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applesauce recipe

3-4 pounds apples, I used golden delicious 1 c water
1 c brown sugar
3 TBsp lemon juice
1 cinnamon stick

Peel, core and quarter apples. Place all ingredients in pot, bring to boil, then simmer 20-30 minutes until cooked. For chunky sauce use a potatoe masher, for finer sauce use a food mill. Refrigerate.

Coop From scratch

The last few meals is our house have been awesome local foods from either my garden or the coop. Last night we had pinto beans with a griffieon family farms ham hock, kale from wilted greens, potatoes from huber family farms, garlic from tesdale farms, and onions and jalepenos from the coop also.
Tonight we are having from scratch spaghetti sauce from tomatoes, peppers. Onion garlic ground beef all from the coop, and from scratch pasta made with coop eggs. Being locavore means good eats!
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Homemade

I made Mayo from scratch:

http://www.ehow.com/m/how_7007_make-mayonnaise.html

And it was good! If you have never tried, next time you pick up your fresh eggs from the Iowa food coop, give it a try.
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Need Volunteers at the Iowa Organics Booth

Need Volunteers at the Iowa Organics Booth

We are looking for IFC members to volunteer to help staff the Iowa Organics
Association booth in the Ag Building where we can hand out the brochures and
talk to people about the IFC.

Shifts are:
9 am to 1 pm,
1 pm to 5 pm,
5pm to 9 pm.
If you have time to help , please reply with what day and what shift, and we'll get back to you with more details. It'll be a chance to
help recruit more members (and spend time at the fair before or after your
shift).
Also, if you want to know more about the Iowa Organics Association,
their website is http://www.iowaorganic.org/.

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Iowa Food Coop!

Do you LOVE the Iowa Food Coop? Then tell your friends!!!! 
Through the month of August* the IFC is having a Membership Referral Campaign.  All you have to do is tell your friends, family, coworkers, strangers.... about all of the great products and benefits of being an IFC member.    
$$$$$$ And you will be rewarded for you effort! $$$$$$$ $$$$$$$
The top three referrers will win a valuable prize consisting of IFC producer products!
$$$$$$$ HOW DO I WIN?
Just tell everyone that you refer to enter your name in the 'How you heard?" field on the online registration form.   It is important to have the people you are referring complete this field on the application as it is the only way we will be tallying referrals. Make sure you mention this to all of your friends and family before they register as a member so you can collect your valuable prizes! 
****This campaign runs from August 3rd to August 31st.  All referrals must be registered members by August 31st to qualify toward the campaign. 
1st PRIZE Blue Heron Organics• 1 Beef Fillet Roast Anna's Place Poultry Products• 1 Whole Chicken Black's Heritage Farm• 2 Dozen Sweet Corn
Tesdell Farm Fresh Produce• 4 heads of German Extra Hardy Garlic 
The Berry Patch• 1/2 Bushel Apples 
Timber Ridge Cattle Company 1 Dozen Beef Sticks 
Foxhollow Farms• 1 package of quail eggs• 1 bottle of EMU pain rub
Wheat Grass on the Go• 1 Tray of Wheat Grass  

2nd PRIZE Griffieon Family Farm • 1 Package Beef Filet  Horsefeather Farm • 1 Pound Certified Organic Grass-fed beef  
Foxhollow Farms• 1 Dozen Eggs
Black's Heritage Farm• 2 Dozen Sweet Corn The Berry Patch• 1/2 Bushel Apples
Tesdell Farm Fresh Produce• 4 Heads of German Extra Hardy Garlic  
3rd PRIZE Black's Heritage Farm• 1 Dozen Sweet Corn  Tesdell Farm Fresh Produce• 2 heads of German Extra Hardy Garlic
Horsefeather Farm • 1 Certified Organic Grass-fed Beef Summer Sausage
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Great day!

What a great day at big creek lake, caught fish, saw fawns, had a picnic on the boat and watched a beautiful sunset, life is good!
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