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Member News

—by Naomi Jackson, Membership Coordinator

Annual meeting survey

Thank you to everyone who filled out the annual meeting survey in August and September. Your responses were very helpful in the planning process, and will affect how we run our annual meetings in the future.

Everyone who provided us with contact information was entered in a drawing for co-op gift certificates. Congratulations to Nancy Sogabe-Engelmayer and Bonita Steppa, whose names were drawn at the October 27 annual meeting.

Volunteers, pick up your 2014 wallet cards!

Bounteous Winter Squash

—by Jerry McClelland

Fall Colors Co-op Tour

A self-guided tour through Minnesota’s Bluff Country
—by Emma Onawa

We Minnesotans have a lot of reasons to be proud—great schools, friendly people, relatively progressive politics, strong industry—and lots of food co-ops. Minnesota boasts at least twenty-one co-op locations, more than any other state in the Midwest and, although not fact-checked, likely in the U.S. These reasons and others, of course, help to make up for the weather.

We want to hear from you!

Owners,

Seeking Candidates for Board of Directors

The Hampden Park Co-op board of directors is currently seeking candidates for the 2013 board election.

From Our Board of Directors

—by Hannah Miller

An Exploration of Enology

—by Meredith Sommers

How to Get Involved at Hampden Park Co-op

—by Naomi Jackson, Membership Coordinator

“Like” us on Facebook

Our Facebook page offers soups of the day, news, commentary, and delicious photos. Follow us on Twitter (@hampdenparkcoop) or check out our website at <www.hampdenparkcoop.com>.

Buy a share of stock

Hampden Park Co-op is a member-owned business. You can become a member and have a say in the operation of the co-op. The cost is currently $30 for a share that covers your household (one or two adults, and children if you have them). This is a one-time purchase, not an annual fee.

You Are What You Eat—And So Are They: Microbes in Your Gut

—by Roxy Bergeron

Food Shelf News

Sometimes co-op shoppers bring food shelf donations from their home cupboards. This is fine, as long as you remember two important things:

1. The product must be in its original container, unopened.

2. Food can be no more than six months out of date. If it’s older than that, the food shelf has to dispose of it.

Whether you’ve brought it from home or bought it at the co-op, ask the cashier where to put your donation. Deb Ahlborg, our food shelf volunteer, picks up donations twice a month and brings them to Midway Food Shelf, located on University Avenue near Prior. She reports that donations have been down during the summer months, while the need continues unabated.

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