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  • Oct

    29

    Soup Schedule for Oct 30- Nov 5

    Sunday, October 30th Split Pea Bombay Chili Monday, October 31st Jaipur Mung Dal Spicy Bedouin Stew Brazilian Black Bean Tuesday, November 1st Chicken & Rice Armenian Red Lentil Corn Chowder Wednesday, November 2nd Indonesian Spinach Creamy Potato Leek African Peanut Stew Thursday, November 3rd

  • Oct

    22

    Soup Schedule for October 23-29

    Sunday, October 23rd Tomato Florentine w/Orzo Armenian Red Lentil Monday, October 24th Mushroom Barley Vegetable Beef Bombay Chili Tuesday, October 25th Jaipur Mung Dal Brazilian Black Bean Indonesian Spinach Wednesday, October 26th Classic Lentil Veggie Chili Split Pea Thursday, October 27th

  • Oct

    18

    New Board Blog Post - What is Common Ground To You?

    Read this months board blog - "What is Common Ground To You?" - written by Board Member Sam Vandegrift.

  • Oct

    15

    Soup Schedule for October 16-22

    Sunday, October 16th Jaipur Mung Dal Mushroom Barley Monday, October 17th Veggie Chili Brazilian Black Bean Tuesday, October 18th Tomato Florentine w/Orzo African Peanut Stew Smokey White Bean & Kale Wednesday, October 19th Mother Wolff Vegetable Beef Lemony Lebanese Greens Thursday, October 20th

  • Oct

    12

    New Education Blog Post

    Recently the Education Coordinator took the SNAP Challenge and blogged about her experience with it. The new blog post is a follow up about the Challenge and what we can do about hunger - read about it at the link. The CGFC Education blog contains useful food education tidbits, such as cool food events in the Champaign-Urbana area, how to start

  • Oct

    12

    Non-GMO Month!

    October is non GMO month, and Common Ground is celebrating in many ways!  But first, what is a GMO?  GMOs (or “genetically modified organisms”) are organisms that have been created through the gene-splicing techniques of biotechnology.  This relatively new science allows DNA from one species to be injected into another species in a laborato

  • Oct

    10

    Turkey Registration

    Now through November 15, you can order your locally raised, free range, anti-biotic free turkey from Triple S Farm in Stewardson, IL for the Thanksgiving holiday season.  A $20 deposit is required when ordering your bird.  More information is at 352-3347 or at the Co-op.

  • Oct

    08

    Soup Schedule for October 9-15

    Sunday, October 9th Peruvian Quinoa Spicy Bedouin Stew Monday, October 10th Mother Wolff Smokey White Bean & Kale Tuesday, October 11th Creamy Potato Leek Bombay Chili Wednesday, October 12th Chicken & Rice Jaipur Mung Dal Classic Lentil Thursday, October 13th Veggie Chili Lemony Lebanes

  • Oct

    04

    Vote Now!

    The Common Ground 2011 elections are here!  Owners of Common Ground Food Co-op may vote for up to three board candidates (3 year term) and up to ten charities for next year's Round Up at the register.  Check out the board candidate packet to learn more about this year's candidates.  Owners must come in the store to fill out their ballots.  One

  • Oct

    02

    Soup Schedule for October 2-8

    Sunday, October 2nd Lemony Lebanese Greens Classic Lentil Monday, October 3rd Beef Vegetable Tomato Florentine w/Orzo Tuesday, October 4th Chicken & Rice Spicy Bedouin Stew Wednesday, October 5th Mushroom Barley Peruvian Quinoa Stew Bombay Chili Thursday, October 6th Creamy Potato Leek Brazi