LOCATED IN MEDIA, DELAWARE COUNTY, IN SOUTHEASTERN PA, SELENE CO-OP IS THE AREA'S PREMIER SOURCE OF QUALITY, LOCAL WHOLE FOOD PRODUCTS.

Interesting Article:

On the 21st Day of December in 1844 the Rochdale Equitable Pioneers Society opened a small store in England with five items and little fanfare. Thus humbly began the modern cooperative movement.
Click here and step back into that time to get a sense of how cooperative history was made.

Media- First Fair Trade Town in the USA
Click Here to read a press release about Fair Trade and what it means for Media

Announcements:

5/10/2008 : Second Saturday and World Fair Trade Day
Every 2nd Sat. stores stay open late and have art openings with free music and refreshments. We are featuring the paintings and sculpture of Sarah Gzesh and music by the Philly band of "quirk-popsters" Shout Magic, http://shoutmagic.com/. It is also WORLD FAIR TRADE DAY and we will be celebrating!!! FT CHOCOLATE SAMPLES and info will be available at various locations around town. The Co-op will be selling FT FLOWERS for Mother's Day and you will have the opportunity to participate in a record attempt for the WORLD'S LARGEST COFFEE BREAK. This will take place at 3 pm at Coffee Club Cafe and 10,000 Villages. See www.mediaartscouncil.org for more info, and come on out and support our local art scene and businesses and have a great night!



5/16/2008 : Fri : Bike to Work Day- Media
Celebrate the bicycle as transportation and help heal the Earth (and yourself). At 8 am, bike on up to the Delaware County Courthouse on the corner of Front and Olive Sts. for free breakfast, giveaways and raffle prizes. Then bike to work or errands. Check out http://www.dctma.org/ and click on 'events'for more info.


5/18/2008 : Featured Produce
We have lots of new LOCAL organic VEGETABLES; lettuce, kale, collards, swiss chard, radishes and white spring onions. These come in on Fridays and Tuesdays. We are also featuring 'Awesome Foods' raw prepared salads, entrees and desserts, and STAINLESS STEEL WATER BOTTLES in a variety of sizes.


5/19/2008 : Mon : Selene Board of Directors Meeting
Everyone welcome.7:00-8:30 pm at 216 S. Orange St. First 10 minutes allotted for new business from the floor. Please come out and let us know how we are doing.


5/31/2008 : Sat : Fun Bike Ride
Meet at the store at 9:45am for a 20-26 mile recreational bike ride on beautiful backroads through Ridley Creek State Park to Westtown School. This is geared to average riders and there are some nice hills. To see a map and cue sheets for the ride check out, http://tinyurl.com/26fsf8 http://tinyurl.com/yrqkez. We will come back to Selene for free refreshments afterwards. For more info, call Ira at 610 566 1137 or selenecoop@verizon.net


Store Hours:

Monday & Tuesday 10-6, Wednesday - Friday 10-7, Saturday 10-5, Sunday Closed