Interested in helping establish a new food cooperative in the District?

H Street Community Market booth at the H Street Festival

From Tarek Maassarani, H Street Community Market:

I want to write to you about an exciting event. As you may remember, for over three years now, a group of NE neighbors has been working on starting up the first food cooperative in the District - one based on giving the community fresh, organic foods and local ownership. See our website for more information.

Our market study has affirmed the economic viability and potential of our project. We are looking for real estate and community support is growing. We have an information meeting-fundraiser next week. It would be great to see you there!

Come to our February 3, 2007
H Street Community Market Fundraiser
at Vegetate (1414 9th St., N.W., Time: 7-10PM)
Please rsvp at hstrsvp@yahoo.com
$40 members $50 non-members $100 Market enthusiasts.

A cooperative is a business structure where the customers are owners, thus allowing for control and profits to remain within the community. The H Street Community Market aims to provide the community with fresh, locally grown, organic food at affordable prices. For more info, to get tix, sign up for our listserve, or take our Store Survey, check out our website.

Drinks:
Homemade juice & herb martinis
Lemon & Thyme (Charbay Meyer Lemon vodka w/ fresh squeezed lemon juice and thyme)
Grapefruit & Mint (Charbay Ruby Red Grapefruit vodka w/ fresh squeezed grapefruit juice and mint leaves)
Hot organic cider and rum
Organic White and Red Wine (New York)

Food:
Root Vegetate soup shot
Pesto risotto croquettes
Roasted winter squash crostini
Roasted beets and arugula salad
Homemade tamales w/ tomatillo sauce

Dessert:
Chocolate Torte Bites
Assorted cookies

Raffle Items as of 1/9/2007:
MP3 Player
3 Private Pilates Sessions
local author David Maraniss' new book CLEMENTE, signed by author - and audio book of same
cook book SLOW FOOD by Corby Kummer
Massage gift certificate
Hand made jewelry
Juggling lessons and juggling balls
Gift certificate to Vegetate
German Knife set
Turkish coffee set w/ 5 lb. bag of coffee
Jug Bay 1 month CSA share (May 2007)
Rainbow Acres grassfed beef and dairy farm - Care package

If you won't be able to attend the February 3rd fundraiser but want to show your support by purchasing raffle tickets, they are $5 each and you can send your check to (Emily Raynor 136 R st. NE 20002) by January 28th. There are some great prizes to be had. See below in the event details for the current raffle items.

If you do want to attend the event you can sign-up on our website via paypal (the paypal buttons are on the home page just under the event announcement) or you can send a check directly to Emily Raynor 136 R st. NE 20002. Once we receive payment we will send your tickets in the mail but will also have a list at the door if you forget your tickets.

We hope to see you there!

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