This past Saturday the co-op held a meeting at Yoga House on State Street.
Right now looking for about 500 founding members to come in with $300 for capital and toward start-up costs. Construction is slated to begin next summer.
Get involved!
For the price of a few bags of groceries ($300), you vote for a better connection to the sources of your food. You support a local business. You join a fun group that’s making a difference in our community.
Our initial goal is to have 500 members by the end of the year. Yes, it’s ambitious. But if we pull this off, we’ll set ourselves up for starting construction next summer.
With our plans and legal documents in place, we now need your help.
Read more at our Frequently Asked Questions page and our business plan. (a 7.7M pdf file)
Then please download the membership agreement, fill it out and mail it in with your check!
If you get in early you will be entitled to member only events and discounts on store items.
Anyone will be able to shop at the co-op.
This is great for Altadena.
Check out the website:
www.arroyofoodcoop.com
This Saturday:
On Saturday November 21st, at 10:00am, we’re going to hold a volunteer orientation at the Altadena Community Center. Think of this as our job fair. At the beginning I’ll update you on our latest progress. Then the team leaders will make themselves available for one-on-one discussions. You’ll have the chance to talk with them, get a better understanding of the available tasks, let the team leader(s) know who you are and see if you can find something to start on.
Read about the plan here:
Click to access phases_of_development_091002.pdf
This is from the website:
Sustainable
Practical
Empowering
Does Pasadena have a co-op? not that I know of.
Where are the community gardens in Pasadena? For a city the size of Pasadena and with so much open space available it is hard to imagine that the city has one small corner of community garden. Will this become a priority for a city that prides itself on forward thinking? Even cities like Alhambra have a burgeoning community garden.