Christmas trading times

The coop will close on Saturday 24 December a little early, shortly after midday. It will probably be closed for about a week, reopening on 3 January as usual.

Opening hours on Thursdays

The Coop is no longer open late on Thursdays. It will close on Thursdays at 3 pm as on other days.

Contamination of food from recycled cardboard

When recycled cardboard is used in food packaging it risks contaminating the food. Food rapidly absorbs the mineral oils from printing inks which are contained in recycled cardboard. Food becomes contaminated to many times the recommended limits of mineral oils.

Even if food is packaged in clean boxes, it is contaminated if transported in corrugated boxes made from recycled cardboard.

Reusing has advantages over recycling.

Extended hours on Thursdays to continue

The coop will remain open on Thursdays until 6 pm after a successful trial in May.

Thursday late opening hours

In May the coop is open until 6pm on Thursdays.
Thursday is also one of the days when fresh fruit, veges and bread are available. Fresh veges and bread also arrive on Tuesdays.

Earth Hour 2011

Switch the lights off at 8.30 (or earlier). Maybe even switch them off more often on other days. And the air-conditioners, cars, and other energy wasters.

International Year of Forests

Bees, honey, pollenation and their demise

Biodiversity begins with a bee is about why bee populations are crashing with some ideas about what people can do about it. One of the suggestions is to stop mowing your lawn to give the insects a chance.

from BiodiversityBee via conservationbytes
produced by: Scotish National Heritage

Australia Day Holiday

The coop is closed on 26 January 2011.