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Open 7 Days A Week, 8 to 7 Nine Washington Street Middlebury, VT Why Vegetarian? Over 7 million Americans are vegetarians, with an additional 23 million who follow a vegetarian- inclined diet. What makes so many people forgo the consumption of meat and choose a plant-based diet instead? Is it a concern for the animals or hope for improved personal health. Or is it a conviction that a vegetarian diet would support a healthier environ- ment? The following article from the Vegeta r ia n Times explores the question, why go vegetarian? Thanks to an abundance of scientific research that demonstrates the health and environmental benefits of a plant-based diet, even the federal government recommends that we consume most of our calories from grain products, vegetables and fruits. And no wonder: An estimated 70 percent of all diseases, including one-third of all cancers, are related to diet. A vegetarian diet reduces the risk for chronic degenerative diseases such as obesity, coro- nary artery disease, high blood pressure, diabetes and certain types of cancer including co- lon, breast, prostate, stomach, lung and esophageal cancer. continued on page 10 1 MNFC Newsletter A Monthly Publication of the Middlebury Natural Foods Cooperative Editor - Reiner Winkler Printed at The Little Pressroom, Middlebury, Vt. The purpose of the MNFC Newsletter is to provide a means of communication between the Co -op and its general membership. Its aim is to provide a forum, which promotes an awareness of social, health, political, economic, technological, and environmental issues as they relate to food and other products sold by the Co-op. In addition, the Newsletter provides a medium to introduce the Co-op and its products and services to the general public. The format is intended for educa- tional debate and discussion. Your letters of opinion and article submissions are welcome and encouraged. The views expressed in the MNFC Newsletter do not necessarily reflect the policies or beliefs on the Middlebury Natural Foods Cooperative as a whole. Middlebury Co-op Newsletter Mission A Monthly Publication of the The MiddleburyMiddlebury Natural NaturalFoods Cooperative Foods Cooperative is a democratic, member- owned cooperative1 Washington committed Street, to: Middlebury, Providing healthy, Vermont competitively 05753 priced foods; encouraging ecologically sound and healthful patterns of production and consumption; and respondingEditor - toReiner members’ Winkler needs accordingly. Printed at The Little Pressroom, Middlebury, Vermont. Value Statements:Call 802-388-7276, or e-mail us at 1. MNFC [email protected] education, information, and service for members, Visitemployees, our website and the atcommunity. Middleburycoop.com 2. MNFC isOr committed Like us to on forging Facebook partnerships with local growers, businesses, and organizations, as well as with other cooperatives. 3. MNFC is a voluntary organization open to everyone. 4. The capital provided by members finances purchases of equipment Middlebury Co-op Ends Statement and supports services, which benefit the MNFC community. 5. While MNFCMNFC works closely member with owners, other organizations, customers, we are an au- tonomous cooperative. and the community benefit from: Healthy Foods Buying CriteriaVibrant for RetailLocal ShelfEconomy Space: Middlebury Natural Co-op will select products with a primary emphasis on Environmentally Sustainable organic foods and local vendors. MNFC’s policy is to avoid buying: Irradiated and foods Energy-Efficient Practices Foods Cooperativecontaining artificial Democratic preservatives, Ownership colors, or flavors* Meat productsLearning from About animals These raised withValues hormones or antibiotics Fluid milk, ice cream, frozen yogurt, or dairy products containing Bovine Growth Hormone (rBST) Foods containing hydrogenated oils or transfats Products tested on animals 2 Dear Members and Friends of Middlebury Co-op, It’s going to be an interesting new year! There will be some changes. There will be noise. Things may never be the same again. Loving patience will be required from all of us. There are some uncertainties. No, I’m not talking about the coming political year… I am talking about the Co-op expansion. Blueprints have been completed. Primary bank lenders have been chosen. In January, we will begin the bidding process to subcontractors. By the end of January, we need to be clear about the Guaranteed Maximum Price for construction (GMP). Construction itself is scheduled to start March 13. Happy New Year! Here are some Irish blessings you may want to toast your friends and family... May your giving hand never fail you. May we all be alive at this same time next year. May you live as long as you want and never want as long as you live! May the best day of your past be the worst day of your future. May your troubles be less, And your blessings be more. And nothing but happiness come through your door. Merry met and merry part, I drink to thee with all my heart. Dung hills rise and castles fall, we are all equal one and all. Best Wishes for 2017! Reiner 3 Staff Interview with Meskie Cohen Reiner Winkler: Meskie, tell us learned a lot. And I loved meeting about your journey to Middlebury very accomplished photographers. Co-op. Meskie Cohen: I came here from Tell me more about your love for New York, where I went to school. food. After two years I needed a break from My passion for food always been the big city and decided to come home there, it seems. I was born in Ethio- pia and grew up in an orphanage for a while. there, before I was adopted by my Home to Vermont? parents. Love and appreciation of Yes. My parents live and teach in Mid- good food has always been central dlebury. I have always been interested in our family. We cook Moroccan, about food, so I applied at the Co-op Japanese and all kinds of interna- for a job and was lucky enough to be tional food. I like food that has a lot hired. After working in the food and of flavor. Much of American food restaurant business for several years does not really have much of that, I including in New York City, the Deli is feel. My favorite is still Ethiopian such a nice place to be. It's different in cooking, which I could eat every that we interact directly with our cus- day all day long. tomers. I enjoy talking to them and helping them find what they are look- You travel between Ethiopia and ing for. All our customers seem so kind the U.S. quite a bit, right? My mother now runs a group home and pleasant. for kids Addis Ababa. We go there And we are lucky to have you! Did frequently. During the six years the you go to school for culinary arts? home has been open, I have worked No, I studied photography and studio with the kids, done some of the pa- art at the International Center for Pho- perwork, and taken lots of video tography or ICP, in New York. I recordings. I am definitely planning 4 to continue with my work there. Even though I like the energy of a city where there is so much to do, It must be mind-boggling to travel to see, and to experience, I enjoy between these two countries. living in this small quiet town of Oh yes! I remember when I came to Middlebury right now. I do like to the States for the first time. I was 10 travel and will continue with my years old then. Our flight went directly work at the group home; but I also from Addis Ababa to New York City. I like to spend time here where it's stepped out of the plane and felt the easier to clear my head. I want to energy so intense and sort of chaotic. I explore hiking in the area. I have loved it! climbed Snake Mountain several What do you notice these days when times, it's really beautiful. I will you visit Ethiopia? also continue with my art projects, How much things are changing. Three photography and jewelry making. years ago, everything was so different. And I dabble a bit in oil painting, Everything is changing so incredibly mostly abstract. At times I try a fast! Compared to the changes I see in little landscape and portrait paint- Addis Ababa, the changes at our Co-op ing. we are dealing with are not such a big What do you think about our deal. Vermont winters? The changing world with all its the I'm not much of a winter person at speed and intensity is quite some- all. Winter here is beautiful but thing these days. It can feel over- very cold! And winter whelming at times if you don't watch seems to go on and out. What are some of you future on and on! plans? Thank you, Meskie! My future is a little bit in the air. For now I welcome my personal time. Eat when you are hungry not when you are bored. For many orf us, eating has surprisingly little to do with hunger. We eat out of boredom, for entertainment, to comfort or reward ourselves. Try to be aware of why you are eating, and ask yourself if you are really hungry — before you eat and then again along the wayl. (One old wives’ test: If you’re not hungry enough to eat an apple, then you’re not hungry. ) Food is a costly antidepressant. Michael Pollan, Food Rules 5 Classic Oatmeal Recipe Simple, good, and sustaining… 1 cup rolled oats 1 cup warm water 2 tablespoons yogurt (optional) Pinch of salt 1 cup water Mix oats with arm water and yogurt, cover and leave on the coun- ter overnight.
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