Patrick Reagan and the other folks who've been looking into establishing an Altadena food co-op are ready to talk turkey (so to speak). They call themselves the AAFCSC, but we don't know what it means!
They sent out this recent missive:
Just wanted to give you all a quick update on what’s been going on and to give you an idea of what to look forward to in September.
On July 26th, Patrick, Agnes, and Kristin took a “field trip” to Co-opportunity in Santa Monica to meet with Bruce Palma, the store’s general manager. Bruce was quite generous with his time (coming to the store to meet with us while he was officially on vacation!) and his knowledge. Bruce also showed us several “behind the scenes” areas of the store such as the office space, meeting room, kitchen, general storage, refrigerated storage, and receiving areas.
We had our first ‘official’ AAFCSC Potluck Dinner and Social on August 2nd. It was a small group, but the evening was very enjoyable and went by too quickly! We had a LOT of great food, including vegetarian sushi rolls accompanied by homegrown horseradish, Indian-style lentils and rice, chicken curry, and fresh fruits.
Our August meeting was held on August 6 and the primary topic was the upcoming informative presentation that Patrick will be giving at the September meeting. Since that meeting, Patrick, Keosha, and Kristin have been meeting weekly to help Patrick fine tune the presentation. Hopefully you will all be able to come to this meeting (and tell your friends and neighbors about it!) to learn more about the “whys” and “hows” of creating a cooperative grocery store and how you can help in this effort!
"Why and How to Start a Cooperative Grocery Store in Our Area"
An Informative Presentation
By Patrick Reagan, Chairman, AAFCSC
Sept. 3, 2008, at 7:30 PM
The Coffee Gallery, 2029 N. Lake Ave.
