Make a Splash, Join the 30 Owner Dash
WEEK 1 UPDATE
We are happy to report our September campaign, “Make a Splash, Join The 30 Owner Dash” is off to a good start! In order to keep the momentum going 30 new owners in 30 days please join us in spreading the word. By doing so, your name will be entered for each new owner that YOU REFER. Each new owner that signs up in September will be entered into both a weekly prize drawing and the monthly drawing of a one pound delivery of fresh, never-frozen, sustainably caught fish from local business Hooked on Fish and Co-op Owner Karen Wollins #124. In the words of Owner Karen Wollins, “from the boat to your table”. Thank you Karen.
www.rogersparkfoodcoop.com/join
One Time Lifetime fee of $250 per household, and we offer payment plans for as little as $25 a month.
SMALL GATHERINGS
An easy way to share your vision with friends, family, and coworkers is to invite them to a small group gathering. These get togethers can be as small as 5 people for coffee, cocktails, brunch, or anything you can think of. The Coop can provide materials such as beverages, chocolate, compostable tableware and even make a short presentation and Q&A Session.
If you would like to get a small group together or would like some ideas in organizing one, please contact us at [email protected]
THANK YOU
Thank you for investing in the vision of bringing a food co-operative to the Rogers Park Community it's time for us to reach our 200 owner goal and conduct the Market and Feasibility Study. From that, we will learn about the potential size of the store, area demographics, the optimal location for the store, and where there is the greatest need.
Hello From the Rogers Park Food Co-op! July 2016
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"3st" Annual Rogers Pork |
When: Saturday, August 27th, noon to 10pm The Rogers Park Food Co-op Co-op will have a tent at the 2016 Rogers Pork. Help us spread the word about how the Co-op can help our local farmers and Community. Rogers Park Food Co-op will also be participating in collecting school supplies for Gale Academy and Kilmer Elementary School. From http://rpublichouse.com/rogers-pork-barbecue-arts-music-festival: The North Side’s PREMIER barbecue festival has expanded this year to include Jarvis Avenue between Greenview and Ashland, in the most beautiful and diverse coastal neighborhood in the country, Rogers Park, Chicago. A portion of proceeds will benefit the Youth Empowerment Performance Project. The mission of YEPP is to seek a safe environment for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer youth experiencing homelessness to explore their history, investigate new ways to address their struggles and celebrate their strengths through the process of developing a theatrical performance. |
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It's the most wonderful time of the year! Outdoor Farmers Market Season! Look for the Rogers Park Food Co-op outside of the Glenwood Sunday Market, or at a tent in the Loyola Monday Farmers Market, or even the Edgewater Farmers Market on Saturdays. Volunteers will be there to talk about the Co-op and what we will provide to the community. For updated information about when the Co-op will be attending the farmers markets, please visit our Facebook Page. Want to help the Co-op while spending time outside? Sign up to volunteer at the Farmers Markets! |
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Hello From the Rogers Park Food Co-op! June 2016
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Hello From the Rogers Park Food Co-op! May 2016
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Hello From the Rogers Park Food Co-op! April 2016
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Public Officials For The Co-op
We are so excited to announce that in our elected officials are two of the newest owners of the Coop.
State Senator Heather Steans and State Representative Kelly Cassidy are not only excited and support the Coop vision and commitment to our community, they have become two of the newest owners of the Coop!
Please take time to contact the offices of Senator Steans and Representative Cassidy and thank them for their visionary support.
Bus converted into Mobile Food Market provides Low-Income neighborhoods with Fresh Food
The Mobile Good Food Market travels across Toronto selling affordable fresh food in neighborhoods, selected through consultation with local communities and analysis of access gaps.
In the United States, about 23.5 million people live in “food deserts,” geographic areas where access to affordable healthy food options (aka fresh fruits and vegetables) is limited or nonexistent because grocery stores are too far away. Left to depend on the offerings sold at convenient stores and gas stations, this crisis is partly to blame for the increasing obesity epidemic. Perhaps the solution is to bring healthy food to the people, similar to what the Mobile Good Food Market is doing in Canada.
Credit: Mobile Good Food Market
What I Love About Rogers Park
There are so many reasons to love the Rogers Park neighborhood, but I thought I’d take a moment to list a few of my personal favorite things unique to Rogers Park.
1. The People
Of course, the number one reason must be the people of Rogers Park. Rogers Park is the third most ethnically diverse neighborhood in the US, with over 80 languages spoken by its residents. This multiculturalism is at the heart of what makes Rogers Park so special.
Rogers Park has some of the friendliest people of anyplace I’ve ever lived. Everyone is so neighborly. Though there are over 63,000 people in Rogers Park, I feel a real sense of community here.
2. The Food
Read moreMeet-and-greet will help farmers, food co-op bolster each other
Farmers thinking about future growth will join up with owners of the planned Rogers Park Food Co-op at a Meet the Farmers event from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 27 at Uncommon Ground restaurant, 1401 W. Devon in Chicago.
Nearly a dozen farm enterprises will talk about their operations as the food co-op works to reach an interim goal of 200 co-owners and later open a storefront in the diverse lakefront community. The event is free and open to all, owners and non-owners alike.
Nick Choate-Batchelder, who runs Midnight Sun Farm with his wife Becky Stark, already does business in Rogers Park by bringing his onions, kale and other produce to the Glenwood Sunday Market. The farmers also fill boxes for a 22-week Community Supported Agriculture program, but after expanding in 2014 to a 50-acre space in Harvard, IL, more and bigger markets are key.
“Farmers markets are great, but they are only 30 weeks a year,” said Choate-Batchelder. An ongoing relationship with the food co-op, he said, would create a long-term market for the farm's sustainably grown produce.
Read moreWhat is the Big Deal About Local Food?
Everywhere you go, food is promoted as “local.” Even giant supermarkets push their “local” products. What's the big deal here?
According to the USDA 2012 Census of Agriculture, between 2007 and 2012, there was an 8 per cent increase in sales of direct-to-consumer farm products and a 6 per cent increase in the number of farms making those sales. That means that demand for products directly from the farm—local food—has increased, and farms are responding.
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