The Wine Cellar of Yelm Newsletter #2

The Wine Cellar of Yelm is growing with leaps and bounds with ever new selections by our now famous, at least locally, wine maven Anne Marsh.

This edition of the Newsletter includes tasting notes, wine facts and our Case of the Month, 12 carefully selected bottles for everyday drinking for $99.99!

And the newest selection Mas de Boislauzon 2010 Châteauneuf-du-Pape

You can read the whole newsletter by opening this link:

http://yelmfood.coop/wine-department/the-wine-cellar-of-yelm-newsletter-2/

 

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Free Demo of Health Force Nutritionals at the Co-op

Health Force 300x100 Free Demo of Health Force Nutritionals at the Co opOn Wednesday, April 24th there will be a demo of products from Health Force Nutritionals.

They specialize in Super Foods like Vitamineral Green – Vital Healing Food, Spirulina Manna and Spirulina Aztreca, Chlorella Manna and Green Mush, a super food for pets.

The supplements include Liver Rescue, Antioxidant Extreme, Friendly Force Probiotic, and many more.

Stop in any time between 1:00 and 4:00 p.m. and learn more about this great product range.

Note: Italicized product names above are Trademarked by Healthforce Nutritionals

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Yelm Cooperative Celebrates Spring at the Nisqually Valley Home & Garden Show

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Nisqually Valley Home & Garden Show 2013

Date: Saturday, April 27 and Sunday, April 28
Time: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Venue: Yelm High School, 1315 Yelm Avenue W, Yelm WA
Inside the gym – Booth #50

The Yelm Cooperative is a non profit community service organization that sponsors 3 terrific programs dedicated to the physical and economic health of our area. Visit us at booth #50 inside the gym and find out what we’re doing to build a green, organic, local and small farm-oriented economy.

You’ll hear about the Yelm Food Co-op natural foods store which offers Yelm a trustworthy source for natural and organic products. We’ll tell you about the upcoming season of our Farmers Market where you have a chance to directly connect with our local farmers and bring home fresh-off-the-farm foods.

And you’ll learn about our plans for a community food and education program, including a community garden which will teach home grown food gardening and much more! We have a host of great volunteers…maybe you’ll be one of them!

Join the raffles, pick up free healthy snacks for the kids and support Mother Earth at Booth #50!

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Yelm Cooperative Board of Directors Needed

board 150x149 Yelm Cooperative Board of Directors NeededApril 20, 2013

The Yelm Cooperative is now accepting applications for new members of the Board of Directors who can begin serving immediately.

This is a chance for people with leadership skills to join our dynamic, growing organization and help make a real difference in our community. As the Co-op evolves towards its federal 501 (c) 3 non-profit status, several new Directors with the same long term vision established in 2012, are needed.

The Board of Directors oversees operations of the Yelm Food Co-op store, the Yelm Farmer’s Market and this year will begin development of the Community Food Education Program and its Community Gardens project.

If you feel you have the skills and the passion to advance the Yelm Cooperative into its fabulous future, please look through the Vision & Mission statement and then fill out an application (see following links). Drop your completed applications at the Yelm Food Co-op store location or email them to yfcstrategy@gmail.com.

2012 Vision and Mission of the Yelm Cooperative

Board Application and Skills Matrix

Please have a read through here to get an idea of what you would be doing
Things the Co-op Management Need to Master

Be a leader in growing the Yelm Cooperative into all it can be!

 

 

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Wine Tasting on April 20th – New Stuff!

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Here’s what our wine maven, Anne Marsh, has to say about what you can expect on Saturday, April 20th at our weekly wine tasting at The Wine Cellar of Yelm located in the Yelm Food Co-op at 308 East Yelm Ave.The Co-op is co-located with Gordon’s Garden Center in the heart of downtown Yelm

I am featuring an enthralling array of wines this Saturday:

- a fabulous David Bruce Santa Maria Pinot Noir this week,
Vina Ventisquero Yali Wetlands Cab/Carmenere blend – an organic and sustainably made incredible wine
- and a new Spanish white DON Wines Macabeo . DON makes the incredible Tempranillo we all love so the white promises to deliver the same wonder and greatness.
Macabeo is  a wonderful fruity and fragrant white  - the primary grape in the Segura Viudas Cava we sell.

Come and sample from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. every Saturday at your Co-op!
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