[Mpls] A cooperative for North Minneapolis?

[Fred H Olson]

On Tue, 23 Nov 2004 11:50:19  Dyna Sluyter wrote:

>   Good luck in the grocery store graveyard, AKA North Minneapolis.
>
> Consumer grocery co-ops in this area tend to be a bastardation of the
> concept, pretty much providing high priced organic food to their
> affluent members. 

I agree that the coops in Mpls tend to be oriented toward serving a 
narrow segment of the population tho it is conceiveable they could
serve both.  The examples sited on the proposals web page
are - to the degree I am familiar with them - more likely to have
broader appeal.

There was a typo in the proposal's url as previously posted, 
the corrrect address is:

http://www.c-d-g.org/ati/co-op/

Meeting to discuss forming a food cooperative on the Northside
December 2, 2004 at 6:30 p.m. at Unity House, 
2507 Fremont Ave N.  

A dinner with food donated by local farmers will be provided.



I wish this effort well and may get to the meeting.

Fred,   Homewood (in Near North) 
and former member of the Northside Food Coop (about 1976-1980)

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