Will you be hosting a C.S.A. fair this year? If so could you please forward along any information. Thanks!

Benjamin

Hi, Benjamin,

_Seward Co-op has the best and largest CSA fair around.

Dear Coop Friends,

As a co-op member, I recently noticed that Silk had stopped being organic and called this to your attention. A report from Cornucopia Institute shows that Dean Foods has been very aggressive with its producers to make this change.

I very strongly support organic foods and shop at the co-op because I know that anything you carry will be organic whenever possible.

I strongly urge you to stop carrying Silk. You don’t carry many, many other “natural” (or even organic products) from mainstream brands. Silk has chosen to move into this category.

Dear Co-op Members,

We are excited about your move to 44th and France. We are residents of that corner and the neighborhood will be elated to have a grocery store again and even more so to have it be the very healthy co-op. We are certain the store will also attract a new shopper in the large volume of commuter traffic. And it still will be located in COZY LINDEN HILLS!!!! Perfect location!!!!!! Sincerely, Dave & Barb Ingham
Soon-to-be co-op members

Hello

For many reasons, I applaud the decision to move to your new location. Both the new location and the downtown Linden Hills shopping area will reap benefits. The Coop has been great for LH shopping area but I think all were feeling the congestion of a growing Coop store. The new location will promote and expand neighborhood stores and shopping in the 44th and France area.

Bob Thompson

Thank you for your input, Bob. We are excited to be able to grow in our home neighborhood!

Jeanne
Member Services

Dear Linden Hills Coop,

My son is in first grade at Lake Harriet Lower and he came home on Friday with a coupon for a free Happy Meal at McDonald’s as a prize for reading a number of books. Before this my son didn’t have any interest in McDonald’s and has never been there but now suddenly he’s talking about it. It mentioned low-fat milk and lite dressing, like it was healthy but we all know McDonald’s is looking for converts for life and is starting them young, and I hear from families at the bus stop that Pizza Hut is doing the same thing.

Dear Linden Hills Friends,

Thank you so much for making the decision to ban the sale of bottled water in your store. I have always wondered why Co-ops sell bottled water, as it is such an unnecessary and destructive part of our society. You deserve kudos for making this courageous decision and for standing up for the planet and people across the globe who are often negatively affected by giant bottled water companies.

Thanks again,

Emily Barker

_You’re welcome, Emily! Sometimes, doing the right thing is pretty simple, really.

Do you carry Mother’s Milk Tea? My OB-GYN recommended this and I was wondering if I can get it there.

Yes—we have Mother’s Milk Tea; it’s from Traditional Medicinals and you’ll find it in the packaged tea section in the middle of the store.

Jeanne, Member Services

Where can I find very tiny cucumbers for pickling? I have been getting them at the Farmers market, but they don’t have them anymore. – Melanie

Hi, Melanie,
_We had pickling cukes back in June, when the local season was new and cucumbers were still little. Marshall, our produce manager, says that tiny cucumbers are available year-round from Florida, but we’ve tried selling them during other times of the year and wind up having to toss ‘em.

On more than one occasion, I’ve had overly environmentally zealous workers bag my groceries. In other words, they are so careful to conserve a bag that the produce I paid for ends up ruined. Which is worse: to waste a bag or to waste the food that the customer paid for? I understand it is probably difficult to please everyone as some customers probably prefer their bags heavy, but I think this is an area where they should err on the side of caution and just use an extra bag.

Organic 26

Hi,
_Thank you so much for contacting us regarding your concern about bagging.

Please start accepting American Express cards —The Wedge and others do! There are thousands of local residents that want to use their card and will shop where they can.

The business you’ll lose to other co-ops and stores will more than make up for the slightly higher fee from them.

Thank you.
Kris

Thank you, Kris!

_We have been exploring the option of accepting AMEX. On average American Express charges us around 3% of each transaction plus a flat fee for each transaction. This is quite a bit more than what Visa and Mastercard have been charging.