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A PUBLICATION OF WILLY STREET CO-OP, MADISON, WI VOLUME 46 • ISSUE 6 • JUNE 2019 LONG LIVE THE QUEEN STORES CLOSING EARLY Sunday, June 30 at 7:30pm for our year-end inventory count PAID PRSRT STD PRSRT U.S. POSTAGE POSTAGE U.S. MADISON, WI MADISON, PERMIT NO. 1723 NO. PERMIT 1457 E. Washington Ave • Madison, WI 53703 Ave 1457 E. Washington POSTMASTER: DATED MATERIAL POSTMASTER: DATED CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED CHANGE SERVICE WILLY STREET CO-OP MISSION STATEMENT The Williamson Street Grocery Co-op is an economically and READER environmentally sustainable, cooperatively owned grocery PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY WILLY STREET CO-OP business that serves the needs of its Owners and employ- East: 1221 Williamson Street, Madison, WI 53703, 608-251-6776 ees. We are a cornerstone West: 6825 University Ave, Middleton, WI 53562, 608-284-7800 of a vibrant community in south-central Wisconsin that North: 2817 N. Sherman Ave, Madison, WI 53704, 608-471-4422 provides fairly priced goods Central Office: 1457 E. Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703, 608-251-0884 and services while supporting EDITOR & LAYOUT: Liz Wermcrantz local and organic suppliers. ADVERTISING: Liz Wermcrantz COVER DESIGN: Hallie Zillman SALE FLYER DESIGN: Hallie Zillman GRAPHICS: Hallie Zillman WILLY STREET CO-OP SALE FLYER LAYOUT: Liz Wermcrantz BOARD OF DIRECTORS PRINTING: Wingra Printing Group The Willy Street Co-op Reader is the monthly communications link among the Jeannine Bindl, President Co-op Board, staff and Owners. It provides information about the Co-op’s services Meghan Gauger, and business as well as about cooking, nutrition, health, sustainable agriculture and Vice President more. Views and opinions expressed in the Reader do not necessarily represent those of the Co-op’s Directors, staff or Ownership. Willy Street Co-op has not evaluated the Patricia Butler claims made by advertisers. Acceptance of advertising does not indicate endorsement Brian Anderson of the product or service offered. Articles are presented for information purposes only. Before taking action, you should always consult a professional for advice. Articles Ann Hoyt may be reprinted with permission from the editor. Stephanie Ricketts SUBMISSIONS Trevor Bynoe All advertising submissions must be reserved and arranged with the editor by the 10th of the month previous to publication. All advertisement copy must be submit- Michael Chronister ted by the 15th of the month. Submissions should be emailed to l.wermcrantz@ Dan Ramos Haaz willystreet.coop or mailed to Willy Street Co-op’s Central Office according to sub- mission requirements. BOARD CONTACT INFO: CUSTOMER SERVICE: EAST: 608-251-6776 WEST: 608-284-7800 NORTH: [email protected] 608-471-4422 [email protected] (includes the GM, Executive BUSINESS OFFICE: 608-251-0884 Assistant and Board Adminis- FAX: 608-251-3121 trator) SEAFOOD CENTER: EAST: 608-294-0116 WEST: 608-836-1450 GENERAL EMAIL: [email protected] BOARD MEETING GENERAL MANAGER: [email protected] SCHEDULE EDITOR: [email protected] Tuesday, June 18 PREORDERS: EAST: [email protected]; WEST: ws.preorders@ As always, Board meetings are held willystreet.coop; NORTH: [email protected] at the Central Office beginning at WEBSITE: www.willystreet.coop 6:30pm (unless otherwise noted). BOARD EMAIL: [email protected] Dates are subject to change. Please see www.willystreet.coop/events/ STORE HOURS: 7:30am-9:30pm, every day board-of-directors to confirm. East Juice Bar: 7:30am-6:00pm; West Juice Bar: M-F: 7:30am-7:00pm & Sat-Sun: 7:30am-6:00pm; North Juice Bar: 7:30am-7:00pm Deli: 7:30am to 9:00pm Seafood Center–East and West: Monday–Saturday, 8:00am-8:00pm; Sunday, 8:00am- 6:00pm. IN THIS ISSUE 3-4 Customer Comments 8 We Need Your Help 10 New Products Selecting More 5 Busy Month; Projects; 11-13 SPECIALS PAGES and More! Specialty Produce at North 15-16 Volunteer Opportunities 5 Elections; Policy at the Farmers Markets Review; More! 9 Organic Valley 17-19 Long Live the Queen 6-8 Community Room 9 What’s New in Calendar Prepared Foods: 19-20 Recipes Housemade Salad 21-23 Staff Picks Dressings SAVE THE DATE! THIS YEAR'S ANNUAL MEETING & PARTY IS THURSDAY, JULY 11. 2 Willy Street Co-op Reader, JUNE 2019 CUSTOMER COMMENTS PRODUCT REQUESTS had the pleasure of dealing with. If RO WATER Write Us! Q: Hi there! I have a question you do not have something I want, Q: Message: I am a homebrew- We welcome your comments and about a couple of products you I can contact someone and see er and inquiring about bulk (5 gal- give each one attention and seri- have stocked in the past or at other about special orders. Also, often lon container) distilled or RO water ous consideration. Send them to locations but that I haven't seen at the items are added to the shelves if —does your store have a dispenser customer.comments@willystreet. East in a long time. Mary's Gone space is available. You have more for filling containers with Dist/RO coop or fill out a Customer Com- organic choices than anywhere I water? Thank you. ment form in the Owner Re- Crackers Thins are the best whole have ever been, and many of them A; Yes! We have RO water filling sources area. Each month a small grain thin crackers (much bet- are small local organic operations. stations at all three store locations selection is printed in the Reader. ter taste than Kashi 7-grain) and As we know, contamination of the and you can purchase and/or refill 5 Many more can be found in the there don't seem to be many more USDA organic label by Big Food gallon containers. If you need as- commons or in the binder near options in this category. I also love corporations is growing rapidly sistance when you visit the store Customer Service. Thank you! the almond coconut Perfect bar (so filling and no added sugar and and the small local producers are with using the stations or if you have so tasty, hard to find this combo consistently the most reliable. That questions about containers, please do in other bars). I think it is the only brings me to another favorable not hesitate to ask an employee or to VEGAN PIZZA vegan one and would love to see it characteristic of the Coop; I can stop by Customer Service. Thanks for Q: The vegan pan pizza has again. Of course recognizing that ask someone who almost always thinking of us, and happy brewing! been out of rotation at the Willy there may be factors outside of knows where anything in the store -Kirsten Moore, Cooperative Services East hot bar for at least three your control or reasons stocking comes from and find out in a few Director weeks. It's a fantastic, tasty, these doesn't make sense. :) Thanks minutes. I really appreciate this savory pizza and I miss it dearly. for your work. Take care! kind of conscientious purchasing of COMPOSTING Thanks! A: Good afternoon, I hope this products. Q: I just read the Composting A: Thanks for reaching out message finds you well. We did a You guys at Willy street do article. I am interested in compost- about the vegan pizza on the hot little digging and found that Perfect everything right from my per- ing and was wondering if there is a bar. I'm super glad that you enjoyed bar no longer makes the almond spective, and if something can be way I can drop off my compost at the pizza enough to request it. It's coconut bar and so we do not have improved you are open to it. Willy Street. In the article I wasn't true that we took a little break from access to it anymore. Sorry to be the A: Thank you so much for your quite sure if this was an option. pizza for the winter, the good news bearer of bad news. As for Mary's thoughtful and positive words! They A: Thanks for asking! We do not is it's returning this week. Our plan Gone Cracker thins, we will not be made my day and I will be shar- accept compost drop-offs. We do is to have it on the hot bar every bringing that into the East store but ing them with our other employees have composting available for people Friday for lunch until we sell out :) our North side location has 2 flavors. who are working hard to respond to dining in our commons to compost Let me know if you have any more They have the original and the garlic this recall and the questions we are what they purchased and consumed questions! -Dustin Skelley, Deli flavor on their shelves. receiving. Have a great afternoon! on-site, but we do not have the capac- Manager—East So you have some options. If you –Kirsten Moore, Cooperative Ser- ity to collect residential compost. are on that side of town you can grab vices Director The City of Madison lists a few it, or we can transfer the product to companies that may be able to accept BULK CONDITIONER the East side store for you. Your third APPLE JACK your compost for a fee here: www. Q: Hi—I noticed you don't option is we can do a special order Q: I ordered an apple jack juice cityofmadison.com/streets/organics. have the Giovanni conditioner in for you, which would entail you or- this morning and asked for easy Please let us know if you have bulk at Willy North any more.