NE Network - Public Education in NE Minneapolis
NE Network - where people from many organizations and interests can share information and make new connections
Eastside Food Co-op
2551 Central Avenue NE
Minneapolis, MN 55418
(in the meeting room at the front of the building)
This month's focus: K-12 public education in Northeast Minneapolis
The success of our public education system is vitally important to everyone in our community, whether we are parents or business owners, elected officials or neighbors. The question we'll be asking is how we're ensuring that our public education system is preparing our kids for the economy of the future.
Joining our panel discussion will be:
*Carla Steinbach, Principal of Edison High School
*Dr. Padmini Udupa, Principal of Northeast Middle School
*Dr. Pao Vue, Principal of PillsburyMiddle School
Thanks to everyone who joined us at the inaugural meeting of the Northeast Network last month at the Eastside Food Co-op. We were thrilled with the great turnout.
"Dialogue is a positive endeavor. It builds solidarity and creates unity . . . . [It] gives rise to trust, even among those who don't see eye to eye."
--from Buddhism Day by Day by Daisaku Ikeda
Plant Sale 2010!
Look here for updates on the 12th Annual Eastside Food Co-op Plant Sale!
Pre-Orders accepted now through Friday, March 5, 2010.
Pre-order forms are available at the front desk at the co-op, or to view or print a copy of the pre-order form, click here.
This year's plant sale will open at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, and close on Sunday, May 23, 2010.
More Meatless Family Meals - Community Cooking Class
More Meatless Family Meals
Vegetarian is not boring - it's fun and delicious. Learn how to provide your family with healthy non-meat meals using local and organic foods. Experienced vegetarians and staff from the Eastside Food Co-op will explain why many people choose this eating path and show you how to cook up a storm - sans meat. Menus will be provided, prepared and of course sampled at the end of the evening. This class is being presented in cooperation with the Eastside Food Co-op.
Thursday, February 18th at Northeast Middle School - Community Education
6:30-8 p.m. $15 (1 session)
Registration
By Phone
612-668-1515 Visa or MasterCard
In person or by check:
Northeast Middle School - Community Education 2955 Hays St N.E. Mpls, MN 55410NE Royalty Sock Hop
Family and friends are more than welcome to join in on this great low cost FUN Family friendly event!
NE Minneapolis Royalty's Sock Hop
East Side Neighborhood Service
1700 Second Street NE
Minneapolis, MN 55413
EVERYONE, of all ages, is invited to Join your Northeast Minneapolis Royalty friends and family for an old fashioned Sock Hop. Please come dressed in 50’s wear for the occasion!
ADMISSION FEE: 5.00 per person-Includes Hot Dog Dinner dancing and FUN. There will be additional food items for sale as well as a Silent Auction and some games.
Please donate NEW pairs of socks (any kind)-Socks will go to Sharing and Caring Hands and get a ticket for games.
Music, food and lots of fun and games
§ Hula-Hoop Contest
§ Limbo Contest
§ Bubble Gum Blowing Contest
§ Best 50’s Dressed Contest
§ Face Painting
Picture Buttons for sale $5.00 each. Our Goal is to collect socks to be donated to our friends at Sharing & Caring Hands.
Check our website for ways you can help.
For Questions or to RSVP- Please contact Heidi Zaworski at 612-408-0242 or
Special Thanks to sponsors East Side Neighborhood Services & Sentyrz Supermarket
EFC Board Meeting
EFC Monthly Board of Directors' meetings are held in the Granite Studio at the Co-op. All members are welcome to attend. Please contact board@eastsidefood.coop if you would like to receive meeting materials prior to the meeting, or if you have an item you would like placed on the agenda.
EFC Member's Movie Night
March Food Drive
For More information see the article in this Newsletter
Eastside Member's Movie Night
Water Wars
In every corner of the globe, we are polluting, diverting, pumping, and wasting our supply of fresh water at an expediential level. The rampant overdevelopment of agriculture, housing and industry increase the demands for fresh water. Corporate giants force developing countries to privatize their water supply for profit. Military control of water emerges and a new geo-political map and power structure forms, setting the stage for world water wars. As Maude Barlow proclaims, "This is our revolution, this is our war" A line is crossed as water becomes a commodity.
Luck O' the Irish Samplin' Saturday
Please join us for fun samples as we celebrate a favorite American holiday - St. Patrick's Day!
We won't having any Green Beer, and we won't be dying the Mississippi River green, but come on in and see what we've cooked up for you.
Colcannon with cabbage and kale -- this is a customer favorite -- straight from produce manager Jean Eiler's kitchen.
Irish Soda Bread in the bulk aisle
Corned Beef in the meat department
Wearing of the Green - optional!
March Food Drive Extra Donation Day
1% for Food
On Saturday, March 13, our Samplin’ Saturday, EFC will donate 1% of the day’s sales to the March campaign. Some of these funds will be donated to the Little Kitchen for their food purchases, and some will be used to buy food directly from EFC suppliers to donate to the Little Kitchen food shelf.
New Tenants at 2555 Central Avenue!
Please join Eastside in welcoming our new tenants...
"$5.99 or Less Fashion" is a discount store for the whole family.
Our new tenants are family -- Inas and Mohamed Muhidine have joined together to put a bricks and mortar face on their successful internet business. They feature mens, womens, juniors, childrens and infants clothing as well as accessories. Their products are new, brand-name, and overstock, and inventory changes weekly!
Hours are 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Co-op customers are welcome to enter from the interior hallway.
Save the Earth. And a Few Bucks Too!
Limited time only!
Eastside Food Co-op is partnering with Excel Energy and the Wisconsin Energy Conservation Corp. (WECC) to provide you with inexpensive Compact Fluorescent light bulbs (CFLs).
The bulbs we are offering are:
• Greenlite CFLs, 13w (equivalent to a 60 watt incandescent bulb)
• soft white ultra-mini spirals
• use 75% less energy
• save $68 in energy costs over the life of the bulb (based on $.12/kwh
• last 10 times longer than a standard incandescent bulb
We have 1,200 bulbs available, priced at just $.99 each plus tax!
While Supplies Last!
When that bulb does finally burn out, please make sure you dispose of it properly. CFLs cannot be placed in the trash in Minneapolis, nor are they picked up as a separated recyclable. According to the Solid Waste and Recycling department of the City of Minneapolis, “Compact Fluorescent Lights (CFL) can now be recycled at Menard’s or Home Depot. Only CFL are accepted. It is illegal to throw CFL’s in the garbage due to the presence of a small amount of mercury.”
For more information on your recycling options, visit www.minnesota.earth911.org or www.pca.state.mn.us.
March/April MIX Available In the Store And Online!
The current issue of the Twin Cities Food Co-op's magazine, The Mix, is now available at the Co-op or online.
Featured this month:
*Organic Meat & Dairy Rules
*Low-Waste Body Care
*Low Sodium
*Women & Heart Health
*Cover Story Kitchen Garden Potager with great Recipes!
*PLUS What's Happening at all the Twin Cities Natural Foods Co-ops!
Click here to link to the current issue!
2020 Vision: Reducing, Expanding, Engaging
Annual Eastside Food Co-op Spring Ponder
Friday, April 16, 2010 – Save the date!
6-8 p.m. in Suite A
Ask questions. Ponder answers. Propose solutions. Share with other Co-op members. Connect with the NE community.
How can EFC reduce its footprint?
Why do we have so much plastic to recycle?
How do we start a community composting program?
How would you feel about eliminating all bottled water?
How can the EFC best make use of available space to expand operations?
What options should have highest priority in the next 10 years?
How can EFC and its members help to maintain the vitality and viability of our great community?
How can we be more involved with the public education system in NE Mpls?
Can we connect with local artists and create a Co-op gallery?
Don’t pass up your chance to participate. The Eastside Food Cooperative wants your input!
If you are interested in helping to plan the Spring Ponder, contact Bobbie Fredsall at bfred@visi.com.
Spring Ponder Committee: Kathy Brewer, Bobbie Fredsall, Lisa Friedman, Manisha Nordine
EFC Wins Small Business of the Year!
The Northeast Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce awarded Eastside Food Co-op the 2009 Small (50 or fewer employees) Business of the Year award on October 6, 2009 at the Second Annual Northeast Celebration event held at the Aveda Institute. Eastside has been a member of the Chamber since 2003. This is the second time the co-op has won the Small Business Award. The first award was given in 2004, in recognition of the store's successful first year. This year, the co-op was recognized for our continued growth, our leadership on Central Avenue, and our commitment to post-consumer plastics recycling.
