Sustainable Community through Food Resource
Empowerment
A community that is empowered and united to nourish itself while manifesting a
shared desire for health, wellbeing and a sustainable world.

CSC, Community Supported Co-op weekly produce delivery took a break for the summer. This service will be available at the Co-op again with deliveries starting on November 28, 2007.

Greetings All! I hope this finds everyone well and continually inspired. Autumn has arrived so very quickly along with many transitions of the coop...

A group of Co-op members met a few times to discuss the Co-op's options for possibly getting involved in the revitalization of Downtown Durham - On *Sunday, 4/29 there will be a focus group discussion at 1pm* prior to the Annual Meeting the Auditorium at "J.J Henderson Towers, 807 South Duke St.":http://www.google.com/maps?q=807+S+Duke+St%2C+Durham%2C+North+Carolina+27701&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title Please come and participate in this discussion. Use parking and entrance in the back.

*Summary of Co-op options:*

The Durham Food Coop (DFC) is quite small in regards to...

The Co-op's Annual Membership meeting will be held from 2pm-5pm in the Auditorium at "*J.J Henderson Towers, 807 South Duke St.*":http://www.google.com/maps?q=807+S+Duke+St%2C+Durham%2C+North+Carolina+27701&sa=X&oi=map&ct=title Please use parking and entrance in the back.

Agenda items include:

* Meeting Guidelines
* Q & A based on "Annual Report and Summary of Board Actions":http://www.cgtp.duke.edu/~rinke/DFC/annualreportweb.pdf
* Guest Speaker - TBA
* Revised Bylaw Proposal
* New Board Members
* Ideas and Hopes for the Co-op's Future

Prior to the meeting proper will be an *Old North Durham/Downtown Co-op Focus Group Discussion from 1-2pm* (also at J.J Henderson Towers).

Following the business part of the meeting, _Entertainment & Potluck_ starts promptly *at 5:15pm at the Co-op* with singer-songwriter Joe Woodson.

In this "issue:":http://www.durhamfoodcoop.org/files/Newsletter20070321.html

* Potluck & Movie @ the Co-op: Fri, 3/23
* General Manager Search
* Fresh Produce Delivered to Your Door
* Board Meeting on Sun, 3/25, 2pm.
* Earth Day Volunteers Needed.
* Weekly Co-op Produce Specials
* Co-op Opportunities - Getting Down to Values
* Durham Bike Co-op
* Growing Food, Growing Community, Growing Justice
* National Farmworker Awareness Week, March 25-31

"*What is a Consumer Cooperative?*":http://www.cooperativegrocer.coop/cg_coops.html

Cooperatives are member-owned, member-governed businesses that operate for the benefit of their members according to common principles agreed upon by the international cooperative community. In co-ops, members pool resources...

Watch this documentary by UNC student Julia Marden, who created this film as part of the "Portraits of Southwest Central Durham Neighborhoods" class at the Center for Documentary Studies at Duke University.