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Hodgson Mill
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Tippecanoe County is lucky to have Jane Sellers, and we’re thrilled to be able to offer her lovingy hand-crafted all-natural soap to you.
April 2012 Board Meeting Minutes
April Meeting
April 26, 2012
Updates
FM-
Full season is full.
Rach will ask Erin Nelson for options. No decision is made.
Cody
suggested selling CF totes through other vendors. A card inside can state that the money paid
to the vendor can go towards their membership.
Fundraiser 4/28/12
34 RSVPs 11 VIPs
We will have an information table. Frozen goods will be sold @ the end of the
lunch & end of the mtg.
Raj and someone else will run back to the freezers at the
Dojo and Rajs house to get the goods.
Someone needs to bring the sign
Products-
No new products bought before May 16th.
We have looked for short grain brown rice but have not found
an option that will work for us at this time
“Smoking Goose” brand out of Gunthrop has high margin. Other
co-ops recommended their line
Pig & Cow splitting will happen in May.
IS GMO corn finished beef acceptable?
Cody brought up working with Pogues Run on shipping. We could order together and split the
shipping
Raj said no, that Pogues run is not interested.
Cara brought up Zach Bails old idea of becoming a part of
Peoples Elbow to get better pricing on shipping
Nothing was determined.
Online Store &
pick up order procedures
(Raj will make an announcement with the new board, he said
it was too much for the current board to handle at this meeting)
It was brought up that we are growing too fast
When we decided to launch the store we has a lot more
volunteers
Raj was allowed to take all the responsibility
Cody is hosting an online store organizational meeting at
his house 5/3/12 at 7:00
It was decided that CF HAS to get a procedure in place for
the store. We had one and it was
unattended.
Raj wants a gabber/greeter for the pickup dates and a
packer.
The online store needs to run separate from the BOD
Discussed: Barb
Del Carlos questionnaire- Add more
description to the term (GMO-free, Organic, Natural etc) It passed to be handed
out at the meeting.
**Cara and Mary’s board terms are up and they will not run
again. Cody is resigning.
Treasury Report- $13,694.38
Other news
– The health department was invited to the CF storage space at the garage and
they cleared us. They told us that we
needed new thermometers in all freezers/fridges. We now have all new
thermometers.
March 2012 Board Meeting Minutes
March Board Meeting
March 22, 2012 — Held at Spurlocks @ 6:30pm
Current Business
Raj and Rachael have suggested making 3 committees to run
the online store. These committees would
be headed by BOD members but not made up of all BOD members. The BOD passed these committees.
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Customer Relations – Store announcements, sales
tracking, pickup coordination, delivery options (Rach will head) Phil offered
to open a 2nd pickup time -
Product Committee- Reordering, new products, evaluate
cost/profit, new vendors relations (Raj will head this) Cody suggested having a
call list to remind customers of their pickup time - Marketing and PR- not much was said. No one is running it
Barb Del Carlo will send out an announcement of 2 committees
and mention trying to start the marketing committee. She will send out with 3 dates and people
will choose the date.
The committees will hold regular meetings. Then report to the board.
Membership Certificates- Haven’t been sent because we wait
to fill a full sheet (8) before we print.
We should be checking membership cards before sales. This can allow for us to validate
membership. It will also clear up any
confusion about membership. People in
the past have thought that they are members because they signed the email list.
Membership meeting details- Post cards with information
details (Rach is drafting this week)
Please
include RSVP to the POB and online.
Farmers Market – Motion to not be seasonal. We tabled it.
We suggested thinking of ideas for marketing at the Mosey
Facility- We are operating in the garage. We need to ask for permission to use the
courtyard as a social area.
Online Store
New Product- Honey lady at the FM. Maple syrup, send Raj
info.
Treasury Report: Grand total: $14,001.81 with FM & Flour
order $900 spendable
Checking: $2,145.10
Operations: $ 371.71
Equity: $11,485
Next Meeting April 26th 2012
February/March 2012* Board Meeting Minutes
*This meeting was pushed back to the 1st of March due to scheduling conflicts
City Foods Minutes
March 1st 2012 6:30 – 9pm at Spurlock’s
Present: Barb Del Caro, Denis Del Carlo, Raj, Ben L, Ben A, Rachael, Cody, Cara, Mary, Phil
Old News
Online Store Sales
- Some orders are not getting picked up. Cody suggested we offer a courteously call to remind customers when pick up is open
- We have 2 repeat customers
- Member specials are being developed
- Do we offer “member specials” to friends or only members? Tabled
Volunteer Meeting Review
- Barb Del Carlo is our new Volunteer Coordinator!!! Welcome Barb!
- Rach suggested we hold regular volunteer meetings
- Barb and Rachael will meet to further discuss
New Products and Fundraisers
Mark Hufford
- Double M Farms outside of Rossville, IN has offered to donate $500 worth of freezer chickens.
- We will add chickens, pork sausage, pork bacon, and eggs from Double M Farms to our store
- Product stays at Mark’s until orders are closed. He delivers what we need.
Fundraiser / Member Meeting
- April 7th was the date for our annual meeting / fundraiser at the Knickerbocker. Due to Easter, April 28th is the confirmed date.
- Cody and Raj made the menu. Cody is handling the majority of the cooking at the Bistro 501.
- We will need 3-4 people to set up.
- Annual meeting details discussed on 3/8/12 6:30 pm at Spurlocks
Online Store
New Products
- Cheese will be added to next order cycle. We voted to sell the cheese in “units” with a 1lb minimum. We will charge per pound in the future.
- We will add chickens, pork sausage, pork bacon, and eggs from Double M Farms to the store
Order Cycles
- Staying with 2 week cycles until we have more volunteers
Inventory / Order
- Inventory is being done
- Once we hear back from more volunteers we will vote on paying the $300 seasonal fee.
Farmers Market
Treasury Report
Ben and Raj
- Operations account $1191. There was a miscommunication about member equity being transferred into operations account. Raj and Ben will discuss and report back.
Other
Dojo
- Phil added lights and locks so that the side door is more accommodating.
Dwolla
- Cara signed us up and will write an intro. $0 fees under $10 transactions. $.25 fee over $10 transaction.
- Paypal is expensive and we need options.
- Square is also being setup
Commercial Kitchen
- Cody will contact Long House Farms about kitchen availability
- BP kitchen has new tenants and is not open for rent
January/February* 2012 Board Meeting Minutes
*This meeting was pushed back due to scheduling conflicts
City Foods Board Meeting – February 2, 2012
Rachael calls meeting to order
Monday, Gregory Monzel from Pogue’s Run spoke at the library. If we can publicize, Greg will come back. Ben A. asked Julie to make a press release, but Greg never sent biographical information for information. Presentation was very informative, Greg is the contractor to build the store and stayed on as the general manager for 11 months. Most of what he discussed was building the actual store, but he was also very involved in grant writing and fundraising beforehand. Indy Foods is an organization; Pogue’s Run is the store. After Indy Foods had raised enough money, and secured funds for a manager, they hired Greg to finalize location, raise money, and build up the store. Indy Foods was a non-profit organization, not a cooperative. MOST PROFIT COMES FROM BAKERY AND DELI!
City Foods should become an LC3 (new definition for minimal-profit businesses that focus on social benefit) – get tax-deductible donations) – will be legal after this year.
Fundraising:
Short-term goals:
Long-term goals:
Cody: We need someone to do this full time; the Board are all part-time, and over-extended, but it will never be what it could be if we don’t have a general manager. Break it down to a reachable number (i.e. $30,000) for a full-time manager.
Online store needs to be run by a person. Greg: get lamb and cheese.
Cara: we need to decide on a direction; events and galas, or the online store?
Volunteers: who will organize? Send volunteer coordinator job description to volunteers who want to work with City Foods. GreaterLafayetteVolunteer Network – contact all of our 25-ish major volunteers and find a coordinator or two.
Fundraising: Big, signature event. Send a mailing to members and ask for $20 per person. Host a harvest dinner, use up inventory, and make some money.
Online Store: We need to run the store. What we need: press release needs to go out, emails to members, getting volunteers to a big meeting. WE NEED TO GET THE PEOPLE IN THE ROOM WITH US. Likely to recruit 5 people. People need to know the store is open for orders, send notification. Send a notification that it is almost closed. Change message on pick-up date and time. Bags for orders. After tallying orders, someone needs to pick up list and pack orders. We will also need someone to do inventory and package product. Someone needs to be at the garage to hand out orders.
DATE FOR NEXT ORDER:
6 board members, 2 volunteers. Assign tasks permanently.
Ben L.: volunteer notifications, Falon will help; customer notification – Google calendar? Write a message and schedule to be sent.
Phil: inventory; visual and updated spreadsheets and web site, posted to Google Docs
Ben A.: treasury and cashbox
Rachael: online updates to websites and date changes
Mary: packing orders and printing order slips
Cody: hand out orders
Email on ordering being open – Ordering open Monday-Monday (Feb. 6-13)
Updating automated message – include pick-up date/time, info on forfeit of orders, etc.
Saturday hours: 10-noon; Feb. 18, March 3, March 17
Volunteer Call-out: late Feb./early March (21st, 23rd, 25th of February)
Packing – Friday, Feb. 17th
Treasurers Report – As of today, we have $1,051 in operations. One new member, Craig Stinson has thrown in $20 for membership. $11,680 in membership directory. Online store is operational; City Foods has not made the transition to a viable business. Fundraising was effective, but not enough. Sales did not pay for themselves. We spend $90-$100 every month – $50 for garage, $30 for insurance, $300 for farmers market. $25/visit if we only do it sporadically. Deadline for FM is first day of market. Meeting is on Tuesday for Farmers Market vendors. If we don’t get a membership, we won’t be on the website and we might not get a spot every week. FM starts on May 5th. Credit cards; WOLLA/Cube/Paypal. It would be a good idea to offer all three options to our members. Money would go to the deposits account. Motion to establish Wolla account, seconded, passed. This is a non-credit alternative. Ben keeps the money box safe; there is always $50 in the cashbox.
Google groups; Ben L. has set it up, everyone can access and emails are archived.
Online store: Fat Cow? We do not want to pay them again.
Rachael: we need to start gearing our focus toward fund-raising; next meeting will be focused on fundraising events. Start-up Co-op conference: March 9-10 inBloomington. Scholarships available, contact Rachael. Contacted by Purdue about Iron Chef competition sponsorship February 18.
November/December** 2011 Board Meeting Minutes
** This meeting was pushed back due to the holidays **
Date and Time: December 8, 2011, 6:40-8:30 PM
Board Members Present: Cara, Ben L, Cody, Rachel, Ben A
Investigation of vegetables for the online store
- Cody will look into this using Marketmaker a Purdue online resource
- Marketmaker is on the Purdue Agriculture website
- Farmers need to be found who are interested in cooperating in this endeavor
A list of potential products which can be added to our inventory needs to be developed.
Flour has been ordered for the online store, but it was the incorrect type.
- In the future receipts need to be received and checked before any shipments are sent
- Items purchased for the online store should already have been agreed upon by the board before purchase
Ben Leonard will look into starting a Google group for the board to make e-mailing easier
Beta Run
- Board members were supposed to opt in for the online store test run. That is why some people did not receive reminder e-mails about ordering
- Elana hasn’t picked up her order. She is not concerned.
- Shopping cart needs to be easier to use.
- Change pick up times at 10am
Next order Dec. 17th to Members only
- 17th pick up 10-noon
- Orders close 15th
- Order prep 16th Cara
- Cody to check on labels on products
- Send out notification email by 12/10 Rach- draft, Ben L- Send it out
Next year- Store will open to public also. Members will be special pricing each ordering round
Product order
- Inventory sheet will be online – Rach
- Stamp, paper, are in.
- Bags need to be improved but we have enough
- Pack more product (accidentally on agenda)
- Ordering more product: Work with Indy Co-op about splitting shipping. Ben (loading dock?)
Volunteers
- We have more volunteers
- Create a Google Docs folder for Volunteers only
- Cody will conduct a volunteer meeting mid January at the library: he needs tasks that need to be done and an email to be written.
Treasury Report
- Spendable Cash: $606.20
- Amount in Operations: $1194.03
- Working to get donations
New Business/Parking lot
- Mid to late Jan. Greg Monzel may talk for us. He started the Indy Food Co-op
- Google Docs needs organized
- Reveal the Online Store 2012 and send members a notification/comment card/discount code
- Newsletter, Julie is working on it
- Midwestern Prairie Farmer magazine is writing a 4 page article on City Foods thanks to Cody !!
- Dwolla, Square, vs Paypal
- T-Shirts
- Business Cooperator Tab Logos with info
Next Board meeting January 19th 6:30 Spurlocks
Maddox Farms
Maddox Farms
Maddox Farms is merely a hop, skip and a jump down 52 – in Otterbein.
Maddox Farms has been family-operated since 1848, for five generations, and is currently transitioning to offer a larger variety of all natural products. While the big farms become more and more specialized, we are diversifying. Currently, we keep bees and raise free-range cattle, goats, chickens, guinea fowl, and ducks. We raise grass-fed, corn-finished (with our OWN corn) beef cattle without hormones or antibiotics and can offer freezer beef almost year round. We fatten several pigs the old-fashioned way…surplus goats’ milk, apples, kitchen scraps, and a natural corn mash – no GMO soybean meal. Our chickens and ducks are free-range and we sell eggs throughout the year. Aracauna is one of our favorite chicken breeds and they allow us to offer “Easter” eggs- naturally pink and blue eggs. Whole free-range meat chickens may be available in the summer months, but require an advance order. From our beehives, we sell raw honey and comb honey. We also utilize our honey and goats’ milk to make custom hand-crafted soaps and bath products.
At City Foods, we love farmers like Mike and Lise (pronounced “Lisa”) Maddox. What a joy it is to bring their products to you!
Gunthorp Farms
Gunthorp Farms
Gunthorp Farms raises their pork and chicken on GMO-free soybean meal (yes, there is a GMO-free soybeans market for tofu and other soy products intended for human consumption). Or to put it another way, their animals eat what you’d eat |
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No hormones, antibiotics, or any other GMO feed. Gunthorp Farms does their own natural processing, the meat is not injected with anything!
Hoosier GrassFed Beef
Hoosier GrassFed Beef
Hoosier GrassFed Beef is just on the other side of the county line, in Attica.
Hoosier Grassfed Beef is a family-owned farm. In partnership, the DeSutter and Hollinger families’ endeavor is to work in concert with nature to produce the most healthful and tasteful beef possible. Our farm has been recognized as a leader in conservation practices. Our meat, raised on fresh, green pasture whenever possible and never receiving grain, contains no artificial preservatives or growth hormones. Needless to say, reconstituted animal parts have no place on our farm!
Hoosier GrassFed Beef has been called “The finest beef available in the state of Indiana.” We at City Foods are delighted to offer their products to you.
This Old Farm
This Old Farm
This Old Farm is just a few miles south of us in Colfax.
This Old Farm was first started in 2000 to bring good, clean food to area families from Erick and Jessica Smith’s 88-acre farm. We continue to do that today. We are small enough to care about each and every family. In an effort to make good food more accessible, we have now expanded to process locally raised meats and to represent 20 different farms through a farm alliance so that we can bring clean, local food to not only our traditional retail families but to commercial markets as well. Through the alliance, we are large enough to supply your commercial, school, or wholesale needs for good, locally raised foods. Buying local is one of the greenest things you can do, and we want it to be easy to source product. It’s our passion.
This Old Farm is our area’s leading processor of natural meats. City Foods is proud to work with TOF as both a producer (farmer) and processor.
Greenfield Mills
Greenfield Mills
Greenfield Mills is located just outside of Howe, IN. The family-run mill has been producing high-quality flour and pancake mixes since 1904, utilizing one of the few water-powered flour mills still around. The hydro electric mill that the Rinkel family uses is Indiana’s oldest, and it was purchased in 1904 by Henry Rinkel. Five generations later and the Rinkel’s are still producing high quality flour and pancake mixes for their customers.
Did You Know??
Greenfield Mills not only utilizes Indiana’s oldest hydro-powered flour mill, but it also is one of Indiana’s smallest electric utility companies, which serves 2 mills and 11 houses!
City Foods receives our pastry flour, bread flour, pancake mixes, and buckwheat flour from Greenfield.
Double M Farms
Double M Farms
Mulberry, IN
City Foods currently offers pork, chicken and turkey products from Double M farms.
Double M Farms is a family operated farm that practices sustainable farming in central Indiana to raise quality and nutritious products for our community.
On their bacon and sausage: “Our products are what is considered fresh, although they have been frozen for storage. The curing process for the bacon & ham is 100% natural, with no artificial nitrates added. The meat is cured in a Celery juice and sea salt brine, and then Hickory smoked. Any nitrates that may be present are natural occurring nitrates. The cured products have been cooked to the required temperature for eating when smoked, so these products can just be warmed to desired temp to eat. The bacon is cut to medium thickness. Our sausage is MSG free, and is considered a “mild salt sausage with a sage flavor” it is good breakfast sausage, or can be used for other kinds of cooking that may require a mild sausage. We do have other flavors available at our meat processor if needed.”
On their chicken: “These birds are not pumped full of water when processed like the birds that you buy at the store. You will also find these birds are full of flavor and once you taste them, you will not want to go back to the factory farm chicken you get at the store.”
“ We raise small grains, cattle, pigs, poultry, & sheep on our small farm. We use management intensive grazing to feed our animals on grass creating a healthy, flavorful product for our customers. Our animals thrive in their all natural environment, with no antibiotics, hormones, or GMO’s. We offer scheduled farm tours for those who may want to see the farm and enjoy the farming experience. We believe stongly in the value and virtue that the small family farm has historically brought to our communities. With this vision in mind we started our small farm in 2010 and are looking forward to becoming your families personal farmer.
Our farm fresh products are grown locally and naturally and are the freshest you can get. We use sustainable farming practices on our farm, trying to be good stewards of the wonderful gifts God has given to us to manage. We are committed to raising healthy and happy animals that thrive in their natural environments. Our animals get plenty of fresh air, green grass, and sunshine as they roam their pastures. Our farming model is grass based, meaning that we use grass and forages as our base feed source for all of our animals. You will not find GMO’s, hormones, animal bi-products, or antibiotics in any of the meat that we sell our customers” – Double M Farms
Martin Rice Company
Martin Rice Company
Martin Rice Company in Bernie, MO has dedicated thousands of acres to growing rice using sustainable methods and operates its own processing facility at the same location. This family operation began more than 50 years ago when the Martins settled on 160 acres in the Missouri Bootheel, and cleared the land with mules.
Now, three generations later, the same family farms over 4,000 acres of prime rice-growing land. In January 2000, the family constructed a rice processing facility to add value to a crop grown on the farm for over 25 years.
Martin Rice Company began over 50 years ago and is located in Bernie, MO. The farm originally started with 160 acres of farmland, but three generations later and they now farm over 4,000 acres. Martin Rice Company produces homegrown and milled rice which is shipped worldwide. Long grain brown and white rice, medium grain brown and white rice and jasmine rice are all grown and sold by Martin Rice Company. They follow the guidelines of the USDA and EPA and have strong commitment to providing the highest quality products.
At City Foods, we currently obtain the white and brown rice from Martin Rice Company.
Did You Know??
Martin Rice Company not only grows their high-quality rice, but they also operate their own rice processing facility as well, providing freshly grown and milled rice to their customers.
Ferris Organic Farm
Ferris Organic Farm
We currently get our beans and cornmeal from Ferris Organic Farm
Ferris Organic Farm is located in Eaton Rapids, MI and has been established for over 160 years. Ferris first purchased their farmland in 1837 and has been passed down from son to son for six generations, being farmed organically until the 1950’s. By the 1970’s, the farm once again returned to organic farming methods and has been certified organic ever since.
Ferris Organic Farm is relatively small-only about 200 acres- but they believe that the idea of buying local is very important, as well as offering the highest quality ingredients possible. They not only sell goods to their neighbors in Michigan, but all over the United States, including New York, California, Florida, Minnesota, Indiana (of course) and many other states around the country.
Ferris currently has several co-ops around Michigan and they have been operating for over 20 years. They do NOT charge a fee to deliver to these co-ops and others who purchase their products (within a certain distance) because they believe in being flexible in order to work with the customers.
City Foods currently purchases our black beans, kidney beans and navy beans from Ferris Organic Farm.
Ferris Organic Farm is a certified organic food producer
The farm is recognized by the following organizations:
- Global Organic Alliance, Inc (GOA)
- State of Michigan Department of Agriculture
”We stress and practice buying local, as much as possible; we are very aware of quality, having decades of experience, and offer the highest quality available to us.” – Ferris Organic Farm
Did You Know??
Ferris Organic Farm not only sells organic beans, but grain and flour as well, with four stone-ground mills on site. They will take any order from any customer, no matter how small or large the order may be!
2/6/2012 Updates
2/6/2012
The online store is now open to the public on the City Foods website!
Online_Store.
The ordering will be running on a two week cycle. For example, this
ordering cycle began Monday, 2/6/12, ordering will close Sunday night
(2/12/12), and order pick up will be Saturday, 2/18/12. This system
will be in place until City Foods is able to expand the product line
and evaluate customer needs and demands. Refer to the City Foods
Calendar for important dates regarding the online store process.
Please take advantage of this system. After ordering you will be
offered a survey meant to evaluate customer needs and identified
improvement suggestions you may have. Please take the time to give
your input so that we may apply changes to better the process and
ultimately increase startup capital so that we may open a real store.
City Foods is currently at a point where progress is critical to the
success of the mission. There is simply not enough revenue or
membership investments coming in at a sustainable rate. Opening the
online store is one solution to this problem; however it is not the
only solution. Fundraising is key at this stage of development in
addition to continual membership enhancement. To affectively move pass
this stage we need all hands on deck. As City Foods members, we are
responsible for the success of meeting our goal of a full service
grocery. This is a cooperative and we all need to work together on
this.
Here are some examples of how you may contribute:
-Utilize the online store
-Check the website for updates and calendar events for chances to
volunteer and/or attend public Board Meetings
Calendar
-SPREAD THE WORD. Do you know people who may be interested in City
Foods? Refer them to our website, facebook, or have them contact us at
contact@cityfoods.org
-If you are not yet a member, become a member. Payment plans are
available. If you cannot afford a full membership, donations are
welcome. Contribute
-Identify sources of start-up capital – this includes grants, loans,
and investments from members of the community. If you or someone you
know is looking for an organization to donate to or invest in, direct
them to City Foods!
It will take all of us to make this a success, please do whatever you
can to contribute in any way.
11/16/2011 Update
11/16/2011
City Foods is currently running the Beta Trial of the online store with selected participants. Once we get feedback from these participating City Foods members we will be able to open the online store for everyone!
We will initially be offering various flours, rices, beans, and pancake mixes; then, base on customer feedback, we will expand our product line based on demand from City Foods members.
At this time the Board of Directors is unsure whether or not we should open the online store to members only (a member benefit!) or to the public (with sales or discounts for members). Please give us your input on this matter:
October Board Meeting Minutes
10/27/11- 6:30
Rachael, Cody, Cara, Ben L, Mary, Ben A, Falon
Old Business:
Call to Arms sent by Ben L
Issue with user emails has been resolved
Get it on website homepage-on FB already
Volunteer Opportunities:
Need to provide calendar so volunteers have dates
Response to generic emails to confirm (Rachael)
18 volunteers have filled out form to date
Log-out button
*Need separate inventory of unpackaged product
Benefit Concert:
$438 total for City Foods ($100 total went to A.D.)
Lots of prizes/raffles
New Ideas:
Winter solstice benefit-hand out winter collections
Screen cast-video with php list, explain what to do (audio overlay)
Packing:
No way to print sheets
Automatic response is confusing
Put screen/curtain in front of dirt bike
Taxable v. Non-taxable-add tax into cost of item
Date of pick-up should change for Thursday order
*Distribution: Saturdays 11-1
*Packing: Friday 6-7 PM
Shelves need to be organized-shelving plan to label permanent locations on shelves
Inventory: Saturday after 1:00 PM
Feedback survey
Product numbers & reordering system
Notifications to members for repacking
Reorder point (every 25 lbs)- item-specific
Inventory instructions sheet for volunteers
Need 1 person to set inventory/reorder trigger
Quickbooks Pro-Inventory (generates reports)
Use City Foods laptop for email
Cody: Baseline for packed/unpacked/space
Beta Run:
Fix brown rice button
Feedback survey
Overlapping for out-of-stock items
Timing: 2 weeks-November 2nd- email for Beta
Email all City Foods members
Select 25-30 for Beta test (~email selected participants Nov. 10th)
Open store: November 12th
Pickup: November 19th (pack on Nov. 18th)
First email-include dates
Reorder Product-Cody
100 lbs. Pastry Flour
100 lbs. Buckwheat Flour
New Products:
Soy & Oats
Lentils (?)
Coffee- 20 lbs/mo, $4-6/lb
*After Beta Run unless it’s from Greenfield
BP-commerical kitchen (Rachael will contact)
Must be packed before November 9th
Beta Run Reminders:
Email on Tuesday before (Nov. 15th), 2 days
Order prepped email (Nov. 18th)
Stamps: 2.5×4, $34-Cara will order
Paypal deducts fee-charge tax/raise price
Google checking?
Visa merchant?
November 15th-Green Drinks
Ads in Lafayette Independent/article
Keep website to members only
NOTE-Pick up only
Next board meeting: November 30th @6:30
September Board Meeting Minutes
September City Foods Board Meeting Minutes
Date/Time:
September 29th, 2011, 6:30 PM-8:00 PM
Location:
Spurlocks
Board Members:
Present: Ben A, Ben L, Cody, Mary, Rachel
Farmers’ Market
- Would like to do one each month (1 in September and October, Harvest Market, and Dickens of a Christmas)
Online Store
- The call to arms is ready to send out, but details with the PhP mailing list needs to be finished first. Rachel will send Ben L the information for the PHP list, so that he can work on this.
- Testing of the online store has been completed. There are still some difficulties with the “not enough stock to complete order” message.
- Ben A successfully ordered food from the online store.
- An online store test is scheduled for the weekend of October 14th
- Friday, Oct 14th: 2 people are needed to pack food (7:00 pm)
- Saturday Oct 15th: 2 people are needed to distribute orders (10:00 am-1:00 pm)
- Sunday Oct 16th: Review test and plan for store; 5:00 pm at Java Roaster
- The inventory for the store needs to be reviewed and a mastor inventory needs to be created
Benefit Show:
- At Nickerbockers on Saturday, October 15th
- Bands will be playing from 9:45-2:00
- There is a $5 cover some of which will go to pay the bands
- There will be a raffle with drawings throughout the night
Product Issues
- The rest of the product should be packed after the trial run for the store
- We may be able to use the church next to the Dojo for packing
- Ben A will order the stamps, ink and anything else which can be bought over the internet
- Several other purchases of packing materials will be made at Sams’ Club using a check
Upcoming events
- Next board meeting: 27th of October
- Indiana Coop Summit: 28th of October (Ben A and Rachel may go)
Update
CITY FOODS UPDATE!
As you may know, City Foods’ Board Members and other active volunteers have been working very hard for nearly three and a half years to create a member-owned, full-service grocery in downtown Lafayette. Much of this time has been spent setting up accounts, attending seminars and conferences, visiting other co-ops, fundraising, and educating the community, and more.
One year ago our Board of Directors worked with the generous help of Indiana Nonprofit Resource Network’s Jillian Miller to develop a Strategic Plan which outlines steps to be taken in order for City Foods to reach its goals. During the development of this plan one of the conclusions that were made was that in order to open our food co-op, we need to start small.
There has been great success in getting support and capital for City Foods through community outreach such as having a presence at the Lafayette Farmer’s Market and holding fundraising events and educational workshops. However, those efforts have simply not been enough in the way of growing the membership base and gaining capital funds for the store.
Through research and surveying City Foods supporters it has become apparent that the divide between where City Foods is now, and reaching the goal of a full service grocery cooperative, needs to be bridged. The best way to do this is through an online store—a place where we can market our goods with the least amount of overhead, allowing us to build a member and customer base and bring in steady income before moving into a physical storefront. Customers will order products through the City Foods website and pick up orders on specified days at the distribution location. Anyone will be able to order, however, City Foods members will be entitled to special benefits during this transition period. Further, City Foods supporters who are on the fence about investing in a membership will gain a clearer understanding of City Food’s mission and have a chance to see the co-op in action!
After months of researching products, health codes, storage, and distribution possibilities, we are launching our online store this month! This is a very exciting time, and we hope that you share in our excitement!
It is in regard to this news that we are sending this message.
This is a Call to Arms
We need your help.
Currently we do not even have enough volunteer power to reach our goals. City Foods is a community-owned and operated food co-op. In order for the co-op to operate, we need our community to step forward and help us.
Below is a list of tasks that must be staffed by additional volunteers in order for the online store to be viable:
1. Tech Support—We need at least 3 volunteers working week to week. The tech support team would help add products to the online store and maintain our website. Sign up using our volunteer web form listed below. *Approx. time commitment: 1-2 hours each week*
2. Packing Lists Coordinator(s)—This person will organize, print, and deliver the packing lists to the “packers” every ordering period. Sign up using our volunteer web form listed below.
*Approx. time commitment: 1-2 hours every two weeks initially (with more than one PL Coordinator this would be reduced)*
3. Repackaging—We will be receiving products in large amounts and will need help repackaging these products about every two weeks. The more volunteers, the merrier! Sign up using our volunteer web form listed below.
*Approx. time commitment: 1-3 hours for one packing session. No long term commitment, sign up for as many packing session as you wish to participate in*
4. Order Prep—Initially, online store orders will be picked up every two weeks. The night before pickup we will need at least 2 volunteers to put our customer orders together. Sign up using our volunteer web form listed below.
*Approx. time commitment: 1-2 hours per each order preparation day. No long term commitment, it is up to you how often you sign up and participate *
5. Distribution—We will need at least 2 volunteers every order pick-up day to collect money and hand out orders when our customers pick them up. Sign up using our volunteer web form listed below.
*Approx. time commitment: 3 hours per order pick-up day. No long term commitment, it is up to you how often you sign up and participate*
6. Inventory—We will need 2 volunteers to do a manual inventory after/ at the end of each pick up day to ensure that our online inventory is correct. Sign up using our volunteer web form listed below.
*Approx. time commitment: 1 hour per order pick-up day. No long term commitment, it is up to you how often you sign up and participate*
Now it’s time to get working! Fill out this quick volunteer form to get involved! Please email us at contact@cityfoods.orgif you have any questions about the volunteer positions listed or if you have any trouble accessing the Volunteer Form listed above. We encourage you to sign up for as many positions and time as you are interested in and able to participate in.
WE NEED YOUR HELP TO GET THIS STORE UP AND RUNNING.
volunteer form
About
The City Foods Mission
The City Foods mission is to serve the nutritional, social, and economic needs of our members and community by providing a market for local, fair-trade, sustainable, independent, and healthful goods and services in a friendly, cooperative environment.What is a Co-op?
A cooperative is an autonomous association of persons united voluntarily to meet their common economic, social and cultural aspirations through a jointly-owned and democratically-controlled enterprise.
What are principles of cooperatives?
City Foods subscribes to the following cooperative principles:
Voluntary and Open MembershipDemocratic Member Control
Member Economic Participation
Autonomy and Independence
Education, Information and Training
Cooperation Among Cooperatives
Concern for Community
August Board Meeting Minutes
August Minutes
8/30/2011
Rachael, Cara, Cody, Mary, Ben L, Ben A, Brittany
Cooperation Celebration: List of possibilities:
>Puccini’s? >Copper Dog- Cody will ask
>Spurlock’s- Rach will ask >Artist Own- Cody will ask
>Knickerbocker- Cody will ask >Friends of Bob- Ben will ask
>Java Roaster- Rach will ask >Virtuous Cycle?
>9 Irish Brothers?
Farmers’ Market: went very well; 1 friend signed up, 2 other potential friends
- Made approx. $208; biggest seller BB PC mix; people very interested in buckwheat & gluten-free products; much excitement about City Foods(CF) & products; no complaints or neg. comments on price of items
- Found old e-mail list; need to create master excel sheet to consolidate all e-mail addresses; idea discussed using CF laptop @ FM to collect e-mail addresses
- Look into: FM boot camp classes/seminars @ Purdue; Mosey Down Main St is 9/3/11 NOT 9/10/11 as discussed
Online Store Progress/Discussion: getting closer to being ready
- Approx. 415 lbs. packed 8/23/11; need to secure packing location
- Rach worked on price list; bread flour & shipping went up; NOT included in prices: kitchen, bag & freezer tape costs
- Member benefit to stay @ 10% for now; possibly raise non-member prices by 10% in future
- Motion to pass pricing w/ an addition of $0.10/lb for kitchen cost- PASSED
- “Call to Arms” E-mail: send out after changes are made, then on Facebook
- Brittany assigned to review volunteer forms & to contact when needed; Need specific prompt/template to send to all volunteers once they sign up; Ben L. to look into setting up an auto-respond program
Financial Issues:
- About $300 on hand; now have credit card for CF
- After online store set up, look into new products (dried spices)
- UU Church-could be used again @ discount rate; Ben A. will look into a possible dinner benefit (sell products, talk about co-op, gain members, etc.)
- Shipping expensive; discussed possibly driving to IN & MI farms next time (save money, take pics of farms)
- Labels- too expensive; Motion made to not stick w/ old labels- PASSED
- Raj’s idea: No glue; won’t work w/ packing situation
- Rubber stamp w/ “City Foods”- good idea; Cara will look into
- Possibly print labels (Avery) w/ CF computer & printer; Mary will work on
- Rach will send e-mail on Tues 9/6/11 to vote on labels
Other Issues:
- Raj’s list -packing jobs; need to create checklist for packing sessions- Cody will consolidate list by Wed 9/7/11
- Website needs to be done; Rach will have online store/starter website ready: Thurs 9/8/11
- Tues 9/13/11: Meeting @ 6:30 pm at Dojo (test online store; discuss next packing day after trial run)
- Thurs 9/22/11: Next board meeting @ 6:30 at Spurlock’s
July Board Meeting Minutes
July minutes
7/28/11
Mary, Cody, Rachael, Ben A, Cara, Phil
Cooperation Celebration: Puccini’s- Rach will ask in person Black Sparrow- Cara will ask
Selling Product at the Farmers’ Market (FM): We will sell small amounts of all products and have “Sold Out ” signs)
Cody drafted an email to send out to the mailing list. The content is a call out, history, current status, reg volunteers needed.
Need before we send 1) Johns survey to spreadsheet software and 2) Set up volunteer flow
Online Store: Launch end of August beginning of September
Beans: order on hold due to figuring shipping out (possibly picking up beans)
Cornmeal: “
Rice: ordered 7/28 100# brown, 100# white $70 shipping
Flour: order on hold (figuring shipping)
Added “inventory” to the example Volunteer Task List
Assigned individuals –
BP kitchen, tote shopping, shelving – Cara
Volunteer Coordinator – Falon
IT person – (CSS is needed) – Cara
Public contact person – Rachael
Inventory – open/volunteer
June 2011 Board Minutes
BOARD MEETING MINUTES – JUNE 2011
Attending: Ben Alkire, Rachael Yanni, Cody Hall, Mary Lehmkuhl, Falon French
(Falon to look into plastic ingredient bins through TuWa – refer to online store spreadsheet)
Ingredient bin:
Cody: we need the ingredient bin for the natural bread flour; any time we dump any ingredient into one of the buckets, it needs to be done in a kitchen. It’s better to do it just once.
Rachael: 33 pounds of flour = 5 gallons. The ingredient bin is $125 for the smaller one. For the larger bin, it is a 37 gal for $175. Are we going to put them in bags too?
Mary: Has to be done in a kitchen (Cody: or in front of a customer) – scrambling with just one bin.
Minutes: approved
Cooperation Celebration has become the official name of the dine-and-donates.
$273 – LBC
$260.50 – La Scala
Working with a person from Puccini’s for next Cooperation Celebration (date TBD); Black Sparrow for next month.
New space: has refrigerator, shelving, located downtown.
Mail: Ben needs a key for Post office, Mary and Julie and John and Rachael have keys to 529 location; IRS mail goes to Cara’s mom’s house
Farmers’ Market: unable to go last week.
2 of the 5# bags of flour go to James at 529; 8 remaining to sell. 20 2.5# bags of pancake batter remain, along with 26 1# bags of black beans (some need labels). Went to BP kitchen, nice owners, had everything necessary, $25 for half day, $40 for full day, offered to let us store stuff there if we need to.
Strategic Plan: Tactics due this month, some have been pushed back to July
Rachael: Make a motion to push back tactics to focus on the online store.
Mary: If we focus on the online store, we’ll only do the tactics that relate to online store. Once we’ve done a lot of stuff, we can refer back to the strategic plan.
Cody: I agree that we can do this through July, but there are things that are really important like our signature fundraiser. And once the online store is operational, we’ll need other tactics like marketing. The board needs to hand over the store to an Online Store Committee, made up of mostly non-board members, so the board can focus on board issues.
Mary: Maybe we should have an on-the-side meeting to look at the strategic plan, if we’re focusing on the online store then we should highlight things that are time-sensitive and push back everything else.
Rachael: Stephanie says that there hasn’t been anything online in months. I want to keep a log of who’s a member, who’s a partial member/friend, etc.
Intern (400 hrs) background in health. Need an outline for internship ASAP.
Phil: we need to send out a monthly email, so that members know what we’re up to and don’t forget about us.
Mary: Cara and I used to enter this information, so it exists somewhere with a hard copy of emails.
Motion: delay tactics not related to online store. Motion passed.
Ben: Have been working on grants, making a presentation to Lafayette Enterprise. City Foods is not alone; there is a regional problem in getting grants. We really just need a $1.5 million loan, because we can pay it off. Soros foundation might be a possibility.
Chris Brown told Cody and Cara he would be more than happy to help with rent, nice guy who owns a lot of property, and there is a space next to Artist’s Own that might be available.
Phil: we need to ask for volunteers, more aggressively. Cody will send something out in the next week. Need more volunteers for farmers’ markets.
Cody: I would like to see us operating the online store until we can cover small rent on our own building.
Online Store Specifics:
Initial Product Inventory (refer to spreadsheet). Total inventory cost will be $1129.66, with estimated shipping. Bags will cost $241 (not including shipping and printing); check on taxes we might have to pay on bags. Shelving will cost $210.
Prices from Sunspot: Organic black turtle beans $1.95/lb in bulk section.
We might want to look into paying for monthly access at the kitchen and keeping the bin there; might be easier than moving bin every time.
Treasurer’s Report: We have about $3,000 available for operational costs (not membership equity). Membership equity is being saved for online store. Figure out how much to move to Operational Account, and minimum balance.
Vote on Storage Containers: Option E – 1 37-gal ingredient bin, 20 5-gal buckets, 5 10-gal buckets. Unanimously chosen as best option. (refer to spreadsheet)
Online Store Procedures:
Semi-monthly (2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month) – refer to Online Store Procedure report.
July 23 – first pick-up date for online store. Need volunteer sheets before, minimum of 2 volunteers for each preparation day and pick-up days. Need 3 people signed up, so if one person doesn’t show everything works out. Need an order number and a way to print out order lists (John said he could do it). Volunteers obtain order lists every Friday afternoon before pick-up day.
Need to do product inventory, and order more when we reach 25 lbs.
Tentative Trial Runs – Online store opens 1 week before first pick-up (July 23); only board members and active volunteers. 2nd trial run will be 2 weeks later, include family/close friends/dedicated members (August 6). Allow first 20 members to participate test run. Online store goes live as of August 20.
Beta package for second run. Give a sample of every product for a set fee (ex. $50 gets a 1 # bag of everything). Beta package at Farmers’ Market – display products, rack up sales. Customers in beta run get a discount; members get a discount.
Next Online Store Meeting: July 6th at 7:00 PM at the Dojo Garage.
Ben: Move to Adjourn. Unanimous.
May 2011 Board Minutes
MAY
CityFoods Board Meeting Minutes
May 26, 2011 6:00 – 8:30pm
Venue: Spurlocks Downtown, ‘Purdue Room’
Board Members Present: Cara, Cody, Ben L., Ben A., Rachael, and Mary
Others Present: Fallon (start member) and Phil (member)
Fallon hasn’t paid her membership but shall soon. She has agreed to be Secretary once fully paid and admitted as a City Foods Board Member.
Former Secretary, Ben Alkire, will be taking the office of Treasurer in place of John Fry.
Discussion for name change of our ‘Community Night’ to “Coop Night” and “Cooperation Celebration” Next one to be held either at Puccini’s or Black Sparrow – TBA
Mary is designing small folding table informational cards – will make
Packing flour – BP Kitchen – Cody will do it – packing the flour
Extra key to be cut for Ben A for Post Office box
Raj – Ben L – BEN A- meeting with Julie and go over books
Cara: consider using Quickbooks
Double check Lafayette / Tippecanoe? Vendor’s Permit – has it expired? – No, is valid and current
FLOUR – a big discussion
Plastic containers, totes for packed flour, Mary is working on it – 45 gallon/50 gallon cans with wheels? big bags vs small bags – mobility vs storage – totes
- possibly order new flour ~June 5
Does Raj have dry beans?
Buckwheat, pastry bread flour, blueberry pancake mix 2x bread
one small tote holds 80lbs flour
6 x 30 gallon tote wire racks $90
Cody will develop a wash station for beans
Find out more about Halal meat – Ben L
Meeting for On-line store Thursday June 2 +
We should work with local cooperative businesses, credit union especially.
Development internships: Brittany Van Cleve – Education, work on event calendar
Went over Strategic Plan; reassigned tactics and put deadlines on some tactics. And discussed procedures for carrying out and presenting tasks/tactics.
The online store is a bridge to having a brick and mortar store. Goal is to have online store functioning in next few months. Couple years out, a real physical storefront. This is something that needs great focus.
April 2011 Board Meeting Minutes
April City Foods Board Meeting Minutes
Annual Board Election Meeting
Date/Time:
April 2011
May 5th ,2011 6:00 PM – 7:45 PM
Location:
West Lafayette Public Library
Present at meeting:
Cara, Mary, Ben A., Ben L., Rachael, Cody, Phil and John
Board Officer Votes:
Officers: Cody and Rachael ran for President, all other seats where unopposed.
President: Rachael
Vice President: Mary
Treasurer: John
Secretary: Ben
Terms:
3 years: Cody and Ben L.
2 years: John, Rachael, Ben
1 year: Cara, Mary
Other Business:
Regular Board Meeting Date:
Board meetings will be held on the 4th Thursday of the month. Meeting place not set. Possible new meeting location ideas were, TAF, The Union, or some other room at Purdue. Meeting rooms need to have wireless internet access.
Online Ordering:
Need to test system, get order handling procedure down.
Tactic Meeting Date:
Tactics Assignments: Meeting on 5/13, backup on 5/18, details on Google Calendar.
Flour:
Need to package what we have on hand now, and order more products.
Flour for 529:
We’ll get them flour
Farmers Market:
Meeting on 5/13 details on Google Calendar, backup date is 5/18
Community Night:
Need to change name of event from “Community Night” to something else.
March 2011 Board Minutes
Date/Time:
March 17th, 2011, 6:30 PM – 9 PM
Location:
John’s House
Board Members:
Present: Cara, Ben, Zach, Cody, Julie, Rachael and John
Absent: Mary
Guest: Nelu Lazar (Twestival Organizer)
Twestival Overview
Nelu gave a quick overview of what to expect at the Twestival and what is expected from City Foods.
Annual Meeting: No vote
Sending out a pole on-line to figure out best date for annual meeting:
April 23rd, 1-3 PM
Or April 30th, 1-3 PM
We will go with whatever date wins.
Need to set a pre ‘Annual Meeting’ meeting
Move out of Main Street Wine and Cheese: Vote
Vote: Yes
Freezers: Cara taking of the freezer at Ivan’s and leaving Ivan’s
Flour at MSW&C: Cara is moving it to 529
Parking lot idea: Folder/File organization in gDocs
Business Memebership Language: Vote
In order to represent our relationships with local businesses and nonprofits Cityfoods will create a two tiered business partnership.1. Community Co-Operators will be any business that wishes to publicly support Cityfoods. This can be by displaying a sticker, in kind donations, cross-promotion…ect2. Business Co-Operators will be businesses that wish to buy products through Cityfoods in order to cut their costs, and help foster Cityfoods in turn. They would pay $100(non-refundable) fee and receive discount off of case pricing, and be able to receive member discounts on special pricing. Business Co-Operators will not have voting rights or receive patronage refunds
Vote: Yes
Spending $100 Landis+Gyr donation on a People’s Brew Business Membership: Vote: Yes
Annual Member and Friend Meeting Wrap-Up
Thanks to all of you that attended. We filled two of our 4 vacant board seats.
Community Night at the Lafayette Brewing Company April 26th!
The Lafayette Brewing Company is hosting a City Foods Community Night Tuesday April 26th, during which LBC will donate 10% of their gross sales (less state sales tax) to City Foods. The more people who dine, the more funds raised for City Foods. Join us and support two local businesses for the price of one!
Hope to see you all there.
Annual Membership Meeting 2011 Reminder
This April, four board positions will become available. Three positions with terms ending in May 2014 and one ending in May 2013. We invite member input on identifying qualified and motivated nominees and encourage each City Foods member to consider serving as a board member to help City Foods remain vital and prosperous.
Nomination Guidelines: Nominees must be members of City Foods and willing to fill the responsibilities outlined in Article V of the City Foods Bylaws.
Nomination Procedure: Contact each person you wish to nominate in order to obtain his or her consent and collect any information you will need to complete the nomination. Please do not send a nomination until you have contacted the nominee personally and secured his or her agreement to be nominated.
Prepare a nomination by specifying your reasons for the nomination, including the following information about the nominee: history in the field, present professional position, demonstrated interest in supporting and promoting the mission of City Foods and commitment to serve and fulfill the duties of the position sought.
Send your nomination no later than April 16th to contact@cityfoods.org.
Write in nominees will be allowed, but must be present at the Annual Member Meeting April 23.
Members will vote for nominees at the Annual Member Meeting held at the Columbia Park pavillions on Park Ave. April 23 at 2 pm.
Spring Newsletter
Please open this link to see read our Spring Newsletter
Hopefully, we get this looking better soon… we know, you can’t read it.
Lafayette Twestival 2011
The Lafayette Twestival is just one week away and we’re excited to be a part of it.
There will be 3 bands playing, and all proceeds will go to City Foods to help us support the N. 10th Street Garden Project.
We hope you can make it!
Go here for more detailed, up-to-date information on the event: http://bit.ly/lafayettetwestivalinfo
Go here for ticket information: http://bit.ly/lafayettetwestivaltickets
Location and Time:
The Muse – 323 Columbia St., Lafayette, Indiana (Map)
Thursday, March 24 2011 7:00 PM
BE THERE OR BE SQUARE.
Website Meeting
Our website meeting went well. The new site is up!
On-line sales set up didn’t got as well as hoped, but we’ll get going soon, so don’t worry.
Here’s Katie, Zach and Nelu, working hard at the Java Roaster!
February Board Minutes
February City Foods Board Member Minutes
Date/Time:
February 24th, 2011, 6:30 PM – 8:45 PM
Location:
Downtown Public Library
Board Members
Present: Cara, Mary, Ben, Zach, Cody, Julie and John.
Absent: Rachael
Guest: Sandra Sydnor-Bousso (PSEAB/Purdue Class)
Purdue Class Presentation: No vote
Sandra presented her Feasibility classes and E-Commerce classes findings. Main suggestions were to be more social and to hire a full time employee to get things done and stream lined.
Board did not discuss these ideas.
LUEA Presentation: No vote
Questions: Should we still pursue? What’s in it for us?
Board decided we should still pursue this opportunity.
Board decided this falls under Rachael’s March tactic of “Research and document grant opportunities”. She needs to get details from Dennis Carson on what LUEA has to offer us. John had a meeting with E.N. (notes in Google docs) from the GLC, and received conflicting stories from what other members had been told regarding LUEA’s offerings.
Board Meeting Schedule: Vote
Vote: Board voted not to ‘officially’ change the scheduled “last Wednesday of the month” schedule.
Notes: March’s meeting will be changed to Thursday, March 17th 6:30 PM
New schedule will be brought back up for discussion after April’s board elections.
Resigned Board Seat – Vote
Raj resigned his board position. Cara presented 2 options:
- Alert all current City Foods members of open position; take applications, interview potential replacements, then vote of replacement.
- Continue with 8 board members, and fill empty board seat in April during the annual board elections.
Vote: Board voted to wait till elections in April to fill the seat.
Note: John will serve as Secretary till April elections.
Farmers Market – 2 Votes
Note: March 8th, Farmers Market Meeting (check time) City Hall
Question: Should we attend the Downtown Farmers Market at all this year?
Vote: We will go to the Downtown Farmers Market at least once this summer.
Question: How often? Once a month or full time? Pay the entire $300, or just the $30/40 it cost for a one-time fee.
Vote: We will pay $300 to go to the Downtown Farmers Market.
Main push was that your spot is very inconsistent if you aren’t a regular.
Cara is sending the checking a.s.a.p.
Note: John will be getting information on the West Lafayette Farmers.
Board review February Strategic Plan tactics – No Vote
Follow up on January tactics was not completed
Assignment of Raj’s tactics was not done – It was asked that board members decide on their own which one’s they will do.
