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Karma Photo Contest!
October 11th, 2011 •
Show us what you love about Karma Co-op to win! Step 1: Take a great photo that shows what you love about Karma – the people, the food, anything that inspires you. Step 2: Email your photo to community@karmacoop.org or drop it off in the box in the members room by October 31st Step 3: [...]
Toronto Time Bank
October 7th, 2011 •
Do you have any information about the TORONTO TIME BANK initiative? This movement, active in the early 1990s, comprised over 1000 members and included a network of bike couriers, a food co-op and many events. If you know anything about this, please contact Suzanne Deweese at suzanne.deweese@gmail.com.
Don’t be scared, Karma. Open up.
October 6th, 2011 •
by Joerg Wittenbrinck The final impulse to write this short piece came in July when I read an article about West End Food Co-op and their many activities. Founded a few years back — in no small part by Karma members — the Co-op has been the organization behind the successful Sorauren Farmers’ Market and [...]
Vegan Book Reviews: Caribbean Vegan and The Kind Diet
October 5th, 2011 •
by Nadia L. Hohn As I explore the world of vegan cooking, I have discovered a wonderful cornucopia of dairy-, egg-, and meat-free scrumptious goodness. Several times each week, I have fun cooking dishes and discovering a wide variety of flavours. My spring introduction to veganism this year was filled with flavour. As I tried to develop my [...]
The Importance of Supporting You — Now!
October 4th, 2011 •
by Cindy Willems We have only one body in this life, so it’s important to treat it well. Feed it good food, keep it clean, keep it strong and well rested. Chinese medicine believes we all have two energetic qi (chee) within us, one that we are born with (pre-natal qi) and one that we acquire as we [...]
In the Aisle
October 3rd, 2011 •
by Karen Fliess Vital statistics Name: Rikke Krabbenhoft Length of membership: 2 months Status: Working Member (signed up for cash training) How did you discover Karma? I live nearby and saw the sign outside on Palmerston. Also some friends told me about Karma. Why do you shop at Karma? Because I like it here. I don’t [...]
Product Spotlight: Chocosol Chocolate
September 28th, 2011 •
By Bill Howson Looking for a little bit of chocolate to sweeten up your day? One of Karma’s products just might fit the bill. Chocosol has been in the chocolate business for nearly 10 years. They remain true to the original indigenous concept of chocolate as a food of the gods rather than a candy, which it has [...]
Welcoming Our New General Manager
September 22nd, 2011 •
by Shawn Caza I recently sat down with our new general manager Amy Andre to get to know her a little better. Amy, who lived in San Francisco prior to taking her position at Karma, told me that she and her partner had been interested in moving to Canada, and to Toronto in particular, as they feel [...]
LaraBar Demo this Saturday!
September 20th, 2011 •
This Saturday September 24 from 12-5, a representative from Larabar will be in the store giving away tons of free LaraBar samples. Larabars are healthy, gluten free energy bars that are also delicious! Come by the store to try one.
Letter from Karma’s New General Manager
September 20th, 2011 •
Hello Karma members, Greetings from the new General Manager! I’m Amy, and I’ve had the pleasure of meeting many of you since I started here in late May. Thank you all for the warm welcome, and, to those of you I haven’t met yet, I look forward to getting to know you, too. We’ve had [...]
Annual General Meeting – Monday, October 17, 2011
September 16th, 2011 •
Members of Karma, This is the official notice of our forthcoming Annual General Meeting. The agenda for our AGM this year includes our usual financial reports, as well as a report from our new General Manager, reports from the Board including an update on how our new membership system is going, elections of new Board [...]
Spread the word about the 2011 Edible Container Garden Photo Show and Contest in YOUR community!
September 5th, 2011 •
Anyone who grows food in containers is invited to submit a photo to the Toronto Balconies Bloom Photo Show and Contest! This online photo show will showcase small space gardens to inspire local gardeners to get creative with their growing. Photos can be submitted until September 30th. All submissions will be judged by a panel of celebrity [...]