Thoughtful Foods is a volunteer-run co-operative. We sell minimally packaged, ethically produced, non-genetically modified and affordable whole foods and household products to the UNSW community and beyond.
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Week 13 Bulletin
My sun worshipers,
I hope you're wearing SPF 30 while frolicking in the gorgeous Sydney sun. And probably some sunglasses, too. (Love your retinas!)
It was a beautiful weekend, which I spent nose-to-book (and lips to cappuccino) in outdoor cafes. My literary odyssey took me through anger and outrage to concern to determination to the hatching of plans. Our patient Ange got an earful of ideas Saturday; even in all of this devastation, potential catastrophe, a future clouded and desperate, there is hope. And it may very well start in a garden.
Here's the good word:
News
Special thanks
Thu, 13/11/2008 - 15:20 — Andrew
I hope you're wearing SPF 30 while frolicking in the gorgeous Sydney sun. And probably some sunglasses, too. (Love your retinas!)
It was a beautiful weekend, which I spent nose-to-book (and lips to cappuccino) in outdoor cafes. My literary odyssey took me through anger and outrage to concern to determination to the hatching of plans. Our patient Ange got an earful of ideas Saturday; even in all of this devastation, potential catastrophe, a future clouded and desperate, there is hope. And it may very well start in a garden.
Here's the good word:
News
Special thanks
Week 12 Bulletin
My rhubarb & strawberry pie,
Sunday was urban walkabout. Soul and feet willing, we wandered 'round drips and drops of Sydney, from Taylor Square to the Hyde Park fountain, down Market to Pitt then George through Chinatown, past Central, around Glebe, across Redfern and Surry Hills via Cleveland, and home again along Anzac. It was a stubbornly flawless day, complete with happy couples stretched across park grasses, run-ins with lovely co-opers across the city, and the threat of rain in mid-afternoon. The day was also rife with inspiration, determination, and some pure peace and joy.
Oh yes, today was a good day.
Thu, 13/11/2008 - 15:19 — Andrew
Sunday was urban walkabout. Soul and feet willing, we wandered 'round drips and drops of Sydney, from Taylor Square to the Hyde Park fountain, down Market to Pitt then George through Chinatown, past Central, around Glebe, across Redfern and Surry Hills via Cleveland, and home again along Anzac. It was a stubbornly flawless day, complete with happy couples stretched across park grasses, run-ins with lovely co-opers across the city, and the threat of rain in mid-afternoon. The day was also rife with inspiration, determination, and some pure peace and joy.
Oh yes, today was a good day.
Thu, 13/11/2008 - 15:19 — Andrew
Week 11 Bulletin
My clever consumers (who are actually citizens),
The days lengthen, the semester winds down, the global economy is in free-fall and the worst ain't over--how grateful am I for veggie boxes & backyard gardens? For our funny little community, bound & determined to see out the storms (even if they last a decade).
There's grim fascination in watching the world fly apart and seeing how this whole financial crisis directly impacts the people in my life, and myself. I can't help thinking there's a better way to do things, something that perhaps demands integrity on the part of all participants, a system in which exploitation isn't 'profitable'. I also can't help thinking that this financial hoopla is connected to much, much deeper problems within the structure of our society, our values. I mean really, what is money worth anyway?
Wed, 15/10/2008 - 08:20 — Andrew
The days lengthen, the semester winds down, the global economy is in free-fall and the worst ain't over--how grateful am I for veggie boxes & backyard gardens? For our funny little community, bound & determined to see out the storms (even if they last a decade).
There's grim fascination in watching the world fly apart and seeing how this whole financial crisis directly impacts the people in my life, and myself. I can't help thinking there's a better way to do things, something that perhaps demands integrity on the part of all participants, a system in which exploitation isn't 'profitable'. I also can't help thinking that this financial hoopla is connected to much, much deeper problems within the structure of our society, our values. I mean really, what is money worth anyway?
Week 10 Bulletin
My fresh spring greens,
(Who's terrified that it's week 10? This girl!)
Since I'm waist-deep in research, I read a lot. These days (aside from the scary US election news) it's philosophy and economics, the discourse of domination and the marketing of nature. To my mind, there's simply something nefarious about breaking nature down into commodities and selling it off--for protection or destruction, depending on who bids highest.
Mon, 06/10/2008 - 18:44 — Andrew
(Who's terrified that it's week 10? This girl!)
Since I'm waist-deep in research, I read a lot. These days (aside from the scary US election news) it's philosophy and economics, the discourse of domination and the marketing of nature. To my mind, there's simply something nefarious about breaking nature down into commodities and selling it off--for protection or destruction, depending on who bids highest.
Mid-Semester Break Bulletin
My mushroom dumplings,
It's midday Sunday here in Baltimore and we're sitting on the south edge of a hurricane the snuck up the coast while no one was looking. The sky is slate with threat, the air sauna-sticky, and our backyards are still struggling to digest yesterday's deluge: it's a real pretty day. No sarcasm.
I confess, pretty co-opers, that I miss you, Sydney sunshine, and being in control of my own kitchen. Fortunately I'll be back on Thursday to bask sleepily in your happy-veggie light. My sources say the vibe at the co-op is rockin;, downright communal & empowering. It'll be nice to dive back in to all that good energy.
Short & sweet, here's the good word:
News
HOURS
It's mid-session recess, which means the co-op is closed Tuesday & Wednesday. We are opened regular hours on Thursday. Eggs & veggies are ON. Details below.
Mon, 29/09/2008 - 12:21 — Andrew
It's midday Sunday here in Baltimore and we're sitting on the south edge of a hurricane the snuck up the coast while no one was looking. The sky is slate with threat, the air sauna-sticky, and our backyards are still struggling to digest yesterday's deluge: it's a real pretty day. No sarcasm.
I confess, pretty co-opers, that I miss you, Sydney sunshine, and being in control of my own kitchen. Fortunately I'll be back on Thursday to bask sleepily in your happy-veggie light. My sources say the vibe at the co-op is rockin;, downright communal & empowering. It'll be nice to dive back in to all that good energy.
Short & sweet, here's the good word:
News
HOURS
It's mid-session recess, which means the co-op is closed Tuesday & Wednesday. We are opened regular hours on Thursday. Eggs & veggies are ON. Details below.
Week 9 Bulletin
My portobello spinach salad,
It's autumn in Baltimore. At least it will be tomorrow, and for once the weather seems to've come along for the ride. Me? I'm reflective, a head full of contemplation, liberation, obligation & affection. And grid iron, 'cause it's Sunday in the USA and football, my loves, is what we do. Weird, huh?
Sun, 28/09/2008 - 13:56 — Andrew
It's autumn in Baltimore. At least it will be tomorrow, and for once the weather seems to've come along for the ride. Me? I'm reflective, a head full of contemplation, liberation, obligation & affection. And grid iron, 'cause it's Sunday in the USA and football, my loves, is what we do. Weird, huh?
Week 8 Bulletin
My hint of honey & springtime,
Sometimes everything changes in the quiver of an eyelash, the breath of a dragonfly. It can leave us suspended in midair, wings vibrating furiously invisible while we decide which direction to dart. What's nice is that wherever the breeze urges us is probably the right place to go; but waiting for that stirring, that's hard.
I'm having a sunshiny week here in Baltimore with only occasional interruptions from remnant hurricanes and spontaneous dancing by beehived women in the streets. (Good morning Baltimore!) I hope Sydney's been its usual stunning self, that Uni isn't eating you alive, and that the co-op is alight with laughter, good cheer, and great food.
So, without further la-di-da, here's the good word:
News
Sun, 28/09/2008 - 13:55 — Andrew
Sometimes everything changes in the quiver of an eyelash, the breath of a dragonfly. It can leave us suspended in midair, wings vibrating furiously invisible while we decide which direction to dart. What's nice is that wherever the breeze urges us is probably the right place to go; but waiting for that stirring, that's hard.
I'm having a sunshiny week here in Baltimore with only occasional interruptions from remnant hurricanes and spontaneous dancing by beehived women in the streets. (Good morning Baltimore!) I hope Sydney's been its usual stunning self, that Uni isn't eating you alive, and that the co-op is alight with laughter, good cheer, and great food.
So, without further la-di-da, here's the good word:
News
Week 7 Bulletin
My snow peas & starry nights,
I am in the northern hemisphere, enjoying the late-summer swelter, the remnants of hurricanes, and the family I'd left behind. It's curious, the things we forget--the smog and the sunlight, miles of pavement, people filled with passion. My mother country is, I think, a glorious experiment, same as yours. It connects us, foreign & energy policy aside. Maybe that's why I'm so at home in Sydney. Having two beautiful families on opposite sides of the earth is about as good as it gets, I think. Lucky me for knowing you!
From disarray & 14 hours away, here's the good word:
Co-op News
Weekly Update from Lovely Lah
Sun, 28/09/2008 - 13:54 — Andrew
I am in the northern hemisphere, enjoying the late-summer swelter, the remnants of hurricanes, and the family I'd left behind. It's curious, the things we forget--the smog and the sunlight, miles of pavement, people filled with passion. My mother country is, I think, a glorious experiment, same as yours. It connects us, foreign & energy policy aside. Maybe that's why I'm so at home in Sydney. Having two beautiful families on opposite sides of the earth is about as good as it gets, I think. Lucky me for knowing you!
From disarray & 14 hours away, here's the good word:
Co-op News
Weekly Update from Lovely Lah
Week 6 Bulletin
My patient revolutionaries,
I've been thinking a lot about liberation, layers of it. Freedom. It's a funny concept, really. There's an invalid implication of disconnect in the word, because we're usually thinking in terms of escape, of oppression. But freedom is also a total connection with what you love, what you are. Freedom--liberation, they're about being a part of something greater, part of existing within our communities and countries and the world that we create. Liberation must be acting, doing, being; discarding empty distractions, embracing every day.
Hmmm, got pretty excited there.
Whadaya reckon?
Tue, 02/09/2008 - 16:15 — Meghanlq
I've been thinking a lot about liberation, layers of it. Freedom. It's a funny concept, really. There's an invalid implication of disconnect in the word, because we're usually thinking in terms of escape, of oppression. But freedom is also a total connection with what you love, what you are. Freedom--liberation, they're about being a part of something greater, part of existing within our communities and countries and the world that we create. Liberation must be acting, doing, being; discarding empty distractions, embracing every day.
Hmmm, got pretty excited there.
Whadaya reckon?
Co-op Crawl
Past Crawls
Lunch at the park opposite Stuco
On the wall of the UTS co-op
More UTS co-op
UTS co-op food barrels
Outside Manly co-op
