Weaver Street Market’s Board elections ended Sunday. Owners elected a consumer owner and a worker owner to serve on the Board. Congratulations, Hank and Jon!
Continue ReadingWSM Board Reviews Consumer-Owner Share System
The Board is undertaking a number of initiatives to poise our co-op for the future. Last year, the Board updated the Ends statement, which articulates a powerful and succinct mission…
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CCF Grant Recipients Will Participate in This Year’s Co-op Fair
WSM’s Cooperative Community Fund (CCF) awarded grants of $3,800 to three community projects that connect young people and families with information and tools needed to grow or prepare healthy food….
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TABLE Campaign: Thank You
A huge heart-felt thank you to Weaver Street Market shoppers and staff! Your generous donations will provide healthy food for the 400 kids served by TABLE’s Summer Program.
Continue ReadingWe’re Filling Backpacks with Healthy Food for TABLE’s Hungry Kids
Summer break for school children is a month away! As part of our Community Food Partnerships, Weaver Street Market and TABLE are asking shoppers to make donations to fill backpacks with healthy food for kids at risk for hunger during the summer months when they do not have access to free school meals. The campaign begins Wednesday, May 18.
Continue ReadingWSM Seeks Nominations for a High School Student to Attend Cooperative Leadership Camp
Do you know a high school student interested in developing leadership skills while enjoying a fun-filled week learning about co-ops? WSM will sponsor a high school student attending the camp….
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Call for Candidates: 2016 Elections
WSM’s Board of Directors seeks qualified candidates to run in the 2016 Board Elections. Two seats are open for election—one consumer-owner seat and one worker-owner seat. Read the call for…
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PORCH Uses Grant to Launch New Nutrition Program for Food Recipients
In October, PORCH launched PORCH Cooks—a new nutrition program designed to help PORCH’s “Food for Families” recipients benefit more fully from the fresh food received each month. Easy-to-prepare, healthy, and affordable recipes are tucked into that month’s grocery bags, which are packed with many of the ingredients needed to prepare the recipes. PORCH Cooks also offers nutrition information, food demos, and tastings to recipient families. The initiative is funded by a grant from our Cooperative Community Fund.
Read about the first tasting from the PORCH Cooks cookbook.
Continue ReadingConsumer Owners Offer Feedback on Measurements for Ends Accomplishments
In its October 22 Board Blog post, the Board reported that WSM’s Ends have been updated to “A vibrant sustainable food marketplace defined by shared economics, shared community and shared knowledge…
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Apples Make a Difference
WSM Staff Volunteer at Food Banks We’re halfway into our “Apples for Families” campaign, which benefits two local food banks: Inter-Faith Council (IFC) and Orange Congregations in Mission (OCIM). We’ve…
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