Doggy Days

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Join us for Doggy Days on Saturday August 17th, from 1-3pm. Your dog will have a great time meeting other pooches, taking a dip in the kiddie pool, and getting some treats. There will also be a special giveaway for all dogs in attendance!

Friendly City Fourth Seed Spittin’ Contest

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Join us in downtown Harrisonburg on the 4th of July for a good old-fashioned seed spittin’ contest!
The contest starts at 4:30 – just check in at the desk when you arrive, get your scorecard, and you’ll be spittin’ seeds in no time!

You also get to enjoy some free watermelon.

The contest is broken up into three age groups and includes a distance and an accuracy challenge, so you have a chance to win in either, or both, categories. There will be FIRST, SECOND, and THIRD place winners as well as a BEST OVERALL winner.

Birthday Week June 2-9

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We’re turning 8 years old on June 6th!
It’s our birthday, but you get all the presents. 

There will be local vendors throughout the week with samples and new things for you to try:
Thursday, June 6 – Peg’s Salt  11am-1pm
Friday, June 7 – Brothers Craft Brewing  3-6pm
Saturday, June 8 – Route 11 Potato Chips   3-6pm
Sunday, June 9 – Snowing in Space and Sip City 12-2pm

Every day, from June 2 – June 8, we’ll have an in-store giveaway of mystery gift boxes. There will be prizes/treats from at least two different vendors in each gift box and you won’t know what you’ve won until you open it – fun!  You can register for the presents in-store anytime now through June 7th, and you do not have to be present to win.

On Sunday, June 9, we’ll be giving away three Grand Prizes – a Woodstock wagon, an Honest Tea vintage cooler, and a Friendly City Food Co-op Produce Basket. You can register in-store now through June 8th and you must be present to win – at either 2:00pm or 6:00pm on June 9th, when all winners will be announced. If your name is called and you are not present during the second announcement at 6:00pm, another name will be drawn.

 

Zero Waste Kitchen (NOTE: Date has changed)

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Join Allie Emerick of Bring Your Own, as she presents a compelling and informative class about how you can reduce and/or eliminate single use plastics from your kitchen. As the owner of a local shop which focuses on providing products and services to help you work toward a zero waste lifestyle, she is willing to share her knowledge and passion for reducing, re-using and recycling.

Cost is $5, or FREE for owners. Register online or in-store.

Upcycling – Making Jewelry From Plastic

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Join us for a fun and informative class filled with instructions on how to reuse plastic bags to make jewelry, plarn (plastic “yarn”), and other fun wearable items. $5 or FREE for Owners. Please bring your discarded plastic shopping bags to use in class. Presented by Kari Souder of Friendly City Food Co-op.

Register online or in-store.

Owner APPRECIATION Day!

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Join us on Friday, May 10th for Owner Appreciation Day! You’ll receive 10% off of everything you purchase that day.  There will be in-store samples of delicious local products, an in-store giveaway you can register for and FREEBIE giveaways for owners.

Here’s a list of the vendors we’ll have visiting with samples:

Crazy Fox – 8am-11am
Red Root & Co– 11am-1pm
Clean Conscience Chocolate– 3pm-5pm
Clark + Hopkins – 3pm-5pm

Skincare withSimplicity

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Enjoy an evening out at the co-op while we learn about (and try) toners, serums and moisturizers, all made organically and with care by local producer withSimplicity. While you play, enjoy a selection of summer sippable wines, presented by Brock Kappers. Class cost includes a take-home goody bag from withSimplicity. $25 or just $20 for Owners. Register online or in-store.

Harrisonburg Community Plant Swap

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Join us for a community plant swap – bring what you can and take what you need! Presented by Sustainability Matters.

Email sustainabilitymattersva@gmail.com with questions or to find out more.

“Grocery Story” by Jon Steinman – A Book Signing

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Join us for a book signing with Jon Steinman on Sunday June 2nd, from 11am to 3pm here at the Co-op. Afterward, the author will conduct a talk at 3:30 pm

Egg Dyeing for Kids

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Join us in the cafe and let the kids dye an egg to take home. Kari will have a fun, new technique for dyeing eggs this year. This is a FREE event.