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February 9th, 2001--SuperMarket Coop
e-Update #29
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Been a busy week planning
for a big trip next week! Along with other Rural Coalition staff,
I am heading off to California for a multi-city tour! On Wednesday
we will be visiting Fall River Mills, CA, home of the Fall River
Wild Rice cooperative. Thursday, we head to Salinas, CA, home
of Amo Organics. And finally on Friday, we hit Fresno, CA, home
of the Hmong American Community. http://www.supermarketcoop.com/coophome.htm
My visits will concentrate
on sharing the progress of the SuperMarket Project with the members
of the cooperatives in meetings organized by the SuperMarket
Design Team representatives. With so many things in the works,
it will be a great opportunity to find out what projects are
best received and where energy should be directed.
In other subjects, the Virtual
CSA is coming together, as well as another potential collaborative
effort with an established online fresh food site. I hope to
have more to announce next week.
In an aside, these updates
have spurred many of you to respond and offer helpful advice
regarding my latest dilemma or announcement. As a project with
limited resources, it has been invaluable to me. The comments
on web design, product presentation, pricing, marketing, fulfillment,
trends and potential leads have helped form my work and benefited
the project tremendously.
That leads to an additional
request. If you have colleagues or friends that you think would
take a special interest in what we are working towards, please
ask them to send a blank message to welcome@supermarketcoop.com
Remember, together we can
make amazing things happen. Again, thanks and any comments, send
to rbond@ruralco.org
In cooperation,
Rebecca Bond
SuperMarket Project Manager
A project of
The Rural Coalition
1012 14th Street NW Suite 1100
Washington, DC 20005
(202) 628-7160 Fax (202) 628-7165
Toll Free 1-866-RURAL-80
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