In January, The Co-op Kitchen featured sweet potatoes. Here is one of the recipes Luann shared on the show. It’s really easy and you can customize it with your favorite spices. Luann encourages you to experiment with a variety of spices to find combinations that you like. Continue reading
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The Rooted Carrot Co-op Celebrates its Newest Members
Please give a big Co-op welcome to:
- Anna Banfield from Cedar Falls
- Alan Stainaker from Cedar Falls
- Dotti Thompson from Waterloo
- Jensine Sullivan from Cedar Falls
- Sean Williams from Cedar Falls
- Nate Schmidt from Cedar Falls
- Bethany Heidemann from Cedar Falls
- Renae Hockemeyer from Cedar Falls
- Laura Martin from Cedar Falls
- Barb O’Rourke from Cedar Falls
- Karen Everling from Cedar Falls
- Jia Akaff from Cedar Falls
- A new friend from Cedar Falls
- And Business Member-Owner CrawDaddy Outdoors from Waverly
We’re inviting YOU to invite your friends to join these new Co-op friends and all 1086 member-owners by completing the online membership form and purchasing their share of the Co-op: https://rootedcarrot.coop/join-today/.
February Message from the Board
This is an exciting month for the Rooted Carrot Co-op Market! We have 1100 members, the Capital Campaign has officially started, and our new member-owner app is launching soon!
Our volunteer board members, who are also committee chairs, are spending many hours making this work happen. They couldn’t do it without the help of their volunteer committee members! Are you a new volunteer who wants to get involved? Are you a volunteer who wants to get back involved with us? Check out our volunteer page.
The Co-op Kitchen: Healthy Cooking with Luann
In November, the Co-op launched its own monthly virtual cooking show on Facebook Live. Volunteers Anna Bandfield and Luann Alemao have put together an interactive show featuring local ingredients and taking questions from viewers. Continue reading
Principle Number One: Open & Voluntary Membership
Rooted Carrot is a co-op ever establishing and growing itself in membership and benefit to Cedar Falls, Waterloo, and the surrounding communities. We are governed by seven co-op principles that make us distinct from other organizations. Each month you will learn more about each one of the principles. Continue reading
The Rooted Carrot Celebrates Its Newest Members
Please give a big Co-op welcome to:
- Rachelle Makinde from Cedar Falls
- Pamela Hays from Cedar Falls
- A new friend from Waverly
We’re inviting YOU to invite your friends to join these new Co-op friends and all 1086 member-owners by completing the online membership form and purchasing their share of the Co-op: https://rootedcarrot.coop/join-today/
Sharing Our Voices: Thoughts from the Rooted Carrot Book Club
We need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible. – Alan Rickman
During these difficult times, spending quiet times exploring the written word has had additional meaning for many of us. Two years ago, a diverse group of individuals came together to explore experiences found in books and share occurrences from our own lives. Throughout this period of time, we have added new voices and shared goodbyes with several of our members. But through it all, the voices we have heard have opened new conversations and created special memories.Continue reading
The Capital Campaign: Investing in Your Co-op, Investing in Your Community
The Co-op board and volunteers have been talking about a capital campaign for years. “Be ready” and “It’s coming” have been part of the key messaging. Now the messaging has been updated: “The Capital Campaign is here!”Continue reading
Kitchen Fun on Facebook Live
The Rooted Carrot Co-op Market is honored that health advocate and incredible Co-op supporter, Luann Alemao-Johnson, has offered to host cooking classes from her own kitchen! Did you catch her program on spices in December? Beginning this month Luann will be live at 3:30pm every 3rd Thursday of every month! But remember, you can always watch these programs later on the Co-op’s Facebook Page or the Co-op’s YouTube channel Rooted Carrot Co-op Market on YouTube.Continue reading
January Message from the Board
Happy New Year! Rooted Carrot Co-op Market (RCCM) has a lot to look forward to in 2021! This is an exciting time to be a member-owner and we need everyone’s help to keep us moving forward towards our goal of opening in 2022. How can you help? Continue reading