The Silver City Food Co-op is collaborating with Registered Dietitian Bret Sarnquist to offer regular tours of the store to educate the community about a different health issue each month. Join us on Saturday, May 13, 2017 at 11 am at the Market Caf+¬ located at 614 N. Bullard St. for the Diabetic tour. Bret will host a discussion in the Community Room of the Market Caf+¬ and then lead a tour of the Food Co-op.

Come down to the Silver City Co-op and join Bret Sarnquist, a Registered Dietitian and former professional chef, for a tour of the the supplement department. Bret will discuss what to look for in supplements. Please be aware that, by law, Bret is unable to provide specific dietary advice for any individual or nutrition prescriptions for any specific food or supplement.

Bret is a New Mexico-licensed Registered Dietitian specializing in sports nutrition and nutritional management of chronic diseases like diabetes, anemia, and osteoporosis. A life-long cook and food lover, Bret was a professional baker and pastry chef for seven years before returning to school at Arizona State University to get a BS in Nutrition, and then completed his dietetic internship in Flagstaff. He's an avid co-op and farmers' market shopper, and attempts, with modest success, to grow his own herbs, tomatoes, and hot peppers. If he's not at work at Gila Regional Medical Center or cooking, you're likely to see him riding his mountain bike or running out on Boston Hill or on the Continental Divide Trail.

The mission of the Silver City Food Co-op is to provide and distribute high quality products and to promote cooperative and nutritional education to our members-owners, our customers, and our community. For more information, please contact the Co-op at (575) 388-2343, or visit our website www.silvercityfoodcoop.coop.