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Squash Blossom LFBC Organizing Meeting

Squash Blossom Food Buyers Club of Kansas City
Organizing Meeting

WHERE: Bad Seed Farmers Market
1909 McGee
Kansas City
WHEN: Tuesday March 16 7:00PM

With 80 members we need to get organized and involved.

If you can't attend please share your ideas and comments via this
thread.

Agenda:

1)What are our Goals, Visions and Values?

2) Pre-order cooperative or food coop?A food coop has a stock of
common items needed by members and a location. A pre-order builds up
an order then purchase as a group using member networks or community
distribution locations.

3) Organizing Committee
Volunteers willing to meet once a month and collaborate online.
Report back to member meeting.

4) Questions to explore
Who are the cooperators --> members?
Form of governance
Voluntary association, club
Missouri 357 Coop
501 C3
Who do we serve?
Member investment and volunteering
Financial needs
Market price with rebate or low prices + costs with no rebate
Where do we operate?
How often to purchase?
What do we want to purchase together?
Local produce
Meats
Dairy/cheese
Commodities
Household products
How do we divide it up?
How do we distribute the orders?
What do we need?
Volunteers
Locations
Refrigerator
Scales
Food grade buckets and lids
Bags
Bank Account
Accounting system
Ordering system

Steve

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Comment by Pat in KC on May 9, 2008 at 3:01am: Do you have an update about this subject?

Comment by WebMinion KCFoodCircle on May 6, 2008 at 9:18am: Can you tell us more about your plans? Isn't there a weekly meeting at Badseed going forward?