The Election Season Begins....with a Dunk Tank!

Dunk the Vote!

Or, I should say, Dunk the Candidate, Board and Staff Member!
Come to the Summer Street Party on June 23rd to meet, talk and DUNK the Vote!

Here's how it works: for every ballot cast, you will receive two balls to try your luck - er, um, I mean skill - at dropping present and future People's people into the dunk tank. Of course, you can only vote once - that is the beauty of Cooperative Democracy, One Share = One Vote - so if you or your housemates want to try again, you can earn two balls by making a $2 donation to the People's Cooperative Community Fund (PCCF).

Election season begins next week, with ballots arriving in your mailboxes. They are inside your Summer Issue of Grassroots. In this issue, you will find bios of the board candidates & community organizations up to receive a donation from the PCCF, and your ballot - which is printed ON the inside of a no postage necessary envelope. I don't think it can get any easier than that - just choose your candidates and favorite organizations, write the primary shareholders name and member-owner number, sign it and send it! Again - No Postage Necessary!

JUNE COMMUNITY ROOM CLASSES & EVENTS:
All classes are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC unless otherwise noted

The Big Flavor of Small Bites, Tuesday, 6/15: 6-7:30pm: Discover the beauty and simplicity of how to make warm and cold tapas. These small bites of flavor will brighten any meal or party menu. In this class Chef Vanessa Lee Rubin will discuss and help you develop knife skills, general culinary vocabulary, basic tools for every kitchen, and how to stock your pantry. Some hands-on with tastings. Donations welcome.

!!June 21st – Summer Solstice!!

Summer Street Party, 6/23, 2-9pm: Summer Street Party 2010!! Come hang out at your favorite store while listening to live music; enjoying samples, food, beer & kombucha on tap; perusing the local farmers' market; and tearing it up in the street square dance style! And this year boasts the first ever DUNK TANK! (see above for details).

Board of Directors Meeting: Tuesday, 6/22: 5:30-8:30: Want to get to know your co-op better? Ever wonder what the Board does & how they govern the co-op? Want to share your visions & values with the Board? Considering running for the Board but want to see what Board meetings are like? People's Board Members are owners like you! Because People's is a co-op, your board ensures that the co-ops Ends, and operations support a vital co-op that will support the needs and vision of our member-owners, and the broader community for generations to come.

Discover Ayurveda & Cook for Your Dosha: Saturdays, June 19-July 10, 4-6pm: In this class, you will learn about the three ayurvedic body types; known as “dosha’s” to discover the constitution that most fits you. After discovering your dosha, we will prepare delicious Ayurvedic meals using herbs, spices, & vegetables that are best to keep your dosha in balance. Registration Required: contact roseparsad@hotmail.com. Cost: $40 for all four classes.

Herbs from the Amazon: 6/25, 6:30-8pm: Please join Qori Inti Amazonian Herbals founder and Ayurvedic practitioner, Aubrey Bamdad, for an insightful and fun-filled evening of experiential herbalism. Aubrey is a stoyteller and weaves together various aspects of her life & experiences in Amazonia regarding: herbology, mythology, cosmology, sustainability and shamanism. There will be an opportunity to sample the complete line of Qori Inti Amazonian Herbals products, including a few new surprises such as our soon-to-be-launched Camu Camu herbal elixir. This event is FREE.

Edible Landscape Design Series: Wednesday's June 30th, July 7th, July 24th & Aug. 4, 5:30-7:30: Participants will learn about measuring, design and permaculture basics, style, plant selection, budget and project planning. Classes are available as individual units, or as a four part series. You will leave with an understanding of how to approach your own space, understand your needs, wants and resources, select plants and materials, and estimate expenses. Homework is integrated into the classes to develop further understanding with the final class culminating in participants designing a working layout and plan. Registration Required: email: seeddesigns@me.com. Cost: $15-$30 sliding scale, no one turned away for lack of funds. Sneak Peak at Session 1: What you have: June 30th, 5:30-7:30: Focus on Mapping: Measurements, horizontal and vertical; How to layout a grid; Elements: microclimates, sun/shade, water, wind, slope and grade. Homework: Get grid paper, measure/lay out your space and mark observed element trends.

Summer Events to SAVE THE DATE For!
All classes are FREE and OPEN TO THE PUBLIC unless otherwise noted

Meet Your Board of Director's Candidates! 7/8, 5:30-7pm: With all these great candidates, how does one choose who is best?!?! You come to the Meet Your Candidates Forum! Attend the forum to ask the candidates questions, hear their perspectives, and get a sneak peak as to how they would serve on your Board. Snacks will be provided!

You Can Grill That?, Tuesday, 7/20, 6-7:30: This is outdoor cooking at its best. Join Chef Vanessa Lee Rubin in the courtyard to learn how to make an entire meal on the grill. Move over veggie burgers and hot dogs, make room for some grilled romaine salad, pizza, and peach dessert. Hands-on with tastings. Donations welcome.

Annual Meeting, Brunch & Celebration, 7/24, 10am-1pm:* We’re changing things up this year by welcoming guest speaker, Temra Costa, author of Farmer Jane: Women Changing the Way We Eat. She will join us to offer an inspirational view of some of the faces that all too often go unnoticed in the food systems and farming world. Following Temra, we’ll have the honor of hearing firsthand from the farmers and producers that make People’s the delicious revolution that it is. Satiated with a tasty, local brunch, members from the Board and the Collective Management will offer the 2009 year in review. After the presentations, join us for dessert, live music, and a BBQ in the courtyard!

Meet the Author: The New Whole Foods Encyclopedia, by Rebecca Wood, Thursday, 7/29, 5:30-7pm: A complete and authoritative resource for healthy eating—from Acorn to Zucchini, Aduki beans to the tropical Zapote fruit—THE NEW WHOLE FOODS ENCYCLOPEDIA: A Comprehensive Resource for Healthy Eating by Rebecca Wood shows you how to select, prepare, store and use medicinally over 1,200 familiar and unusual foods. REBECCA WOOD has taught and written about healing with a sustainable diet since 1970. An Educational Consultant to numerous organizations in the Natural Foods Industry, she has also established two cooking schools. To read more from Rebecca Wood please visit, http://www.rwood.com/. This event is FREE & books will be available for purchase.

See you in the aisles!

Monica and your co-op.