if someone starts union Lelected president of her local very difficult to get them to help cover organizing they might close the plan- And people can ask their florists about Untraflores union. Witness for Peace, our medical needs. tation. This is what happened when their flowers; I believe that consumers Upper Midwest, brought her here in Dole closed the Splendor plantation, Asocolflores, a flower growers associa- could put pressure on the importers early November to talk to area schools and there was a loss of 2,500 jobs. It tion in Colombia, has created a certifi- who are buying from these big compa- and community groups about the affects not just the workers, but also cation system which is called the nies in Colombia. My message is not impact of globalization and free trade all their family members as well. For a “green stamp,” which says that they that you should stop buying flowers. agreements on the cut flower industry company like Dole, who owns 25 dif- are going to be environmentally and We want you to keep buying them in Colombia. On November 6th she ferent plantations, closing down one socially responsible. But, because because there are more than 90,000 was interviewed by Mike Sorensen on of them is not a big deal, but for the they’ve created the stamp themselves cut flower workers in Colombia. But KUWS, and this translated transcript workers, it is a huge deal. This is one and there is insufficient enforcement, we also want you to put pressure on offers a compelling testimony to the way that they go about creating more they don’t have to comply with the these companies and the Colombian working conditions for the cut flower fear for union organizing. standards. If they are treating the government to provide a better stan- workers there. workers so badly at the social level, we dard of living for workers, to care for It’s really difficult to organize because Mike Simonson: Tell me what your can only imagine how they are treat- the environment, and to allow us the the multinationals are working in col- typical workday is like. ing the environment. right to freely organize our own laboration with the government. In unions so that we can claim our rights order to put a petition on the table to MS: Is there something that con- Lydia Lopez: I get up at 3:30 in the and provide our children with a better negotiate, the unions need to be “offi- sumers from the United States can morning. make breakfast for my education. cially” registered by the government. do? daughter before I take her to day care, The Ministry of MS: Is there anything else you would and make my lunch to take to work. LL: About Social Protection like to add? Then at about 5:00 AM we leave to 60% of all the takes a long time in • Did you know that more than 50% take the bus to her day care, and at flowers grown LL: I really want to thank Witness for actually granting of the flowers sold in the U.S. are about 6:10 I arrive at the place where I in Colombia Peace who has been working with us unions this recogni- grown in Colombia? work. At 6:30 my workday starts. It’s are exported and has been very helpful in bringing tion. While the min- usually 8 to 10 hours; when it’s 10 • Is Free Trade really free? What does to the United me here to spread the message; with- istry is taking so hours, that’s something called “flexible Fair Trade mean? States and the out them I wouldn’t be able to be here, long to respond, the time” and I’m supposed to be able to rest goes to to spread the message and to educate companies can cre- • What has been the impact of the use the extra 2 hours later on, but Europe. people about what is happening. ate their own union production of monocrops on the something happens so that I never get Those of us Thank you all so much for your soli- called a “yellow food security and environmental to use those hours and I never get who are from darity with us. GG union,” which actu- sustainability? Who benefits the paid for them. Generally we have to do the producing ally has the interests most? Lyn Clark Pegg has been a member of a very, very high work load; each indi- countries can of the company at Whole Foods Co-op since moving to vidual worker has to make 35 to 50 Join a Witness for Peace delegation be working Duluth in 1986. Since retiring, she heart. Then, while bouquets per hour, and if you don’t and learn about these issues and the together with dedicates her volunteer time advocating for the company is meet the basic requirement, they can impact of US economic and military you from the human rights and economic justice issues negotiating with the both locally and globally. Lyn has organized use this as an excuse to fire you. So policies on the Colombian people. consuming union they created, and led Witness for Peace delegations to we’re standing for 8 to 10 hours and countries, and they’re not allowed Nicaragua, Colombia and Venezuela. don’t have a right to rest. The only we can to negotiate with any other union, so break we have during the workday is demand that these companies provide the workers can’t fight independently 30 minutes for lunch; we’re allowed their workers with a fair working envi- for their own basic rights. no other breaks. ronment. Duluth Delegation MS: Are there pesticides and related MS: You mentioned your struggle for You can send letters to Dole. Dole is to Colombia: health issues for the workers? justice. Is the struggle for justice eco- one of the biggest multinational com- Flowers and Food nomic or for working conditions? LL: Yes, generally we use chemicals in panies in my country, and they have a The impact of Free Trade the flower cultivation industry in huge exporting business to the United LL: It’s really for both, but the most on sustainability Colombia that are probably illegal here States. important thing is economic justice in the United States. They take advan- March 5 – 15, 2008 because our salaries are so low. You also could send letters to tage of the situation in Latin America, President Uribe has enacted a number Asocolflores demanding that they For more information contact since we can’t read any English lan- of reforms that have taken away bene- enforce good working conditions. Lyn Clark Pegg, 218-348-3048, guage warnings about the levels of tox- fits that we received before, so it’s just [email protected] icity of these chemicals. There are a You could send letters to the Ministry getting worse for us. It’s called “labor reform,” but really it’s against the workers. They’re saying that things will be better, but really we’re just receiving a higher work load; now one person is required to do what three people used to do. So there’s more work for us and unemployment. Basically the minimum wage is not enough to live on. And the situation is even worse for people with temporary labor contracts, because they have even less rights than we have with full-time employment. MS: How can you improve things? LL: Because of these difficult condi- tions within the flower industry, we’ve created an independent union called Untraflores. Union organizing is so difficult and dangerous in Colombia. There have been a lot of crimes against union organizers, but there’s such a high level of impunity that we don’t know who did it. There’s no way to know, and because of that, the gen- eral population is very scared to organ- ize. We assume these big companies and monopolies are doing this so we 4 GARBANZO GAZETTE A JANUARY FEBRUARY

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First Unitarian Universalist Church 145 West Winona, Duluth uuduluth.org WHOLE FOODS A COMMUNITY COOP 5 savor the season the gonzo by Shannon Szymkowiak, Marketing and Members Services Manager adventures in hen I’m tired, I get develop only to have a whole new set flavored coffee cranky and a bit impa- of circumstances come up and destroy gourmand tient. Sometimes this our best-laid plans, so we have to start by Jim Richardson, Bulk Buyer happens without me over. We aren’t perfect, but we try. Just hen I am told it can’t be sive in the long run to ignore the Weven realizing it until a very wise like me. Just like you. done, sometimes I just demand for all-natural/organic ingre- young woman who sits next to me at I also have the privilege of being at give up. It’s true. I’m a dients. the Co-op smiles her gracious smile many off-site events each year. It quitter. But when it The other argument I encountered and says, “Are you doing alright?” astounds me when I get comments Wcomes to things like the Co-op Food in my search for all-natural flavored (Thanks, Anni!) That’s when I know and questions based on rumor and Policy, I try to find a way to make it coffee was that it was “impossible.” I I’ve got to take a breath, look in the hearsay. “No, for the thousandth time, happen. Like when I realized some of forget what vendor told me this, but mirror and get right with the world. you do NOT have to be a Member to our packaged drip-grind coffees con- that was the assertion — it was just Getting right with the world. Doing shop at the Co-op!” is what goes on in tained artificial flavors. I started mak- flatly impossible to flavor coffee with a little extra something for someone my head before I use a more gentle ing phone calls to see what my natural ingredients. I just knew this else, feeding my spirit as well as my tone to correct the misinformed. But options were for all-natural replace- had to be wrong. Sure enough, after body and mind, aligning my ethics have to wonder - how much damage ments, and one of the first coffee Googling the topic enough, I found with my actions. Taking a closer look has been done before they talked to experts I spoke to told me that it several coffee companies who only use at, well, everything, and making some me? What if they hadn’t trusted me (or couldn’t be done. That’s when I knew I all-natural flavors. From there it was changes if I’m able. themselves) enough to ask at all? would succeed. easy to narrow it down to the most Something I’ve realized this year in If you shop at the Co-op, or more I encountered two arguments about local one I could find: the company particular is our habit as humans to importantly, if you are a Member- why all-natural flavored coffee was name is “Coffee n’ Caffeine” and they assume the worst. We see something Owner, why in the world would you impossible. The first was that it was are located in scenic Pine City, happen and we take it personally, as want to perpetuate a rumor that would prohibitively expensive. This sounded Minnesota (just past Hinckley on 35). though someone sat back and said, damage the business you own and familiar to me after a decade in the This is the closest source for all-natu- “How can I really mess up your life value? Why would you assume the natural-foods industry, where some rally flavored drip-grind coffees I today?” But this is so rarely the case, worst of a place that hopefully gives manufacturers claim they can’t go all- could find. All the beans used to make thank goodness. Most of the time mis- you a moment’s peace in our hectic natural or organic because it’s too the coffee we order from them are interpretations and misunderstand- world? expensive. I remember one time this organic and fair-trade. The flavors, ings happen because someone didn’t In our ever-increasing electronic happened, a few years ago, I was try- while all-natural, are not organic. So think about how it would affect you world, the art of conversation is deteri- ing to source some new granola for once they’re added to the coffee, the specifically. orating into rants, blogs and anony- the bulk aisle, and I called an all-natu- coffee is not considered to be organic This happens sometimes, even at mous commentary. In 2008, take a ral granola company. I wanted an anymore either. The “fair-trade” claim the Co-op. I read most of the com- moment to talk to your neighbor, even assurance that the canola oil in the is also not allowed to be made once ment cards that come through here if it’s hard to do. Take a breath and ask granola was free of genetic modifica- the flavors are added. That’s why you and some of them are hostile and the hard questions and really listen to tion, an assurance the owner was won’t see “organic” or “fair trade” on angry. “Why did you stop carrying the answers. You may be surprised at reluctant to give. She claimed it would these items, even though the prove- Brand X? Now I can’t eat!” or “I think how little it has to do with you. Who be too expensive to source GMO-free nance of the beans is environmentally the Co-op should do a better job of (fill knows? You may even have a creative and organic ingredients. I thereby clean and socially responsible. These in the blank here). You should know solution to a problem that’s been vex- declined to purchase their product, coffees are a buck or two more expen- better!” These comments happen, and ing someone. And if the answer you showing that it may be more expen- sive than the artificially-flavored items they are welcomed (honest!), even if get isn’t what you they have replaced, but it’s worth it. To the communication skills of the writer wanted to hear, my mind, consuming cheap artificial- could be improved. They help us do a understand that ly-flavored coffee is a rip-off. Now the better job. How do we know where to most of us are just price accurately reflects the quality, improve if nobody tells us? I just feel doing the best we and none of your coffee money is badly that the person felt so upset and can and grant going to support the corporate chemi- unable to discuss it on the spot with some forgiveness. cal giants who churn out cheap artifi- the person who could best help them This is my resolu- cial flavors. Happy to help. GG so the problem could be solved right tion this year. away. Won’t you join me? Jim Richardson, Bulk Buyer, is an ten- year veteran of the natural foods industry, What doesn’t help us do a better job GG including eight years at Whole Foods Co-op. is when someone doesn’t say some- Shannon hates thing to us, but to their neighbor, or shoveling even if the the community at large without asking snow is pretty. us first. We rarely do something with- out putting some thought into it. We may need to discontinue an item because we can no longer get it. We may write a policy that took months to 6 GARBANZO GAZETTE A JANUARY FEBRUARY new products COOL • Good Karma* • Lakewood* HBC – Original Whole Grain Rice – Light Cranberry Juice • Soyatoo! • Suki Milk – Light Pomegranate Juice – Soy Whip Topping – Butter Cream Salve* – Chocolate Whole Grain Rice • Food Should Taste Good • Amazake • Preserve Milk – Jalapeno Tortilla Chips – Original – Triple Blade Razors – Vanilla Whole Grain Rice Milk – Multigrain Tortilla Chips – Almond • Green & Black’s* – Olive Oil Tortilla Chips • Shikai – Green – Children’s Borage Dry Skin – White Chocolate Bar • HonesTea • Organic Valley Therapy – Cherry Dark Chocolate Bar – Moroccan Mint Green Tea – Extra Large Eggs* • Chocolove 64oz • Mera Naturals FROZEN – Chocolate Toffee Bar – Mango White Tea 64oz – Hairspray – Misting gel • Colavita • Blue Horizon – Sculpting gel – Shrimp and Pesto – Balsamic Glace • Suncoat Farfalle • Earth’s Best* – All Natural Hairspray, Alcohol – Shrimp and Penne – First Foods Starter Packs Free Alfredo • Zsweet* • Clean Kids Naturally • PJ’s – Zero Calorie Natural – Shampoo – Beef Enchilada Sweetener Meal* – Detangler • Bob’s Red Mill – Bubble Bath – Chicken Enchilada – Gluten-Free Steel Cut Oats Meal* – Germ Busting Soap • Function • TRUwhip • Earth Solutions – Shock Sports Drink – Affirmation and Travel Kits – Whipped Topping – Brainiac Drink • Organic Bath Company – Urban Detox Drink GROCERY The Toffee may be the only new flavor by Chocolove but – Spa Kits* they all make great Valentine’s gifts. • Bragg’s* • Honest Foods • Herb Pharm – Healthy Vinaigrette Salad – Apple Ginger – Red Raspberry tincture* Dressing Country Squares • Rising Moon* – Immunattack tincture* – Chocolate Country Squares – Macaroni & Cheese • Green Forest – Oregano Spirits tincture* – Trail Mix Country Squares – Shells & White Cheddar – Paper Towels – Liquid Lightning spray* – Cranberry Country Squares – Facial Tissue • Muir Glen* • Natural Factors • Arrowhead Mills – Beef & Vegetable Soup • White Wave – Uri-Sense – Graham Pie Crust • Organic India* – Silk Soymilk Vanilla Single – Lung, Bronchial & Sinus – Chocolate Cookie Pie Crust – Tulsi Tea Blends, 8 New Serve* Health • Glee Flavors! – Silk Soymilk Chocolate Single – Rx Omega Factors EPA Serve 1500/DHA 750 8 oz. – Peppermint Gum • Imagine Foods • Fantastic Foods – Vanilla Hazelnut Rice Dream MEAT • Barlean’s – Kid’s Omega Burst DHA Fruit – Tofu Scrambler Mix – Chocolate Chai Rice Dream • Beeler’s Chews • TeaSpot • One Earth – Garlic Pepper Bacon – Breakfast Blend Loose Leaf – Peanut Butter Dog Treats – Li’l Bites Cocktail Weenies • Nature’s Way – UMCKA Tea • Naturally Clean Enzyme Cleaners – Quarter Hams – Boulder Blues Loose Leaf – Floor Cleaner – Frozen Pork Chops • Amazing Grass Tea – Mildew Remover – Chocolate Green Superfood* – Mango Tango Loose Leaf GENERAL – Tub & Tile Cleaner • Hyland’s Tea – Stain Eraser MERCHANDISING – Mag Phos 30x – Meditative Mind Loose Leaf • Twist – Kitchen Cleaner • Ionic SilverWorks Tea – Eco Towels • Wholesome Sweeteners* – Colloidal Silver, 32 oz and 4 • Gedney – Sponges – Turbinado Sugar oz spray – Sweet Pickle Relish* • Aletta • Dr. Kracker* * Organic GG – Krispy Graham Snack Packs – Tea Brewing Travel Mug • Artek – Travel Mug w/clip WHOLE FOODS A COMMUNITY COOP 7 Cheese Man’s Resolution ’08 by Eric Bong, Counter Manager

riends, I am called “Cheese be an independently wealthy beach the-time holiday spectacular. Pinot Noir, Vignette offers a pair of Man” for a reason, and the bum in the South of France, that will Two brands offer non-alcoholic bev- versatile wine sodas. They both stand holiday season always offers not be a problem. Until then, I hope erage options for sale here at the Co- well as a refreshing beverage or as the best reasons to get you all understand. op. R. W. Knudsen flaunts a line of accompaniment to a good cheese, with Ftogether and devour that goodness I’m not about to tell you what kind natural sparkling fruit juices at a meal, or on a picnic… though you known as cheese. About this time last of wine will go well with the cheeses sparkling prices, ranging from $2.99 may want to wait for warmer weather year, I started on my half-pound-a-day we sell here at WFC. I’d like to be able to $3.75. You can find Knudsen’s or move to the South of France for the cheese binge. I swear that a apple, grape, cranberry, blueberry, and picnic. Vignette non-alcoholic few of those days I was pear sparkling juices in aisle 3. In a sparkling wines are $2.89 for 12 oz gathering with friends, but traditional 750mL Champagne bottle, bottles, and can usually be found in or mostly I was just celebrating they make a wonderful substitute for near the cheese case. with my taste buds, and to your non-alcoholic New Year’s Eve. I hope all of you have a year as some degree, with my newly Vignette brings a natural sparkling decadent as the one I resolve to have. enhanced waste line. No. I will soda made with wine grapes. With two Be responsible, and enjoy your cheese. not tell you how enhanced. I classic wine grapes, Chardonnay and GG would love to meet with each of you to enjoy a favorite Erik, your cheese, but a few problems cheese man in exist with this prospect: 1) I his domain. likely have too many favorite cheeses to share with the mere thousands of you in this town; 2) I to, but as I said, that is my goal for the Jim Booth, LUTCF have made it my resolution to learn year. Instead, I would like to share a Owner more about pairing wines with cheese. few of the non-alcoholic beverage Frankly, with the magnitude of my options I’ve had that may be a fair 1713 Ecklund Avenue Phone: 218-279-6005 cheese consumption, if I were to have substitute for those of us that choose Duluth. MN 55811 Cell: 218-393-1998 a glass of wine every time I ate cheese, not to imbibe. They may also help me 1-800-475-4915 Fax: 218-722-9994 I would likely not sober up until June. from becoming a wino as I come into www.boothfinancialadvisors.com [email protected] Once I fulfill my apparent destiny to full swing of this year’s all-cheese, all- Jim Booth, Registered Representative, Securities offered through Ameritas Investment Corp. (AIC), Member NASD/SIPC, 5900 O Street, Lincoln, NE 68510, 410-467-6900, AIC and Booth Financial Advisors are not affiliated 8 GARBANZO GAZETTE A JANUARY FEBRUARY Notes from Dean’s Report the front by Anni Friesen, Member Services Coordinator RRR Progress Report ith the New Year comes a relationships to tend to, when would I go for walks where your objective is The Reduce, Reuse, Redeem (RRR) barrage of resolutions. have the time? I eventually rationalize identifying as many as possible. Want program that we’ve been running Our resolutions tend to myself to the point where my New to become a better cook? Don’t sit in since June 2006 is still going strong. usually fall into two Year’s resolutions seem silly. Do I really your kitchen for hours trying to categories:W I resolve to stop this or start need to exercise when I’m running decipher The Joy of Cooking. Call up a Our reports indicate that participa- tion in the program has risen 11% that. My past resolutions have included around so much? friend and make a night of it at a WFC over the last year. As of October WFC vows to start exercising, start eating This year, I have a new plan: I – U cooking class, where not only do has donated $936.00 to the Second healthy, and start writing thank you resolve to not make any resolutions. I you get to learn, but you also get to eat! Harvest Northern Lakes Food Bank, cards for EVERY gift I receive. They will set out to do the things that I want The point is, even if you do make a $449.00 has been redeemed by WFC have also involved stern promises to to do and that interest me, and I will do resolution, you can make it fun. Do customers, and a minimum of 27,700 stop smoking, stop overreacting, and them deliberately. This will not become couples’ massage or learn how to juice. paper grocery bags have been saved. stop procrastinating. a resolution or a creed, but rather a way Brighten your wheat allergic neighbor’s I have to admit that while I have the of self-expression. “Stopping” and day with some gluten-free desserts. As a recap for those who don’t know best of intentions, my New Year’s “starting” will no longer exist in the Really understand a diet before you about the RRR program, customers resolutions rarely tend to pan out; the form of a burden. Paying attention to jump into it. You don’t need to stress who use at least one bag brought procrastinating starts almost my world and self will help me to do out about the New Year; just tailor your from home may receive a punch on immediately and before I know it, I’ve what all of us are meant to do: grow resolution to suit you. If you make it their own punch card to be redeemed procrastinated into the next year. This older and hopefully wiser. fun, maybe you can become the best for $1.00 after 20 punches, or donate isn’t my objective when the New Year Though the thought of not making a you possible. GG their punch to a communal punch rolls around. I always get very gung-ho resolution might be scary, nothing Anni Friesen is your Marketing and card at the register to go towards the about my potential transformation into really changes except for the Membership Coordinator, classroom wizard, food bank. If you’d like to know the best me that I can be, but expectations. Want to get more brochure wrangler and all around woman more, just ask your cashier next time something always comes up. I vow to exercise? Don’t sign up for a gym Friday. She is an avid reader and soup you’re in. stop watching T.V, but after a sixteen- membership. Instead, find an outdoor maker. Every bag saved and reused counts. hour workday I just want to numb my activity you like, and delve into that. If Thank you all for your participation! brain. I vow to start volunteering, but you love watching the birds in your with two jobs, a cat and various backyard, start to learn their names and More Ways to Reduce and Reuse at the Co-op In addition to the RRR program there are some other simple things you can do to reduce your consumption while shopping at WFC. Some of those ways are: • Save and reuse your plastic bags or other containers for your fresh pro- duce and bulk items. Bulk items consist of “regular” bulk aisle items, coffee, herbs and spices, bulk shampoo, nut butters, etc. Each bag/container reused during your shop will be redeemed for $0.03 and taken off your bill. Just let your cashier know if you have any that are your own. • Return non-organic egg cartons to WFC. Any non-organic egg cartons that are in good condition are returned to the local egg farmers who supply to WFC. If a farmer were to buy new egg cartons to package their product, each carton would cost them approximately $0.30 new. Having them be able to reuse cartons ensures they can offer a better value to WFC and ulti- mately the customer, too. All local egg suppliers for WFC can only reuse cartons from non-organic eggs. • Use your own coffee mug when getting coffee at the deli. Any mug (except super-size jumbo mugs) will be given the refill price of $0.99 at the register. Thanks again for shopping “green”. Every little bit counts and is appreci- ated.

Briana Lowrie is the Front End Manager for Whole Foods Co-op. She has been employed with WFC since September 2003 and has worked in the co-op grocery industry for more than eight years. She is passionate about improving the systems and services of the Front End and looks forward to suggestions and com- ments. She can be reached by email ([email protected]), postal mail, phone, or in person at the store. WHOLE FOODS A COMMUNITY COOP 9

WFC-U Class Schedule for January & February Tuesday, January 8th one of WFC’s most popular instructors. (Italian Rag Soup), Millet and Bean THE FINE PRINT… READ ME PLEASE! 6:00 – 8:00 pm Lyndon learned how to cook by watching Salad with Cilantro Lime Dressing, Classes are $25.00 each for non- his relatives, and his stories, methods, Whole Wheat Spaghetti Salad, Simple Members and $20.00 each for Members, Self-Shiatsu for Wellness and delicious food make this class one French Bread, and a Wild Rice, Yellow unless otherwise noted. You must pre- that you shouldn’t miss. Pepper, and Black-Eyed Pea Salad. register, as space is limited. Prepayment Shiatsu is a form of bodywork that of your class is required to reserve your Come hungry. employs fingers, thumbs, and palms spot. Classes and lectures must have a minimum of 6 students signed up 48 to stimulate acu-points throughout the Instructor Bio: Kay Turk, a favorite body. Pressure to these points can ease Tuesday, February 5th hours in advance for the class to take 6:00 – 8:00 pm local cooking instructor, returns for place. If there are less than 6 students various common ailments. During another Co-op class. Kay started her registered, each student will be called by this class students will learn simple Partner Shiatsu cooking career working as a private chef. WFC and informed of the cancellation. yet effective protocols for such ail- Her style of cooking mainly focuses on They may then either put their pre-paid ments as headaches, digestion issues, Looking for a creative early Valentine’s money toward another class taking place dishes that include the good-for-you within the next three months or they insomnia, and general aches and gift? Learn how to use many of the grains and produce. pains. Participants will need to wear may receive a full refund. If a student tenets of Ryan’s January 8th class on cancels prior to 48 hours before the loose clothes and bring either a yoga your partner. Remember to bring a class, the refund will be applied to a mat or blanket. mat and wear loose clothing. You are Thursday, February 28th future class or a full monetary refund not required to bring a partner! will be given. No refunds will be given Instructor Bio: Ryan Amundson works 6:00 – 8:00 pm for cancellations received after the locally at the Christal Center where he Instructor: Ryan Amundson 48-hour deadline or for no-shows. Please does Shiatsu to help heal and relax. Cooking 101: Breakfasts be on time! Late arrivals are disruptive to the instructor and other students. The So we all know that most people like classroom is open at least 15 minutes scrambled eggs and pancakes, but before each class. Anyone arriving more Tuesday, January 15th don’t you every get sick of the same than 10 minutes late will, unfortunately, 6:00 – 8:00 pm old breakfast foods? In this class, not be allowed into the class and will be Debbie will teach you how to put a counted as a no-show. Mediterranean Diet twist on your breakfasts. Learn how to If you have any questions, please contact Anni Friesen at 218-728-0884 ext. 182 or make simple dishes that are perfect In the first half of our class, Dr. [email protected] for starting your day. Sundberg will go over the tenets of the Mediterranean Diet and explain why Emily Montgomery juices with style. Instructor: Debbie Manhart this is one of the healthiest diets in the world. Shannon Szymkowiak will spend the second half of the class Saturday, February 9th showing you how to prepare some 10:00 – 12:30 pm exciting dishes that follow the diet’s rules. Juicing for Life Instructor Bio: Dr. Adam Sundberg is a This workshop will cover the benefits chiropractor practicing at the Duluth of juicing raw organic fruits and veg- Chiropractic Clinic. Shannon gies, the restorative aspects of a juice Szymkowiak is our Marketing and fast and some delicious new recipes. Member Services Manager and a wonderful cook with years of experience Instructor Bio: Emily Montgomery was in the natural foods industry. diagnosed with Stage 3 colon cancer at the age of 39. Instead of “conventional” therapies, she pursued a more holistic Wednesday, January 23rd path of healing. Juicing and macrobiotics 6:00 – 8:00 pm became the foundation of her protocol. Emily has been cancer-free for 6 years. Cooking 101: Dips

Having a big Superbowl get-together? Thursday, February 21st Learn how to make a variety of dips to 6:00 – 8:00 pm spice up any party. If your tired of the same old ranch dip everywhere you Grains and Greens go, try something new! You never know, one of the dips you learn in this Who knew healthy could be so easy, class may become your new signature delicious, and inexpensive? In this party dish. class you will learn how to make Green Gazpacho, Escarole Soup Instructor Bio: Debbie Manhart is a long-time employee at WFC and is currently our Store Manager. Fifteen years ago, Debbie started her career in food service by doing a 3-year apprenticeship with a chef and she has been involved with food ever since. As our former Deli Manager, Debbie is most concerned with healthy eating and food safety (in fact, she teaches employee classes on food safety!)

Thursday, January 31st 6:00 – 8:00 pm Caribbean Cooking We all love the stuff we grew up with, but every once in a while it’s nice to have a change. Insert some Caribbean soul into your cooking and experience the island feel. Included are: Butternut Squash Bread, Caribbean Corn Chowder, and Caribbean Bison Stew. Come hungry and ready to hear sto- ries of life on the island.

Instructor Bio: Lyndon Ramrattan, originally from Trinidad and Tobago, is 10 GARBANZO GAZETTE A JANUARY FEBRUARY board of board report directors true confessions and true resolutions by Lynn Fena, Board President efore making new incredible ham around Easter and purpose as an organization and our resolutions, I think looking Christmas — truly the most delicious cooperative business principles that I back on last year’s resolutions I have ever eaten. Quite a few varieties value. Whole Foods Co-op is a values- is in order. Did they stick? Is of produce, baked goods, and meats based organization – that is, we are an aBnything better now? Last December, available are locally grown, organic organization rooted in the Member when it was revealed that elements of foods, free of toxins. This past year, I Owners’ values. When WFC Member my holiday celebration came from realized more fully what a great value Owners spend money in our store, we Jeri Brysch Sam’s Club, my 29 year old son said, locally grown and produced foods are serving our own interests with that [email protected] “Mom, I can’t believe you actually are, so I’ve been patronage. You could say we are Treasurer buy anything at Sam’s Club searching out new items. harvesting our values. And, with 4,300+ Finance Committee (Chair) — your picture is hanging That kind of thinking has members, all local owners, our GME Committee in the food co-op, for lead to the Eat Local enterprise represents a lot of local value. Term expires 2008 heaven’s sake!” “But, Joe,” I Challenge being Why would I run anywhere else for said, “the Co-op doesn’t sell sponsored this year by the a latté? “Big values are translated into Alison Champeaux wine and Christmas décor.” Membership Committee. small decisions at the co-op everyday.” [email protected] GME Committee “Mom, it’s not about what Co-op values really come Michael Healy, CDS Board Trainer, Term expires 2008 Sam’s sells – don’t you together in a concept like said recently in an industry newsletter. understand that?” (Yikes, Lynn Fena, Board this – by supporting local He was talking about the relationship Lynn Fena who raised this zealot?) President. producers, shoppers are between values, cooperative practices [email protected] Well, I took his challenge, choosing to help make our and consumer spending habits. Why President and, in 2007, I resolved to buy nothing local food supply more sustainable. not invest in our local economy, GME Committee (Chair) from Sam’s Club. (Think about lower gasoline promote a healthy environment, Member-Owner Committee It stuck. It was really about putting consumption, less pollution, building nourish our bodies and help change Term expires 2009 my money where my values are. local economies, fair trade issues…) the world by resolving to do more I feel pretty good about that It’s not just that I value the products spending in the store you own? Mark Friederichs resolution. I also resolved to go to the we carry at the co-op, but it is our Happy New Year! GG [email protected] Finance Committee Co-op first, and stop at my Appointed 10/07 neighborhood grocery store second. Term expires 2008 By putting my money where my values are, I learned more about what David Helf WFC has to offer. For instance, I Member [email protected] finally checked out the Community Vice President Cooperation Program and found Last Food Policy Committee Chance Liquor carries a great selection Extreme Coupon Member-Owner Committee (Chair) of organic and no-sulfites-added wine, Term expires 2008 plus WFC Member Owners get 10% Buy more than off micro-brewed beer. And Member- Theresa Koenig Owners always get $.03/gallon off at [email protected] one pound of bananas and Secretary Hillside Spur. Plus, there are 20 more Board Recruitment Committee (Chair) partners I can take advantage of in the Food Policy Committee year to come. Another value — the the first pound is free Term expires 2009 Co-op has no annual fee! I discovered that WFC sells an with coupon. Heather Murphy [email protected] Food Policy Committee (Chair) Attention Members! Expires February 28, 2008 Member-Owner Committee This is the first of many Term expires 2008 Extreme Coupons to come. Watch your Gazette for this A new Member Benefit. This is a Members only benefit Sharon Murphy, General Manager Whole Foods Co-op 610 E 4th Street Membership Duluth, MN 55805 499999000014 728-0884/w 728-0490/fax Matters [email protected] by David Helf, Board of Directors WFC web site: www.wholefoods.coop Dear Member/Owners: • participation of Members in special future, a Member-Owner made quilt, e-group address to commmunicate with In November, we marked 2 years in events, like classes, annual meetings and new topics for classes. entire Board and General Manager: our new building, and as of October or celebrations like May Day Join a committee (most are open to [email protected] 31, WFC had 4,296 active Member- Mayhem or Midsummer Organic any Member) or at least read the Call 218 728 -0884 to leave a call-back Owners. Our goal for this fiscal year is Food Fest, etc. Board meeting minutes, found online request for a Board member. to recruit 61 new Members a month. at www.wholefoods.coop To this list I would add: The day Letters addressed to Board members c/o There is much to be thankful for. We When you hear your friends or rela- you each filled out a membership Whole Foods Co-op, 610 E. 4th St., Duluth, are a vital and growing part of the tives say about us, “Yes, it’s a nice form and pledged $100 of your hard- MN 55805 will be forwarded unopened to Duluth-Superior community. store, but aren’t things WAY expensive the Board/Board member. earned money to become Members If everything were perfect, though, there?” tell them to shop around and was the beginning. You liked shop- we would NOT need a Board of compare prices. They might be sur- ping at WFC so much you decided to Directors. So, a discussion at one prised by how competitive WFC is. It buy it! Those of you who lent money Board meeting included “How do we IS a competitive world, but if we pull Interested In How to the Co-op to build our new store (your Board) know when we’ve been together, we’ll succeed wonderfully. the Board Works? also showed satisfaction. And the next successful in giving service to our Good shopping! GG logical step is when we shop at WFC Meetings of the Board of Directors, except members?” After all, if we don’t have a and find more and more products that David Helf was elected to the Whole Foods for closed sessions, are open to WFC clear idea of success, we won’t know fill our needs. Co-op Board in September 2006. He has Owners. If you have an item for discussion when we have achieved it! been shopping at co-ops and cooking like Please continue to make WFC your at the Board meeting, please submit your Comments from those present Adele Davis since 1982 (young people, ask item in writing by the first Friday of the primary source of sustainable foods included: your parents who she was), and growing month in which you request the Board’s and other products. Shop your ideals, his own food for most of his 53 years. • the quality of our products consideration. Such agenda items will be and encourage your non-member He thinks it would be nice to have a subject to time constraints at the Board • our dedication to selling local and friends to join. Tell us when we are conversation with each Member about the meeting. Board meetings are on the 4th Co-op, so he welcomes your emails. sustainable products doing well, and tell us when we can Tell him how we can strengthen the link Monday of every month beginning at 5:30 improve. Take advantage of classes, PM subject to change due to holidays. • feedback, such as our recent survey between the Board of Directors and special events, and anything else our our Member-Owners: that I’m sure you ALL filled out astute management can cook up. I’ve [email protected] heard talk of a film series in the WHOLE FOODS A COMMUNITY COOP 11 Welcome, New Members! Due to the recipe issue, New Members have not been listed since the September/October issue of the Gazette. These are all of our new Member Owners from July 30 until November 30. We are almost halfway through our fiscal year, but with only 288 Members so far, we are not yet halfway to our goal of 730 new Member Owners by July. We hope your experience as a new Member Owner encourages you to encourage others to shop Co-op, too. Peter W. Davis Stephanie Guildford Laurie Kuba-Wilson Debra Leavitt Tina Heitala Regis Hadiaris Lee Kerfoot Catherine Lukanich Carol R. Ouellette Jay P. Kulstad Lisa Krisak Martin Elizabeth Sundin Robin E. Mcintyre Michael Lentz Paul L. Franklin Nicole Crabtree Charlene Matheson Janet Lynn Eystad Diane Berube Wendy Buczynski Madonna Marie Lewis Tina Bacon Jennifer Sauter Andrea L. Johnson Anthony Ferguson Robert Marlowe Sarah Charvat Sargent Shelley Fairbrother Renee Turcotte Brian Lowe Katie Borg Nancy Voss Mount Marsha Mourin Elizabeth Maki Sandra Leblanc Boland Christie Culliton Beverly C. Skogen Lori Mac-Erickson Coleen Wellington Johnathan Rambo Wendy Sjoblom Buehler Bongey Torgersen Mark H. Zmudy Averill Loney Amy Keller Ann Pappas Benjamin Dahlstrom Katherine Ann Melanie Bremberg Jillian Mary Godfrey Stacy Crawford Nathan Kesti Niemiec Leah R. Dunn Elise Kay Barnick- Nancy Long Ellen Hufschmidt Maryann Sundell Denise Johnson Snyder Margaret Oman Rachel Christy Michael Duane Samantha Follis Seth W. Slettedahl Heather Winesett Beth T. Gallegos Goldsmith Casie Sherwood Cathy Jo Smith Mona Royseth Debbie Ann Esselstrom Carol Draper Michael Karstens John Hatcher Maude Dornfeld Holly Anderson Karen Peterson Crystal N. Holden Jeffery L. Monaghan Heidi Frison Catherine Cirilli Lethe Hoxtell Amy Carlson Jessica Welch Lindsey Bachman Julie Brackett Pamela Kay Larry Dalton Barbara Candice Blen Girmay Fitwi Renee Gibbs Skramstad Michael Durand Eberhart Martha Kay Leisch Natura Richardson Courtney E. Stasney Athel Clifton Tanner Deborah J. Devaney John Horrigan Tatyana Small Greg Dubla Brian Landstrom Lucille Dryke Melissa Jones Amy E. Johnson John Martin Carden Theresa Angus Robert Wilke Francis P. Doering Michael Jacques Wendy Vraa Pamela Juaire Allan Woodward Jack Sweeney Julie Banks Karen Flynn Sarah Warner Gail M. Johnson Heather Burbul Janice Erickson Jason A. Griffiths- Nicole D. Wilde Ann Lacrosse Cyndy Klinksiek Daniel Rowell Paul Quiram Johnson Marty Witrak Cindy Kay Stolberg Ruth Adaline Madson Susan Jordan Ellen L. Behning Erica Lemoine Anita L. Larson Michelle Howard Wilma Rahn Nancy Hoglund Rebecca Nelson Anne Hinderliter Thad Dziuk Cheryl Lemien Robin Dagger Virginia T. Katz James T. Nephew Aleasha Hladilek Deborah J. Fjetland Barb Kaneski Ruth Erin Carda Matt Bauer Jeff Greensmith Camille Blair Bruce Hemmila Elizabeth Jeanne Wayne D. Twight James R. Zagar Kristin Riker-Coleman Linda C. Thatcher Helen Koski Helmer Douglas Stewart Amy Therese Johnson Nancy Rova Meghan Kutz Donald Zachow Janice M. Kilgore Brian Wade Rinker Judith R. Ekstrom Melinda Kay Madden Katherine M. Bloom Marlene Miller Lois Hellerstedt Cathy Wright Kathryn J. Schaefer Judith Sikkink Lauralyn Kliewer Ann Galbraith Miller Sara Weik Zachary Seth Stofer Patricia A. Emberg Marty Mccabe David H. Hozza Gary Jones Britt Peyer Terry A. Laporte Kristofer Manko Kristbjorg Fisher Jeri Person Courtney O Connell Christine Stocke Jeffrey J. Bertani Melanie Mesojedec Shayna Anita Sellars Scott Maki Carlson Kathleen Evans Alberta Marana Jaime Wade Delange Lisa Mitchell-Krocak Levi Hansen Diane L. Bergum Aletha Nebelsick Brendan Mccolgan Mariah Jeske Rheanna Marie Bebber Violet Woods James Cadotte Phoebe C. Smith- Stephanie Fechner Christina J. Swenson Brian Bluhm Ellis Amy E. Rusch Mack Norma M. Toman Carol Cannon Darius Jones Sharon Olsen Mark Gottwald Casandra Olson Anna Pessenda Liesl Settgas James Crane Diane Loraine Damian Dodge Heidi Seeland Gwen Cressman Lichtenberg Sarah Vallie Mary Thomas Donna L. Brostrom Laura Kenig Mark Drake Sheila Packa Candice Lee Macrostie Janis R. Andler Derek Zunker Jack Renick Elizabeth Wivinus Mary Hermes Shelley Thygesan Rebecca A. Domagala Clyde Ritchie Catherine Conover Maureen E. Erik Schimek Scott Thomas Gaber Patrick Malley Larson Kathleen Chmielewski Shelly Marquardt Margaret Mattila 12 GARBANZO GAZETTE A JANUARY FEBRUARY New Year’s Resolution of an HBC Buyer by Jill Hall, HBC Buyer resolve to practice my ABCs more Often if we build a body system when drinking and shower filters? Is it time and fungi) that could potentially cause Imethodically. we are already feeling strong, we can for them to be changed? disease. Cleansing is a powerful and Years ago an Herbalist I worked eliminate a recurring problem As far as body system cleansing effective way to do some internal with, named Dixie, taught me about the altogether, or at least lessen the severity goes, I am a wholehearted proponent of housekeeping. ABCs of preventative health. She was a of a future onset. setting an annual personal cleansing As always, do your research, and be 45-year-old woman who had been Did you over indulge in food and goal. Some people cleanse when they sure to select a time frame for your diagnosed with lymphoma at the age of drink over the holiday? Consider some feel like it, perhaps initiated by feelings cleanse that makes it easiest on you. 18. She had been told she had three milk thistle to buffer the extra stress of fatigue or sluggishness. Some people Stop by Aisle #4 and check out the years, tops, to live. She decided to put you’ve been putting on your liver. Do cleanse twice a year, religiously... spring variety of cleanses and cleansing her focus into natural approaches, and you get really burned out by all the and fall are the suggested seasons. The products we have available. had the support and love of her family, craziness of the season? Consider New Year is a good time as well. Some Some easy daily dietary habits that friends, and experienced practitioners adding extra B vitamins or GABA to people read Kevin Trudeau’s book and can gently support your body’s to aid her journey. She found success support your nervous system. Do you then race to the natural health store and cleansing processes: through her efforts. get depressed by all the over want to cleanse everything, instantly! *Add 1–2 Tbls. of powdered green She explained a simple way to consumption and commercialism? Try Kevin’s book is great, he sure gets superfood or wheatgrass to your diet approach the subject of healing, called Bach Rescue Remedy or a single flower people motivated. daily. Stir it in your favorite juice, the ABCs: remedy to help re- Know that cleansing smoothie, or water. Savor the potent balance your emotional takes some effort, phyto-nutrition; know that this is a A = Activate your body self. mostly it takes focus. gentle aid for blood detoxification. Activate your respiration, your Consider various Always begin any *Resolve to eat 2 or 3 more pieces of circulation, your elimination! How? stages of building that cleanse regimen by Raw Food daily; raw food offers and Exercise and movement are key, of you’d like to accomplish beginning with the increases production of enzymes, course. Try swimming, skiing, sliding, in the New Year. colon, or large thereby initiating a number of gentle snowshoeing, ice-skating, hiking, Remember, we can’t do intestine. Don’t go after cleansing responses. walking, running, aerobics, weight everything all at once, so a liver or kidney *Add additional fiber to your diet, lifting, etc. Incorporate a regular be patient with yourself cleanse you’ve read daily. 1/4 of Oat Bran, 2– 4 Tbsp. of mind/body technique such as yoga, tai and your choices. about before activating ground Flax seed, or one of the fine chi, or qi gong. Don’t forget to sing, Certain building phases HBC Buyer Jill is ready for her your number one fiber supplements (available in tablets, dance, garden, play and/or listen to require our endurance ABCs. eliminatory organ, ok? capsules, and powders) on the HBC music, you get the idea! and may take a few If you want reasons shelves. Fiber is an important part of I was discussing this topic with my months. Make a plan for what you hope why to colon cleanse, try a google binding to and moving the toxins all the massage therapist recently and he to accomplish throughout the year and search on “Amazing Images of Colon way out of the canal… if you know what tipped me off to a book entitled Egoscue be realistic about the time you will Problems and Results of Cleansing” I mean. Method of Health Through Motion by commit to your various Building goals. and let Dr. Bernard Jensen, D.C., Ph. D, Well, Happy New Year to you. If you Pete Egoscue. It sounded familiar, so Nutritionist explain it to you [not for the care to join me in this resolution, please low and behold I found it in my library C = Cleanse your body weak of heart]. Remember that our do. at home, and re-read it. I highly There are many facets of our living digestive tract is 30 feet long and is A*B*C, easy as 1*2*3… Here’s to recommend it as a paradigm on the that we can ‘clean up’, and thereby responsible for converting our food into Dixie! Be Well. GG subject of the benefits of Activating promote all around wellness. nutrition we can reuse for a myriad of Jill Hall, HBC Buyer loves Moon Dogs. your body. Do you still have a few non-natural functions. The digestive tract also cleaning products you can live without, B = Build your body functions as a protective barrier to These statements have not been evaluated replacing them with natural enzyme or ingested toxins, allergens, and by the FDA and are not intended to We build and strengthen our citrus-based cleaners? Have you made pathogens (bacteria, parasites, viruses, diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any regenerative healing abilities by giving the commitment and purchased good disease. our bodies the raw materials it desires to function wholly. A good all around supplemental program for making sure the body has the foundations it needs to properly regenerate include complete daily multi-vitamin and mineral supplements, anti-oxidants, essential fatty acids, and probiotics. Further consider if you have a system of your body you’d like to build. Monica Liddle, ND, LM, CPM Do you get bladder or yeast infections Naturopathic Medicine & Midwifery frequently? 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Fresh Perspectives a new look at some old favorites he holidays have come and ful together as a fennel cabbage slaw. global warming — atmosphere, rather than sequestering gone and it’s time to begin You can find a good recipe for it in the soil, as was previously the New Year with a renewed Fennel Slaw in the July 2005, Gourmet an organic solution assumed. It’s now common to read about commitment to eat more Magazine. The report concluded that 1) Crop Tfruits and vegetables. Have you ever had spaghetti causes and solutions to global warm- residue-based biofuel production ing and energy dependence. Could When the weather turns cold, it squash? The bright yellow oval-shaped could dramatically worsen soil quality our goals of creating more biofuels becomes harder to get excited about squash is different from other squash- because of loss of carbon from decom- from corn actually be doing more veggies in the same way as in the es you may have had before. It has posing crop residues, and 2) Climate harm than good? summer when the produce depart- many of the same nutritional benefits change models that are based on the It is, according to research by the ment is brimming with corn, toma- of other winter squash, but when old assumption that crop residues in Agronomy Society, Soil Science toes and local green beans. cooked, the flesh of this squash comes high yield systems lead to increases in Society and the Crop Sciences Society. Don’t let yourself fall into a winter away in long soil carbon sequestration now have to The report rut. Your produce department’s many strands like be revised, and the consequences will states that choices can be so delightful when you spaghetti, thus the be a much larger and negative contri- high synthetic look at it through a different set of name. It is as good Parsnips bution to global warming from high- nitrogen con- eyes that are open to what is being with a nice mari- input conventional cropping systems. were introduced into North ventional corn- offered. Take parsnips, for example. nara sauce as it is Organic production systems solve America by early settlers. They soybean Parsnips have a mild celery-like aroma with some sautéed this — with their much tighter control monocropping and a delightful, sweet nutty flavor leeks, garlic and a were grown in Virginia by 1609, of nutrient cycles and more natural systems are that can be enjoyed alone or in many drizzle of olive oil. and were soon accepted by and far lower total nitrogen inputs. NOT leading different recipes. They’re great roasted Top with some Native Americans. Parsnips were Organic farming has also been shown to soil carbon with a little olive oil for dinner and fresh grated to improve water quality and farm used as a sweetener until the sequestration then for lunch with some steamed Parmesan and profitability as well. development of the sugar beet in (a binding of greens wrapped in a sprouted grain Monday night While you may not be able to afford the 19th century. The juices were nitrogen in the tortilla. The best flavor comes out pasta dinners with a hybrid car or drive a biodiesel vehi- soil), as is now when they are allowed to stay in the never be the same. evaporated, and the brown cle, you can walk, ride a bike, manage assumed by ground until after the first frost, which It’s simple to residue was used as honey. your trips to the store more efficiently most scientists causes the root’s starch to covert to cook. Just cut the and continue to support organic farm- and climate sugar — that makes them an ideal squash in half ers with your shopping dollars each change models. Why not? Because the choice right now. Did you know that lengthwise, and then scoop out the week. fresh parsnips have a soft texture seeds. extra nitrogen is stimulating addition- al microbial activity in the soil, and in References this issue: www.botanical.com; when they are cooked? (Cooking tip: Place it in a shallow baking pan Fennel Slaw, Gourmet Magazine, don’t over cook them, as they will cut-side down with about a 1/4 to 1/2 the process, microbes quickly con- www.epicurious.com; The Organic Center- become mushy.) Surprisingly, parsnips inch of water. sume and break down the organic www.organic-center.org; “The Myth of Nitrogen matter in crop residues. This releases Fertilization for Soil Carbon Sequestration, range in color from tan to white, with Put into preheated 400º F. oven and Journal of Environmental Quality, 11/12 2007 the white ones being the most tender. bake for 45 minutes to an hour. Your the carbon in crop residues into the Similar to carrots, they will keep for squash is done when you can easily weeks if properly stored in a cool pierce the outer skin with a fork. place, should be firm in texture, and Carefully remove squash from the scrubbed, not peeled. Stay away from pan and handle with hot pads or oven old roots, as they will be tough and gloves. Scrape a fork across the hot bitter. squash flesh and watch your spaghetti Parsnips are roots that provide tumble into a serving bowl. more than just good taste — they are When dinner is done, why not packed with nutrition and are low in choose some easy-to-peel Satsumas, or calories too. A typical 9-inch parsnip is sweet tart tangelos paired with a nice The Birth You Want high in fiber, and a good source of cal- goat cheese or a small piece of dark Planning for Natural Childbirth cium, magnesium, potassium, vita- chocolate for dessert? This will not mins C and E, B6, iron, thiamin, only take care of that sweet tooth, but An independent childbirth education option riboflavin, niacin and zinc. These are also will give you plenty of vitamin C Prepare for a safe, informed and supported birth. Be confident & relaxed,with a solid understanding all good for maintaining a healthy and keep you on track for starting the of the birth process and birthing options. immune system. year off with a good, healthy eating To register call 428-0338 or 340-2108 What about cabbage or fennel? Do plan. $175 per family you just walk by these tasty winter Even though it may seem dreary Monica Liddle, ND, is a Naturopathic Midwife veggies? Perhaps you should give outside, your produce department Jana Studelska is a certi ed doula and midwife’s assistant. them another look. They are wonder- always has something to brighten your See upcoming dates on www.birthduluth.com day. A four-week class to prepare for natural childbirth in any setting. 14 GARBANZO GAZETTE A JANUARY FEBRUARY Another Record Sales Day management report It is official! Thanksgiving Eve 2007 sales at nearly $34,000 pushed Thanksgiving Eve ndividuals make resolutions. As I write this, my in-box and continuously overlapping. 2006 off the list of the top four sales days Sometimes I wonder if I would is filling up with first You can’t improve or even at 610 East Fourth Street. THANK YOU to be more diligent about following drafts of 2008 business improvise if you don’t know Staff, Owners and Customers. through on my personal plans from our depart- what doesn’t work. Many rIesolutions if I spent more than a few ment managers. A thanks, in advance, to all of A minutes coming up with them… storewide plan will go to you who took the time to fill Management Teams make plans. At the Board for review in out the 2007 survey to let us WFC we’ve adjusted our planning January 2008 and, before know how we can improve cycle from the fiscal year to the calen- the first quarter of 2008 is our service to you. Happy Certificate of Appreciation dar year. We reviewed our progress on over, the Management New Year and may 2008 be a from Second Harvest the 2007 Business Plan in depth at a Team will return to the Your General Manager, year of positive progress on retreat in August, have been steadily planning cycle to incorpo- Sharon Murphy. resolutions, large and small, Food Bank gathering new data (e.g., the fall 2007 rate data from the 2007 yours and ours. GG On October 11, 2007, Shaye Morris, Board and Staff surveys) and industry Owner and Non-Owner Surveys as Sharon Murphy Director of Second Harvest Food Bank, trend information, and conducted a well as the Board’s goals for 2008. General Manager since 1988 presented WFC with a Certificate of strengths/weaknesses/opportunities/ Listen, study, learn, plan, imple- Attended first CCMA in 1988 Appreciation for food and cash donations threats (SWOT) analysis in November. ment, review and keep the cycle going Gazette contributor since 1978 to Second Harvest. Shaye expressed her Still never gets the last word personal appreciation for the Co-op’s creative support for the Food Bank including our donations from the Tofu Toss event at May Day Mayhem and from our Reduce, Reuse, Redeem (RRR) program as A Day in the Life… IT well as a percentage of our purchases from our local coffee roaster, Alakef Coffee. by Anni Friesen, Marketing & Member Services Coordinator

says. As the only person in the the growth and survival of the store. IT department, this means that Some of these projects consist of fig- Andy is always on-call if anything uring out a system to track all pur- goes wrong with the tech side of chasing history and transactions, and the store. another entails finishing a cost analy- Mainly though, things are sis program for the Deli. running pretty smoothly, and With the advent of our new website Andy, Mr. Information, working hard to keep us Andy’s happy about that, When (check it out at www.wholefoods.coop), up and running. asked about his favorite part of Andy will also continue his part of its his job, Andy answered, “It’s fun upkeep, which means keeping the ince this issue is all about res- to see [the system] succeed.” And suc- pages easy to edit, and updating CAP olutions, I’m going to ask you ceed it does. There have not been any flyers and Gazettes. The Co-op is to add another small one to major issues with the system for quite steadily keeping up with the electronic your list. It won’t be hard, and a while now. Andy recalls the only age, and this leads to happier employ- I’llS try to do some of the work for you. near catastrophe that the tech depart- ees. In the two years of his employ- From left: Jahn Hibbs, Assistant Produce I’m asking you to become more famil- Manager; Sharon Murphy, General ment has encountered. One day every- ment, Andy has seen a lot of changes iar with your co-op. This could mean Manager; Michael Karsh, Produce thing in the store was ringing up as from paper to electronic. While WFC anything from reading labels on prod- Manager; and Shaye Morris from $3.99. Andy says he can’t take credit still keeps a hard copy of all important Second Harvest. ucts, talking about membership to for resolving it though, because it was documents, the electronic databases non-members, or getting to know your while Christof was still here and he make it much easier to find informa- WFC staff. was the one who fixed it. tion. Last year we started our Day in the Andy’s job varies because he never Though most positions at WFC call Life series. In that time, we have knows what will happen on a day-to- for great customer service, Andy does focused on Shift Leaders, (now day basis. While he does meet with not interact with customers all that MODs), Produce Assistants, Customer General Manager Sharon Murphy to often, “I have far more interaction Service Counter employees and Deli set goals and get new ideas, everything with staff than with customers. I Cooks. All of these positions are ones can change within a few minutes. guess you could say that the staff are that are directly visible to the public Right now, when Andy isn’t busy try- my customers.” And we thank him for eye. Now it’s time to look at the under- ing to rescue an ailing computer or fix fixing our computer problems and belly of your co-op. Whole Foods Co- the terminally ill printer, he’s working making our lives easier. But also, we op, while dedicated to customer serv- on some special projects. He describes know that without our IT department, ice like no other place I’ve ever these as “not very interesting reading we might still be writing out receipts worked, also needs a few “behind the material,” but they are important to at the tills. GG scenes” employees in order to keep running. The next few articles of Day in the Life will focus on introducing A you to the people that you might not see up on the sales floor quite as mission statement frequently. The Whole Foods Co-op is committed To begin our stretch on out-of-sight to the Cooperative Principles, to employees, we are going to focus on providing its members, patrons and the IT department. Our IT department community the highest quality consists of Andy Theuninick, our nutritious whole foods, and to the Information Technologies products and practices which make Coordinator. Andy started at the Co-op positive changes in the life of its about two years ago while he was still community, employees and a student at UMD. At the time, he environment. worked under then IT Manager Christof Von Rabenau. When Christof left to work on IT issues for the co-operative principles National Cooperative Grocers 1. Voluntary and open membership. Association, Andy became the only 2. Democratic member control. person in the IT department, and his responsibilities changed a little bit. He 3. Member economic participation now gets to make sure that the Point 4. Autonomy and independence. of Sale, computers, internet, phones, 5. Education, training and and alarm systems are running on a daily basis and deals with any techni- information. cal problems that may occur. “If any- 6. Cooperation among co-ops. thing happens where we can’t check- out customers, I have to drop what 7. Concern for community I’m doing and deal with that,” Andy WHOLE FOODS A COMMUNITY COOP 15 Book Review

he title alone is what grabbed $400,000,000 to find a cure and get it treating all symp- excellent resource for my attention. Many of us approved by the FDA he was certain toms at the same you. Because of how it is today, are plagued with all cures would be addressed in his time. Then, after laid out you can find fatigue, sleep problems, brain training and/or daily readings. you have your particular symp- Tfog and reoccurring However, after suf- improved, he will toms and read the chap- infections. In our fast- fering from CFS & study individual ter plus the resource paced society some of From Fatigued to FMS, listening to test results to see section to see if you are us actually take better Fantastic his patients, and what symptoms getting all the informa- care of our cars than we finding many effec- remain and go tion you need to relieve do of ourselves! So, Dr. by Jacob Teitelbaum, MD tive, natural cures from there. your symptoms. Good Teitelbaum had my full for this and many The major luck to all who suffer attention in this book. other illnesses, he definitely changed symptoms he lists from CFS, CFIDS and Dr. Teitelbaum focused on symp- his way of thinking. In this book, From are fatigue, sleep FMS. toms and treatments for chronic Fatigued to Fantastic, he lists symp- disorders, flu-like P.S. As you look fatigue (CFS), Chronic Fatigue & toms (devoting a chapter to each symptoms, sore through the resources Immune Dysfunction (CFIDS) and major symptom), discusses alternative throat, muscle pain, bowel and yeast you will notice that Dr. Teitelbaum has Fibromyalgia Syndrome (FMS). Since and new treatments, gives you ques- problems, nutritional malabsorption patented many of his own healing for- he has fully recovered from these tionnaires, recommended readings and immune dysfunction. He then mulas. However, all that money would symptoms he has the determination and many resources to help you in goes to general treatment plans which normally go to the inventor of a for- and compassion necessary to reach your quest for improved health. involve elimination of white sugar and mula. In Dr. Teitelbaum’s case, it goes out and help many of the estimated 50 Because many symptoms often flour, caffeine and alcohol, adds vita- directly to charity! GG million people worldwide suffering mimic other illnesses, many physi- min and mineral supplements, and Judy Kreag has written two guidebook/ from many or all of these symptoms. cians begin by treating one symptom follows up with individual treatments cookbooks and has worked for a local As a practicing physician, Dr. at a time. Often, with CFS & FMS this recommended after studying the nutritionist. She is presently the Executive Teitelbaum used to believe that if he is not successful because one symp- results of medical and nutritional Director of The Dwelling in the Woods, a hadn’t learned about a disorder and its tom tends to lead to another so you tests. spiritual retreat 75 miles south of Duluth. cure in medical school then it must are soon dealing with many complica- If you suffer from any of these not exist. Since it costs approximately tions. Dr. Teitelbaum recommends symptoms, this book might be an

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