Coop Meeting
Notes
Monday,
September 16, 2013
There were twenty-six volunteers who attended the
meeting. Below are some highlights from
the meeting. For more details, please be in touch with Committee Chairs, Sharon
Reynolds at PRIDE or Ross Kelley.
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The overall consensus from the group at the
close of the meeting was one of ‘let’s move the food co-op forward’. To accomplish this, the chairs of the
standing committees will begin to meet on a weekly basis.
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The legal fees for registering the food co-op
are estimated to be approximately $1,500 and we will need to raise this amount
soon.
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Robin gave a presentation from her conversations
with Juniper Hill Farm, a 125 acre CSA (see attached Power Point). It was noted
that CSA’s should be a source for produce at the co-op as well as local and
regional farmers, buyers clubs, and regional HUB’s. The Sourcing Committee is
working on the completion of the list of sources available and beginning to
research each of these sources.
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Eric reported on the results of the summary
noting 268 individuals have responded. A
summary of the survey will be sent out in a press release in October.
Discussion about an increase in education and communication to the community
via civic organizations took place and will be addressed via the education
committee.
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Ross began a presentation to summarize where we
are and where we are going addressing topics including distribution centers
(HUBs), the strength of the word “Marketplace” in describing the co-op, the
importance of local farmers, NYS Health Department regulations and
certifications, the development of a list of questions for volunteers to use in
visits to co-ops, and fundraising efforts.
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The group agreed that a name for the co-op is
important and should be determined now.
Sharon will send out an email for everyone to send us their ideas for
the Ticonderoga food co-op.
The above was only a brief summary of the meeting.
Note the next meeting will be on November 18th
at 6 pm at TiNY on Montcalm Street.
Anita Deming, Founder of the Adirondack Harvest and Executive Director and Agricultural Issue Leader at Cornell Cooperative
Extension Association of Essex County will be our speaker after the committee
chairs announce the name for our co-op that will be voted on via email and
social media beginning next week. Stay
tuned!
