Fresh In!!!

The Food Co-op Cafe Is Open

Monday - Friday from 8am-2pm

Until Friday 19 December

Serving Coffee, Cakes, Breakfast, Lunch, & More

&

Will Reopen

Monday 12 January at 8am

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The Food Co-op Shop Is Open

Seven Days A Week

Through Saturday 20 December

&

Will Reopen

Monday 12 January at 10am

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The Holiday Hamper Raffle Is On

Raffle tickets are now on sale for our Holiday Hamper Giveaway. The tickets are $2.00 each, or 3 for $5.00. Two hampers will be given away (worth $50 & $100), each with an assortment of non-perishable foods and personal care products. The drawing will be held Wednesday 17 December. Come in, buy a chance to win, and support the Food Co-op.

In addition to the Holiday Hamper raffle, we will have the ability to create gift hampers worth nearly any amount to purchase as gifts.

We are also selling gift vouchers in $10 increments, so consider the Food Co-op during this season of giving. When you give the gift of healthful, nutrient dense food, you give the gift of life.

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Local, Sustainably Grown,
Chemical-Free Produce:

Break O' Day Farm Garlic Chives (Gundaroo) $2.25/bag
Break O' Day Farm Italian Parsley (Gundaroo) $2.25/bag
Break O' Day Farm Aussie Salad Mix (Gundaroo) $27.00/kg
Break O' Day Farm Broad Beans (Gundaroo) $9.00/kg
Break O' Day Farm Snow Peas (Gundaroo) $3.00/150g bag
Break O' Day Bulk Snow Peas (Gundaroo) $19.50/kg
Break O' Day Farm "Mexican Red" Green Garlic (Gundaroo) $4.50/bunch

Shoalhaven White Mushrooms (Termeil, NSW) $16.00/kg

Pendon Farm Purple Pod Peas (Wamboin) $27.00/kg
Pendon Farm Rocket with Edible Flowers (Wamboin) $4.50/bag
Pendon Farm Heritage Yakumo Giant Snow Peas (Wamboin) $7.50/bag
Pendon Farm Sugar Snap Peas (Wamboin) $27.00/kg

Other Organic Australian Produce:

Coriander (NSW) $3.30/bunch
Black Tuscan & Scottish Green Kale (NSW) $4.50/bunch
Broccoli (VIC) $15.00/kg
Cauliflower (VIC) $4.50/each
Asparagus (VIC) $5.00/bunch
Leeks (VIC) $3.50/each
Yellow Nectarines (VIC) $22.00/kg
Yellow Peaches (VIC) $18.00/kg
Apricots (SA) $20.00/kg
Valencia Oranges (SA) $5.00/kg
Cherries $28.00/kg
Mangos $6.00/each

And Heaps More...

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All Fresh Fruit & Vegetables

Are 10% Off

Every Sunday From 10am-4pm

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New & Returning Products

Natural Maple Syrup (various sizes available) $33.00/litre
Organic Maple Syrup (various sizes available) $38.00/litre
Organic Dried Pineapple Rings $6.60/100g
Organic Umeboshi Plums $7.50/100g
Organic Coconut Sugar $8.50/kg
Macademia Oil $22.00/litre
Veganarchy Sausages $10.00/package

Homemade Muesli Bars in a Variety of Flavours

Special Bulk Orders Are Available In Reusable, Returnable Containers
&
Homemade Beeswax & Cloth Wrappers

Replace Disposable Plastic Wrap With These Decorative Wrappers
A Variety of Sizes Are Available

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Get Involved...

There are always heaps of projects around the Food Co-op Shop, for which you can volunteer. We are constantly adding new projects and teams to help with - the more volunteers the merrier! Check out a list of current donation and volunteer needs below. Please email us to find out more, and remember volunteering one hour per fortnight affords you a fortnight long 15% discount.

While we always attempt to have volunteer projects available at any given time, please ring (02) 6230 7505 or email before you come in to ensure we can roster you appropriately. Dropping in does not always guarantee there will be a project to complete immediately to receive a discount. Please attempt to plan ahead, and we will endeavor to accommodate your time and energy appropriately. Thank you, and we look forward to cooperating with you soon.

Please donate large reusable storage containers suitable for food with tight fitting lids.
Please donate any clean bottles and/or jars with tight fitting lids
Please contact us if you have interesting vegetables, herbs, and/or other produce to potentially sell on consignment.
We are looking for volunteers to pick up produce from local growers and producers at the EPIC Markets on Saturday mornings and deliver it to the Co-op.
We are looking for volunteers who have access to "free" printing. We need to print some of our tri-fold flyers. If there are any students, professors, public servants, etc. who can provide us with any amount of free printing, please contact us.
We are looking for volunteers to staff festival stalls over the coming months.
We are looking for volunteers to help with afternoon clean up in the kitchen and cafe from 1pm-3pm.
We are looking to put together a video production team.
We are looking to put together a fundraising team to plan and organise fundraising events.
We are looking for volunteers for the Tuesday morning delivery and veggie box team to pack and deliver fruit & veggie boxes to the ANU and local businesses and homes on Tuesday mornings.

Email us to find out more about how you can greatly support your Co-op and benefit from a 15% discount off your shops,and to see a full list of current and potential projects, visit our website.

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What's Happening at the Food Co-op...

Weekly, Monday - Friday       Breakfast 8am-11:30
                                              &
                                           Lunch 12pm-2pm

Tuesday 2 December           Amnesty International presents
                                             Meaningful Movies featuring
                                             The Square
                                                   from 7:30pm

Friday 19 December            Co-op Cafe Final Trading Day of 2014
                                             from 8am-2pm

Saturday 20 December        Co-op Shop Final Trading Day of 2014
                                             from 10am-4pm

Monday 12 January 2015    Co-op Shop & Cafe Reopen for Trade
                                             Cafe from 8am-2pm
                                             Shop from 10am-7pm

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In Case You Missed It...

The Stockman's Daughter featured us last week in their Food Heroes section. Read it here.

In Cooperation,

-The Food Co-op Team!