by Sarah Buckman, Outreach Coordinator
How does Common Ground reduce food waste and feed our hungry neighbors, all while increasing support for local food pantries and social welfare organizations? We'll tell you in one word: SHRINK!
Jess Rasmussen, Wellness Manager
Here at the Co-op, we absolutely love our local farmers and vendors! Did you know that we are representing local in the Wellness Department as well?!
My goal is to really highlight local vendors by giving them prime location and merchandising. I want to encourage our owners and all of our customers to give them an extra perusal the next time you're in and see what amazing goodies our local vendors are making!
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Common Ground Owners;
Recently, I had the opportunity to do an analysis of Common Ground's credit/debit card processing fees. I had not looked at these numbers for years and found them fascinating, a bit painful, and thought you might also find them interesting.
For years the grocery industry resisted accepting credit cards, fearful of the costs. The banks lowered the rate for grocery stores and eventually the food industry joined the bandwagon. There is no going back as you will see in the following bullet point details.
560 voters (457 electronic ballot voters, 103 paper ballot voters)
4 available Board of Directors slots (Three 3 year terms and One 1 year term)
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Karen Carney, 336 votes, elected to a 3 year term.
Karen Medina, 326 votes, elected to a 3 year term.
Magdalena Casper-Shipp, 238 votes, elected to a 3 year term.
By Sam Ihm, Promotions Coordinator
The buzz is all about our competition these days because local products have become a focus at big box stores. Co-ops like ours, who’ve always focused on local, are losing the money that the “big boys” are raking in. In these trying times, it’s ever more important that our community-owned store has community support.
So, what can you do? Here’s a list to get you started.
A well-known avocado shortage has driven up prices on everyone’s favorite fatty fruit this year, and the same thing is now happening with Brazil nuts.
by Sam Ihm, Promotions Coordinator
While more grocery stores carry local produce in response to consumer demand, it’s important to understand why local food is more than just a fad. Fads come and go, but the benefits of robust local food systems and the reasons to support them endure.
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The following policies become effective Wednesday February 1, 2017.
The purpose of our return policy is to promote customer satisfaction while setting reasonable and fiscally responsible boundaries for refunds and exchanges.
Common Ground will accept returns with a receipt within:
The Students for Environmental Concerns is petitioning for a ban or fee on single-use bags at grocery stores in CU. How does the Co-op feel about this?
