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Fall is Garlic Planting Time!
Karma’s Seed Librarian introduces you to the pleasures of growing garlic! Author: Jennifer Knoch, Karma’s Seed Librarian This month, the seed we’re focusing on is a large one: garlic! Did you know if you plant one clove of garlic now, by mid-summer you’ll have a whole head? I love growing garlic because it’s low-maintenance, repels…
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Staff Changes at the Karma Co-op Store
Karma Co-op welcomes new store staff and bids farewell to those moving on Author: Alli Floroff From our Retail Associate team, I’m grateful to Diana, Maja, Alex W, and Caitie for all of their hard work and dedication to their work. I miss Diana’s quiet determination, Maja’s lightness, Alex’s groundedness, and Caitie’s sweetness that they…
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Migrant Agricultural Workers in Canada can apply for permanent residency – Karma’s fresh produce supplier is delighted and ready to help!
The influence of Immigration policy change on migrant workers producing food for Canada Author: Helena Friesen (Food Issues Committee) The fruits and vegetables we buy at Karma require labour to plant, grow and harvest. Whether due to most Canadians lacking the necessary skills, or perhaps the desire, to do manual labour on farms, Canada uses…
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Notes from the Editor
Author: Abhishek Chari (Chronicle Editor) Photo Credit: Dave Belle ood intentions are like seeds. When they grow and flower into transformative change, it is only through thoughtful and concerted action. This is just as true for Karma Co-op as it is for the rest of the world. Read today’s Chronicle to find out how you…
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Review: How a Movie about Too Much was Exactly What I Needed
Author: Mateo Ham I can’t say I expected a movie with googly-eyed rocks waxing philosophical about the meaning of human existence to bring me to tears. But this movie did. Several times. I feel like explaining the plot of Everything Everywhere All At Once (EEAAO) would be missing the point, because you’re going to enjoy…
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Wear your heart on your sleeve for local justice issues with Untold Unknown
Author: Andrea Dawber Untold Unknown is a clothing line that shares Karma’s values for local production, sustainability, and action on local justice issues. Check out the website now live! One of the line’s tops, called Labour of Love, highlights the important contribution of migrant farmers in Ontario and features locally grown produce. Karma members can…
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Saving Lettuce Seed
Author: Jennifer Knoch Has the lettuce you planted this summer started to look like a curving, Seussian tower? The lettuce will be bitter now, but don’t pull it out: if you’d like an abundance of seed for next year, let it live on. Here’s what to do, in just a few steps: If you have…
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From the Archives: Last-minute Karma gift guide
Author: Sean Carruthers Tagline: Christmas in July? Here’s a Karma gift guide from 2014 Disclaimer: This is an article from the Chronicle’s archives (from 2014), as such, the co-op’s product selection has changed over the years. As a result, this article shouldn’t be seen as a representation of the co-op’s current product offerings. Has your…
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“Movies for Co-op Meetings” A Fascinating Slice of history
Author: Benjamin Miller, Outgoing Karma Chronicle Editor If you’re like me, you’re probably always looking for fascinating films about the cooperative movement. There are a few movies on Netflix but they lack substance. If you’re looking for genuine learning, then you will probably get a kick out of this “forgotten book” called Movies for Co-op…
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Conversations on Co-operation: What Karma means to member John Richmond
Author: Rebecca Weigand When I joined Karma Co-op in 2002, I didn’t really think of the twenty years ahead, or the thirty years behind me. What I remember from that time, what has always stuck out for me is the comfort of being part of a community where I know that everyone else shares my…