Tacoma Food Co-op Blog

Mar. 5, 2010 at 5:26pm

Finance Committee to meet

We'll be meeting on Monday, March 8, at 5:30 to work on a budget for the future store.  Contact molly@tacomafoodcoop.com for location if you'd like to join us. ... read more »

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Mar. 2, 2010 at 12:17pm

Minutes from the March 1st Board Meeting

Tacoma Food Co-op Board Meeting Minutes  from Monday, March 1, 2010   Board members in attendance: Amber, Casandra, Molly, John, David, Corrinne, Michelle Guests in attendance: Malorie   Updates/Old Business: Member Survey: John will e-mail the results to Casandra, who will send it to members tonight Water bottles: John needs a check, once ... read more »

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Mar. 2, 2010 at 10:56am

Budget help wanted!

Finance committee to meet

We are working on a long-range budget to be discussed at the next board meeting (March 26). Molly is contacting members who have expressed an interest in helping on the finance committee to find a good date in the nest week ... read more »

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Mar. 1, 2010 at 10:48pm

WANTED: A Project Manager for the Tacoma Food Co-op

We are seeking a Project Manager to develop and launch an upcoming member loan campaign, planning a search for a General Manager and initial phases of store start up. The position will be a part-time position (i.e., 10-20 hours per week) ... read more »

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Mar. 1, 2010 at 9:22pm

Members Survey and Contact Information

A note to all our Tacoma Food Co-op members: We are emailing out a link to a survey to ask all our members what they would like to see in our first storefront in our shared space with the Neighborhood Market. ... read more »

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Feb. 25, 2010 at 1:44pm

Feb. 24, 2010 Board Meeting

We rescheduled our February 17th Board meeting for February 24th and below are the minutes/notes from last night's meeting. The next Board meeting will be held on Monday, March 1st from 6 to 8pm at The Greener Bean in Fircrest. As ... read more »

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Feb. 16, 2010 at 2:45pm

Omnivorous Dilemmas - talk at University of Puget Sound

Omnivorous Dilemmas: The Problem with the Pollanization of Environmental EthicsFebruary 18, 2010 @ 4:00pmGuest lecture by Stefan Dolgert, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at  Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto. He is currently working on a book entitled Citizen ... read more »

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Feb. 12, 2010 at 7:02pm

2010 TED Prize given in honor of food education

This year's TED Prize was given to Jamie Oliver for his wish to educate children and their parents about the importance of eating healthy food. See his TED Talk below: ... read more »

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Feb. 9, 2010 at 8:31pm

CBS Evening News - Animal Antibiotic Overuse Hurting Humans???

The CBS Evening News is about to report on antibiotic overuse in commodity meat. If you have a moment to tune in, this should be a very enlightening report.  You can read more at CBSnews.com, or view the video here. ... read more »

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Feb. 9, 2010 at 2:37pm

Food in Film: The Real Dirt on Farmer John

Tomorrow the TFC is co-sponsoring a screening of the film "The Real Dirt on Farmer John" with the University of Puget Sound Sustainability Advisory Committee. Join us on the UPS campus at 6pm in Rausch Auditorium (McIntyre Hall 003).  Check out the ... read more »

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