Our popular Jr. Chef series still has seats available, so act fast!

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Co-op News What's Inside  Good morning. It's Friday, Feb. 13, and this week we're fascinated with this article published in Smithsonian Magazine that says Jupiter might be slightly smaller than originally thought. (Chin up, Jupiter! At least you haven't been demoted to Pluto status.) Closer to home, we have a new staff pick for you, a class for young chefs, and a movie idea about spam filters. (Really.) On to all the updates, and thanks for reading.  Calling All Future Culinary Stars Let’s face it: Your 10-year-old probably has better plating instincts than you do. It’s time to lean into that. Our Jr. Chef series returns this month to fulfill your dream of having someone else make you breakfast. Open to aspiring kitchen legends 10+. Heads up—don't wait to register, as classes can fill up fast! We Want YOU to Run for the Board Anyone else think that co-op board members are superheroes who deserve their own feature film starring Scarlett Johansson and Paul Rudd? Well, that's how WE feel! And right now we're looking for candidates for our own altruistic group of Cooperative Avengers. (Our marketing budget dictates that we milk this superhero metaphor for all it's worth, so bear with us.) Elections are coming up in April. If you want to run for the Board—and we really hope you do—all you have to do now is declare your candidacy by Feb. 23. Fill out the form here. Hope to see you on our Board this spring! (Sorry, fancy costumes and insignia not included, but we've got cool name tags.) Staff Pick: Global Village Foods It's true, a lot of foodies shop our stores, but we also have plenty of loyal shoppers whose kitchen skills peaked at "I didn't burn the toast last week" status. For this mighty and intrepid band of kitchen adventurers, people who can push buttons on a microwave with the best of them, our Merchandising and Operations teams have a great staff pick just for you. Based in Quechee, Vt., our friends at Global Village Foods have re-imagined traditional African flavors, and the results are some of the best take-home meals out there. Founders Damaris and Mel Hall started with a dream of bringing Kenyan flavors to Vermont. The idea caught on quick, and now their meals are a customer favorite. Just heat up a samosa or two, plate it fancy, and feel like a chef while you support a great local business focused on the idea of global community. Your microwave has been waiting for a purpose this noble. Don't let it down! Watch Me Whip, Watch Me Beignet That's right, we're hitting the Mardi Gras puns hard this week. Celebrate Carnival with this festive lunch demo Tuesday, Feb. 17, featuring classic New Orleans–style beignets. Watch as we mix, fry, and dust these pillowy pastries with powdered sugar while sharing tips for achieving that light, airy texture at home. Pro tip—bead-lieve me, you don't wanna wait on this. Register today while seats are still available.  New Email Provider. Same Questionable Jokes. Guy on the phone: Get out of there! The emails are coming from INSIDE THE HOUSE! Cinephiles, check out our new short film idea: it's a cold, dark, dystopian future. A quiet, bucolic valley in New England. A new email Mothership is taking over the planet, and now a heroic food co-op's fabulously popular email newsletter may become trapped in the heinous confines of its subscribers' spam filters. Will the people be able to rescue their emails from a sea of vaguely unethical timeshare offers and racy unmentionables? Will a brave band of ragtag marketing hacks be able to prevent the problem before it's too late? Stay tuned! In the meantime, that's right, we're moving our email newsletter platform to a new home in the next couple of weeks. (Maybe even next week—assuming we can stop our Marketing Manager from correcting the grammar in our subscribers' email addresses.) Promise, this isn't an excuse to hand the keys over to some AI tool. (Never!) It’s just a boring backend upgrade so our systems can actually talk to our membership database without the use of a Ouija board.  You shouldn't notice a thing. But being proactive here: If you stop getting our emails, which would be tragic, please check your spam filter and mark us as safe. Because if you don't, this terrifying dystopian future *shudder* ... Just. Might. Be. NOW!  Real Quick 1. Heads up! For a Valentine's Day treat, Mike our demo guy may be sampling out wine and chocolate in our Hanover store this afternoon. (He's not 100% sure. Don't tell him we told you.) 2. We've got some killer Big Deals this week! Browse the savings before we swap them out for new products next week. 3. Word on the street is these Valentine's Day faves will be in Hanover Feb. 13/14 and Lebanon Feb. 14.  Feedback? Questions? Shameless praise?  (603) 643-2667 | Email Us CO-OP FOOD STORES & SERVICE CENTERS New Hampshire • Vermont  Apologies for getting "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)" stuck in your head. Nourish. Cultivate. Cooperate.

PO Box 633 | Hanover, NH 03755 US

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