http://www.clearcreekcoop.org food for life, not for profit Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:41:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This past Saturday, nationally recognized author Michael Pollan helped us connect the dots between Nutritionism, Health, and Agricultural Policy in his talk at Earlham College. If you hunger for more discussion about the issues he raised in his talk and books, the Clear Creek Food Cooperative will be hosting a discussion ... http://www.clearcreekcoop.org/2010/02/michael-pollan-follow-up-discussion/ One of the many big conversations we've been having on the board about the new Clear Creek Food Cooperative is how our membership options should be structured.  In the past, they've admittedly been confusing - members weren't always clear about their membership status, or what the benefits were.  We've worked ... http://www.clearcreekcoop.org/2009/12/proposed-new-membership-options/ We're going for it.  There are still plenty of things about the new Coop that need to be planned out and decided, but we hear from our customers and supporters that they're ready for us to open our doors and invite the community in to our new space. So, the Clear ... http://www.clearcreekcoop.org/2009/11/grand-re-opening-on-december-5th/ Following our board meeting this morning, I'm excited to announce that the Clear Creek Food Cooperative has officially hired Kiersten Aubre-Howard as our new Store Manager.  Some of you know that Kiersten has already been giving her passion and time to the Coop for many years and has coordinated much ... http://www.clearcreekcoop.org/2009/11/new-manager-volunteers-needed/ We're excited to note that we're reached a major milestone in our work to relocate the Clear Creek Food Cooperative, after many conversations about how we can best live out our organizational mission.  The Coop has secured a new space in downtown Richmond at 710 East Main Street, where we'll ... http://www.clearcreekcoop.org/2009/10/out-of-the-old-into-the-new/ Greetings.  Some of you have asked us for an update on the process of moving the Co-op off campus, and realizing that it's been more than a month since our last website post, that's certainly fair! As Kiersten noted in August, we've continued our work on opening the Co-op in a ... http://www.clearcreekcoop.org/2009/09/september-store-move-update/ Co-op Members, volunteers, friends, Just as many configurations of the Clear Creek Board of Directors have in the past; we the current board, have been wrestling with the notions of relocating. The student meal plan was an innovative way to keep the co-op solvent over the years.  However, the board has decided ... http://www.clearcreekcoop.org/2009/08/co-op-planning-store-move/ Co-op Update: June 13-20 1. Richmond Farmers Market started today! 2. Inventory coming up end of June! 3. Open Board Meeting - Summer Membership 1. Richmond Farmers Market started today! The Richmond Farmer's Market began today, June 13th in the parking lot at North A St. and 6th Street, across from Morrison-Reeves Public Library!!! Don't ... http://www.clearcreekcoop.org/2009/06/farmers-market-inventory-coming-up-summer-membership-agreement/ Co-op Update: June 5-12, 2009 1. June 9th Open Board Meeting 2. Strawberries! 3. A Note from the Departing Managers 1. June 9th Open Board Meeting Members of the co-op/buying club who are interested in participating in the life of the co-op this summer are strongly encouraged to attend the upcoming Open Board Meeting, Tuesday, ... http://www.clearcreekcoop.org/2009/06/members-invited-to-board-meeting-june-9th-position-announcements-strawberries/ Co-op Update: May 29 - June 5, 2009 1. Sunday Sale - 30% off! 2. Store Hour Changes 3. Co-op seeks more local products! 4. 100-Mile-Radius Potluck May 31st 5. More volunteers needed!! 1. Sunday Sale - 30% off! Your last chance to take advantage of our transition sale is this Sunday, May 31st! Almost all ... http://www.clearcreekcoop.org/2009/05/last-sale-day-sunday-30-off-store-hours-changing-volunteer-at-the-co-op-this-summer/