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Blinded by the light: The solvable environmental issue you’ve been waiting for
By Jennifer Knoch One of the most striking things about spending time in the country is the stars. Those swirling galaxies, a sky more freckled than my summer skin. Something glorious can be revealed simply by remembering to look up. We’re seeing the same constellations that are above us in the city, just no longer…
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New Wet Case!
By Alex Molina Hello everyone, As I’m sure most of you are aware we had to say goodbye to our historic produce wet case. It had served us well for over 20 years! It was tough to watch something so essential and monumental in my produce department be cut into quarters and tossed away to be…
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Product Profiles: Canadian Hot Sauce Edition!
By Alex Molina At Karma, we have a lot of hot sauces! Here are some of our Canadian-made sauces that always have members coming back for more. 1. Abokichi Okazu Chili Miso You can add this to nearly everything!Chili OKAZU is an umami-rich chili, miso, and sesame oil based condiment often eaten with rice in…
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Autumn Baking Webinar
By Rosalind Ashe Are you PUMPED for Autumn? Even if you’re not, there is reason to celebrate. Prickly Pear Bakehouse is hosting another baking webinar. Karma-member, Inayat, has sought out culinary adventures around the world and she’s willing to share her know-how with us. On the weekends, she spends time in the kitchen, working on…
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FALL in love with vegan baking…
By Rosalind Ashe Have you heard about the previous baking webinars, hosted by Prickly Pear Bakehouse? Karma-member, Inayat, has sought out culinary adventures around the world and she’s willing to share her know-how with us. On the weekends, she spends time in the kitchen, working on her side-hustle: Prickly Pear Bakehouse. Karma members and those…
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Special Orders at Karma
By Kate Rusnak with updates from Mara Eksteins, with input from Talia McGuire & Eden Schwartz First published in The Chronicle (Spring 2015) Did you know that if you can’t find a product on our store shelves, you can try to “special order” it? This service is available to all members and means you can…
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Book Review-The Day the World Stops Shopping
By Jennifer Knoch A planet with finite resources, an economic system that is based on the assumption of infinite growth–that, we know, is the central tension of our time, the essential equation that needs solving. In the imaginative and compelling The Day the World Stops Shopping, J.B. MacKinnon tries a thought experiment. What would happen…
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Climate change and a salad for harvest season
By Robin Katright As you’ve likely heard, the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was released recently. Averaged over the next 20 years, global temperature is expected to reach or exceed 1.5°C of warming. Unless there are immediate, rapid, and large-scale reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, limiting warming to close to…
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September is coming and our Committees are seeking members!
By Andrea Dawber Moving forward this fall, door shifts will be limited to one 2-hour shift per member per month. This change is to accommodate the many members returning to school and workplaces who will be seeking work shifts at our co-op. Karma is seeking members with skills to contribute to the following committees: Marketing…
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Thank you, donors to Karma’s Future Fund!
By Andrea Dawber We have raised $14,746 to date. Thank you to our recent donors, Rosemary Barnes and 3 anonymous donors for their recent support. We need to make essential structural and accessibility improvements to our building over the next 5 years. Your support will contribute towards a secure food future for us all. Over…