food co-op Archives - thedancingcucumber.com thedancingcucumber.com Tue, 02 Apr 2019 11:59:05 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 What is a Food Co-Op? https://thedancingcucumber.com/what-is-a-food-co-op/ Fri, 12 Apr 2019 06:58:53 +0000 https://thedancingcucumber.com/?p=2248 If you’ve ever heard the term food co-op and not known what is was, you’re not alone. A food co-op, or food cooperative is a grocery store alternative that essentially is a membership to a store as well as often being involved in deciding what products the store carries. This non-traditional grocery store has a […]

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If you’ve ever heard the term food co-op and not known what is was, you’re not alone. A food co-op, or food cooperative is a grocery store alternative that essentially is a membership to a store as well as often being involved in deciding what products the store carries. This non-traditional grocery store has a lot of benefits that you may want to consider taking part in.

Support Local

Food co-ops almost often source their produce and sometimes other goods as well from local farms and business, which feeds right back into the community. This is a great way to support your local economy!

Seasonsal

Since the produce is usually sourced locally, you can feel good about eating only seasonal food, which is better for the environment in terms of agriculture and fossil fuel waste.

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Kokua market is still open and has fresh local produce. Come and check it out! Kokua Market, the only coop food store in Honolulu needs your help. Buy more shares if you can, or become a prospective member. We need to raise an additional 75K in the next 9 days. This is crowdfunding by foot, with a black board and one share at a time with check or PayPal. Simple: You commit the money and if we raise 150K you spent it, if not, you get your committed money back and kokua closes. Dire times require bold ideas. kokuamarket.com. Please repost to your hearts delight. . . . . . #kokuamarket #kokuamarkethawaii #kokuamarketcoop #foodcoop #foodcooperative #localfood #honolulufood #eatlocalgrown #eatlocal #longlivekokuamarket

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Zero-Waste

If you follow a zero-waste lifestyle or try to reduce your waste, joining a food co-op is a great place to start. A lot of times their products will be in bulk and the produce won’t be wrapped up in plastic, which reduces a lot of waste! Also, a lot of food co-ops will price the produce that is starting to go bad very cheaply or even for free! As long as the food isn’t molding, you can get a deal and save something from being thrown away!

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If you’ve ever heard the term food co-op and not known what is was, you’re not alone. A food co-op, or food cooperative is a grocery store alternative that essentially is a membership to a store as well as often being involved in deciding what products the store carries. This non-traditional grocery store has a lot of benefits that you may want to consider taking part in.

Support Local

Food co-ops almost often source their produce and sometimes other goods as well from local farms and business, which feeds right back into the community. This is a great way to support your local economy!

Seasonsal

Since the produce is usually sourced locally, you can feel good about eating only seasonal food, which is better for the environment in terms of agriculture and fossil fuel waste.

View this post on Instagram

Kokua market is still open and has fresh local produce. Come and check it out! Kokua Market, the only coop food store in Honolulu needs your help. Buy more shares if you can, or become a prospective member. We need to raise an additional 75K in the next 9 days. This is crowdfunding by foot, with a black board and one share at a time with check or PayPal. Simple: You commit the money and if we raise 150K you spent it, if not, you get your committed money back and kokua closes. Dire times require bold ideas. kokuamarket.com. Please repost to your hearts delight. . . . . . #kokuamarket #kokuamarkethawaii #kokuamarketcoop #foodcoop #foodcooperative #localfood #honolulufood #eatlocalgrown #eatlocal #longlivekokuamarket

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Zero-Waste

If you follow a zero-waste lifestyle or try to reduce your waste, joining a food co-op is a great place to start. A lot of times their products will be in bulk and the produce won’t be wrapped up in plastic, which reduces a lot of waste! Also, a lot of food co-ops will price the produce that is starting to go bad very cheaply or even for free! As long as the food isn’t molding, you can get a deal and save something from being thrown away!

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