1. Kummer eggs2. Crystal Ball Farms 2% milk3. Fair Trade Bananas4. Buvala eggs5. Beaver Creek Ranch chicken breasts6. Crystal Ball Farms whole milk7. Crystal Ball Farms skim milk8. Organic avocados9. Crescent Meat ground beef10. St. Paul Bagelry bagels11. Kadejan turkeys12. New Glarus beer13. Organic broccoli14. Casper eggs15. Farmer to Farmer french roast coffee

16. Whole Grain Milling yellow corn tortilla chips17. Organic sweet potatoes18. Deutsch Family Farm hickory smoked bacon19. Organic sweet peppers20. Deutsch Family Farm pork chops21. Wild Alaska sockeye salmon sides22. Crystal Ball Farms chocolate milk23. Beaver Creek Ranch chicken thighs24. Gingerbread Jersey cheese curds25. Wheatfield Hills organic ground beef

Just Local Food Cooperative

the rootQuarterly Newsletter | Volume 3 | Issue 1 | Winter 2016

Top 25 best sellers of 2015Here’s what you love. Looking to try something new? This is a list of winners!

Just Local Food Cooperative1117 South FarwellStreetEau Claire, WI 54701

715-552-3366

Open Every Day8 am - 9 pm

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Eau Claire, WIPermit No. 333

OWNER APPRECIATION COUPONS

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of $35 or more

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Inside this issue:

2Letter from

management

3Letter from the

board, vendor and staff profile

4Owner coupons

Just Local Food Co-op1117 S. Farwell StreetEau Claire, WI 54701

715.552.3366www.justlocalfood.coop

open daily8am-9pm

Store News

Fresh fish is now available to order.

Sign up in the store or through email;

check website for weekly availability

and pricing.

Seed Orders

Order from your Seed Savers cata-log, online, or our store copy. Send

orders to: produce@justlocalfood.com.

This Spring

Watch for our Mother’s Day plant sale, potted flower trellisses, compost, and worm castings.

Spring is almost here!

ARE YOU ON OUR MAILING LIST?

SIGN UP TO GET WEEKLY SALES, NEWS, AND RECIPES.

We highly recommend that ALL owners sign up to receive important updates, deals, and more!How: Click the “newsletter signup” but-ton at the bottom of our website, or ask in the store.Remember to check your spam folders!

THE BOARD IS SEEKING

3 NEW MEMBERS!Applications available in

the store or on our websiteDue April 15th

Thank you, owners and friends!

Ingredients:

2 cups Basmati RiceOlive oil1 medium onion, chopped2 carrots, thinly sliced1 large head of broccoli, cleaned and cut11 oz package of Paneer Indian Soft Cheese, cut into 1/2 inch cubes15 oz container of Indian Simmer Sauce (mild, medium and hot varieties available)

FROM MANAGEMENT

Sometimes a trip to the store means grab-bing a bottle of milk on your way home after work, and we are more than happy to get you in and out the door as quickly as possible. But other times, you go to the store in search of a new idea for supper or a delicious way to add healthier in-gredients to your diet. As the staff of JLF, we are there to answer your questions.

After all, those of us you see in the store every day selected the products we sell. We strive to provide you with the widest possible selection of local and organic products. We cook with the products we represent and are excited to share our culinary success stories with you. Our local farmers and suppliers are our friends, our customers, and the very reasons we exist. We have a more intimate relationship with the food we supply than any other grocer in the Chippewa Valley. You can trust us and everything in our store.

In short, our name is our mission: Justly produced and distributed; sourced Locally first; (Food) energy for enjoying and sustain-

ing life; (Co-op) owned by the community we serve. The “Triple Bottom Line” sets us apart from other businesses and grocers: we care about the profit of our Land, our Com-munity, and our Economy. When you shop at our store, you invest in all three, support-

ing a cause bigger than your stomach.

As the employees of Just Local Food, we are passion-ate about what we do and always eager to learn more.

We are personable, quirky, honest, knowl-edgeable, and authentic; we provide commu-nity at the front desk and on the sales floor. We genuinely want to know what products you like, how you cook them, and how they make you feel. There is a board by the checkout line for you to post feedback and suggestions so we can improve your shop-ping experience.

Thank you for your support in making the Chippewa Valley a better place.

Mark WirzFinance Coordinator

“We have a more intimate rela-tionship with the food we sup-

ply than any other grocer in the Chippewa Valley.”

RecipeInstructions:1.) Rinse rice well and bring to boil in 3 cups water. Lower to simmer and cook until tender.2.) In a large fry pan, sauté onion in olive oil until translucent. Add carrot and continue sautéing a few more min-utes. Add Paneer cheese, broccoli, and whole container of Simmer Sauce.3.) Cover and cook for 5 to 10 minutes on medium-low heat until broccoli is cooked the way you like it.4.) Serve the sauce and veggies over the rice and enjoy!

Serves 4 people, with leftovers for lunch.

This simple and nutritious meal is a perfect way to introduce Indian flavors to your family!

All ingredients are available at Just Local Food.Cost per person: $5.80 (approx.)

For: Indian Paneer with Simmer Sauce and Veggies

From the kitchen of: Karin Kircher

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A LETTER FROM THE BOARDBy Fred SklenarFellow owners, with some warming up here in mid-February, we hope your winter has been going well and look forward to a blos-soming spring. As you may know, our little co-op has been working through a very challenging time with the entrance of a big box on the hill and other com-petition in the marketplace.

As this period of change goes on in our community, our man-agement has been working hard to focus our purchasing on the goods you want while tightening up on those items that may not be selling so well. They have trimmed labor and re-targeted marketing tasks, as well as freshened up the produce section—all in an effort to continue to bring you, our community, what you have come to know and love of Just Local Food.

We are not going to sugarcoat the fact that grocery, co-op, and retail business in gen-eral is difficult right now across the whole country. Despite this, we are still here. As of this writing, our ownership has ris-en to 581 owners with a few dozen new owners since the beginning of the year. Tell a friend—let’s grow that number!

Your board of directors is working on the recruitment of a General Manager who can further lead our management group in the great work they do every day to bring you fresh, nutritious, and local products. Management and the board recently con-ducted a Visioning and Mission planning day-long session, and we will be framing that for presentation at the annual meeting

later this spring. Eau Claire and our co-op are looking forward to an optimistic future of success together and we certainly need your help to shop, shop, shop in the store

and bring on new owners to be part of our future. Get the word out!

If you have an inter-est in being part of our board, we are looking to fill three spots as some

of our board are retiring from service. Let the staff

know if you are interested and we can get you an application.

Applications are due by April 15th.

The board, management and staff are ded-icated to providing you with great service and are looking forward to plans to ex-pand in the next few years. We are excit-ed about all that is going on in Eau Claire and to be part of the city’s redevelopment. We are looking for professional grant writers to tap into some of the programs that are available. If you have success-ful experience with grant writing or know someone who does, please let us know.

Our shared future is just as much in your hands as it is in the hands of our board, man-agement, staff and suppliers of our prod-ucts, so come on in and shop. Tell us what you would like to see in the store. Tell us what we could do better. And when you are shopping please note that adding one more $5 item to your basket goes a long way to supporting your co-op and all that we can be.

Lastly, but most importantly, we thank you for being part of our wonderful story.

VENDOR PROFILEWater Street Deli

When you walk in the door to the Water Street Deli & Grocery, you will be greeted by enticing aromas and smiling faces. This is no surprise, be-cause this is the home of the most au-thentic, mouthwatering Middle East-ern and Mediterranean food in Eau Claire, if not the Chippewa Valley.

Sam, the head cook and manager, be-came interested in food from watch-ing his mother cook back home in Palestine. He has been sharing the foods he loves with our community since 2009, and continues to ex-pand the wholesale business while selling his products in more stores.

If you haven’t been, stop over at 628 Water Street for lunch or din-ner Tuesday through Saturday.

At Just Local Food, the Water Street Deli is most famous for:

HummusSmooth, rich, creamy. Flavors include regu-lar (garlic), garlic with pine nuts, and spicy.

Pita ChipsCrunchy and addictive. Excellent plain or as a vehicle for anything. The perfect party food.

FalafelPackaged to go with zingy tahini sauce. Energizing lunch or snack.

Just Local FoodBoard of Directors

Rachel Hart-Brinson, PresidentKim Schmidt

Kyla Motz, SecretaryTerry Meyer, Outreach Chair

Anton SmetsFred Sklenar

WELCOME NEWCUSTOMER OWNERS

Elizabeth WeidnerTanya GeorgesonPatrick GeorgesonKathleen Hartsel

Peter RejtoJohn Manydeeds

Karen ManydeedsCurtis TindallTara Tindall

Michelle NelsonJosiah NelsonJohn Caterer

Dianna CatererMaribeth WoodfordDr. Sh Van Gorden

Alex GallwasTaylor Steiner

Peggy O’HalloranJon ShemickMike Felton

Robin BraunerMaria FedeleKeevin PeuseDaniel Hoy

Mary KeosianRick SchroderCheryl Gary

Aaron WhalenNichole Miller

Ted MillerCheryl Loch-ner-Wright

Doug Lochner-WrightDaniel DixonSherri LeDucKay Peterson

Steve PetersonKristen Gustavson

Jim PhillipsEmily BlaskeyMark BlaskeyDean ScanlonBobby Scanlon

Jessica KiteDavid KiteSue Haas

Darrel HaasSusan Santee-Buenger

Michael BuengerHolli JacobsonLang Jacobson

Diosa Marie With-ington

Amanda HeggeAdam TrunzoKathy UlrichLori Pankratz

Andy PankratzJoy Stanek

David JohnsonAnne Johnson

Katherine HaynesMike Haynes

Michelle MarkquartDave MarkquartCathy McGraw

Dennis McGrawAndrea SchafferDavid SchafferAbe Schmoll

Ellen TerwilligerSteve Terwilliger

Brian DoxsieKatie WilsonRyan Vossen

Whitney MichelsTonya JahnkeCorey Jahnke

Christopher SalfaiChristina WiersgallaAdolph Schildknecht

Kelli Sue DwyerBarbara Rindal

Sarah Lee RindalJoyce Heath

Drewry Pope

Have a recipe to share?E-mail: leslie@justlocalfood.com

Favorite food: Carrot SoupFavorite part about working at JLF: discovering the strength and commitment of the local food movement in Eau ClaireFun fact: Elliot teaches improvised theater and perform around the country with Glassworks. He also plays drums in a local indie rock trio, Idle Empress. He would love to pick up a few new recipes from shop-pers as well as cooking tips and tricks!

From the Staff of your Co-op

Staff Profile: Welcome Elliot!

Be sure to also try the tabou-leh salad, baba ganoush, and garlic dip!

May 2016Details soon to be

announced