Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Kenna S. Eaton, Co-op General Manager

  Dang, those years just keep mounting up, but I am so proud of every single one of them.
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Amy Lucker, Co-op Wellness Manager

Yoga in the deli and a treasure hunt in the co-op? It didn’t seem possible, but yes! It was Kid's Day at the Co-op, on July 19, and it was a ton of fun!
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Chris Caudill, Co-op Board of Directors

How do you fit in at the Co-op? Recently, I read an article from a national co-op magazine with a provocative classification of co-op shoppers. Think of a layered pyramid. At the bottom of the pyramid is a large number of people who simply shop at the co-op and do not become members; the rest of the pyramid is made of several types of members. The next slice up is composed of member-shoppers,...
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Candace Magnuson, Co-op Human Resources Representative

  The Board of Directors’ Secretary, Donal Wilkinson, wrote an article that appeared in the June Community News addressing concerns about the cost of food at the Co-op. I’m going to expand upon this topic because of the frequency with which it arises.
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Geoff Potter, Co-op Lead Kitchen Buyer/Maintenance

  Part of my job description as lead Kitchen Buyer here at the Co-op is to order and stock the cleanest food possible for the Co-op service deli, Kitchen, and the Pastry and Bread bakeries. In the process of doing this I try to keep a few concepts in mind as I make my day-to-day decisions. I think about the Co-op’s triple bottom line of People, Place, and Profit as well as the ideas...
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Julie Gardner, Co-op Wine/Beer Buyer

  Now that the sun has finally shown itself in our corner of the world, let us celebrate the fresh produce, sitting outdoors and grilling just about everything! Within the wine and beer areas of the Co-op, you will find the perfect partner for any occasion or meal.
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Annie Pollard, Co-op Bread Bakery Manager

  Over the past couple months the Kitchen departments (coffee/smoothie, deli, pastry, and bread) have been working on a local / seasonal ingredient project. Although we use as many local ingredients as possible and always incorporate fresh seasonal ingredients in our menus, we have not necessarily communicated that information to our customers. Too often, we get so swooped up in the daily...
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Annie Pollard, Co-op Bread Bakery Manager

  The beginning of a new school year brings much change to our lives and our psyches. Ideally, we enter this time rejuvenated in spirit and prepared for the adventure that awaits us. It is too easy as the school year progresses to sink into a mire of redundancy and boredom. In the Co-op bread bakery, we are doing our part to keep your school day unique and exciting with a variety of fun...
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Peg Kingery, Co-op Chill and Frozen Buyer

  I was a mischievous little kid—and gullible. When an older family member once quipped “it is hot enough to fry an egg on the sidewalk,” I, well, tried it. He was wrong—and I got in trouble. That incident didn’t prevent me from having an appreciation for eggs, however, and the more I learn about how healthful they are, the more I enjoy eating them.
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Melynda Huskey, Newsletter Volunteer

  Faux-bacon bandages. Xanthan gum. Whole-wheat gemelli. Greek-style yogurt. Swedish bitters. Vouvray. Sometimes I just wander the aisles marveling at the remarkable abundance. Well, and wondering who in the world would microwave and eat a bag of hot vegetarian jerky. Other times, I’m looking for Israeli couscous, and there is none, never has been any, and I’m inconsolable. So...
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Jordy Byrd, Newsletter Volunteer

  Hello, my name is Jordy Byrd and I’m a vegetarian (crowd says: hi Jordy) It’s been about six months since my last piece of meat.
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Terri Schmidt, Newsletter Volunteer

China is hosting the Olympics this month. I enjoy watching people participating in live sports, but I have never been one to sit and watch sports on TV. That is, until the Olympics are broadcast. Then I can sit for hours watching the talented men and women in this worldwide competition and hearing the personal stories that are aired along with the performances. It is inspiring to see the...
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Caitlin Cole, Newsletter Volunteer

  The sun moving south is good news for my family’s laundry. We have six clotheslines strung between stationary metal poles in our very shady backyard facing south. While this may have been an ideal spot to place a clothesline when it was originally put up (my guess, summer-of-love era), there are a couple of huge trees whose branches thwart our best efforts. One is an extra large...
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Julia Piaskowski, Newsletter Volunteer

As summer wanes on the Palouse, the wheat seeds of next year ripen and will soon be ready for harvest. They are part of a greater seed industry. In the second of a four-part series on the agricultural seed industry, this article will focus on socioeconomic and political issues pertinent to the global seed market.
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Thursday, 21 August 2008 | Suvia Judd, Newsletter Volunteer

  I've been watching other people's offspring. I was hanging out some laundry today and a commotion in the old yews caught my eye. Three young chickadees were flitting around their parent, hanging upside down and getting in the way and crying out, apparently, "feed me, feed me." "No me, feed ME!"
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