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APRIL 2011


		One of our suppliers, Honest To Goodness, that supplies the CO-OP with a lot of our bulk goods, is taking on megastore Woolworths over the use of the name "Honest To Goodness". Show your support by purchasing their goods, and check out the article HERE. As we mentioned in the newsletter last month we are planning a trip to Peacock Biodynamic Olive farm PEACOCK GROVE BIODYNAMIC FARM in April to pick olives. The dates for the trip are now set for the 16th and 17th of April. We'll leave from the CO-OP Sat. afternoon, camp for the night and pick olives on Sunday.Food and snacks provided. There are a few cars available for car sharing, but we are still in need of extra camping gear. There is a 10 person limit for the trip and it's filling up fast so send us a message at COORDINATOR(AT)ALFALFAHOUSE.ORG and we'll get you on board!		Fancy a visit to Peacock Olive Farm?



		Autumn is here and pears and apples are in full swing!t autumn is here, and there are many new varieties of local, and Australia wide apples coming in! Each variety has it's own unique flavor, color, and shape. Try them all! Click here for our FEATURE ON APPLES. What's in and out - Biodynamic buerre bosc and williams pears from Victoria are delicious! Look out for packhams later in the season. Greens prices are slowly coming down after the heatwave. Sadly banana prices are doing the opposite. It's approaching the end of the season for zucchinis, cucumbers and eggplants. Try pickling or preserving them to eat all year round! FRUIT AND VEG UPDATE	Apples on the tree


		Our groceries staff is excited about our supply of TIELKA TEAS right now. The supplier, Tielka, is a small, Melbourne wholesale tea merchant company specialising in fresh, beautiful, ethical and eco-friendly tea. Tielka is the proud producer of Australia’s first certified Fairtrade, organic loose leaf tea collection. We are ecstatic about having them in the CO-OP. Sunningdale Farms, who we get our biodynamic flaxseed oil and brown linseeds from, have unfortunately lost the entire brown linseed crop this year due to the flooding in Victoria. The flooding severely damaged the crop and its not of a high enough standard for human consumption. This means when current stocks run out we won't be able to get anymore from them until about February 2012. Its a situation beyond their control. In the meantime we are looking for alternative sources. Read our world of groceries WORLD OF GROCERIES and get the rest of the scoop!		Organic Tielka Teas


		Stinging nettle, or common nettle, Urtica dioica, is the most well known nettle of the genus Urtica. There are between 30-45 species in the genus, most of them being herbaceous perennial flowering plants! Our expert Naturopath, Elaine Parry, takes us through her DETAILED STINGING NETTLE GUIDE, discussing the plant's many diverse uses from fiber,to medicinal herb.		ouch or ahhhh?


		For those of you biting your nails, waiting for more information on the sale of the building and how its going to effect the Alfalfa House, you're just going to have to wait longer! Unfortunately we have no new information in regards to signing a new lease, or what the sale of 113 Enmore means for us. We will absolutely let you know as soon as we have any information. Until then we are keeping our options open, looking at other buildings in the area that are up for lease. We have every intention of staying in the neighborhood, and continuing our role as the community food coop. Every month the Alfalfa House offers a community food grant(LINK) of $100 dollars in store credit to groups in the area who support Alfalfa's goals and mission in their own way. Some months surprisingly go by with no applicants. If your activist group is having a meeting and you need food for it, if your annual retreat is coming up, if you are looking to start something fresh and need a little help getting started, please click on the link, fill out the application and we'll try and help! FOOD GRANT?		The Alfalfa House logo in B&W


		As we mentioned in the newsletter last month we are planning a trip to PEACOCK GROVE BIODYNAMIC FARM Olive farm in April. The dates for the trip are now set for the 16th and 17th of April. We'll leave from the CO-OP Sat. afternoon, camp for the night and pick olives on Sunday. There are a few cars available for car sharing, but we are still in need of extra camping gear. There is a 10 person limit for the trip and it's filling up fast so send us a message at coordinator@alfalfahouse.org and we'll get you on board! CONTACT US with "Peacock Olive Farm" in the subject header for more details! After Much discussion on the use of social media, we have decided to join the world of twitter! We will be sending out specials and secret info about what's going on in the CO-OP! For those who use the site, it should prove to be a valuable resource! Re-tweet the enews and follow us! Tweet Read Alfalfa's SHOUT OUT TERMS then let us know if you have something to shout about.		Fancy a visit to Peacock Olive Farm?

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