Re: [discuss-dan] Co-ops in Denver and Boulder

[Lynn Romero <LynnRRNCO@worldnet.att.net>]

Hi,
I would love to be part of a food co-op and I am in Littleton.  I tried to find
one when we moved to town 2 yrs. ago and didn't have much luck.  Could someone
give me some info re. the Littleton co-op, please?  And best wishes to the Green
Economy Committee's work in Denver!  Your ideas sound wonderful!

Lynn Romero

Allen Butcher wrote:

> Hi
> Wanted to give everyone an update on food co-op happenings.  At the recent
> Denver Green Party meeting last Monday (30 people attending, one of our
> largest meetings!) we created a new committee called: Green Economy
> Committee.  This will eventually spin off to be a separate organization,
> the Green Economy Council of Denver (GECo Denver) to be developed as a
> Green chamber of commerce.
>
> The idea is to use our Green Party resources to aid a range of different
> kinds of co-ops and worker-owned businesses, including food co-ops.  We'll
> be doing a directory and Webpages and other projects.  Our Green Economy
> Committee meeting is Monday, Dec. 4, 7:00 at my house.  303-355-4501.  Food
> co-op will be one of several topics.
>
> Specifically about a Denver Food Co-op, an important thing to keep in mind
> is that if the goal is to save money that can be done with preorder bulk
> purchasing, but not with a storefront.  My thought is therefore that we
> ought to focus upon developing the preorder groups.  We have an offer from
> Patricia Smith to use the accounts that she has with several different
> suppliers (she had a coffee house for a while) including Rainbow Foods
> (warehouse at 32nd and Chambers) and Boulder Fruit Company (warehouse in
> Broomfield, I think), Frontier Herbs in Iowa and other suppliers.  We
> needn't order strictly from Tucson Co-operative Warehouse (TCW).
>
> It seems to be problematic for us here in Denver to try to work with the
> co-op in Littleton, organized by Cassandra and Pavlos.  TCW only delivers
> once a month, I think, and will not take on other stops than what they
> already have.  Just coordinating things between Denver and Littleton is a
> problem.  If we really want to get this going up here in Denver, I suggest
> that we take Patricia up on her offer and plan a meeting with her to begin
> ordering.
>
> If anyone is interested in this, send to me an email or call me and I'll
> forward you message to Patricia (she said that she is having computer
> trouble).  Patricia can then get back to you about scheduling a meeting.
>
> As Doug has already shared a post about a new food co-op store being
> organized in Boulder, I won't repost that item.  Personally, I think it
> would be better for us to focus on organizing buying clubs that will
> combine into something like a warehouse store (like Sams Club, for
> instance) where people or buying clubs can come in and buy bulk
> quantities.  Then if people want to start their own store fronts (like
> Vitamin Cottages) those could be sole proprietorships or worker-owned
> businesses rather than co-ops.  Unlike Boulder, Denver is a big
> city.  Boulder is small enough that one co-op store can serve the whole town.
>
> So, who has energy for starting buying clubs?  We can have several in
> different parts of Denver.
>
> If you are interested in the Green Economy Committee of the Denver Green
> Party, please give me a call or come to our meeting.  Or let me know of
> your interest and I can send to you the information I have on the proposal.
> Allen
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