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Co-op AGM on this Saturday 13 March at 4 pm

zoe | March 11, 2010 9:14 pm

We need a quorum of 20 members for the Annual General Meeting, so would really appreciate the attendance of any Co-op members who can attend.

To ease you along, there will be free nibbles & drinks and every attending member gets 2 stamps on their card – that’s four months of shopping at a 20% discount on ordinary prices.

The Agenda can be found here. The items in italics are the Management Committee’s reasons for supporting proposed rule changes including changing the name of the Co-op, increasing the hours of work required for “working member” status to 12 hours per year, and providing Shop Co-ordinators a $30 voucher for shifts worked.

Spreading the word, AGM and volunteering at the Co-op

Barbara | February 18, 2010 3:00 pm

Yesterday was ANU O-week Market Day. Thank you to the volunteers who helped me run The Co-op stall, tell students about The Co-op and sign up new members.

And check out this a gorgeous new sign made by an Zsuzsi, our enthusiastic and talented illustrator volunteer. Thank you! She is also creating a new poster for us. Very exciting!

Next week is Sustainability Day at ANU, volunteers are welcome and it’s a lot of fun too.

Now for the Important Bits – AGM on March 13

I want to remind all members that our AGM is coming up on Saturday, March 13 at 4pm. To encourage the quorum of 20 members to pass agenda items there will be free nibbles & drinks.

Every attending member gets 2 stamps on their card – that’s four months of shopping at a 20% discount on ordinary prices.

Please put this date in your diary and join us.

Volunteer and Co-ordinators – opportunities to help and to comment

We are in desperate need of volunteers and co-ordinators and running this co-op is dependent on your generosity. Since we resumed 6 day a week trading, it has been a very time consuming process trying to fill the shifts and the few people who have been available to co-ordinate have had to double or triple up just to cover the shifts we are open.

Obviously co-ordinators are critical to the opening and operation of the Co-op and we are struggling to find enough volunteers. I would really appreciate any members taking the time to train as a co-ordinator and if you don’t have time for this then I would appreciate any suggestions of changes we could/should be making to alleviate this situation.

Finding the Co-op made easier!

zoe | February 9, 2010 1:16 pm

You may have recently noticed new huge signs on the Co-op building letting people know that organic and bulk foods are available inside.

Well, they’re working – here’s Co-ordinator Barbara Schreiner speaking with the first new customer who said she came to the Co-op because of the new signs outside.

Upcoming AGM and new volunteering opportunities improving shop presentation

Barbara | February 2, 2010 12:43 pm

March 13 is our AGM. Please put this in your diaries and attend if possible. I will publish an agenda after our next meeting which is scheduled for February 11 at 6pm.

As anyone who has shopped here recently will have noticed, we are working to improve our presentation with new signs both outside and in. Currently there is volunteer work on the inside signs for people wanting to do their hours.

Regarding volunteer hours, it would be very helpful for both co-ordinators and myself if people wanting to do their hour/s would inform us in advance of when they would like to work so we can spread out the volunteers over a period of time. I have been considering creating a Google Doc Calendar for people to sign up on line in addition to writing on the roster here in the shop or telephoning in. If you have any feedback or suggestions, please let us know.

Business as Usual

zoe | February 1, 2010 3:51 pm

Well, as usual as it gets at a unpackaged wholefood joint ;)

Summer hours have ended, and from tomorrow, Tuesday 2 February, we return to our usual opening hours. Expect news of a bumper fresh delivery tomorrow.

Public Holiday opening hours

zoe | January 21, 2010 7:26 pm

This is a quick post to remind you that Tuesday, January 26 is Australia Day and we will be closed.

Open Saturday, January 23 from 10 – 4.

Closed Tuesday, January 26

Open Thursday, January 28 from 10 – 7

Open Saturday, January 30 from 10 – 4

Tuesday February 2 resume normal trading (open everyday except Monday)

Article about the Co-op in today’s Canberra Times Food and Wine section

zoe | December 2, 2009 12:12 pm

Click the image below (and then click on that image) to see an enlarged version of the article about the Co-op in the Food & Wine section of today’s Canberra Times.

Change to Co-op Hours over the Summer

zoe | November 17, 2009 5:30 pm

Saturday 19 December is the final trading day for the year, with Sunday 20 December as “pack down day”. Come along and help clean up for the break and receive a stamp on your membership card entitling you to shop at a 20% discount for a two month period.

The same discount will be available for those who assist with the Co-op set-up day on Monday 11 January, and we reopen for 2010 trading from Tuesday 12 January.

Summer opening hours will run from 12 January until 2 February:

Tuesday 10 to 7
Thursday 10 to 7
Saturday 10 to 4

Closed other days.

Fresh in Thursday, September 10

Barbara | September 10, 2009 12:15 pm

Greeting Shoppers,

As usual, on Thursdays, I will have to make this post brief. Many things to do and too few people to do them for me.

Fresh in today will be:

VEGETABLES:

Avocado Hass
Beetroot
Broccoli
Cabbage Green
Cabbage Red
Carrots Juicing
Carrots Medium
Cauliflower
Celery
Cucumber
Eggplant Purple
Garlic Italian Purple – new season
Ginger
Leeks
Lettuce Mini Cos
Mushroom Cups
Onions
Parsley Flat bunch
Parsley Curly bunch
Parsnips
Peas Snow
Desiree Potato
Pumpkin Butternut, Sweet Grey and Japanese
Tomato Gourmet
Sweet Potato
Tomato Grape Punnet
Zuccini

FRUIT:

Apple Fuji
Apple Granny Smith
Apple Juicing
Banana
Kiwifruit
Oranges Navel
Oranges Juicing
Orange Nets
Pear Beurre Bosc

I look forward to seeing you at our Co-op,
Barbara