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Arroyo Food Co-op announces coffee shop hops

The Arroyo Food Co-op folks have announced their next three "coffee shop hop" information meetings, where you can enjoy your coffee or tea uncolored by politics and talk about food instead!

This coming Tuesday, they're meeting at Jones Coffee Roasters in Pasadena. The April 27 meeting will be at SWORK in Eagle Rock, and May 26 at the Coffee Gallery.  Details on the graphic.

Arroyo Food Co-op Coffee Shop Hop tonight @ Zona Rosa

From the Arroyo Food Co-op:

Please join us at our second stop in our 2010 Coffee Shop Hop series on February 23!

Arroyo Food Co-op's Coffee Shop Hops are a great chance to get to know other community members interested in creating a cooperative grocery store!

Would you like a community-owned grocery store in our area that sells fresh, organic, sustainably produced, locally grown delicious food?

If so, join us at Zona Rosa Caffe (address below) on Tuesday, February 23 - 7:00 p.m. You can ask questions, learn about progress in bringing Arroyo Food Co-op into being, meet current member-owners, become a member-owner yourself, and support a local business!

Zona Rosa Caffe offers a variety of coffee and tea beverages, smoothies, and pastries. Please note: Zona Rosa is a cash-only coffee house.

Arroyo Food Co-op Coffee Shop Hop
February 23, 7:00 p.m.
Zona Rosa Caffe
15 South El Molino
Pasadena, CA 91101

EAT: Los Angeles Book Give-away! Current member-owners who attend and those who join at this event will receive a complimentary copy of EAT: Los Angeles, 2009 courtesy of Prospect Park Books (while supplies last).

Arroyo Food Co-op Social Sat.

Arroyo Food Co-op is excited to announce our first social event in Pasadena!

This is a great chance to visit Yoga House and to get to know other community members interested in establishing a cooperative grocery store in our area!

Please join us to enjoy light hors d’oeuvres and learn about the exciting progress that's been made by the Arroyo Food Co-op!

Yoga House has generously donated a 5-class series to be given away to one lucky attendee at the event!

What: Arroyo Food Co-op Social at Yoga House
When: November 14, 2009 – 7:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
Where: Yoga House, 11 West State Street, Pasadena, CA 91105
Please scroll down for directions and important parking information. Consider carpooling as parking is limited.

Reservations requested – please provide your name and the number of persons you wish to include in your reservation. Click here to email us your reservation.

We could still use volunteer help for this event. Assistance with basic setup, food table and take down tasks would be much appreciated. No co-op experience necessary! If you’ve a mind to help, please let us know so we can look for you that day: Click here to let us know you're able to help out.

If you have any questions about this event or would like further information about the Arroyo Food Co-op, please click here to contact us.

Arroyo Food Co-Op meetings Oct. 7, 10

Our friends at the Arroyo Food Co-op have two important meetings planned this month that are worth your consideration:

The regular Co-op Social will be held at the Zane Grey Estate, 396 E. Mariposa, at 7:30 PM on Wed., Oct. 7.  Reservations are requested.

The co-op's long-awaited membership launch event will be held Sat. Oct. 10, starting at 9 AM at the Altadena Community Center, 730 E. Altadena Dr., and it's the event to attend:

Our Founding Team chair, Patrick Reagan, will present information on our progress, our business plan, and Member-Owner opportunities. Come find out what it means to become an Arroyo Food Co-op Member-Owner and the many benefits that creating a cooperative grocery store will bring to our community.

We are pleased to be joined at this event by Jens Koepke and Michelle Jacobson, both on the Board of Directors for Santa Monica’s Co-opportunity which is currently the only cooperative grocery store in the greater Los Angeles area.

We hope you’ll join us at this event and let us know you share our enthusiasm for the idea of bringing a cooperative grocery store to our area. We are going to use this meeting as a gauge for continuing our efforts – we need to know our community is interested in this endeavor.

For more information or for reservations, check out their website.

Food co-op meetings coming up

Touched base with Patrick Reagan, one of the organizers of a food co-op in Altadena.  Lots of progress underway.

For one thing, they now have a not-carved-in-stone name: Arroyo Food Co-op, which reflects the interest they've gathered from Pasadena, Eagle Rock, and other communities.  For another, they have a few critical meetings coming up -- save the dates:

Sept. 5, 7:30 PM, a co-op social at Yoga House, 11 W. State St., Pasadena.

Oct. 7, 7:30 PM, social at the Zane Grey Estate.

Oct. 10: Critical community meeting at the Altadena Community Center, where they say "If you can come to only one of our events, this is the one.  Your attendance will help us gauge the degree of community support we have for bringing the co-op to our area.  We need your feedback."

Co-op social at Bulgarini's

Got a note from the Altadena Wants a Co-Op folks, who always balance socials with working meetings:

Summer is here!

We can’t think of a better way to celebrate our first social of the summer
than to get together and enjoy some of the gourmet frozen treats at Bulgarini
Gelato!

Please join us on Wednesday, July 1, 2009, at Bulgarini Gelato starting at
7:30 p.m.

Hope to see you there!!

Bulgarini Gelato is located at 749 E. Altadena Drive.

Co-op social Wednesday night

The Altadena Wants a Co-op folks are exultant over the weekend's gathering, and want to announce their next meeting:

Greetings!

It was simply wonderful seeing so many sustainability-minded neighbors at
today's Altadena Heritage of Abundance event! Much appreciation goes out to
Altadena Heritage (altadenaheritage.org) for coordinating and hosting such an
informative and enjoyable event!

It was energizing to meet more people interested in our efforts and to
receive so much positive feedback. Knowing you’re out there and excited
about the prospect of a cooperative grocery store in our area is great
motivation for the Founding Team as we keep moving forward in our research
and planning!

We hope to see you at our next social gathering - Wednesday, June 3, starting
at 7:30p.m., at the Coffee Gallery on Lake Avenue.

Our monthly socials are informal gatherings at local venues – a way to meet
more neighbors and have a chance to connect with you about our progress, get
your feedback, and enjoy good company.

Please stop by this Wednesday evening and join us at the Coffee Gallery -
have a nice cup of coffee or a cool smoothie and enjoy the art on display!

Hope to see you there!

Co-op social @ CJ's Wing Cafe April 1

Greetings "Altadena Wants a Co-op" friends!

“Thank you!” for your continued interest and support of the effort to
bring a cooperative grocery store to the Altadena area. Over the past months,
we have enjoyed meeting more and more neighbors and supporters at our socials
and meetings.

We hope to see you at our upcoming social next week! We’ll be meeting at
CJ’s Wing Café (2555 North Lake Avenue) on Wednesday, April 1, 2009,
starting at 7:30 p.m. Please join us to learn more about the co-op efforts,
socialize with some neighbors, and enjoy the “Boss Sauce” at CJ’s!

Looking forward to seeing you there!

the Founding Team

Co-op social, Wed. March 4, 7:30 at the Rancho

The food co-op folks sure know how to have a good time!  We got this message while we were gone:

Hello friends of 'Altadena Wants A Co-op'!

We're making progress! Hopefully you've seen the new information that has
been posted at our website - Membership Equity options, Start-Up Teams and
tasks, and our current schedule/organization of tasks chart. Check out
Patrick's Blog http://altadenawantsacoop.com/blog/1 for more details and
links!

We hope you can join us at our next social event - on Wednesday, March 4, at
7:30 p.m. at the Rancho Bar on North Lake Avenue.

Last month we had a great turn-out and enjoyed a relaxed evening getting to
know other co-op supporters a little better. It's been great meeting more
neighbors and friends of the co-op effort since the launch of the website -
we hope to see you on Wednesday evening!

best,Kristin

Co-op to hold social meeting tonight

The Altadena wants a co-op folks, who just premiered their handsome new website, will be holding a social meeting tonight, starting at 7:30 PM at the Rancho Bar, 2485 N. Lake Ave. over at Hipster's Row (our name for the McGinty's/Rancho/Ace's Smoke Shop complex).

Altadena food co-op website up

Just got a message from Patrick Reagan, one of the ringleaders of the Altadena co-op movement:

Progress has been happening to bring a food co-op store to the Altadena area!  Some of us feel we need more local, organic and sustainable products up here plus a food co-op is a wonderful addition to a community’s way of life.

We’re pleased to announce that our web site is up.  It can be found at:
  http://www.altadenawantsacoop.com/

We plan on using this as a means to publish the results of our research and hope that this serves as a community meeting place to discuss ideas related to our effort.  Please see the “What’s a co-op?” page to learn more about the history and benefits of this form of business if the concept is a little new to you.

Please check out the blog entries and forum topics.  Register to add comments and questions as they come to you.
We need your help to make this happen!  Please join us!


Thanks again,
The Founding Team

We have been continually impressed with the effort this group has made, getting people together, researching best practices, etc. The website is attractive and easy to maneuver around.  Check it out!

Food co-op report

Patrick Reagan of the  Altadena Area Food Co-op Steering Committee sends this report of the Sept. 3 Coffee Gallery meeting:

Greetings all,

A quick report on our Altadena Area Food Co-op Steering Committee presentation [Wednesday] ...  We had a standing room only crowd!  The slide presentation covered what co-ops are, a little of their history and what benefits we'd gain with one.  We got into the details of the three closest food co-ops and what it will take to establish one in our area.

Our goals were to inform the listeners and bring a few more into our group.  We seem to have accomplished both.

Thanks to everyone that came!  It was great to meet so many like-minded neighbors and to hear your suggestions.  Your input has already got us thinking of new ways to further our effort.  Hopefully we'll hear more from you at future meetings.

We meet every Friday for working meetings and every first Wednesday for a meeting that's more of a social.  All are held at The Coffee Gallery at 7:30pm.

Thanks for your interest!
Patrick Reagan