Hi members, don’t forget to set your calendars for the May GHFC General Meeting:

WHERE: 138 S. Oxford St Brooklyn NY (MAP )
WHEN: Thursday May 23rd, 7-9PM

ON THE AGENDA: TBD

See You There!

Hi members, don’t forget to set your calendars for the April GHFC General Meeting:

WHERE: 138 S. Oxford St Brooklyn NY (MAP )
WHEN: Thursday April 18th, 7-9PM

ON THE AGENDA: TBD

See You There!

Hi members, don’t forget to set your calendars for the March GHFC General Meeting:

WHERE: 138 S. Oxford St Brooklyn NY (MAP )
WHEN: Thursday March 21st, 7-9PM

Agenda

Each attending Co-op member may participate equally in discussions, and contribute equally to the decision-making process.

INTRODUCTION (5 minutes) 7:05PM-7:10PM

• Meeting Orientation (1 min.) Welcome and explanation of what/who the Co-op is
• Review of previous meeting’s activities (2 min.) Approval of meeting minutes from previous meeting (please read beforehand online)
• Facilitator & Secretary Choice and/or Approval (1 min.) Facilitator will conduct meeting fairly and impartially, ensure that any meeting rules are followed, and will keep meeting to agenda. Secretary will take meeting minutes, act as timekeeper, and assist with meeting facilitation as needed. The minutes will later be available to all on the Website.
• Presentation of Main Agenda and pending agenda queue (1 min.) Main agenda is prepared by the Steering Committee, based on member submissions, and published to members in advance of meeting.

COMMITTEE REPORTS (20 minutes) 7:10-7:30PM
Committees will make brief reports with the aim of including members/potential members in our process. Classifieds: committees will describe specific tasks and ongoing projects that need member help and participation.

MAIN AGENDA (80 minutes) 7:30-8:50PM

• Sweet tooth and cooking innovators,Spoonable is coming, with delicious caramel sauces to taste and recipes to discover.  (25 mins)
• Creating new leadership: a proposal to empower the Board to make strategic plans, move key missions forward, and create accountability. (35 mins)
• Where are our members?  Renewed strategy from committee chairs on how to encourage delinquent members to fulfill their work requirement, shop at the Store, and recruit new members. (20 min)

OPEN FORUM (5 minutes) 8:50PM-8:55PM
Brief comments from any member of the meeting on topics not on the Main Agenda.  (Items that will require more time to discuss should be submitted as future agenda items.)

CLOSING (5 minutes) 8:55PM- 9:00PM
Next Meeting Arrangements (5 min.)
a. Time and location of next General Meeting
b. To be a future facilitator, secretary, or to propose items for next meeting’s agenda contact the Events Committee at events@greenehillfood.coop.

 

See You There!

Hi members, don’t forget to set your calendars for the next GHFC General Meeting:

WHERE: 138 S. Oxford St Brooklyn NY (MAP )
WHEN: Thursday February 21st, 7-9PM

See You There!

The next Education Committee meeting will be on Tuesday, February 19th from 6:30-8:30.

Anyone may attend, just email Education@GreeneHillFood.coop

Location: TBD

Date Feb 2, 2013
Time 1:30pm – 3:30pm

Address
Mosaico Group LLC
Brooklyn Navy Yard
63 Flushing Ave
Building 131 Suite 3S
Brooklyn, NY 11205

Description
Planning Meeting to discuss the creating of a community mural at the corner of Grand Ave and Fulton Street on the back wall of the Greene Hill Food Co-op in Brooklyn. The project includes Community Workshops with Neighborhood Youth and Seniors, and will be painted in the summer of 2013.

Open Meeting, Open Floor, Open Agenda.
Please contact us for project details. Co-op members are eligible for 2 hours of work credit. Open to Co-op and Non-Co-op Members.
There will be free food.

Contact Person
Rachel Robbins
rrobbins46@gmail.com

Handicap Accessible (Y/N) Y

General Access
You can enter through the gate on Clinton Ave & Flushing Ave. Please bring a photo ID and let the guard know that you will be visiting Mosaico Group (Josh’s Studio). Please let me know if you don’t have ID, and we will work out a way for you to enter. You can park out of open loading area if you will be driving, and can lock your bikes or bring them upstairs, and a short walk from the B57 or B69 buses.

RSVP Required (Y/N) N

Let’s Party!

Ring in the New Year and celebrate our store’s one-year anniversary at the Co-op’s winter gathering!

Raise a glass, have a bite, do a little dancing, and mingle with your fellow Co-op members (and potential members)—with prizes for new members who sign up that day!

This kid-friendly event will be generously hosted by Bija Kids (900 Fulton St), just a few blocks from the store. (No shoes allowed in the party space, so wear your favorite socks!)

• Delicious vegetarian dinner by Andriana Santiago of It’s Veggie Time and homemade cookies by Co-op member, Holly Coleman. (Drink specials sold separately.)
• Cooking demos by our own Education committee!
• Music by ddotto, Bela Bossa and more!
• Face painting for the youngsters!

 

*If you’d like to volunteer at the party and earn work-shift credit, contact: events@greenehillfood.coop

View the GHFC Winter Party flyer here

Sunday January 27 | 2013 4–7 pm
900 Fulton St
(between Waverly Ave & Washington Ave)
Brooklyn, NY 11238
Neighborhood: Clinton Hill
(718) 483-4795

$10 For members/ $12 For Non-members (children under 10 free)

Click here to RSVP on Facebook

 

Interested in privilege and inequality, barriers to food access, and developing strategies to create a more inclusive environment at the Co-op?  Then come to a Food Justice mtg!  The Food Justice Committee meets the 2nd Monday of every month at 90 Downing St Apartment 41 x st Putnam ave. (Pls grab a folding chair from the Co-op on your way!)  All are welcome.

Can’t make the mtg but want to stay informed?  Join the Food Justice Google Group!

Email foodjustice@greenehillfood.coop for more info.

October 16th
7-9PM
138 S. Oxford St