Order Deadlines:
Friday, July 30th (produce only)
Friday, August 6th (bulk and produce)
Get a Lawn Sign
Available at Daily Market. Please take one!
Featured Products for Thanksgiving!
Posted November 19, 2008
We are prepared to be a part of making your Thanksgiving Dinner a success this year, with great local produce and the essentials organic ingredients for your meal. Download our Thanksgiving Holiday Products order form for featured baking ingredients, seasonings, seasonal cold and flu remedies, and more. Visit our list of available local produce. Call, email, or stop by Daily Market to place orders by this Saturday, November 22nd, by 4pm. (We will be taking orders during our Open House).
Happy Thanksgiving!
Co-op Open House November 22nd
Posted November 18, 2008
Daily Market will be demonstrating four new lines of locally baked granola from Granola Girls this Saturday, November 22nd from 1pm to 4pm. We are also showing off our new shelving layout and new products, and taking orders for Thanksgiving. Come on in from the cold for tasty treats and late-fall fellowship.
Spread the word about this event by downloading a posting this flier. Thank you!
Winter Potluck at Yellowhawk Cellar
Posted November 18, 2008
The folks at Yellowhawk Cellar are looking forward to hosting fellow co-op enthusiasts at our first Winter Potluck of the year this Thursday evening. They have a brand new tasting room at 343 S. 2nd Avenue (across the street from the bowling alley). Please join us, with a dish to share and your own place settings. This is a great way to meet new friends and learn more about Daily Market.
Pie Contest Award Winners
Posted November 17, 2008
Congratulations to our Pie Contest winners! First place went to Pat Camp for her Marionberry Pie (get the recipe). Alex Graves took second place with her Apple Raspberry Pie, and Charlotte Snow with a Peach Pie. Marisol Beck won the popular vote for People's Choice with a Citrus Pie — her great grandmother's recipe with some revisions!
Thanks to all of our bakers, tasters, judges, and the volunteers who put so many hours into making this event a success. Thanks also to our hosts at Oddfellows for all of their support and enthusiasm!
Announcing 2nd Annual Pie Contest
November 4, 2008
Daily Market Cooperative and Washington Oddfellows present their 2nd Annual Pie Contest! Join us on November 15th for tasty pie! Tickets are only $5 ($2.50 for seniors and children). Enter your pies in the juried contest to vie for top prizes. This is a fundraiser for Daily Market — supporting us has never tasted so good! Tickets available at the door.
To enter the contest, pick up a copy of the rules and entry form at the co-op. Or, download the rules and entry form here.
Join us at Daily Market Cooperative after our normal hours to sample new breads from Buckleberry Farm, enjoy a cup of Fair Trade hot cocoa on the house, and see what new products we have to offer. Questions? Give us a call at 529-7348.
October is Fair Trade Month!
October 15, 2008
October is Fair Trade Month, and to celebrate, we're giving Member-Owners 10% off every fair trade product we sell on purchases or orders placed through October 25th! This includes everything in our catalogs marked as Fair Trade, such as rice, teas, coffee, chocolate, and more. Here's what we have in-store:
$8.80/lb on Walla Walla Roastery Fair Trade Coffees — Liberty Blend or Nicaragua Segovia, ground or whole bean (regular $9.50)
$3.30/ box of Equal Exchange organic and Fair Trade Tea Bags (regular $4.00 — that's better than 10%!), including Green Tea, Earl Grey,k Rooibos, English Breakfast, Irish Breakfast, and more
$7.00/12oz can of Equal Exchange Fair Trade Hot Cocoa Mix
$6.08/12oz can of Equal Exchange Fair Trade Baking Cocoa (regular $6.75)
Daily Market is considering adding a delivery service for pre-orders. The idea is that you could get groceries from Daily Market without ever having to come in to the store, by placing orders through email, paying through our website, and having your order delivered right to your door. Please let us know what you think of this idea — visit our online survey. It'll only take a moment.
Thank you!
Expanded Hours
October 4, 2008
Daily Market is now open Saturday afternoons from 1pm to 4pm. Our complete hours are:
Mark your calendar on Saturday, October 11th for this year's Harvest Party & Hoe Down co-hosted by Welcome Table Farm and Daily Market Cooperative!
4:00 pm — Farm tours, horse driving, pony rides, pumpkin carving, cider pressing & more – family farm fun!
5:30 pm — Potluck dinner: bring a dish to share & yer eating ware
7:00 pm — Contra Dance: with live music and calling. Easy for everyone to join in!
This is a free event (donations gratefully accepted) • Bring your friendsd • Carpool • Dress for the weather • no dogs
756 Mill Creek Road, Walla Walla — Directions: 529-0772
Local Harvest Dinner announced
September 23, 2008
Brasserie 4 will host a Local Harvest Dinner to benefit Daily Market Cooperative on Tuesday, October 7th between 5pm and 8pm. The meal will be made entirely of local ingredients. Visit the Local Harvest Dinner page for complete details.
Introducing the Grocery List order form
June 18, 2008
Now you can order any individual product off of our Grocery List order form. There is no more need to buy an entire case of mustard just to get one bottle from us. Sugar, coffee, chicken broth, sauces, cheeses, rice, beans, pastas... the list goes on! Selected foods are now available through Daily Market in convenient sizes at decent prices. And, we're making it easier to cut down on carbon by sourcing products from the most local sources we can find (some are even made right in Walla Walla!). Check out our new Grocery List order form, and start getting your staple foods from Daily Market Cooperative.
Introducing the 2008 Walla Walla Valley Farm Map
May 3, 2008
The Walla Walla Valley has a rich agricultural past and present. Our climate, soils, water and hard-workin gpeople come together to produce a wide array of food, flowers, forage crops and fibers. This map will help you discover and enjoy the abundance the Valley has to offer. The best way to know your region: buy local and eat in season!
This publication was put together by Emily Dietzman, Daily Market board member and volunteer, and designed by Jeanne McMenemy, a Member-Owner and local graphic designer. It has locations and information for over 20 local farmers, as well as other resources on how to eat in season in our valley. The maps are free and available to the at Daily Market, as well as several other organizations around town.
We are tabling at the Farmer's Market this summer to spread the word to people who already love fresh local food. The season starts Saturday, May 3rd and runs through Sunday, October 26th. Daily Market will have a booth at the market every Saturday and the first Sunday of each month, 9AM-1PM. Stop by and visit us when you come to the Market!
Folk Concert Recap
May 2, 2008
A big "Thank you!" to everyone who turned out last month to sing along with Tom Rawson, banjo player and storyteller. We packed the house with over 100 people, and raised nearly $500 for outreach activities. People said Walla Walla needs more of this type of thing, and we agree! If you agree, too, you should get involved to help us put on more great programs that delight and inform.
Daily Market sponsors Ann Weatherill Cycling Classic
April 5, 2008
Ann Weatherill was an avid bicyclist who died after she was struck by a car in a road accident. The Annual Ann Weatherill Cycling Classic, which is June 21st, raises awarenss of bicycling safety in Ann's honor. Daily Market Cooeprative is proud to sponsor this year's event by recruiting volunteers and providing tasty snacks. It takes a lot to put on a rike race, so please join us for fun in the sun as we join the effort! Email events@dailymarket.coop, and check out the Classic's great website.
Folk Concert to Benefit Daily Market
March 14, 2008
On Saturday, April 12th, Tom Rawson, a banjoist, folk singer, and storyteller will be performing a benefit concert at Verve Coffee & Art House. Tom promises an evening of humorous stories, user-friendly songs, and acoustic folk philosophy that's guaranteed to leave you smiling. Armed with a long-necked banjo and other weapons of mass delight, Tom will have you singing along in no time.
Who: Tom Rawson, banjoist, folk singer, and story teller What: A concert to benefit Daily Market Cooperative Where: Verve Coffee & Art House (see map, below) When: 7:00pm Saturday, April 12th
Everyone is welcome at this family-friendly event. A donation of $5 to $10 is recommened, but no one will be turned away!
Spread the word! Download our beautiful flier to print or post for others to see!
Get Directions. Here is a map to Verve Coffee & Art House.
On Wedenesday, March 26, Daily Market will be screening the film “Black Gold: a Film about Coffee and Trade”
at Building 270, 270 Cessna Avenue (by the WW Regional
Airport) from 7:00-9:00 p.m. “Black Gold” is a fast-paced and
fascinating film about the coffee industry. Watch the trailer. Information about Daily
Market and other sources of fair trade coffee will follow the screening.
Organic popcorn, organic juice and soda, and fair trade chocolate bars and coffee will be for sale at the concessions stand. This event is free and open to the public.
Spread the Word!
Here is a beautiful flier you can print or post to your blog for others to see, and a press release to pass on.
Announcing a Daily Market Co-op Valentine-season event Wednesday, February 13, from 6:30 PM to 8:30 PM at
Fat Duck Inn. More information and ticket reservations.
Board adopts new vision statement
December 19, 2007
At the December 12th Board of Directors meeting, the board revised the Daily Market Cooperative's Vision Statement. This important document serves to help plan the store and environment. To read the Vision Statement, visit About.
Advertise in the 2008 Walla Walla Valley Farm Map
December 14, 2007
You are invited to advertise your business in a promotional tool that will feature local food and farmers: The 2008 Walla Walla Valley Farm Map.
A farm map is a way to directly link valley residents and visitors to our local agricultural producers and products. It can help farmers make direct sales to customers and aids consumers in finding specific seasonal products. It increases general awareness about our unique farming culture and economy.
The Farm Map will be a classy, duotone, fold-up publication that features:
A road map highlighting the locations of farms and farmers markets
Descriptions of the 30+ participating growers and producers of vegetables, fruit, herbs, flowers, honey, dairy, eggs, meat, animals, plant stock, and fiber products.
A “Product Index” and a “Guide to Eating in Season”
Advertising and Sponsorship by local businesses and agencies.
Advertising in the Farm Map will highlight your support of local agriculture. With a minimum distribution of 7,000 copies and year-long use, the Farm Map, and your ad, will effectively reach a primed consumer base. The large number of people who use and reuse this guide throughout the year will be likely customers for your business. For restaurants and caterers the Farm Map also promises to be a useful directory for connecting with local growers. To launch the project and create this valuable community resource, financial backing is needed.
To be included in the Farm Map as a supporting business, please return the registration form, graphics, and payment by January 20th, 2008. Graphics can be sent as pdfs via email or in hardcopy. Design services are available by arrangement. Advertising costs for slots appearing on the interior of the Farm Map are based on a space fee of $150 per 3.5x2” duotone section. Farm Map sponsorship, based on a minimum contribution of $500 will be recognized with a 3.5x4” interior slot and be featured on the outside cover of the map. If all goes according to plan, maps should be ready for distribution by April 1st.
I hope you will support this effort to promote and celebrate the good eating and agricultural richness of the Walla Walla Valley. I welcome any questions and suggestions. Contact me at (509) 529-0772 or emily@welcometablefarm.com.
P.S. Farm Maps are being used as a successful tool for direct marketing throughout the country. If you are interested in looking at web-based versions of farm map projects in other parts of Washington please visit the following websites:
Thank You to all the Bakers and Tasters of the First Annual Pie Contest
Congratulations to the contest winners!
1st Place: Brenda Vorhauer*, Walnut Pie (Brenda won a Charter Co-op Membership valued at $150.00)
2nd Place: Scottie Burton, Onion Pie
3rd Place: Robynne Snow, Organic Grape Pie
Runners up: Marisol Beck, Apple Pie, and Sue Parrish, Marionberry Pie
Special thanks to:
Joani Wicklund, Odd Fellows - Event Host
All the Member-Owners of Daily Market's Events Committee
First Annual Pie Contest Announced
Oct 24 2007
Join Daily Market
Sunday, November11 at the Odd Fellows East Auditorium
(534 Boyer Avenue)
from 4-6 pm for the
FIRST ANNUAL PIE CONTEST!
Get Tickets to Sample the Selection of Pies
Buy a ticket for 10 tastes and vote for your favorites! Tickets are $6 for adults, $4 for seniors, students, and children. Only 200 tickets are available in total, so get them for you and your family while you can.
Calling All Bakers!
Enter a pie in the contest, for a chance to win a free Co-op Membership and have your recipe published in the UB! Entry forms are due November 2nd.
October's Member-Owner Potluck
Oct 16 2007
Announcing the first monthly Member-Owner potluck and meeting! Come join other Member-Owners to share food, keep informed about Daily Market's planning and growth, and learn about opportunities for involvement.
Details:
Who: Member-Owners and friends
What: Potluck, Q&A, and discussion about Daily Market's growth
Where: at the Walla Walla Public Schools District Office (364 S Park St, downstairs in the Mill Creek room).
When: Thursday, October 25th, from 6:30pm to 7:30pm
Why: To keep you in-the-know about your cooperative (and well fed)
Spread the Word! October is Co-op Month.
Consumers have a trusted alternative to large, publicly traded corporations - Cooperatives! It's Co-op Month, which means now is the perfect time to learn how co-ops make a difference in our lives every day.
Amid growing public skepticism about the integrity of large, publicly traded corporations and increasing regulatory attention to their inadequate governance practices, new national survey results demonstrate that consumers have a more trustworthy and accountable alternative: Cooperatives.
New survey results demonstrate that consumers trust and prefer the democratic, accountable business structure of co-ops.
The survey found that Americans believe the democratic business structure of cooperatives is more trustworthy than the structure of large, publicly traded companies. Most consumers say that knowing a business is a cooperative increases the likelihood that they will buy its goods or use its services. This holds true for both consumer-owned co-ops and farmer-owned cooperatives. Consumers also said that positive business attributes like trustworthiness, ethical operations, customer service and others better describe cooperatives, compared to large, publicly traded corporations.
Consumers who already belong to co-ops rate them more highly. Consumers need more information about and access to co-ops.
That's where DAILY MARKET comes in! National Co-op Month is about raising awareness of cooperatives. Consumers need more access to businesses they can trust. Here in Walla Walla, there is an easy way to promote access to co-ops: support Daily Market by becoming a Member-Owner.
Here are a few more ways to learn about co-ops:
Learn more about co-ops in several business sectors at www.go.coop (includes a great video!).
Attend Daily Market's Harvest Party and Hoe-Down on October 13th!
Meet Daily Market at the Farmer's Market every Saturday and Sunday this month, where we have an information table.
Read case studies about the difference food co-ops make in their communities
Listen to NPR, where you can hear sponsorship statements about Co-op Month, thanks to support from Cabot Creamery. These will run all month long on Day to Day, Morning Edition, Talk of the Nation, and other NPR programs.
Introducing Daily Market Co-op's Board of Directors
Oct 2 2007
Daily Market's new members of the Board of Directors are: Wynne Auld, Alice Bagley, Bob Belden, Kayla Chitwood, Emily Davis, Emily Deitzman, Lina Menard, Paige Roberts, and Kevin Van Meter.
Congratulations to the new directors, and thanks to everyone who voted in the election Thursday, September 27th! In the coming weeks, we will be updating the board section of the site with pictures, bios, and information about the directors' jobs.
Harvest Party & Hoe-Down Announced
Sep 27 2007
Harvest Party and Hoe-Down
Saturday, October 13th, 2007
Cohosted by Welcome Table Farm and Daily Market Cooperative
756 Mill Creek Road at 4:00 pm
Draft Horse Driving
Pony Rides
Pumpkin Carving
Farm Tours
Wheelbarrow & 3 Legged Races
Hog Wrestling
Member-Owner Sign-up
Potluck Dinner from 5:30-7:00
Food basket raffle right after dinner!
Contra Dancing 7:00-9:00 With Wednesday Night Band!
Please:
Carpool
Dress for the weather
No dogs
Event donations accepted
Last week's Membership Drive a success!
Sep 24 2007
Our Member Kick-off on Thursday was a smashing success! More than seventy people turned out, helping Daily Market accomplish the goal of packing the place. Over twenty people became members, sending us off on a strong start toward our goal of growing to over 200 by October 20th. We are on our way!
A BIG "thank you" goes to Verve Coffee + Art House for hosting, and to Adam Kirtley for playing beautiful music for us. Thank you also to everyone who attended -- your participation made it a success!
