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CGIN is updating the How to Start a Food Co-op manual and we’re seeking review committee members. This committee will review the first and second draft of the manual and provide suggestions/feedback to the writer. We’re looking for people engaged in the start-up process, either for their own co-op, or by assisting other start-up.

Our timeline for the project will require that the committee have time to review the drafts and participate on a call during the following time periods:
March 1-5th
April 26-29th

If you’re interested in participating on this committee and have time during the above weeks, please send the following information to admin@cgin.coop:
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1) Name:
2) Co-op/organization:
3) Preferred e-mail:
4) Familiarity of CGIN’s How to Start a Food Co-op manual on a rate from 1-5, with 1 being not at all and 5 being very:
5) Familiarity of the start-up process on a rate from 1-5, with 1 being not at all and 5 being very:
6) Other tools you recommend for start-ups:
7) Anything else you’d like us to know?

Thanks in advance for your interest in helping ensure CGIN’s How to Start a Food Co-op manual offers the most up to date and effective information needed on the steps to start a food co-op!

CGIN’s in the new book: Actions Speak Loudest as an action for ensuring all American children lead healthy lives through a healthy relationship with food! Bob McKinnon’s ACTIONS SPEAK LOUDEST, a collections of photos, essays and calls to action in today’s world discusses 32 issues critical to the well-being of the next generation.

In the Food and Family section, written by Rachel Ray, one of the actions communities can take is to advocate for a food co-op or organic market. By creating a food co-op, communities can make healthier food choices a reality for their neighborhood and can be directly involved in decisions affecting their food. CGIN’s How to Start a Food Co-op is listed as one of the three actions communities should do to ensure they have access to healthy food.

To find out more about this book, please visit: http://www.actionsspeakloudest.org/

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