Weavers Way from 9 a.m. stores will be OPEN LABOR DAY to 3 p.m. In the Endless Summer Department, that’s Monday, September 7, folks. The Shuttle August 2015 Vol. 43 No. 8 Community-Owned Food Markets Open to Everyone JOIN US by April Pedrick, Weavers Way FRIDAYS Across the Way Wellness Buyer August 7, 14 & 21 OT? BUSY? HAVE A FRIDGE FULL Noon-3 p.m. Hof veggies and fruits to use be- fore heading out for the weekend? Crav- Weavers Way Mt. Airy ing something sweet but don’t want pro- 559 Carpenter Lane cessed ingredients? Your blender hears you. Popular smoothie culture involves mostly yogurt and fruit. The world of nu- tritive smoothie is much broader. With a few basics, you’ll be blending your way to glowing health with time to spare. Plenty of information is available about choosing a blender — and for our purposes, we’re talking blending, not searching over coffee someday. Superfoods boost a smoothie to a juicing, which removes fiber. Most of us Now it’s time to blend. Even your supplement. Many folks like to add pro- need more fiber, not less! Livestock are liquid base can be nourishing. Common- tein powder and/or concentrated greens great at digesting raw greens, but peo- ly water or some kind of creamy “milk” powders; these will keep you full and en- ple tend to do better when plant food is used. Or substitute herbal tea for a nu- ergized for hours. (Folks with kidney- is fermented, soaked, steamed or very trient boost! Ginger infusion warms; pep- stone concerns should avoid protein pow- well blended. So whatever blender you permint infusion cools. You can add tonic ders, and may want to consider adding choose, make sure it has a powerful mo- infusions such as nettle, alfalfa, red clo- some nettle leaf for its kidney/mineral tor to break down raw cellulose. ver, rose hips or elderberries — whatever benefits.) Consider other additives to suit ◗ People with very sensitive digestions your herb(s) of choice, they can go into your needs and tastes: Yogurt. (Do consider grass- can steam greens before blending. Ex- your smoothie. Tinctures and the contents ◗ Concentrated juice high in fed for its favorable fatty-acid perimenting with food combinations can of powdered capsules can even be blend- antioxidants, such as cranberry. profile.) also make digestion more comfortable. ed right in. Plant remedies were never so (Limit to a few ounces if sugar is ◗ Nut butters or tahini. (Almond Some people can cram every type of cal- versatile. a concern.) butter is most alkalizing, but also orie into one big beverage, while others hard on the environment.) thrive on simple concoctions using only Next come greens and fruits, fresh ◗ Cacao. or frozen. Keeping the ration at 60/40 ◗ Plant or whey protein powders. protein or only fats at once. Some com- ◗ T urmeric. binations support one another: Fats help or 80/20 greens to fruits will help re- (Organic options are preferred.) the body digest minerals, and vitamin C duce blood-sugar spikes. Low-sugar ber- ◗ Gr eens powders or Chlorofresh. ries packed with antioxidants really shine Smoothies begin to lose nutrients helps us absorb iron. But iron makes cal- ◗ Molasses. (Loaded with minerals!) cium and magnesium difficult to utilize, here. Play with combinations. Who knew once blended, so try to prepare just be- so keep spinach and yogurt separate. pear and celery make such good fellows? ◗ Coconut oil. fore you consume. If you can only make a big batch every two days, don’t fret! Stop As with all foods, quality counts. Veggies should be at least loose- ◗ Chia seeds. (They thicken, add by Weavers Way Mt. Airy to sample some The proteins and fats you blend will serve ly chopped before blending. Bananas or fiber and are high in Omega-3 smoothies on the dates above, or send us you best if they haven’t been blasted or avocados are the most popular thicken- fatty acids.) your favorite ingredients and recipes to oxidized within an inch of their molecu- ers. There are even smoothie recipes that ◗ Flax meal. (Must be cracked.) share with other members. lar lives. For biochem nerds, glycation, mimic our favorite treats — mint/cacao is calcification and oxidation are worth re- popular during Shamrock Shake season. ◗ Kudzu. [email protected] INSIDE What’s in Store . 2 Weavers Way Farms . 17 Five Things . 3. Suggestions . 18 . Weavers Way Community Programs 4-5 Chef’s Corner . 21 General Manager’s Corner . .7 . Weavers Way Calendar . 21 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED REQUESTED SERVICE CHANGE www.weaversway.coop www.weaversway.coop Health and Wellness . 9. Cooperator of the Month . 22 559 Carpenter Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19119 PA Philadelphia, Lane, Carpenter 559 Environment Committee . 10-11 Staff Celebrity Spotlight . .23 . Weavers Way Cooperative Association Cooperative Way Weavers The Passionate Gardener . 12 Co-op Specials . .24 . New on the Shelves 2 THE SHUTTLE August 2015 Editor’s Note What’s in Store at Weavers Way by Mary Sweeten, Editor, Weavers Way Shuttle New on the Shelves ITH VERY LITTLE FANFARE, THE Up on the Hill, we’re Picks in Produce U.S. Department of Health and going wild over W Heirloom tomatoes rule. And Human Services last month issued by Karen Plourde, Weavers Way Barnana banana rules that essentially rendered the most Chestnut Hill Grocery Staff bites, chewy, sweet ginger gold apples are back. controversial Supreme Court decision ovals packed with This is the time of year when heirloom in recent history moot. Bulk & Beyond potassium, fiber and tomatoes show all their stripes and No, not THAT decision. What’s protein. We’ve got colors. Our Weavers controversial about gay marriage? I A Spanish olive oil that’s easy on them in chocolate Way Farm versions mean Burwell v. Hobby Lobby, and the wallet. And a couple new spicy and peanut butter, and they’re organic, will spark up your if you’re drawing a blank, hey, it was snacks. gluten-free and non-GMO. caprese. Grab ’em a whole year ago that the court ruled Bulk olive oil can really add up once while we have ’em. Finds for the Furry & Feathered that “closely held” for-profit compa- you’ve filled that reusable container. To Meanwhile, this nies should not be required to pay for counter the sticker shock, we now offer Introducing Wellness Wet and season’s apples are birth control under the Affordable Care Nunez de Prado organic olive oil for Dry Pet Food. And sign up for the easing into the bins, Act if doing so affronted the “sincerely $9.95 a pound. Oil with abandon! frequent buyer program from and ginger golds, held” beliefs of their owners. On July Your beer looks lonely. Primal Foods. juicy with a bit of bite, are one of the 10, HHS explained that businesses can early returnees. use the same procedure available to re- Why not pair it with Wellness Air Dried pet food uses a new, our new sriracha ligious nonprofits: If they notify the innovative cooking method which locks Meat & Fish Market federal government about their reli- cashews? Or Tex- in flavorful, high-protein nutrition that gious objections and request to opt out Mex snack mix cats and dogs love. Use as a food, treat A trio of specials livens up your of providing coverage for contracep- from Frankferd or topper. We carry two-pound bags of plate and palate. Farms of tives, HHS will then will notify health air-dried dog and cat food. New Wellness Curious about salmon burgers? Well, Saxonburg, Butler insurance companies, and enrollees in foods also include 6-oz. tubs of savory Ippolito’s take on them will be on sale all County? It’s got hot their health plans will receive separate pate with a chunky center for dogs and month for $11.99 Cajun corn and sesame sticks, tamari- payments for contraceptive services. 6-oz. cans of Core 95 percent meat- a pound. By roasted pumpkin seeds, dry-roasted ingredient food for dogs in five flavors. the by, salmon Still drawing a blank? Two words: peanuts and smoked almonds. And a lot If you’re a fan of Primal pet foods, you burgers are “Eden Foods.” of spices. Mmmm . savory. can now be rewarded for your devotion lower in calories Eden had also sued over paying through our frequent buyer program. and fat than their for birth control under the ACA. Eden’s Goings on in Grocery Just sign up at the Across the Way register beef counterparts. lawyers, the Thomas More Law Cen- Mt. Airy gets saucy with Robert to get one free product for every 12 you ter (website: “The Sword and Shield for Stock up for your next barbecue event Rothschild. Barnana Banana Bites buy. This deal only covers Primal’s frozen, People of Faith”), argued that founder with Bell & Evans chicken parts. We have are tasty and good for you. Pronto, and freeze-dried formulas. and owner Michael Potter’s sincerely 5-pound bags of whole legs for $12.49. held religious beliefs were being violat- Spicing up meals just got Bags of wings and thighs are on sale for ed, contrary to the Religious Freedom a little easier, thanks to the $17.99 and $11.99, respectively. And the Restoration Act. While not a party to folks at Robert Rothschild Bell & Evans savings don’t end there, with the case the Supreme Court eventually Farm in Urbana, OH. Weavers cutlets on special for $6.79 a pound. decided, Eden, in effect, also won. Way Mt. Airy now carries For beef lovers, Troutman eye round four of their cooking/grilling (There is a kind of a hitch: Some steaks will hit your plate for $5.99 a pound sauces.