[cgfc] CGFC's Weekly Bytes, Vol.1, #14

Tue Dec 6 15:16:14 CST 2005

Hey, thought you guys might be interested in this if you haven't already
heard.

http://www.berkshireeagle.com/editorials/ci_3276022

On 11/10/05, Lisa BK <lisabk at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Welcome to Common Ground Food Co-op's weekly (for now) e-newsletter!
> You're getting this missive because you're a member of Common Ground who's
> also signed up to be on the CGFC mailing list. If you aren't interested in
> receiving these updates, please email lisabk at gmail.com.
>
> Every week, via this transmission, members are provided with store
> updates/news, links to relevant news items/political actions, and other bits
> and pieces worthy of mention. If you have anything of a similar bent you
> think members should know about, please email links to lisabk at gmail.com.
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> STORE/LOCAL NEWS:
>
> ****STRATEGIC VISION PLANNING FINAL REPORT
> The final report combining information from the committees regarding
> CGFC's strategic planning process, which we went through this summer, is now
> available! You can pick up a copy in the store or download it:
>
> http://www.commongroundcoop.org/plan.doc
>
> ****NEW PRODUCT:
> CGFC is excited to be carrying local, organic goat cheese from Prairie
> Fruits Farm in Urbana, IL practically your own backyard! We're carrying all
> three of their flavors - cracked pepper, herbes de Provence, and plain.
> Delicious!
>
> ****WRFU BARNRAISING:
> C-U's very own LPFM (Low Power FM) station is getting a barnraising this
> weekend. Here's the scoop:
>
> Community members first applied for a low-power FM license 6 years ago.
> At first it seemed we would be granted a license, and then in 2000, the
> political tides changed.  Thanks to national advocacy groups like
> Prometheus Radio, media activists fought for and won the licensing of low
> power stations throughout the country.  WRFU has raised over $10,000 to
> date and is fundraising the last 3,000 needed.
>
> WRFU will be a community radio station broadcasting to most of Urbana &
> Champaign.  Anyone can apply for a show.  Read more: www.wrfu.net.
>
> Hundreds of visitors are converging for a weekend of hands-on workshops on
> low power radio, community wireless, and organization building.
> Participants will construct WRFU in one weekend!
>
> * Sessions run from 10 am Friday to 7 pm Sunday.  Opening remarks are
> Friday at 7pm.  Bob McChesney is offering a booksigning as an IMC
> fundraiser Saturday at 6 pm. *
>
> See the whole schedule and registration at:
> http://www.prometheusradio.org/urbana/.  The weekend is $45-125 sliding
> scale - no one will be turned away for lack of funds.
>
> Come celebrate WRFU's first broadcast Sunday from 4 - 7 pm or tune into
> 104.5 FM around 5 pm.
>
> ****MOVIE NIGHT!
> It's not an action film - it's an activist film!
>
> Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price
>
> The film will be  shown on big screen at Channing-Murray Foundation, 1209
> W. Oregon, Urbana,
> on Monday, November 14th, at 7:00 p.m.
>
> A facilitated discussion will follow, along with light refreshments.
>
> This new film, directed by Robert Greenwald, takes you behind the glitz
> and into the real lives of
> workers and their families, business owners and their communities, in an
> extraordinary journey that will challenge the way you think, feel  and
> shop.)
>
> Don't miss this enlightening new film!
>
>
> ****CGFC IS NOW HIRING!
> The Co-op is now hiring  for several positions in grocery, produce, and
> management . Please go to this page on the website to download a flyer and
> application if you (or someone you know) might be interested:
>
> http://www.commongroundcoop.org/hiring.html
>
> ****MANY THANKS!
> If you've been in the store since November 1st, you've filled out an
> orange membership card at checkout and received a smaller version for your
> wallet. If you haven't been in the store recently, we'll be asking you to
> fill one out. It's the easiest way for us to update our membership database
> in our new Point Of Sale (POS) system, which means that it'll be easier for
> us to do better with member services like special orders, newsletters,
> equity payments & refunds, getting information out about General Membership
> Meetings, etc. We appreciate members taking the time to fill out the card -
> we promise you'll be reaping the benfits soon!
>
> ****GENERAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING ALERT!
> The next GMM will be happening Sunday, November 20 in Wisegarver Hall in
> the IDF building. Exact time is TBA, so watch this space, but mark that date
> on your calendar! Your input is what keeps CGFC moving forward. It's coming
> up fast...
>
>
> ****FALL ISSUE OF FROM THE GROUND UP IS NOW OUT!
> The Co-op's printed newsletter is out in its analog form. Come by the
> store and pick one up! If you want the digital copy instead, download a PDF
> copy on our website:
>
> http://www.commongroundcoop.org/NewsFall05.pdf
>
>
> BOOKMARK FODDER:
>
> ****This article is old, but in light of the struggle to keep organic
> ORGANIC, it's telling - lots more info about who owns who, also:
>
> http://www.corpwatch.org/article.php?id=11712
>
> ****Have I ever posted about the Food Stamp Challenge? Here's how some
> kindred souls went about it last year:
>
> http://www.bettertimesinfo.org/foodchallenge.htm
>
> ****Big ag subsidies explained, sort of, and the trials and tribulations
> thereof:
>
> http://www.nytimes.com/2005/11/09/business/09harvest.html?emc=eta1
>
> (might require subscription)
>
> ****The above is shameful in light of the following:
>
> "Hunger in American households has risen by 43 percent over the last five
> years, according to an analysis of US Department of Agriculture (USDA) data
> released today. The analysis, completed by the Center on Hunger and Poverty
> at Brandeis University, shows that more than 7 million people have joined
> the ranks of the hungry since 1999."
>
> More here:
>
> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2005/10/051029093925.htm
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
>
>
> Please feel free to forward these links to people you think might benefit
> from such knowledge.
> Thanks and look for #15 same time (more or less) next week!
>
>
>
> ::compiled by Outreach Co-coordinator Lisa Bralts-Kelly::
>
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