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Community
ONE DIME AT A TIME: Bring in your bag and donate your ten cent per bag refund to the designated non-profit organization.
REUSING YOUR OWN BAGS NOW HELPS MORE THAN EVER.
April - June
Your recycled bag 10 cent refund will go to the Brookfield Zoo
Since the opening of Brookfield Zoo in 1934, the Chicago Zoological Society has had an international reputation for taking a cutting-edge role in animal care and conservation of the natural world. Among its historical firsts are indoor multispecies exhibits, zoo nutrition residencies, methods for animal husbandry, and medical care that includes successful brain surgery for a gorilla. The Society continues to inspire and engages children, students, teachers, and the general public to make a positive impact on the natural world around them, protecting the world¹s threatened wildlife and ecosystems.
Upcoming Events
Wednesday, May 30th
Community Support Day: Field Park Elementary School Garden
Shop on this day where 5% of all sales will benefit Field Park Elementary School Garden in Western Springs.
This donation will sponsor the expansion of the garden space, and it’s curriculum, which was assembled last year practicing a form of polyculture called double-cropping and moving toward a system of self-sustainability. Field Park wants to add at least two planting beds solely dedicated to supporting a local soup kitchen, construct a green house in order to begin plantings early for double-cropping and build a mobile farm stand for the students to use to sell their crops to the community. The money raised from the farm stand sales will go toward purchasing seeds and other items needed for the following planting season; ultimately promoting self-sustainability.
This spring, the students will plant the crops accompanied by a Healthy Eating curriculum featuring cooking classes in June taught by local chefs and Whole Foods Market Hinsdale. (All food and produce for the cooking classes will be donated by our store.)
Family Gardening Mini Class: Direct Seeding at Home
Wednesday, May 30th 4 – 4:30 pm FREE
In the Cafe
Starting an edible, organic garden at home can be simple! Our local gardening expert Amy Cox, of subURBAN homestead (www.yoursuburbanhomestead.com), a seed to table lifestyle company, will teach you how to sow plant seeds at home.
Please sign up/call Customer Service by 5/26 to reserve a place in this mini-class. 630-986-8500
After the class, shop to support Field Park Elementary School’s Community Garden Project where 5% of the days sales will go to the expansion of the garden and nutrition curriculum.
Friday, June 1st - Saturday, June 30th
Enter to Win!
What’s more fun than a day at the zoo? Stop by our store throughout the month of June and enter to win our Zoo Day basket complete with a Brookfield Zoo Family Pack of Tickets (4 General Admission + 1 Parking Ticket), sunscreen, snacks and more summer essentials.
Winner will be notified July 2, 2012.
Saturday, June 9th
Hemp Day
1:00 AM - 4:00 PM | FREEThere’s nothing too weird going on here…we’re just making you aware of all the tasty, nutritional benefits of the hemp seed as June 4 – 10 is Hemp History Week. Stop by Demo Deanna’s table to try hemp milk, a seedy salad, and more hemp delights.
Saturday, June 16th
European Market
11:00 AM - 3:00 PM | FREE
Outside and around the store
You’re invited to our first outdoor market with local vendors and artisan products such as aged black garlic, special food, jazzy live music by Universal Product, a unique flower shop, raffle prizes, and more. A special Chocolate Tasting will be inside in cooler temperatures featuring Sweet Margy, Terry’s Toffee, and a beer and Vosges Chocolate tasting. We’re excited to have Executive Chef Scott Halverson, of prasino in La Grange, returning to our Local Chef cooking stage at noon to show us how to prepare some fresh, summer recipes. Samples, recipes, and special offers for prasino will be provided to all who attend the cooking class.
Local Chef: Scott Halverson of prasino noon – 1 pm
Music by Universal Product: noon – 2 pm
Community
Thursday, January 1st
One Dime At A Time: Brookfield Zoo
Whole Foods Markets Hinsdale, Willowbrook, Wheaton, River Forest
REUSING YOUR OWN BAGS NOW HELPS MORE THAN EVER.
Donate your dime during April – June to benefit the zoo.
Since the opening of Brookfield Zoo in 1934, the Chicago Zoological Society has had an international reputation for taking a cutting-edge role in animal care and conservation of the natural world. Among its historical firsts are indoor multispecies exhibits, zoo nutrition residencies, methods for animal husbandry, and medical care that includes successful brain surgery for a gorilla. The Society continues to inspire and engages children, students, teachers, and the general public to make a positive impact on the natural world around them, protecting the world¹s threatened wildlife and ecosystems.
Community Support Day
Field Park Elementary School Garden
Wednesday, May 30th
Shop on this day where 5% of all sales will benefit Field Park Elementary School Garden in Western Springs.
This donation will sponsor the expansion of the garden space, and it’s curriculum, which was assembled last year practicing a form of polyculture called double-cropping and moving toward a system of self-sustainability. Field Park wants to add at least two planting beds solely dedicated to supporting a local soup kitchen, construct a green house in order to begin plantings early for double-cropping and build a mobile farm stand for the students to use to sell their crops to the community. The money raised from the farm stand sales will go toward purchasing seeds and other items needed for the following planting season; ultimately promoting self-sustainability.
This spring, the students will plant the crops accompanied by a Healthy Eating curriculum featuring cooking classes in June taught by local chefs and Whole Foods Market Hinsdale. (All food and produce for the cooking classes will be donated by our store.)
