LABOR DAY, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER5TH MONDAY, LABOR DAY, 7:30PMON AT STORES CLOSINGEARLY WILLY NORTH PRSRT STD NOW OPEN! U.S. POSTAGE 1457 E. Washington Ave • Madison, WI • 53703 PAID POSTMASTER: DATED MATERIAL MADISON, WI PERMIT NO. 1723 CHANGE SERVICE REQUESTED Economy; AroniaBerries;StaffPicks;andMORE! A PUBLICATION OF WILLY STREET CO-OP, MADISON, WI MADISON,WI STREETCO-OP, OFWILLY A PUBLICATION IN THIS ISSUE: Willy Street Co-op & the Local IN THISISSUE:WillyStreetCo-op&theLocal VOLUME 43•ISSUE9SEPTEMBER2016 WILLY STREET CO-OP MISSION STATEMENT The Williamson Street Grocery Co-op is an economically and Reader environmentally sustainable, coop- eratively owned grocery business Published monthly by Willy Street Co-op that serves the needs of its Owners East: 1221 Williamson Street, Madison, WI 53703, 608-251-6776 and employees. We are a cor- West: 6825 University Ave, Middleton, WI 53562, 608-284-7800 nerstone of a vibrant community North: 2817 N Sherman Ave, Madison, WI 53704, 608-709-5445 in south-central Wisconsin that Central Office: 1457 E. Washington Ave, Madison, WI 53703, 608-251-0884 provides fairly priced goods and EDITOR & LAYOUT: Liz Wermcrantz services while supporting local ADVERTISING: Liz Wermcrantz and organic suppliers. COVER DESIGN: Hallie Zillman-Bouche SALE FLYER DESIGN: Hallie Zillman-Bouche GRAPHICS: Hallie Zillman-Bouche WILLY STREET CO-OP RECIPE SELECTION: Serenity Voss BOARD OF DIRECTORS SALE FLYER LAYOUT: Liz Wermcrantz Holly Fearing, President PRINTING: Wingra Printing Group Mike Martez Johnson GIVE YOUR CHILD The Willy Street Co-op Reader is the monthly communications link among the Holly Bender Co-op Board, staff and Owners. It provides information about the Co-op’s services Miguel Zamora THE BEST START IN LIFE! and business as well as about cooking, nutrition, health, sustainable agriculture and Dave Pauly Academically. Socially. Musically. more. Views and opinions expressed in the Reader do not necessarily represent those Kathy Kemnitz of the Co-op’s Directors, staff or Ownership. Willy Street Co-op has not evaluated the Jess Pernsteiner claims made by advertisers. Acceptance of advertising does not indicate endorsement Patricia Butler of the product or service offered. Articles are presented for information purposes only. Bruce Slaughenhoupt Before taking action, you should always consult a professional for advice. Articles may be reprinted with permission from the editor. BOARD CONTACT INFO: [email protected] SUBMISSIONS [email protected] (includes All advertising submissions must be reserved and arranged with the editor by the the GM, Executive Assistant and 10th of the month previous to publication. 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ALL MEETINGS BEGIN AT CUSTOMER SERVICE: EAST: 608-251-6776 WEST: 608-284-7800 NORTH: 6:30pm UNLESS OTHERWISE 608-709-5445 NOTED BUSINESS OFFICE: 608-251-0884 September 27: Regular Board Meet- FAX: 608-251-3121 ing SEAFOOD CENTER: EAST: 608-294-0116 WEST: 608-836-1450 Late October/Early November: Board GENERAL EMAIL: [email protected] Retreat and Meeting January 31: Regular Board Meeting GENERAL MANAGER: [email protected] March 14: Regular Board Meeting EDITOR: [email protected] April 25: Regular Board Meeting PREORDERS: EAST: [email protected]; WEST: ws.preorders@ June 6: Regular Board Meeting $25 OFF willystreet.coop July 18: Regular Board Meeting and Fall WEBSITE: www.willystreet.coop Election Special Session Tuition BOARD EMAIL: [email protected] August 15: Regular Board Meeting Call to *with this ad STORE HOURS: 7:30am to 9:30pm, every day try a East Juice Bar: 7:30am to 6:00pm; West Juice Bar: M-F: 7:30am-7:00pm & Sat-Sun: 7:30am-6:00pm. FREE Enrolling Class Deli: 7:30am to 9:00pm Now Seafood Center–East and West: Monday–Saturday, 8:00am to 8:00pm; Sunday, 8:00am to 6:00pm. for Fall Semester Newborn - Age 7 Musical Pathways Foundation Verona • (608) 576-6688 •Waunakee www.musicalpathways.net IN THIS ISSUE 3-4 Customer Comments 9-10 Willy Street Co-op and 16 Eat Local Month 5 Willy North; Willy East the Local Economy Information Mural; Board Meeting 10 Aronia Berries 17 New Products Schedule; & More 10 September Local 18-21 Cooking National Dishes 5-6 Meet the New Board: Produce Availability Bruce Slaughenhoupt 22-23 Recipes and Drink 11-12 REAP is Improving the Recommendations 6-8 Community Room Local Food Scene One 24 Willow Creek Farm Calendar Kohlrabi Stick and One Profile 8-9 Local Food: Get Plate at a Time 25-27 Local Staff Picks Connected and 13-15 SPECIALS PAGES Creative! 2 Willy Street Co-op Reader, SEPTEMBER 2016 CUSTOMER COMMENTS plastic bags at the Coop. I too space. our Vendors” or “Subscribe, give a Write Us! loathe plastic bags and avoid tak- We do still collect and haul to the gift subscription.” Information about We welcome your comments ing one from businesses as much drop-off site plastic bags generated in subscribing is on their homepage, and and give each one attention as I can. However, it is my under- our “back of house” operations, such subscriptions come in either paper or and serious consideration. standing that most plastic bags as bags that bulk items come in, bags PDF format. –Kirsten Moore, Direc- Send them to customer.com- (including produce bags, wrap- from solar salt for our water soft- tor of Cooperative Services [email protected] or fill pings around TP and paper towel, ener, etc. Plastic wrap from incom- out a Customer Comment form etc.) are recyclable. Most grocery ing pallets and from cases of product GROUP LUNCH ORDERS in the Owner Resources area. stores have bins to dispose of these. that gets stocked on the shelves gets Q: We enjoy using the co-op for Each month a small selection is I would encourage everyone to bagged and recycled by our waste group lunches and events where printed in the Reader. The rest recycle their plastic bags. contractor, Recycle America. Thanks people can order sandwiches from can be found in the commons A: Willy Street Co-op manage- for your comment. –Jim Jirous, Main- the deli. We get everyone’s or- or in the binder near Customer ment decided to discontinue col- tenance Manager–East ders, call them in and pick them Service. Thank you! lecting recyclable plastic bags from up. Could you please make your customers at East for a few reasons: STREET PULSE website easier to use for printing SEASONS MURAL • The City of Madison asked Willy Q: Please carry the Homeless out the deli menu to share with peo- Q: The seasons mural on the East to be a plastic bag drop-off site Coop newspaper “PULSE” in your ple? The black background wastes east side of the [Willy East] build- but they weren’t always able to pick store with an honor box. I’d appre- toner if we go to print the menus ing is phenomenal. I could spend up the full bags of collected bags. ciate being able to get it anytime I out—and the images themselves are hours gazing at it. The artistry of We ended up having to run them visit the coop instead of waiting for so big that we have to print out a the design & detail is stunning. The ourselves to the City drop-off site, someone selling it. Do a trial period page for the cold sandwiches and a coop is very lucky to receive this ar- which was a weekly labor expense if need be! page for the hot sandwiches. This tistic labor. I hope the artist will be for us. A: Thank you for the idea. We is very inefficient. If we could have compensated & I also really hope • The volume of collected bags was will share it with Street Pulse! I’m so a downloadable PDF menu that you preserve this mural for years. too great for us to store when we glad you purchase Street Pulse and lists the hot and cold sandwiches A: Thanks for the compliments! needed the space to store back stock enjoy the paper. on a single B&W sheet it would be We’ll make sure they are shared with of groceries and supplies for the The Street Pulse vendors outside much more useful. Ideally, if you the artist, Ryan Haimerl, who was running of the store. We just did the Co-op (and anywhere else you had a downloadable order form compensated for his work, indeed! As not have the room to store 14 to may see them in the area) sell the pa- that included sandwiches, drinks, General Manager Anya Firszt re- 16 sixty-gallon trash bags full of per as a means of professional devel- chips and cookies/fruit options—we ported in our September 2015 Reader, plastic bags while we waited for the opment. The face-to-face time is part would order more regularly. We per the arrangements made with the weekly run to the drop-off site. of their business model. As it says understand that you aren’t a Jim- Marquette Neighborhood Association • The City of Madison started ac- on their website at www.streetpulse- my Johns or a Chipotle with on-line Arts Committee, the loading dock cepting plastic bags in its municipal homelessnewspaper.org, “A Vendor ordering or a large focus on becom- wall will have a rotating painted recycling program. is a person that have chosen to help ing a sandwich shop. That being exhibit. –Kirsten Moore, Director of • Willy East lost space in the foyer themselves.