2012 Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op Community Grants

It’s time to apply for Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op’s Community Grants. Ukiah Natural Foods has reserved $15,000 from the 2011 store profits to award to local non-profit organizations. We anticipate making several awards. Ukiah Natural Foods is guided by The International Cooperative Principles, which include a commitment to work for the sustainable development of local communities. The grant program is one way for the Co-op to do this.

Click on the simple application  form here or  pick one up at the  Customer Service Counter.   Completed and signed application forms must be returned to Ukiah Natural Foods, 721 S. State Street, Ukiah, California 95482 to the attention of Nehemiah Bear/Community Grants Chair, by Feb. 21, 2012.  To learn more click here.

 

The old adage is right.  As the richest food source of beta-carotene, eating carrots is good for your eyesight. High in dietary fiber and antioxidants, vitamins C and K and potassium, this crunchy fresh vegetable is good for the rest of you, too.  Snack on carrots raw, or shred them into your salads.  Juice them for the classic health food beverage, and add them to casseroles, soups, breads, and muffins.  Don’t forget carrot cake, where they partner beautifully with warm spices like cinnamon and cardamom and other sweet produce like pineapple and raisins.  (So good it doesn’t even need a frosting, but if you prefer, go with the cream cheese option!)  Read more about carrots.                         

Creamy Carrot and Coconut Milk Soup
with Thai Red Curry

This delicious soup can be made with carrots, butternut squash or sugar pie pumpkins. Thai curries are chili paste blends so their flavors are complex and spicy. Use a little or a lot depending on your preference.  Click here for recipe.

 

Remember your right to know? Many people are working hard to help solicit signatures for the Label GMOs initiative to appear on the November ballot. Would you like to help? There are many dates and times in February and March that you can volunteer and help collect signatures for our right to know.   Please e-mail Jessica at outreach2@ukiahcoop.com or Eileen at emitro@pacific.net for more information.

• Our Strategic Plan

  Want to know more about the 2011 Ukiah Natural Foods Co-op Strategic Plan? See the attached document!

  Download: Ukiah Co-op Strategic Plan Document
  

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