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We may not always live long enough to witness the fruits of our labor, but planting a seed (one of nourishment,

The Kids Corner features instructions to make a â&#x20AC;&#x153;pine cone critter feederâ&#x20AC;? by Sam Sonnier and the child-friendly â&#x20AC;&#x153;Overnight Oats with Chia Seedsâ&#x20AC;? recipe, as well as some ideas for â&#x20AC;&#x153;planting seeds of kindness.â&#x20AC;? Melanie Pores gives us her recipe for â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maple Seed & Nut Granolaâ&#x20AC;&#x153; and Sharon Bruce shares some helpful hints for â&#x20AC;&#x153;seeding changeâ&#x20AC;? by way of our annual New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s resolutions.

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In this issue, Pat Sahr conducts producer profiles with Kurt Beecher Dammeier of Beecherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Handmade Cheese and Laura Fruitman of The R ight to Shower. Ben G oldberg writes about nurturing the seeds of knowledge with a â&#x20AC;&#x153;beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind.â&#x20AC;?

Hilary Papineau discusses the Coopâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community outreach programs, and Rebecca A ngel Maxwell has some thoughts on â&#x20AC;&#x153;planting seeds of resilience in children.â&#x20AC;? Carol Reid interviewed Gayle Anderson about the seeds for sale at Honest Weight.

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A seed-themed Coop Scoop could scarcely be considered complete without a look at the many vegetable, herb, and f lower seeds that Honest Weight Food Co-op has been selling for going on four decades now. HWFC (initially formed in 1976 as a “buying club” in some friendly local vegetarians’ basement) had had a physical presence on Quail Street for about eight years when Gayle Anderson came on board in 1985.

Gayle started out as a weekly worker, but was later hired for pay part-time.

Back in those days, most of the work of the Co-op (buying, receiving, stocking, and cashiering) was done by members, but “managers were needed for continuity, and to fill in the gaps.” She and Bob Linn (who still works in Bulk) were the only two managers at that time. The Co-op was a very cozy place, brimming with brio and brown rice, but there was very little fresh produce for sale. Gayle started checking out the Farmers Market in Menands on her way to work, and soon the Co-op was stocking and selling a lot more of it.

Eventually, she started specializing in produce, and at some point began including a few plants, such as tomatoes and marigolds. These were placed on a

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crude sidewalk display made from milk crates and boards, which had to be brought inside each night. It all became a much bigger job after the Co-op moved to Central Avenue in 1995. Gayle persisted in her wellworn role until the latest move in 2013, at which point she stepped down as Produce Manager. She continued to do some produce purchasing for a while, but soon began concentrating exclusively on plants.

Fedco Seeds was founded in 1978 and Honest Weight started organizing annual group orders two years later - a practice that has continued to this day.

In 2000, Gayle began ordering extra seeds to sell inhouse, as there was more room to display them in the Central Avenue store. As Fedco leans into its 42nd year, it invokes (in its retro-looking, eco-friendly, black and white newsprint catalog) the purported Chinese aphorism: May you live in interesting times.

It goes on to say: “Whether construed as a blessing or a curse, we cannot deny we live in just such a time, with the clamor of change all around us—climate change, cyber change, social change...” Dismissing “expensive agricultural stunts [that] fascinate rather than solve real problems,” it promises “another vision for the future of agriculture,” one with “clearsighted community-driven solutions.”

In 2008, Ken Greene and his partner, Doug Muller, created the Hudson Valley Seed Library (now Company) in Accord, NY. The HVSC is a “small, farmbased seed company celebrating heirloom and openpollinated garden seeds and the relationship between COOP SCOOP

Eager gardeners can participate in HWFC's Fedco pre-order. You’ll pay less than the store price and still get your usual discount. Plus, there’s no shipping fee, regardless of how big or small your order.

Final deadline is February 2, with orders being placed every week in january.

Gayle Anderson weighing produce at the Quail Street HWFC! art and agriculture.” In 2013, the Co-op started selling their beautifully designed seed packets.

The company solicits design submissions and purchases the ones it likes.

The artwork itself is then displayed in venues like the Troy Arts Center and the gallery at Albany International Airport. Some of those pieces have included: Tricolor beans rendered in stained glass; Finnriver sweet peas on Raku pottery; borage stitched in embroidery; and computer art and collage. The Co-op starts selling Hudson Valley seed packets in December because “they make great The rest of the seeds start arriving in February, early enough for the tomatoes-and-peppers crowd, but way earlier than most folks are thinking about their gardens. Those who are thinking about them, though, can participate in the big Fedco pre-order.

You’ll pay less than the store price and still get your usual discount—plus there’s no shipping fee, regardless of how big or small your order. And you can get exactly what you want from Fedco’s complete catalog (the store only carries a small selection).

Final deadline is February 2 (Groundhog Day!), but Gayle sends in orders once a week in January as well.

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the current HVSC, which presently sells all over the country, still has a non-profit wing. (They also have cheaper, plain-white seed packs for you thrift-prioritizing utilitarians.) Another company whose product the Co-op has been selling for about five years now is Fruition Seeds in Naples, NY. According to Gayle, they have an “awesome website,” which evinces a strong focus on seed saving and educational outreach. She also began ordering from High Mowing Organic Seeds in Wolcott, Vermont, last year.

Gayle used to help create the eye-catching cut-flower bouquets, displayed near the checkout lines, as well. bought ready-made from local growers, but in the winter, she says, “we mostly make them ourselves and not look like regular supermarket bouquets.”

These seasonal bouquets might make a nice New a sighing sayonara to fall), a symbolic way to “cut” Gayle “planted a seed” in our humble abode on Quail Street, lo these many years ago, and Honest Weight has been reaping the rewards—growing by leaps and bounds—ever since. Gayle, who had been working half-time recently, retired on December 22, and the Co-op simply won’t be the same without her. But it looks like she’ll be seeding us in all the old familiar places: “I will still do all the seed buying...as a weekly worker,” she says. “Back to my roots!”

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The Cheese Department is a favorite stop for many Honest Weight shoppers.

There, cheesemakers follow the same strict standards that are at work in the Seattle store.

Some always look for their favorite cheese; others The products are made from fresh, want to experience something new and exciting. pure milk brought in from local farms.

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In 2011, Dammeier reached across the country to open an east coast version of Beecherâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Handmade Cheese in the Flatiron District of New York City.

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W hen you pu rcha se t he se personal care items, you support an organization that provides soap and body wash for individuals who are experiencing homelessness.

The products are aptly named Hope, Joy, Strength, and Dignity.

They are created with natural cleansers and organic ingredients that are sourced responsibly and formulated with care, and they are sold in recycled packaging.

access to cleanliness is a fundamental human right The products are offered under the brand name The Right to Shower, which is also the name of the company. Laura Fruitman, cofounder of the business, strongly believes that “access to cleanliness is a fundamental human right.”

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Their mission is to help ensure that everyone can access a shower every day making those of us who are more fortunate avoid contact, even eye contact, with a person who is experiencing homelessness. The mission of The Right to Shower is to help ensure that everyone can access a shower every day. To help fulfill this mission, the owners committed to donating 100% of WKHLU SUR¿WV GXULQJ

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A new partnership with Unity House of Troy demonstrates the Co-opâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s commitment to social justice, as this human service agency provides a wide range of services to those who are living in poverty, adults living with mental illness, victims of domestic violence, people living with HIV/AIDS, and children with developmental delays. The Co-op supports Unity Houseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pantry program through an innovative monthly lunch course, featuring food items that participants may not be familiar with in cooking samples, demos, and recipes, as a way of encouraging them to choose those foods from the pantry. Check out our featured Black Bean Salsa for an example of a recipe that became very popular at Unity House.

Community Outreach Programs Support Local, Grassroots Groups The Co-opâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s community outreach team participates in a variety of programs held throughout the year.

For example, outreach members have provided: cheese sampling for the TASTE of Albany fundraiser for Interfaith Partnership for the Homeless; handson cooking classes with students of the Albany City School Districtâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s International School and Edmund Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neal Middle School; cooking classes with children at St. Anneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Institute and Trinity Alliance; and sampling tables at the Albany Pine Bushâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lupine Festival, Albany Center Galleries, and Wine & Dine for the Arts events.

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Annual collection for The Food Pantries has also become a tradition. Every November and December, this campaign at the registers offers shoppers checking out the opportunity to donate money to The Food Pantries for the Capital District, a coalition of over 60 food pantries in Albany, Rensselaer, Saratoga, and Schenectady Counties.

Each year, the Co-op sets a goal of $10,000. In 2018, shoppers raised $9,370.55 plus a match of $792.45 from HWFC for a total contribution of $10,163 that VHYHUDO &R RS VWDĚ&#x2020; DQG PHPEHU RZQHUV SUHVHQWHG to The Food Pantries. Check back for 2019 updates in the next edition of the Coop Scoop!

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Community Outreach Efforts Engage Local Youth 7KH &R RSÂśV HĚ&#x2020;RUWV SULRULWL]H \RXWK HQJDJHPHQW and this past summer the Co-op developed a new program called Stir It Up, a collaboration between Honest Weightâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s education coordinator, Deanna Beyer, and community outreach coordinator, Amy Ellis, which provides cooking classes for kids.

Twelve youths participated in a first-of-its kind weeklong summer immersion cooking camp in the Co-opâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Teaching Kitchen, and made a variety of healthy meals using local ingredients provided by the Co-op. Co-op outreach member-owners also regularly go into school classrooms as well as community-based organizations like library branches, YMCAs, JCCs, and Boys & Girls Clubs (to name a few), where they provide hands-on food prep classes, community-building, and much more.

Everyone takes part in enjoying the food that was just created!

The Co-op also has a longstanding history of supporting two local school garden programs, providing monetary and food donations to The Friendship Garden at the Delaware Community School and the Myers Middle School Garden, in collaboration with The Vegetable Project, a nonprofit organization that creates hands-on learning opportunities for kids. The Co-op has also made several one-time, but impactful, donations in the past, providing funding for the Brightside Up (formerly the Capital District Child Care Council) Farm to Preschool program. Theresa Joslin, Executive Director of a participating preschool, Mercy Cares for Kids, shared her perspective: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Taking part in the Farm to Preschool program has JANUARY/FEBRUARY 2020

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helped teachers, children, and families to become reinvested in our goal to provide the outdoor experience to children but to also encourage each child to try new vegetables.â&#x20AC;? The Co-op also donated $2,500 to the Arbor Hill Development Corporation to fund youth activities, helping to bring baseball and softball to children in the neighborhood. This was another collaboration between shoppers donating 13

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Outreach Supports Sustainability The Co-op’s outreach efforts also contribute to “greening” the Co-op. The 2019 Food Pantries register campaign, for example, was paper-free, with donations scanned at each register and shoppers able to write daily messages on a centrally located reusable board. The Co-op’s Enviro Tokens program is another example of how the Co-op integrates sustainability into its charitable giving.

Enviro Tokens is a shopper-driven program where customers identify local organizations to support as part of an initiative to incentivize reusable bags. Shoppers who bring their own bags are offered either a 5¢ discount or a token per bag; those taking the tokens (valued at 5¢ each) can FKRRVH IURP ¿YH GL̆HUHQW RUJDQL]DWLRQV WR VXSSRUW via the token. This program raises an average of $500 per organization. The organizations change each quarter, based on shoppers’ and members’ recommendations.

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Member-Owners are Key to Outreach Success Member-owners play a critical role in outreach efforts and community-based partnerships that would not be possible without their involvement.

Many of the Outreach programs have dedicated member-owners who commit weekly and monthly hours to help them meet their goals of serving the community.

Interested in getting involved? Looking for monthly or weekly member-owner opportunities?

Community Outreach needs you! Contact Amy Ellis at amy@honestweight.coop or 518.482.2667 x 128. Learn more about the Co-op’s community outreach efforts, as well as stories highlighting s y nerg y bet ween t he C o - op’s c om mu nit y engagement and education efforts, in future editions of the Coop Scoop.

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Surely there are lots of times and situations in which a conclusion or solution is evident, or in which an â&#x20AC;&#x153;expertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mindâ&#x20AC;? is appropriate. After all, a true expert is one who has studied or practiced and developed deep knowledge and a particular set of skills that may be important and valuable for a certain issue, predicament, or question. On the other hand, experts

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can also often be closed-minded and myopic. (Didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t the world used to be flat?) And sometimes that narrowed â&#x20AC;&#x153;expert mindâ&#x20AC;? can carry over into situations in which the expert has no expertise.

A â&#x20AC;&#x153;beginnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mindâ&#x20AC;? can be the most helpful mindset for anyone who wants to be a â&#x20AC;&#x153;lifelong learnerâ&#x20AC;? and maximize creativity for learning and problemVROYLQJ DFURVV VLWXDWLRQV DQG ÂżHOGV RI LQTXLU\ ÂŤ QRW to mention the most fun kind. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve ever spent time with children, you know what curious creatures they are. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s that?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;How does that work?â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Why??â&#x20AC;? Most little kids are open, ravenous learners who havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t yet gotten stuck in the expertâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s mind, the need to be right, and the belief that there is only one â&#x20AC;&#x153;correct answerâ&#x20AC;? to any and all questionsâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;and that we should leap on top of it as soon as it raises its socially sanctioned head.

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It is a seeker’s mindset, comparatively free of prejudices, judgments, binary rightness and/or wrongness, and preconceptions. It is imbued with a sense of playfulness. Beginner’s mind has no setting for “autopilot.” Stay awake!

Examples of beginner’s mind can be found in many fields, but examples are certainly evident in the arts and (research) sciences, both of which require openness, curiosity, and being fully present in the moment. Another commonly used example is Zen Archery. In ZA, the archer detaches from the goal of hitting the center of the target and from the outcome itself. Achievement is put aside so that the archer can focus entirely on their form, the process, the immediate present, the bow, and the arrow. ZA DUFKHUV DUH DEOH WR WDS LQWR ³WKH ÀRZ´ GHVFULEHG E\ psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi as a “state of being completely absorbed, focused, and involved in your activities at a certain point in time…” And, as a result of being “in the zone”—unconcerned about and unshackled from outcomes or results—Zen archers are among the most skilled in the world.

In the beginner’s mind there are many possibilities, but in the expert’s there are few.

- Shunryu Suzuki SOME WAYS TO UNCOVER AND NURTURE BEGINNER’S MIND ł Be curious as all get-out. Be curious for curiosity’s sake, and seek to develop better questions rather than arrive at answers. If there’s anything that characterizes beginner’s mind, it is curiosity.

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes. - Marcel Proust ł Talk less. Listen, look, and hear more. ł Alone or in a group, generate as many answers to a question or dilemma as possible, without censoring anyone. Go for quantity. ł Dispose of all the labels you use to characterize yourself. They just limit how you think about yourself and the world. ł Get out of your head. (My, oh my, it’s crowded in there!) Take a walk, preferably in a green space.

And pay attention to where you are, to your senses, to how you feel. ł Un-habit yourself. (You are not an automaton!)

Drive a different route. Switch hands when brushing your teeth or eating. Try something new—a food or an activity you’ve never tried before. Talk with someone (mostly, listen deeply) ZKR PD\ EH YHU\ GL̆HUHQW IURP \RX ł Slow down and focus while doing a routine activity that usually throws you into autopilot, like cooking, walking, exercising, eating. ł Stop judging! When you find yourself being judgmental as you go about your day (and you ZLOO« VKDNH LW R̆ DQG WU\ WR MXVW VHH FOHDUO\ ZKDW is before you without assumptions or labels. ł When approaching an activity or event, clear expectations from your mind about how the experience will/should be. Or, if the activity or event is distasteful or potentially uncomfortable to you, try to put it in a positive frame. Keep your self-talk on the positive side. (Maybe there will be cookies!)

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Have a wonder-full journey… ł Play often and in unstructured ways (if you’re able to). Or at least be lighthearted and playful whenever you can.

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Resilience is the capacity to bounce Have goals in life while back after adversity. It is one of the most powerful abilities we can learning how to adjust cultivate for a healthy happy life.

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A Healthy Lifestyle Nurtures a Positive Attitude: Having a positive attitude provides a springboard for hard times.

Bring out the best in your child by teaching them to take care of their body and mind. Promote mindful eating, adequate sleep according to their age, regular exercise, and constructive group activities like theater or sports. Limit social media. Spend time in nature.

Respect your childâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s inborn needs for social vs. quiet time. With two introverts as children, I learned to say â&#x20AC;&#x153;noâ&#x20AC;? to many activities. They

and optimism about my childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s chances in life.

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Journaling or talking with someone about failure is helpful. My son felt terrible after procrastinating on a job opportunity. He was beating himself up enough without my joining in. Instead, I focused on what he could do going forward the next time something came around.

Model healthy words about failure.

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that would stop by for dinner now and again. Both knew they could call on these people, and I trusted them too.

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by Melanie Pores

Melanie’s Healthy & Hearty Maple Seed and Nut Granola Dry Ingredients

Servings

ł 4 cups rolled oats

ł Makes approximately 6 cups

ł ½ cup oat bran ł ½ cup sunflower seeds

Directions

ł ¼ cup pepitas

1. Heat the oven to 300°F.

ł 2 Tbsp sesame seeds

2. In a large mixing bowl, mix together all the dry ingredients.

ł 2 Tbsp chia seeds ł 2 Tbsp shredded coconut

3. In a glass Pyrex measuring cup, combine all the wet ingredients.

ł ½ cup slivered almonds

4. Fold the mixture of wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and toss thoroughly to coat. Spread the granola evenly on two baking sheets lined with either parchment paper or silicone sheets.

ł 2 tsp ground cinnamon ł ½ tsp ground cardamom

5. Bake in a thin layer, not more than one inch thick, for a total of 20 to 30 minutes until lightly toasted. Every 10 minutes, stir the granola and rotate the baking sheet, being very careful not to burn the granola.

ł ¼ tsp ground nutmeg ł ¼ tsp Himalayan pink salt

Wet ingredients:

6. Let cool completely. Place in an airtight container for storage up to one month.

ł ɦ cup coconut oil, melted

ł ½ cup maple syrup

Melanie Pores teacher, teacher-trainer, resource specialist, school board member, adjunct professor,

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What's Fresh at Honest Weight!

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Honey or maple syrup, to taste Cinnamon, to sprinkle

Instructions Add oats, chia seeds, fruit, and milk to jar.

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Top with honey or maple syrup, cinnamon, and/or your favorite seeds.

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Planting Seeds of Kindness

What youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll need

Giving Back

1-3 pinecones plant seeds of kindness in your community. There

no longer use, or simply saying a kind word (or just a hello) to a stranger.

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kindness this year?

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Find a few pine cones in your yard or a park.

Tie a piece of string onto the top of your pine cone (for hanging).

Donate unwanted toys or clothes.

Make cards/write notes for the elderly or children in your local hospital.

Using a plate or tray as a surface, spread peanut

Hang your feeder from a tree or hook in your Coop Scoop!

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