Tacoma Food Co-Op

Tacoma Food Co-op future direction

Casandra — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:29:00 -0400

The Tacoma Food Co-op will meet at the end of July to hear members� views on future direction. The group is dedicated to increasing consumption of healthy, local food. More »

Tacoma Food Co-op future direction

Casandra — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:28:00 -0400

The Tacoma Food Co-op will meet at the end of July to hear members� views on future direction. The group is dedicated to increasing consumption of healthy, local food. More »

Tacoma Food Co-op future direction

Casandra — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:27:00 -0400

June 21st Board meeting minutes

Michelle — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 10:06:00 -0400

TFC Board Meeting Monday, June 21, 2010 Volunteers met with Ken, Amber and Casandra from 5:30-6:30. Present: Ken, Amber, Casandra, David, Molly Ken went through our Google Documents and made recommendations for a better organization system. More »

June 9, 2010 Board Meeting Minutes

Michelle — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 21:01:00 -0400

Tacoma Food Co-op Board Meeting Thursday, June 9, 2010 Present: Amber, Casandra, Ken, Michelle, David, Molly Ken shared a list of potential volunteers who he called. He also shared a potential position description for volunteer coordinator. More »

May 26th Board meeting minutes

Michelle — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 15:19:00 -0400

TFC Board Meeting Thursday, May 26, 2010 Present: David, Casandra, Michelle, Ken, Molly, Corrinne, Amber Casandra and Molly discussed getting information to volunteers who will be tabling for us at events. We would like to have a list of one-time events (e.g. More »

May 13th Board meeting minutes

Michelle — Sun, 23 May 2010 11:19:00 -0400

TFC Board Meeting May 13, 2010 Present: Ken, David, Amber, Casandra, Molly, Michelle Ken presented a chart of our present course We need to be more specific in our agreement with John Loesch �Circular issues� How much do we need to have escrowed before we can begin spending what we have? frequency of interest payment on loansminimum loaninterest ratemember benefits (1) We need $85K just to open the door and have inventory We have $20K now Inventory projection can be modified based on new numbers but we will stay with the $40K inventory figure for now. More »

April 30th Board Meeting Minutes

Michelle — Tue, 04 May 2010 09:05:00 -0400

Friday, April 30, 2010 TFC Board Meeting Minutes Need to discuss: - Farmers market dates - Food on film & meeting on 7/14 - Storage Present: Molly, Corrinne, Casandra, Amber, Ken, David Business Plan: - Molly to get in touch with John regarding numbers and her role. Earth Day: - Dupont & Bryant Park: 2 new members signed at Bryant! More »

Minutes from April 10th Board Meeting

Michelle — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 12:37:00 -0400

TFC Board Meeting Saturday, April 10, 2010 (at The Greener Bean in Fircrest) Board members present: Corrinne Henderson, John Toler, Michelle Jones, Amber Englund, David Hanson, Molly Archer Community members present: Ken Miller, Lisa Tomkins, John Loesch Ken Miller introduced himself to the Board and took questions. Ken and John Loesch excused themselves briefly from the meeting. More »

Minutes from March 26th Board meeting

Michelle — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 11:58:00 -0400

Tacoma Food Co-op Board Meeting Minutes Friday, March 26, 2010 5:00pm � 7:00pm Location: The Greener Bean in Fircrest Board members in attendance: David, Molly, Corrinne, Amber, Casandra, Michelle Others in attendance: Chico, Ariel, John Loesch, Carla Updates: � Website: membership form is up there and Paypal should be coming soon � Board members: Anders will officially resign and we will remove Anders and Libby from the website soon � Food on Film: Fresh screening on March 10th went well, had a good turnout, but not as many people as last time. We got one membership and about 10-12 people who wanted to sign up to be on our email list. More »

Membership Form

Casandra — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 17:25:00 -0400

We now have our membership form loaded in the membership section of our website. If you are interested in learning more about becoming a member take some time to read through the membership section. To become a member the form needs to be printed, filled out, and mailed in with payment. Go Co-op! More »

Finance Committee to meet

Molly — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:26:00 -0500

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. More »

Minutes from the March 1st Board Meeting

Michelle — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:17:00 -0500

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 he finds out the grand total. The bottles are in the process of being ordered and should soon be available for sale at our co-op events along with our t-shirts (e.g., at the Food on Film events or at the Farmer�s Markets) Food on Film: Michelle can meet Casandra to give her the stuff right before the film starts for the March 10th showing of FRESH the movieJohn is checking into the possibility of local catering for the April 7th screening of the film Ingredients Schedule for upcoming Board meetings: We need to schedule out the next few months of meetings. More »

Budget help wanted!

Molly — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:56:00 -0500

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 or so. If you can help but have not gotten an email, send an email to molly@tacomafoodcoop.com. More »

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

Michelle — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 22:48:00 -0500

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) beginning approximately April 1st with a monthly stipend attached to it (pending budget development). More »

Members Survey and Contact Information

Michelle — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:22:00 -0500

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. When you see the link and survey invitation come across in your email inbox, please read it and click on the link to complete the survey. More »

Feb. 24, 2010 Board Meeting

Michelle — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 13:44:00 -0500

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. More »

Omnivorous Dilemmas - talk at University of Puget Sound

Michelle — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 14:45:00 -0500

Omnivorous Dilemmas: The Problem with the Pollanization of Environmental Ethics February 18, 2010 @ 4:00pm Guest lecture by Stefan Dolgert, Andrew W. Mellon Postdoctoral Fellow at Jackman Humanities Institute at the University of Toronto. More »

2010 TED Prize given in honor of food education

Michelle — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:02:00 -0500

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: More »

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

Libby — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:31:00 -0500

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. More »