AUGUST 2017 EDITION
EDITION 2015 NEXT TO MOUNDS PET FOOD IN JANESVILLE, WI BASICS CO-OP NATURAL FOODS - OPENJULY TO THE PUBLIC - LOCATED
The 7 Co-op Principles: Cooperation Among Cooperatives The sixth international Co-op Principle is Cooperation Among Cooperatives. The full statement reads: "Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, national, regional, and international structures." What does this mean for you, as an owner of Basics? One of the most important effects is that your co-op no longer stands alone to determine efficient best practices, share our story and our values, and negotiate pricing on your behalf! For example, before Basics became a cooperative we were an independent, privately owned store. Generally, pricing for each product line had to be negotiated separately, during one-on-one meetings with each individual product vendor (a very time-consuming process). Through our membership in the National Cooperative Grocers (right), as well as connections with other cooperatively owned businesses like the Co-op Partners Warehouse in Minneapolis, we are able to offer competitive pricing on thousands of products monthly - and, most importantly, products that support our shared values!
National Co+op Grocers (NCG) is a business services
cooperative for retail food co-ops located throughout the United States. They represent 147 food co-ops operating over 200 stores in 38 states, with over 1.3 million consumer-owners. NCG helps unify natural food co-ops in order to optimize operational and marketing resources, strengthen purchasing power, and ultimately offer more value to natural food co-op owners and shoppers everywhere. Basics is proud to be a part of NCG!
Roasted Sweet Corn Bread Ingredients • • • • • • • • •
1 ear sweet corn (2 if small) 1 cup unbleached flour 1 cup cornmeal 1/4 cup sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup melted butter 1 cup plain nonfat yogurt 2 large eggs
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Roast sweet corn by your favorite method, until browned and soft. Let cool, and then
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cut the kernels from the cob. You should get about 1 cup. Heat oven to 400°F. Butter or grease an 8-inch square metal pan. Whisk together flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder and salt. In a separate bowl, whisk together yogurt, melted butter and eggs. Pour yogurt mixture over cornmeal mixture. Stir until almost mixed, then add roasted corn. Scrape batter into pan and smooth the top. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes, until toothpick inserted in the center comes out with no wet batter attached. Let cool in the pan for 5 minutes before serving. Makes a great side for beans, soups and greens! Recipe & photo adapted from strongertogether.coop.
August Staff Anniversaries
Welcome, New Co-op Owners! Adamany, Brian
Ide, Halle
Rodriquez, Valeria
Bill, Andrea
Johnston, Natalie
Schroeder, Therese
Dieterle, Julie
Kinderman, Lauren
Shea, Linda
Farrel, Mary
Kuhn, Ian
Sheahen, Michael
Felton, Christine
McKearn, Jamie
Stewart, Dawn
Fredrick, Signe
Peterson, Nate
Valler, Julie
Hansberry, Taylor
Phinney, Matt
Van Dorsten, John
Houseman, Rachel
Popp, Katie
York, Jennifer
Will, 1 year
Phyllis, 4 years
Find healthy recipes, inspiring articles and more about co-ops at: strongertogether.coop
We see how much you care! Thank you to everyone who contributed to the Alaffia Eyeglasses Project in May & June. We donated 212 pairs (29lbs) of eyeglasses to people in Togo, where an eye exam costs as much as one month’s wage, and a pair of glasses can cost up to four months of wages! A pair of eyeglasses is lifechanging for a child struggling in school, the elderly with failing vision, and adults who have never been able to see clearly.
Get your Bonus Box Tops at the Co-op! Box Tops has helped local schools earn over $800 million to build playgrounds, install computer labs, and fund other programs that enrich their school communities, since 1996. Box tops are featured on some of your favorite natural and organic brands like Food Should Taste Good chips and Cascadian Farm cereal or boxed granola bars. After learning that over 90% of Annie’s consumers wanted Box Tops on Annie’s packages*, Annie’s is pleased to announce that you can now find Box Tops on many of their products as well, including mac & cheese, fruit snacks, cereal, frozen snacks, granola bars and more!
Help local schools earn cash, by clipping Box Tops!
From August 16th to August 29th, find specially marked packages stickered with TWO BONUS Box Tops at Basics. The first 200 shoppers can take home a Box Tops Collection Bin, to easily collect your Box Tops at home. You will also find many of your favorite Annie’s & Cascadian Farm products on sale! So, keep clipping your Box Tops, and help support your local schools! To learn more, visit http:// www.boxtops4education.com Each box top is worth 10 cents to redeeming school when clipped from box tops products and sent to the redeeming school. Only BTFE registered schools can redeem box tops. Limit $20,000 per school per year for box tops redeemed through the clip program. See www.boxtopsforeducation.com for program details. *Source: Annie’s Box Tops Study, May 2015
Augusts 2017 New & Returning Cheese
Produce
Organic Sweet Corn Available as single ears. Watch for the local n
Treeline Treenut Cheese (vegan) Made from cultured and flavored casr in yo
Bulk
Meat
Siete Grain Free Tortilla Chips Paleo-approved, with cassava and coconut
Eden Organic Lentils Canned prepared lentils with
Grocery Story An established food journalist is ready to begin work on a book that will tell the story of retail food co-ops and their importance to people, communities and the planet. The book will be the first of its kind and will be titled Grocery Story: The Promise of Food Co-ops in the Age of Grocery Giants. Author Jon Steinman of Deconstructing Dinner has launched a 30-day online crowdfunding campaign to raise the funding necessary to bring the book to life.
Learn more and lend your support on Kickstarter: http://kck.st/2t6H7i4
Grocery
Kiss My Face Deodorant Sprays Quick dry, aparaben free.
Enzymedica DairyAssist Enzymes for complete dairy diges
Wellness
Vitamins non-GMO, organic & food-based
Vital Proteins grassfed beef or marine collagen
School Supply Drive 2017 Please consider dropping off a contribution. Most needed items: pencils, pens, colored pencils, crayons, markers, dry-erase markers, highlighters, 3-ring binders, rulers, school supply boxes/bags, erasers, pencil sharpeners (with cover), spiral notebooks, notebook paper, scientific calculators, pocket folders, ear buds/ headphones
August 2017 Events August Super Tuesday Sale Basics Co-op Owners enjoy 5+10% off regular-priced items storewide, the first Tuesday of the month! Not yet a Co-op Owner? Come in and get to know us – enjoy free samples and live demos from vendors and community partners throughout the store. Save 5% on regular-priced items.*
workshop with Jane Stamm, Basics Health & Beauty Manager. Pre-registration required; sign up at basicshealth.com or call (608)754-3925. 10:30am-12pm Saturday, August 12
WEEKLY AVINGS Ask your cashier about‌
Basics Brand Sundays Produce Mondays Senior Tuesdays
6am-8pm Tuesday, August 1
JAC Wednesdays
Cool off with Aromatherapy Free, hands-on aromatherapy
...SAVE 5% or more
*Excludes Shizen Sushi, coffeeshop/deli, consignment, party platters, gift boxes or baskets, alcohol, Owner investments.
Basics Co-op Board of Directors Jim Hutchinson
S.A. Welch
Clarice Green
Dr. Carrie Kaiser
Jaleh Dabiri
Please mail all Board correspondence to: Basics Board c/o Basics Cooperative, 1711 Lodge Drive Janesville, WI 53545 Letters to the Board will be opened at the next scheduled meeting.
Basics General Manager Lynnette Wirth basics4lynnette@gmail.com
Co+nnect With Us Basics Cooperative 1711 Lodge Drive Janesville, WI 53545 (608) 754-3925 www.basicshealth.com
Everyone can shop. Owners save more!
Newsletter questions or comments? Amber Glass, basics4amber@gmail.com