The Wedge and other "consumer owned coops" as opposed to "worker coops" do not require on site work for membership. North Country is the only natural food coop in the twin cities that I am aware of that requires members to work in the coop.
Thanks, David Strand --- "N.S. Gill" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > While I enjoy shopping at the Wedge, the last time I > worked in a Co-op was > probably North Country in 1971. If a modest annual > fee were all that would > be required for a downtown co-op, I would be all for > it, but I'm afraid the > fee would be high and on-site work might be > required. > > I, too, have wondered why the SuperValu by Surdyk's > isn't better. I usually > walk to Lund's on Lake Street for groceries once a > week. Lund's smells > better, has a better selection, better prices on > what I buy, and a better > feel. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Many Crows" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mpls Issues" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 04, 2001 8:22 PM > Subject: [Mpls] NE Cooperative > > > > There was an inquiry about the North East > Cooperative opening next > > spring. I thought I would pass the website along > to the list if anyone > > else was interested. For those who were thinking > of starting a downtown > > coop you could look at what they're doing and call > them for advice. What > > do people on the list think of a coop downtown? > > > > http://tcfreenet.org/org/efc > > > > Robert Yorga > > new3 > > > > _______________________________________ > > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > > http://e-democracy.org/mpls > > > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic > Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? NEW from Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
