[Fareshares_newsletter] FareShares Newsletter 2 July 2011

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Contents:

    * 1 Introduction
    * 2 Herb study
    * 3 Need for Donations
    * 4 bags
    * 5 recipe for this month
    * 6 The mailing list

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Dear Subscriber

You are receiving this email because you have requested to receive the
regular newsletter, either by signing up for it in the shop, or via
internet.

Herb study

Some of the volunteers in FareShares run a herb study group into the
remedies that herbs can provide. If you are into making Big Pharma
obsolete, this group may be for you. Try it out. No purchase required.

The next Fareshares Herb Study is on Tuesday 5th July at 7.30pm. On this
occasion the study will focus on Comfrey.

Need for Donations

FareShares is going through a difficult financial spot. The council put
up our monthly rent way beyond inflation, and we are now having to pay
business rates to keep the shop open.

The volunteers have considered a number of options. Before putting all
the prices up, we want to try requesting for your generous donations
and, if you can afford to, for your regular donations too. Please ask in
the shop about setting up a standing order so we can rely on regular income.

Bags

We do not have a budget for bags, so we rely on customers bringing their
own. Donations of bags are welcome, but ONLY IF:

(1) they are clean – would you use it yourself for food? If not, please
don’t expect others to.

(2) they are placed INDIVIDUALLY (i.e. not in one big lump) in the bag
tidy in the corner. Volunteer shiftworkers do not have time to sort
through bags and any that are left anywhere else in the shop (including
bags of bags left near the bag tidy) get dumped in landfill. Please
don’t expect Fare Shares to dispose of your bags for you!

If you’re using bags for small stuff like seeds and grains, please check
they don’t have holes in…

Recipe for this month

Also, here’s a recipe for the month, since it’s broad bean time:

BROAD BEAN POD SOUP

If you eat broad beans, don’t throw the pods away! They make great soup.

Pods from 1 lb/500g or more of broad beans
1 onion
A little olive or sunflower oil
Vegetable stock
A couple of sprigs of tarragon or rosemary

Chop the onion, put it in a pan with the olive oil and sweat over a
gentle heat until onion is soft. Remove strings and any black bits from
broad bean pods, chop into rough chunks and add to pan, stir and sweat
for a few minutes. Add stock and herbs, bring to boil and simmer for
half an hour or so. Remove from heat and sieve or pass through a mouli
(you can also use a blender but you might need to sieve it after to
remove any strings). Season to taste. If you like you can also add a
swirl of oat cream before serving.

The mailing list

We now have a mailing list to administer the big amount of email
addresses of you nice people who have requested to receive these
newsletter. It would greatly help if you click on the link below and
follow instructions to subscribe yourself:

https://lists.aktivix.org/mailman/listinfo/fareshares_newsletter

If you have difficulties, you can email back to us,
info at fareshares.org.uk. Please include the error message you receive.

Thanks for your ongoing support.

FareShares Food Coop, 56 Crampton Street, SE17, Elephant & Castle