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VOLUME DISCOUNT MONTH I am pleased to announce that we will offer a Volume Discount event during the month of July. We typically just have two Volume Discount months, February and October, but the available discounts are such a value for our members I thought, why not try a summer event. THE INSIDE I have wanted to add a Volume Discount month for several years; this year all the pieces fell into place to move forward. This is a great opportunity to stock up on your summer supplies and save money in the process. We are excited to offer this opportunity to save and hope you will take advantage. The July Volume Discount will offer the same discounts as the February and October events. When you spend up to $74.99 you receive a 10% discount, if you spend $75.00 to $174.99 you receive a 15% discount, and above $175 receives a 20% discount.
We have mailed each member household the volume discount coupon just like we always do. Look for it in your mailbox on July 1. Then come on in to the Co-op and save on all your summer healthy eating and body care needs.
July Calendar
of Events 7/15 BOD Meeting, Immanuel Church, 5:30pm
Do you know someone in your neighborhood that doesn’t already shop at the Co-op? This is a great month to introduce them to your Co-op as many new members save the cost of their annual ownership in just one volume discount shopping trip. Then the savings will really add up again in October.
7/20 Board Elections Candidate Nominations period OPENS
Please let me know if I can ever be of service. I can be reached by e-mail at terryb@lamontanita.coop, or by phone at 505-217-2020. Thanks for your continued support of the Co-op you own.
A co-operative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural needs and aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.
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7/21 Member Engagement Committee July is Volume Discount Shopping Month! THE MORE YOU SPEND THE MORE YOU SAVE!
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JENNIFER’S FAVES FOR
TO HONOR LA MONTANITA’S ENDS POLICY
DONATE-A-DIME! LISA BANWARTH-KUHN ur Global Ends Policy states: “A co-operative community built on beneficial relationships based in healthy food, sound environmental practices, and a strong local economy with results that justify the resources used.” There is an easy way to cooperatively keep our Co-op on track with our ends policy! Bet you didn’t even know you were doing it! BY
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Have you ever wondered what happens to the money donated at the register when you bring your own grocery bag? La Montañita has a program called, “Donate-a-Dime.” When you bring your own bag, you reduce your carbon footprint, and La Montañita will donate a dime to a worthy organization! Watch it all add up and work to the “Ends.” Visit our new website filled with brilliantly colored photos and smiling faces that follow you as you explore the Co-op online. At lamontanita. coop/dime you will find the recipients of our contributions from the last few years. It is an impressive list of local
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organizations and programs and the amount of contributions that our member owners have provided just by shopping at the Co-op with their own shopping bags!
SUMMER
skin care
By Jennifer Quinn, Nob Hill Purchaser • Emily Bharatiya makes SUNSHINE GARDEN LOTIONS locally, with evening primrose oil, macadamia, and jojoba oil. • SUPER SALVE COCONUT CREAM is super-luscious and moisturizing by the Super Salve Company in Mogollon, NM, Super Salve also makes the amazing SIERRA MADRE SUN CREAM!! • ELEMENTAL HERBS SPORT SPF 33 SUNSCREEN is my favorite sunscreen. It has no chemicals, goes on clear, is ocean friendly, gluten free, vegan and biodegradable with zinc oxide as the active sunscreen ingredient!!
This one little step covers the objectives of the Ends Policy; our member owners purchase healthy food at our food cooperative and using your own shopping bag is a conscientious decision to honor a small but effective environmental practice. Donating your dime helps local organizations stay strong financially and focused on their contribution to the community and with only a dime we can justify the resources we use! The Board of Directors may think in broader terms when writing the ends policy but as member/owners we can do our part every time we shop. Take pride in yourself as you support your community!
AFFORDABLE AND LOCAL!
NAVAJO PRIDE SARAH WENTZEL-FISHER ecently the Co-op Distribution Center partnered with Navajo Pride to bring affordable bulk items to our stores and our distribution customers. Navajo Pride is a brand of the Navajo Agricultural Products Industry, one of the largest agricultural producers in the Southwest. They employ 332 employees year round to farm, harvest, pack, and ship pumpkins, popcorn, potatoes, beans, hay, and other goods all over the country.
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The Navajo Nation was awarded water rights in 1868, and over the years has installed 84 pumping plants, 90 miles of concrete lined canals, and 13 miles of tunnels to pipe water to irrigate 110,630 acres of farmland. Last year they planted 1,803 acres of table stock potatoes to grow over 600,000 pounds of potatoes. While historically Navajo Pride has sold their goods into national markets, recently, they have recognized the need to feed their neighbors. In collaboration with the Co-op Distribution Center, Navajo Pride flour and beans will now be available in Co-op stores and to CDC customers. These non-GMO conventional products offer an incredibly affordable option to stock your pantry with local staples.
of a variety of sizes. Working with large producers like Navajo Pride enables the Co-op to bring owners and shoppers affordable products from a local source. Partnerships with larger, more established agricultural producers like Navajo Pride enables us to foster relationships with smaller producers building their businesses and their brands. A strong foodshed works when producers at all scales can successfully do business— from the farmers’ market to commodity markets—and when shoppers of many income levels can afford to participate. Navajo Pride represents a scale of production, in our region, that can feed families on a tight budget. While the Co-op often has a reputation for high prices, the reality is, we work hard to give everyone involved a more fair piece of the pie. We strive for fair wages for our workers, and to pay our producers a fair price for their goods. This often means we have to charge a price that is more than a conventional grocery store would charge. That said we recognize that shoppers often have to weigh the cost of high quality local food against the limits of their pocketbooks. Working with Navajo Pride is an opportunity to bring affordable, quality local bulk items to our shoppers.
The CDC’s mission is to build a stronger regional food system by creating and sustaining markets for producers FOR A STRONG FOODSHED
MEMBER APPRECIATION VOLUME DISCOUNT
DAYS!
JULYis an EXTRA SPECIAL VOLUME DISCOUNT WE HEARD YOU!!!
MONTH
The more you SPEND
the more you SAVE!
SAVE UP TO 20% $0.00 - $74.99 GETS 10% $75.00 - $174.99 GETS 15% • $175.00 + GETS 20% Want to get your volume discount on larger quantities of products? Special order 2550lb. sacks of bulk items or cases of your favorite products at least one week in advance of the day you would like to shop using your Discount Coupon. Due to high sales during Volume Discount Month we cannot always provide larger quantities without a special order. To place orders call: Nob Hill, 505-265-4631; Valley, 505-242-8800; Santa Fe, 505-984-2852; Gallup, 505-863-5383; Westside, 505-503-2550.