B4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, May 26,1984
Food co-op
(Continued from Page B 2)
equipment, there is a small
assessment made on each order.
For orders over $25 there is a two
percent charge; for orders under
$25 there is a three percent charge.
There is also a one-time non
refundable charge of $lO.OO as a
commitment to the co-op. Officers
and others who help process orders
do not have to pay the percentage
charges.
Sarah Muir, who processes the
fish, arranges to have it delivered
when she arrives home from work,
then divides and re-packages it
and calls members when their
orders are ready. “It’s in and out
of my house in three hours,” she
says.
Others have an established pick
up time, usually from 3-5 p.m.
Since most homes are within
walking distance of others, many
of the women simply take their
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child’s wagon and walk from pick
up point to pick-up point, collecting
their groceries.
When there are extra items
delivered, like extra tomatoes or
bananas, these are offered for sale
as people come for their orders.
The meat and cheese handlers
have established a “deli” in which
they offer sliced and packaged
leftover meat or cheese, marking
each package with weight and
price. This has the extra ad
vantage of giving members the
opportunity to try new things.
If an order from a supplier is
short, the produce is re
distributed, usually taking a few
items from those with large or
ders. The supplier then corrects it
for the next month.
There are some pitfalls. One is
that members sometimes get
caught up in buying things they
don’t need because of the at
tractive quality and price. This, of
course, happens in supermarkets
too. Occasionally there can be a ,
problem with quality, but suppliers
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have been very cooperative in
correcting the problem. Oc
casionally members buy too much
of something, but most say they
are learning what they need.
Most agree that it cuts down on
trips to the grocery store, although
it doesn’t cut them out entirely.
Personal items still need to be
purchased at the store, along with
items which the co-op has not yet
been able to get. Kathy is op
timistic about them increasing
their variety, and as more is
available she expects to purchase
more through the co-op.
Members also say they eat a lot
better. Sue says, “I couldn’t buy
the amount of things I buy. I
definitely would not buy
mushrooms or tomatoes in the
winter, and it is a real treat having
a variety of fruits all winter.”
Not the smallest benefit is the
sense of community which has
arisen. Ann says, “Until we got
into the co-op I didn’t know a lot of
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people, but it has been good for our
community because it brings
people together.”
Indeed this community has
demonstrated its closeness in
many ways. There is a neigh
borhood Bible study, a neigh
borhood Halloween parade, a
neighborhood yard sale, a
neighborhood picnic and a
neighborhood hay ride. Most
children there are under 10, and
there is even a home nursery
school among four mothers, who
take children at least one morning
a week for some constructive play
and learning activities.
As Sue points out, “Not everyone
does everything. Different people
do different things.” Nevertheless,
the feeling is one of commitment to
the community and of caring for
neighbors.
The Ironbridge Co-op may not be
the only one of its kind in the
county, but it is certainly one of
few. After it was featured on
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is supplying a service for its
members who reap the benefits of
savings, convenience and the value
of working together.
4-H Dairy Club
The Centre County 4-H Dairy
Club met on May 14 at the Logan
Grange in Pleasant Gap.
Cookies for a cookie sale were
distributed and the group was
given instructions.
The group discussed a new
award which will be given to the
Outstanding 4-Her and Showing
and Fitter at the next annual
Achievement night in October.
Mel Brown showed a slide
presentation entitled “Growing
Heifer Calves.”
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