FARMERS’ MARKET MANAGER’S’ REPORT MEET THE STAFF WHAT’S NEW ? CELEBRATE FAIR TRADE REGIONAL FLAVORITES PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS

PATRONAGE DIVIDENDS BREAKFAST WITH THE BOARD FOOD CO-OP IN PORTOLA ANNUAL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS

Manager’s ReportManager’s Report by Lucinda BerdonFarmers’ MarketThanks for Your SupportFarmers’ MarketThanks for Your Support

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Finances and Operations:

Vision 2018:

Wow, this summer has been something else! The weather was hot, tourism seemed to be healthy and we hit record sales for our 2nd quarter of 2013. At $685,877 we succeeded with an increase of 10.1% over last year. At this rate we could easily surpass the $2.5 million in sales for 2013.

Q2 2013 (April 1 through June 30) SummaryWhat happened? Actual Budgeted (the perfect world) Sales: $685,877 100% $685,877 100%COGS $ 68.0% $445,820 65.0%Total Expenses $ 29.0% $220,852 32.2%Net Ordinary Income $ . 3.0% $19,205 2.8%

The High Sierra Music Festival was sold out this year, 2nd year in a row. Our sales that week alone were at nearly $77,000. More to come!

This is how we have been addressing our Vision 2018:

465,548199,74920,580

Exceptional Food:

Exceptional Service:

Nurturing a Sense of Community:

Sustainability: Agriculture, Ecology and Transportation:

We are currently working on revising our purchasing policy, which is a complicated task. When completed and approved, the policy will emphasize organic and sustainably produced products, give preference to local and regionally produced products, and will guide our purchasing towards avoiding products with GMOs, synthetic and artificial ingredients.

Our success with our improved customer service has been apparent by many of the comments and praises we've been receiving. We are continually working to improve in this vital area, and we hope that you are observing this commitment.

The Farmers’ Market has enjoyed a very good season so far. Thanks to Hannah Hepner, our Marker Manager and the Farmers’ Market committee members for the hard work they do to make this happen.

In July, we conducted an energy audit for the business. Energy Smart Grocers conducted the audit. We just received the results and are analyzing them. We expect to make improvements and modifications to some of our lighting and equipment to reduce energy consumption. Our new Adopt A Highway coordinator, Carla Hamilton, has already held two clean up days this summer. Our stretch of highway is from Gansner Park to the top of Cemetery Hill. We can always use more volunteers to help with this project!

On the education front, please check out the Eat a Rainbow Report that Cody Reed put together! There are copies at the counter. It's quite an impressive read, and gives a lot of insight as to what this program offers to our community! In an effort to reach out to the FRC students, we participated in three events to

This policy will be much more elaborate than the one we currently abide by. We expect this policy to be finalized and approved at one of the Board meetings this fall.

Community Education, Well-being and Outreach:

Thank you all for a wonderful Farmers' Market season! We had a great time enjoying the fabulous food, entertainment, and artwork this year. There are still several markets left to stock up on good times and good food before we turn in for the year.We appreciate all of the feedback that we've received so far, and any additional comments or ideas are welcome. Feel free to contact me, Market Manager, at qcfmmanager@yahoo.com.The Farmers' Market committee has already been discussing new and improved ideas for next year and we can't wait to get the ball rolling. If you love the farmers' market and have some great ideas too, consider becoming a QCFM committee member in 2014! Information and applications are available on our website: quincyfarmersmarket.org.As we reflect on the 14th year of the Quincy Certified Farmers' Market, it's a great time to thank all of our wonderful sponsors - from the Plumas Unified School District who generously allow us to use their facilities, to the businesses and individuals who make financial contributions that allow the market to run, to those of you who purchased a QCFM sticker - THANK YOU! Your enthusiasm and support make this event a success year after year.

by Hannah Hepner

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Co-op Members!Advertise your business in the next QNF newsletter.

Deadline for the next issue is Nov. 1, 2013

Deadlines are: February 1, April 1, June 1, August 1, October 1, December 1. Business card sized ads are available $15.00 per issue/$75.00 per year (6 issues).

To place an ad, please contact Jamie Huynh at memberservices@qnf.coop

introduce ourselves. Coupons, samples, gift bags and raffles were all part of the festivities.

This summer was exceptionally busy in terms of customers, sales, and improvements to the store. We had a great time welcoming the High Sierra Music fans and the tourists who came through town. We held our company BBQ on August 24th at the Brewing Lair in Blairsden, and enjoyed the forested setting with great food, games, outdoor movies and music. This summer, behind the scenes were weddings, and lots of them! Congratulations to Gabby and Owen, Dale and Jennifer, Kari and Dax, and Marcie and Lisa! Presley and Brian are next on the nuptial list this fall!

The most exciting news this summer is that we are expanding and opening a second store in Portola! Our success over the years has put us into a healthy financial position, allowing us to explore a second location. The owner of Sprouting Roots Community Market approached us in the spring, and for several months we've been holding conversations in board meetings, member meetings, and community meetings. We've been studying feasibility, negotiating terms and logistics, and finally committed to taking the leap. We should be up and running the Feather River Food Co-op September 1st, 2013! This is a big project for us, and very exciting. We plan to build the inventory and product selection first, then when we have everything in tip top shape we'll host a grand opening celebration. We'll keep everyone posted of the activities as they progress.

Thanks again, to all of you, for all of your support and participation!In cooperation, Lucinda

Offering A Desirable Workplace:

Financial Well-being and Responsibility:

Kids will love their veggies after a session with Eat-a-Rainbow!

Sign up for a classroom visit or store tour By calling 530.283.0859.

Eat AEat A RainbowRainbow

Regional Flavorites Regional Flavorites by Jamie Huynh

Great Basin Brewing Co. - Great Basin is proof that dreams can come true, especially with a great community following. Based out of the Reno-Tahoe area, Great Basin is proud to represent the state of Nevada as the oldest and the most award-winning brewery, having won numerous medals at the prestigious Great American Beer Festival® and even more prestigious World Beer Cup®.

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by Nance ReedMeet the Staff: Marcie WildeMeet the Staff: Marcie Wilde

What’s New?What’s New?

The backgrounds of our Co-op employees continue to astound. Meet Marcie Wilde, a friendly employee who greets everyone while she's working at the register, helps customers in the aisles and stocks our beautiful, organic produce.

Marcie completed the Feather River College Recreation Leadership Program in 2008. If our dream of a staff rafting trip materializes, Marcie may be our guide! For your questions about recreating in Plumas County, she probably has the answers. She likes to hike the mountains, camp, white water kayak and raft. She's also excited to work in the demonstration garden next to the Co-op Learning Center.

The solo drive from Rhode Island to San Diego in 2005 was long and somewhat tearful for this young woman who yearned for something new. Determination ruled! While living down south she learned management skills at a Subway and looked around for a college. In June 2006 she visited Plumas County and has been here ever since. You may remember Marcie from Pangaea where she started as a Dishwasher, became a server and then general manager.

With a long background in outdoor recreation and Girl Scouts Camps in both Rhode Island and San Diego, one of her goals is to bring more opportunities for kids during the warmer months. Unfortunately it seems impossible to get permits and insurance to develop a camp here. Still, she would love to be more involved with outdoor recreation in Plumas County.

Marcie and her wife, Lisa, bought a house a few years back, have three dogs and enjoy our community atmosphere where they can be themselves. On their camping road trips they have shopped in almost all of the co-ops on the North Coast. After working at our Co-op briefly in 2010, then filling in as a sub, she is back now as an integral part of our fabulous staff.

It's time for some housekeeping, folks! Get out your old toothbrushes and let's scrub those corners.

Replacement cards - You can receive ONE FREE REPLACEMENT card each year. Any additional replacement cards cost $5.00. (Keychain cards not included.)

Smiley faces - Our incredible POS Coordinator has managed to print smiley faces next to the bar code on the back of the cards so no more red smiley stamps on the front. If you don't have a smiley face (which allows you to cash checks at the Co-op without ID and to get up to $20 cash back on your check) talk to a clerk today.

Member-Owner benefits - You're the members and the owners and we want to show you our appreciation for supporting Quincy Natural Foods Cooperative. That's why we offer quarterly discount days including the big Community Appreciation Day celebration in October (Co-op Month). We've been offering case deals at each of these but, due to low sign-ups, we're going to offer them once per year in the winter. If you have suggestions for what you'd like to purchase a case of, let us know!

We will be a wi-fi hot spot in the near future, thanks to Plumas Sierra Rural Electric Co-op.

by Jamie Huynh

SWIPE & SAVE !SWIPE & SAVE !it’s so easy... just

Please have your card readyto swipe at the register.

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“The breakfast burritosand fresh veggie salads.”

-John

“Produce! Especiallyseasonal and from the

Dawn Gardens.” -Katie

“Hail Merry Meyer LemonTart and Dr. Bronner's coconutoil for making raw molten lava

chocolate cake.” - Michelle

“Santa Barbara Habanero Lime Salsa.”

-Terri

Who Knew? What’s Your Favorite Product?Who Knew? What’s Your Favorite Product?

Mark your calendars for this year's Breakfast with the Board - Saturday, November 9th from 9-11:30 a.m. at Pangaea Café.

Come enjoy a wonderful buffet breakfast with fellow member-owners and an opportunity for lively dialogue with your Board of Directors and General Manager, Lucinda Berdon.

This event, along with our Annual Meeting, is one of two importantways the Board and General Manager connect directly with you. We want to share with you our current goals and projects, and we need your feedback and direction. Your suggestions and comments help steer Quincy Natural Foods Co-op into a strong and inspired future.

by Linda MargareticBreakfast With The BoardBreakfast With The Board

Seating is limited, so be sure to RSVP in the store or by emailing Jamie Huynh, Member Services Coordinator, at memberservices@qnf.coop.

The deadline to reserve your place is Thursday, November 7th. Adults only, no children please.

You must RSVP in order to attend.

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Coming Soon: Farmer-Owned Fair Trade!The first Fair Trade farmer-owned certification system, referred to as the Small Producer Symbol (SPP, for its Spanish acronym) will arrive this fall on Equal Exchange coffees in food co-ops and natural food stores across the country. Ten years in the making, the SPP certification system represents the small farmers' persistent attempt to ensure a more just trade system for their fellow farmers everywhere. The colorful SPP logo will initially appear on Equal Exchange coffee bags and bulk coffee bins, and will soon become more prominent throughout stores. While the SPP itself is just a little logo, in actuality, the real symbolism of this new Fair Trade seal is anything but small. This bold step forward reflects the fact that today the very folks for whom the Fair Trade movement was built are taking a leadership role in shaping their own destiny. The potential impact this new system will have on small farmers, their co-operative organizations, and the entire Fair Trade movement could be quite profound indeed.

The Roots of the ConflictIn the early 1980s, a division in the Fair Trade movement resulted in the creation of one international certification system with two distinct ideologies. The early founders of Fair Trade recognized that small farmer organizations trying to access the market were operating on an unfair playing field. The founders' goal was to create a system that could right the wrongs of hundreds of years of colonialism and unjust trade. Once the system was underway, other traders wanted a faster way to put Fair Trade products on the shelves and decided to open up the system to large-scale plantations.

This means that plantations, with their ease in accessing bank loans, infrastructure, market information, technical assistance, and networks, will almost always carry the same advantage over small farmers that Fair Trade was designed to address.

Eventually, the international Fair Trade certifying system, Fairtrade Labelling Organization (FLO) allowed plantations to become a source for almost all Fair Trade products, with the exception of coffee, cacao, and a few other categories. Small farmer coffee and cacao organizations, typically the most advanced and successful Fair Trade producers, have been living with the fear since the division occurred that the Fair Trade system will one day open their products to plantations as well. Should this happen, many believe that they will once again become marginalized and lose their hard-won market access. After all, if it's easier to source coffee and cacao from large-scale plantations and still call it “Fair Trade,” why wouldn't multinational corporations simply take the easier route and ignore the small farmer? In coffee, it took 15 years of Fair Trade before coffee farmers began to see a positive impact on their businesses and in their lives. Sourcing from plantations in tea and bananas has prevented the growth of a strong small farmer movement in these two categories. (For more information on how growth in small farmer tea was inhibited by plantations, see: http://smallfarmersbigchange.coop/2011/10/25/an-analysis-of-fair-trade-reflections-from-a-founder-part-iii/)

The farmers' fear became more of a reality 10 years ago. At the 2003 annual Specialty Coffee Association of America conference in Boston, coffee certainly wasn't all that was brewing. Alongside the aromas emanating from the brewing of exotic coffees, big trouble was simmering as well. The foreshadowing of conflict was evident from the loud voices and angry faces of representatives of small farmer co-ops, Fair Trade roasters, alternative traders, and other Fair Trade activists, all of whom were tightly packed in a room at the Hynes Convention Center listening to the words of Paul Rice, CEO of Transfair USA, FLO International's U.S Fair Trade certifying agency (today known as Fair Trade USA).

Rice was lobbying for a change in standards; he believed plantations should be allowed in the Fair Trade system as sources of “Fair Trade” coffee. He claimed that large companies and corporations wanted access to plantation products and that there wasn't enough small farmer Fair Trade coffee on the market. The crowd was wild with outrage. Most small farmer organizations had far more coffee than they could sell on Fair Trade terms and many more organizations of small coffee farmers were waiting for buyers to get themselves listed on the Fair Trade register of certified producers. Finally, against a storm of protest and outrage, Rice acquiesced and agreed to drop this controversial strategy.

By the Farmers, for the Farmers: Why a New Fair Trade Certification System is Necessary Although Rice publicly backed down at the SCAA conference, small farmers, roasters, and other Fair Trade activists knew it was just a matter of time before the issue came up again. The pressures to grow a system quickly, the needs of plantations and big corporations, and the money behind it all, were heavy reminders of how decisions are made and how trade typically occurs. Sure enough, in September 2011, Transfair USA announced its decision. Taking the name Fair Trade USA, the organization left the international Fair Trade system that had given it birth. Just days later, it announced its new strategy, “Fair Trade for All”, with a certification system allowing plantations in coffee and cacao.

Small farmer organizations weren't idle. The Coordinating Body of Latin America and the Caribbean (CLAC) had been meeting for 10 years to strategize how to keep Fair Trade from being stolen out from under them. Finally, they had their solution: the Small Producer Symbol (SPP). CLAC has now created its own certification system, run by the non-profit group, the Foundation of Organized Small Producers (FUNDEPPO). The system is impressive, with General Standards incorporating four dozen criteria for small farmer member organizations, including maximum individual farm sizes and a maximum percentage of farm work performed by hired farm workers. Buyers who use the SPP must meet nearly three dozen criteria, including a minimum of five percent annual volume growth in program purchases. Perhaps most impressive, the SPP is run and governed by the farmers themselves. After decades of this movement being essentially managed by offices thousands of miles away from source, farmers are now in the driver's seat.

The fact that plantations have one owner... and generally have more access to resources, means it is usually faster and easier for them to move products from origin country to market.

By Small Farmers, For Small Farmers The Next Step in the Evolution of Fair TradeBy Small Farmers, For Small Farmers The Next Step in the Evolution of Fair Tradeby Phyllis Robinson, Education and Campaigns Manager, Equal Exchange July 22, 2013

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By now our members should have received their 2012 patronage dividend notification letters, advising them of their annual purchases, dividend amounts and redemption options. It was our first time distributing dividends and overall, I'm very pleased with how well it seemed to work for our members and our fantastic cashiers. Much of that success is due to the hard work and wizardry of our POS (Point of Sale) Coordinator, Rebecca Terhune-Dominguez. The Co-op is very fortunate to benefit from her talent.

The good news is that so many of you chose to donate your dividend, large and small, to the Co-op's Cooperative Community Fund. All of those donations really added up to result in what was, for me, an unexpected added benefit to our patronage dividend distribution. As of July 31, we have added $1,272 to the Community Fund from patronage dividend donations alone; compared to all of last year's donations of approximately $520 to the fund (primarily from register collections). This year's generous donations should enable us to award much higher grant awards to our community next year.

Here's how the redemption is stacking up as of 7/31/13:

by Aimée Chudy, Finance & Human Resources ManagerPatronage Dividend DistributionPatronage Dividend Distribution

7/31/13 Dividend Redemption

Register credits $7,917.41

Donations 1,272.25

Checks-Individuals 601.92

Checks-Staff & Businesses 3,270.30

Total redeemed 7/31/13 $13,061.88

Remaining to distribute $7,913.97

copy of their distribution letter can make a request to memberservices@qnf.coop. Please include your member ID number on your request.

Secondly, although patronage dividends are not taxable for individuals, they are considered taxable income if the purchases are related to the operation of a trade or business or other income producing activities. Since QNF has filed IRS form 3491, we are not required (and have been advised not) to distribute 1099-PATR forms at year end. Therefore, we will NOT be sending out 1099s to business members (as we implied in our letter to business members). Ask your tax advisor if you have questions about tax implications for your business, and contact me if you have questions about or need verification of your dividend.

Our management is very pleased with how the process went the first time around. Its fun to see our members using those register credits, and rewarding to experience the generosity of those who were able to donate to the community fund. Thanks to all of our member-owners for their support, and for bearing with us as we fine-tune the dividend process.

Standing behind the Twin Pines Foundation, which invests in and funds QNF's Community Fund

The distribution assessment process has revealed a few issues to us. Most co-ops set a threshold, such as $2.00, for distribution of dividends, retaining anything under that amount as income. This would have eliminated a significant number of patronage dividends (and letters), and probably warrants consideration next year. However, distributing the entire dividend aligned with our initial distribution policy and simplified our calculation and reporting of the dividends for tax purposes. Our overall goal this first year was to make the process as simple as possible for our staff and member-owners.

In addition, taxation issues were not fully addressed in the letter. For one, if you did donate your dividend to the community fund, it is tax deductible. Next year we'll advise members to keep a copy of the letter if they want proof of the deduction. In the meantime, anyone needing a

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During the month of June we held the first ever Co-op Photo Competition. Congratulations to Karen Kusener for the winning shots and to Maggie Hennessy for the runner-up shot!

Photo Contest WinnersPhoto Contest Winners

Photo Competition Winner IIKaren Kusener

Photo Competition Runner UpMaggie Hennessy

Photo Competition Winner IKaren Kusener

Check out the sleek new bulk bins and stock up on delicious, healthy

food for the season!

Buy In Bulk & Save A Lot!Buy In Bulk & Save A Lot!

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Warm up on cold nights with chai! The spice adds full body warmth to the soothing heat of the tea.

Make your own for taste-tailored, inexpensive delights.

Ingredients2 cups of rooibos 1-2 Tbsp dried ginger1-2 Tsp cardamom, crushed1-2 Tbsp cloves, crushed2-3 cinnamon sticks, brokenOptional: 1 vanilla bean, cut into ¼ inch pieces

Alternately, use black tea to make it caffeinated. Spices can be crushed with a mortar and pestle or in a coffee grinder. Break cinnamon sticks by hitting in a plastic bag with a rolling pin. Steep in hot, not boiling, water for 2-4 minutes. Serve with honey and milk.

OPENING

SEPTEMBER

FIRST!

OPENING

SEPTEMBER

FIRST!

QNFC Acquires Portola StoreQNFC Acquires Portola Store

Chai RecipeChai Recipe by Jamie Huynh

THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY REMAIN THE SAME...Member-owners can shop at both stores and receive the same benefits.

Portola hours: Monday - Friday 9am-6pm, Saturday 10am-2pm, closed on Sunday.

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The Seven Co-operativePrinciplesThe Seven Co-operativePrinciplesQuincy Natural Foods Co-op adheres to the International Cooperative Principles as revised and adopted by the International Cooperative Alliance in 1995.

Voluntary and open membership Democratic member control Member economic participation Autonomy and independence Education, training, and information

Cooperation among cooperatives Concern for community

Annual Meeting Highlights: 35 Years & Growing!Annual Meeting Highlights: 35 Years & Growing!

QNFC BOARDPresident

Terri Rust • 283-0428Rust@gotsky.com

Vice PresidentLinda Margaretic • 283-3989

wildwoodflower@snowcrest.net

TreasurerMichael Rodriguez • 283-3225

plumasm@sbcglobal.net

Jennifer Kaufmann480-620-7852

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• 283-9902

Secretary

Pat Evans 283-2038 evans2evans@gmail.com

Piers Strailey 283-2604 Piersandfaith@gmail.com

Karen Kusener quincykid@digitalpath.net

Jennie0772000@yahoo.com

QNFC Financial AdvisorJohn Kimmel (Volunteer)

QNFC General ManagerLucinda Berdon

qnf@snowcrest.net

EditorJamie Huynh

Design & LayoutChris Bolton, Spudgrafix

The primary purpose of the Annual Meeting is to report to member-owners the status of our cooperatively-owned business and solicit member-owner input on current and future ideas. This year, we also celebrated our 35th year of doing business!

On June 8th approximately 115 member-owners gathered to attend the QNFC Annual Meeting at the Vet's Hall. Upon arrival, member-owners were given a stainless steel cup embossed with the QNFC logo, commemorating 35 years of cooperation. With the live music of local musicians Barney Harchis, Lance Barker and Tony Alhino playing in the background, the Vet's Hall soon became a lively place filled with friends socializing and tantalizing aromas of food wafting from the kitchen.

A scrumptious vegetarian meal was prepared by the Cooking Cottage and served with the help of member-owner volunteers. Dinner was followed by a brief welcome from Board President, Terri Rust, and a “Dr. Suess” themed report from our two newest Board members, Jennifer Kaufmann and Karen Kusener. General Manager, Lucinda Berdon, gave an informative presentation with a brief history of QNFC, including a list of the member-owners from 1980 (several were present in the audience). She shared the many ways in which we are implementing the elements of our 2018 Vision into the operations of our store. From exceptional service to educating our community, our Vision is being realized. Lucinda also reported on our first year of operating with a patronage dividend system and informed everyone about the process.

The surprise for the evening came when Lucinda shared that an opportunity has presented itself for QNFC to acquire the assets and inventory of Sprouting Roots, a natural foods store in Portola. Our longest standing Board member, Linda Margaretic, and one of our newest Board members, Jennifer Kaufmann, shared their thoughts in support of the acquisition. A question and answer period followed with a very positive response to the idea of opening a second store. This is an exciting time for QNFC as we look to expand our ability to reach out to more of our community and provide food that is healthy and produced in environmentally, socially and economically conscientious ways.

We would like to thank those member-owners who took the time to fill out the survey and provide feedback. We look forward to seeing you at next year's Annual Meeting!

by Terri Rust

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ANNOUNCEMENTSANNOUNCEMENTS

Find us on Facebook!

Community Appreciation Day

Hear the Earth say, “Thank you”

Breakfast with the Board

Missing Your Favorite Product? Special Order It!

Sign-up For Our e-newsletter!

Got Health Tips? A Call for Articles & Workshops

To Your Health! Food & Health Classes

Ummmm, Pie

Gobble, Gobble, Gobble. . .

Get Your Cowgirl On

Join us on Saturday, October 12, from noon-4pm for demos, apple juicing with Transition Quincy, live entertainment, real farmers, great deals and veggie art! Tons of fun for the whole community!

Member-owners, earn a 9% worker-member discount when you join us for an Adopt-a-Highway clean up! Saturday, September 14, 8am and Saturday, October 12, 9am. Sign up in the store or at www.qnf.coop

Saturday, November 9th, 9-11:30 a.m. at Pangaea Café. Come enjoy a wonderful buffet breakfast with fellow member-owners and an opportunity for lively dialogue with your Board of Directors and General Manager, Lucinda Berdon. RSVP in the store, at www.qnf.coop or by

emailing memberservices@qnf.coop. RSVP by Thursday, November 7th. Adults only, no children please.

Check with staff in the store to special order your favorite products. You can use the laptop and forms provided in the Supplements and Beauty aisle. Or, you can login to UNFI website from home:

Go to www.unfi.com UNFI Region: UNFI West Region Log in: qnfcoop@yahoo.com Password: Plumas269 Click on account: 000R

You can view by brand or category or you can search for products. If you know what you want go to 'View By Category' (on the left hand side of page) and select one (for example: 'Bulk'). More specific categories will come up. Click on one of those (for example: 'Nuts and Seeds'). Where

'Products per Page' is listed, click 100 so that you can navigate more quickly. On the top menu you can click 'Publications' to view catalogs, monthly specials, and to see what's on sale.

If you're logging in from home, bring your special order information to the store, along with your name and phone number. You can drop it off in person, FAX it to 283-1537, or email it to: QNF@snowcrest.net.

Find out about great deals and fun times! Simply write your email address on your membership application OR send your email address to memberservices@qnf.coop.

When you receive the next quarterly newsletter scroll down to find the E-deals and E-vents sign-ups.

Consider offering a health or food preparation class at QNFC's Learning Center. Or write an article for our Health Tips column, designed to offer helpful information (not advertising any particular business) about food, supplements, and healthy practices.

Interested? Contact Jamie Huynh at 530.283.2458 or memberservices@qnf.coop.

Watch for classes on gardening, health, and more. Mondays at 5:30 at the Co-op Learning Center (248 Main Street, the white house across the street from the Co-op). Pre-registration is required, with a nominal fee for materials. Watch for details at the Co-op.

As the holidays approach, keep in mind that you can special order delicious pies and dinner rolls for your Thanksgiving Dinner from American Valley Baking, right here in the store. Go easy on yourself this holiday season and still enjoy the taste of home baked! Call 530.283.9234 to

place your order.

We're taking orders for fresh turkeys starting November 1st . These delicious gobblers will be available for pick-up before Thanksgiving (date to be announced). You can also order local Thompson Valley Prime Rib and we are hoping for local ham, along with choice cuts from Beeler's.

Make sure to order early, supplies are limited. Contact Sharrill Irons at 530.283.3528 to reserve yours today!

Join us for Girl's Night Out - Western style! Take your picture with a piggy, chow down on BBQ and . 5-8pm at the Learning Center.

mix it up with mixed drinks

SeptemberSeptember

CALENDAR-O-EVENTSCALENDAR-O-EVENTS

14 Adopt-a-Highway Clean-up Member-owners, earn a 9% discount! 8am-11am Meet at QNFC Learning Center

24 Board Meeting 5pm at QNFC Learning Center 27 Girl's Night Out 5-8pm Western Theme

OctoberOctoberOctober is National Co-op Month!12 Community Appreciation Day & Juice 'em Or Lose Them 12-4pm 12 Adopt-a-Highway Clean-up Member-owners, earn a 9% discount! 8am-11am

Meet at QNFC Learning Center15 Board Meeting 5pm at QNFC Learning Center

www.qnf.coop.17 Beekeeping Workshop 5:30 - 7 pm at QNFC Learning Center. Join Gavin Milesof Sutter Buttes

Honey to learn about beekeeping. Sign up in the store at Members: $5, Non-members: $8.

NovemberNovember9 Breakfast with the Board 9-11:30am at Pangaea Café. RSVP by Thursday, November 719 Board Meeting 5pm at QNFC Learning Center

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Cooperatives operate according to seven international principles and the values of self-responsibility, democracy, equality, honesty and social responsibility. Co-ops are helping to build a better world, locally, nationally and internationally, and we couldn't do it without the support of our member-owners and shoppers like you. We are stronger together! Learn more about the positive impact food co-ops have on their communities at

Look for the coupon books at the co-op in October. Coupons are valid through November 30, 2013.

strongertogether.coop/food-coops/co-op-difference/.

October is not only Co-op Month, it's also Fair Trade Month and your co-op has joined together with more than 130 other locally-owned cooperatives to bring you great deals on delicious food and healthy products for your family, including some of your favorite Fair Trade brands like Choice Organic, Frontier/Simply Organic spices, and Dr. Bronner's. The October-November edition of the Co+op Deals coupon book offers big savings on everyday family favorites like Cascadian Farm, Annie's Homegrown, Greek Gods, and Organic Valley, too.

Celebrate Fair Trade with theCo+op Deals Coupon Book!Celebrate Fair Trade with theCo+op Deals Coupon Book!