One fateful day late this spring, a gentleman pulled his truck to the curb out front and carefully wheeled in a dolly of boxes, setting them in our grocery department. He was one of our new beer delivery guys. It was official. Beer is here!

This fall during our remodel, we’ll be making way for a large refrigerated case of cool, refreshing brews. Until then, find our constantly expanding selection in aisle 5, and chill at home. As with all new products, we’ll be

tweaking our lineup to get the right mix. Please let us know what you love and what you’re looking for!

LexTalkNews from the Lexington Cooperative Market Summer 2014

Beer is here!

Porter by Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, CA

This is the beer for bacon, cheese, and for the dark malt beer lover. It’s thick and full bodied, but a smooth sipper that’s naturally carbonated. Anchor Brewing Company has been making this beer since 1972 – over 40 years of brewing can’t be wrong!

Steampunk Hard CiderLeonard Oakes Winery, Medina, NY

This cider is fantastic, gluten free, and local! Brought to you by the family behind Lynoaken Cider, this hard cider is tasty and super crisp without an overwhelming sweetness. Don’t wait until fall – it’s the perfect beverage for a blanket-top summer meal.

Prairie Breeze Grass fed milk from Amish farms in Iowa makes this nutty, subtly sweet cheese a unique cheddar. Aged nine months, it has an unbelievable bite! This one’s a winner!

SeaHive

Smooth, creamy, sweet and salty – this cheese is subtle, yet dynamic. Each wedge is hand rubbed with sweet, small farm-raised wildflower honey and Redmond RealSalt from Utah’s salt beds.

Smoky. Bacon. Cheddar. Need we say more? Cabot’s classic white cheddar with flecks of smoked bacon throughout. Try it on a classic buttery cracker for appetizers, or melt inside an omelet or grilled cheese.

Southern Tier IPA (India Pale Ale)

Southern Tier Brewing Co, Lakewood, NY

Southern Tier’s IPA is a classic - true beer lover’s beer. Light, with hints of citrus, pine and heavy on the hops. An ultra drinkable brew, this one was made for back porch sipping!

Plus, we’ve got loads of LOCAL Beers! Southern Tier, Ellicottville Brewing Co, Flying Bison...

Cheese + beer = Cheer! Cheery couplings for serious snacking.

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Share Your Co-op StoriesHow has participation in the Co-op changed your life?!

Summer is here! It’s time to get outside and get together with friends and family, for grilling, playing lawn games, and picking blueberries.

Thanks for the memories! Here at the Co-op, we often have friends bring by old photos from our past. Sometimes it’s a t-shirt with a logo we’ve never seen or a photo of the old store, but it always comes with a story of how the co-op was in those days. Frequently, that gives us a peek into the past that many of us have never seen. It’s funny the effect this has on Co-op staff – there are always lots of oohs and ahs - sort of like viewing a new baby. Inevitably, we all slow down to see how the puzzle pieces fit together to create our history. Recently, an owner’s daughter dropped off these photos. I’ve been here 17 years and have never seen this sign with our name growing in the leaves of carrots! Obviously handmade, but by who? And when? Each piece of our past has a co-op owner attached to it. Over time, we’ve all come together to shape the Co-op into what it is today.

This spring, we had a board retreat to discuss plans for the coming year. One of the icebreaker questions was “How has participation in the co-op changed your life?” It was fascinating to hear about all the different ways our co-op has touched people – from providing them with community after illness, to offering them a challenging career to opening them up to a world of good food. Over the next year, we’re asking owners to tell us your stories of how participation in the

co-op changed your life. Stories should be brief (300 words or less) and it helps if they are fun. Of course we’ll read all of the stories you send, and we’ll publish our favorites in the newsletter. Email yours to joann@lexington.coop. If you have photos, submit them too!

Co-op & BoycottsIf you want to buy organic canned beans at the Co-op (and most other natural foods stores) you have the choice between Westbrae and Eden. A few months ago, we received requests to help owners boycott Westbrae Naturals and other brands because of their parent companies' opposition to mandatory GMO labeling in California. We recommended Eden Foods as the alternative. Last March, Eden filed a lawsuit against Health & Human Services, which administers the Affordable Care Act, for the right to opt out of contraceptive coverage for its employees, causing many devoted fans to call for a boycott. Now we find ourselves offering Westbrae Beans as the alternative. This juxtaposition is a great

example of just how difficult it is for customers to make purchasing decisions that align with their values in our modern world.

When one of our brands becomes the subject of a consumer boycott, it gives us an opportunity to reaffirm our commitment to access & information. The Co-op was created by people who wanted access to foods they could not get elsewhere, and we remain committed to carrying products that meet your needs. For this reason, we never drop a product because one owner or a group of owners doesn’t want to support it, but we will pick up alternatives that help these owners make choices that align with their values. We also see it as our role to help you understand these issues so that you can make choices with full information. On this issue, we have written blog post on our website, included it in our email update and signage in the store.

Our ultimate vision (in keeping with the first cooperative principle) is to create an ownership base that is representative of the entire community. Because of this, we expect that our owners will come down on all sides of this and most issues. Our job as your co-op is to stage a conversation that allows our owners to have a better understanding of the industry we navigate on your behalf and how your purchasing decisions help to shape it. We will continue to do it through this newsletter, the store, and our website and social media. As always, please let us know if there are items you’d like us to carry that you can’t get elsewhere or information that might help others understand and make choices about their food.

Have a wonderful summer everyone! Eat lots of stone fruit, take lots of pictures and tell lots of stories!

– Tim Bartlett, General Manager

Nothing says summer like a handful of plump, purple-y blue sweet berries. Blueberries are one of summer’s nicest gifts – they begin ripening in the second half of July, and their season can continue into fall with late varieties.

What makes them great?

Blueberries are widely considered one of the healthiest foods around! Like most berries, they contain high levels of antioxidants, plus high levels of vitamins K and C, manganese and they are a good source of fiber.

Mega flavor The relatively small fruits pack a punch – somehow managing a robust flavor that is both sweet and tart.

Plentiful We’re lucky to live in an area with lots of blueberry farms. Pints available at the Co-op or farmer’s market, or pick your own!

Versatile Blueberries can be used in just about anything – they’re great for snacking on fresh, cooked into a compote, baked into muffins or plopped into pancakes. The berries also freeze very well. Stock up!

Tim BartlettGeneral Manager

Pick Your Own! Blueberries are one of the easiest berries to pick yourself – they grow on medium height bushes

(no stooping down!), are thornless, and often grow in clusters. An afternoon picking blueberries can be

very fruitful (har, har) for your winter freezer! Like strawberries, there are several U-pick spots in Western New York. Here are a few to check out:

Child’s Blueberries Hinsdale, NY • (716) 557-2334

childsblueberries.com

Greg’s U-Pick Farm Clarence Center, NY • (716) 741-4239

gregsupick.com

Thorpes Organic Family Farm East Aurora, NY • (716) 655-4486

thorpesorganicfamilyfarm.com

Frozen Blueberry Yogurt PopsIngredients:2 cups fresh blueberries, washed ½ cup sugar2 tablespoons honey¼ cup water1 teaspoon lemon juice1 ½ cups plain, nonfat Greek yogurt (Dairy free: use your preferred plain non-dairy yogurt) Preparation:1. In a saucepan, bring berries, sugar, honey and water to a boil. Simmer for a few minutes to dissolve the sugar, remove from heat2. Pulse in a food processor until just chunky. Transfer to a small bowl and cool in the refrigerator for 15-20 min. Fold the yogurt and lemon juice into the berry mixture until combined.

3. Pour the mixture into popsicle molds and freeze for at least 5 hours. When frozen, run molds under hot water to release the pops.No popsicle molds? No problem! Use small plastic cups or storage containers with a popsicle stick or spoon for makeshift molds.

½ cup whole-wheat pastry flour ¼ cup plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour 1 tbsp brown sugar1 tsp baking powder ¼ tsp baking soda

1 large egg 1 large egg white ½ cup buttermilk 1 cup blueberries, washed and sorted1 tsp canola oil, divided

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Classic Buttermilk Blueberry PancakesIngredients:

Preparation: 1.Whisk flours, baking powder, baking soda and brown sugar in a small bowl. 2. Whisk egg, egg white and buttermilk in a large bowl. Stir in dry ingredients until just combined, then carefully fold in berries*. (Batter will be thick) 3. Brush a large nonstick skillet with ½ teaspoon oil and place over med heat until hot. Pour ¼ cup batter for each pancake, about 3” in diameter. Cook until edges are dry and bubbles begin to form, about 2 min. Flip and cook until golden brown, 1-2 min more. Repeat with the remaining oil and batter.

* Fresh berry variation: Do not add blueberries to batter, and cook pancakes per instructions. Lightly crush fresh berries to yield juice. Serve berries on top of pancakes with yogurt, crème fraiche, or whipped cream.

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Here are Lexi’s favorites!

Salmon - Count on us always having Loch Duarte sustainable salmon, farmed in Scotland. It contains no added dyes; and it’s a bit fattier than wild caught, so it cooks up well, especially on the grill. Make it a staple on your list! Depending on availability, we stock when we can- wild caught Copper River Sockeye. This delicate fish is deep in natural color and flavor. It’s hard to pass up and has a limited season – get it when you can!Plus, we always stock frozen Alaskan wild sock-eye. Occasionally we have the flaked version of this salmon that makes great salmon cakes!

Cod - This meaty, flaky fish is versatile across many seasons. Try grilling it on foil in the summer, top with sauteed tomatoes, breadcrumbs and white wine, add to soups or bake it in classic breadcrumb coating.Have fun with it!Scallops - Sustainably raised in the USA. These meaty delicacies are extra delicious because they are shucked on the boat. They go into a dry container with no water or preservatives. It means their flavor is more pure and concentrated. They have a shorter shelf-life, so shop accordingly, but they're fresher when you purchase them! The pink scallops are female and have a sweeter flavor.

We’re committed to providing more stock and selection of natural, sustainable fish and seafood as demand grows. Let us know how we’re doing! Want to share a great recipe with other Co-op owners? Send them to joann@lexington.coop!

We’re blushing! This spring, we were the grateful recipients of not one, or two, but FOUR awards from local publications. Congratulations owners!

Best Organic Foods Artvoice Best of Buffalo AwardsWe’ve won this award for several years running now. Thank you, Artvoice readers for loving good, sustainable, clean foods and coming here to get them!

Best Vegetarian Menu Buffalo Spree’s Best of WNYFirst time ever for this one! Lexi’s Kitchen is always working to bring inventive, fantastic dishes for all diets and preferences. Big kudos to our kitchen staff for keeping Buffalo’s vegetarians well fed, and to everyone who comes here hungry for loving their veggies and legumes. (We’re tied with the very awesome Amy’s Place for this one!)

Top Workplaces Buffalo News Your Co-op is # 12 of the businesses our size. The coolest thing about this one? We were nominated by a member of our staff – what a great compliment! We’re happy to be able to provide great jobs to 90 Buffalonians, and we’re working all the time to make the Co-op an even better place to work.

Fast Track 50 Buffalo’s Business FirstWe’re #22 of the 50 fastest growing companies in Western New York. That’s all thanks to your patronage and our community’s support.

Your Co-op Acknowledged Fishing for DinnerWe think the secret is out... the Co-op has great fish - you are buying it in record numbers! When sourcing fish and seafood, there are a few things we keep in mind: Is the fish wild caught? Pole caught (Like the tuna on our sandwiches)? How easy is it to prepare? It is a healthy, low fat protein! We aim to offer great choices at the best market prices while minding the health of the oceans by stocking sustainable options. The most updated sustain-ability information comes from the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch. (www.montereybayaquarium.org)The Co-op receives 2-3 weekly fresh seafood deliveries, which are packaged by Lexi’s Kitchen into varying serving sizes. Look for new stock on Tuesdays and Fridays!

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Where’s it from?Salmon

sustainably farm raised in Scotland

Cod our Pacific Coast Cod

is an MBA Best Choice.

Perch Maine- wild caught

Haddock sustainable, wild caught off

the coast of Maine

Swordfish sustainable from Canada, also a great grill favorite!

Catfish farm raised in North Carolina

Tilapia sustainably raised in Ecuador

Shrimp USA, sustainable, frozen

without preservatives

Scallops sustainably farmed in the US

Lexi's BBQ Rubbed SalmonIngredients1 package Lexi's BBQ Rub6 ounces filet of salmon2 cups pineapple juice

Preparation1. Place salmon in pineapple juice, let marinate for 1 hour. 2. Take salmon out of marinade place on a non-stick baking dish, sprinkle a generous amount of rub on top of salmon3. Bake at 475 degrees for 10 minutes, serve warm or at room temperature.

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Is it your turn to run for the Board?Do you know someone who’d be a great candidate? Let us know!

Board Election 2014

The Co-op depends on committed and engaged owners like you. Serving on the Board is an exciting way to be hands on in helping to govern and grow your community owned business.Learn more: lexington.coop/ownership/board-of-directors – or grab a Board Application packet at the Customer Service Desk.

Applications are due August 15. Questions? Email board@lexington.coopThank you, owners!

Board Meeting Dates August 4th • September 8thPlease e-mail board@lexington.coop if you’d like to attend a meeting.