News Updates
Looking Forward
Winter is always a slower season. At the co-op, we use it as an opportunity to focus inward. We reflect on our past efforts and look for ways to improve. Each year, our Board of Directors engages in a day-long retreat with Ben Sandel, our consultant at CDS Consulting Co-op. CDS Consulting is a co-op…
Read MoreThe NC 10% Campaign
[Written by Anne-Marie Kaden. Read her bio at the end of this post. photo source: NC 10% Campaign] Did you know that North Carolinians spend $35 billion on food each year? If we, as a whole, spent just 10% of that money on locally grown food, $3.5 billion dollars would be pumped right back into…
Read MoreTEDx Manhattan “Changing the Way We Eat”
Every once in a while I have a serendipitous moment where I think “wow, did that really just happen” or “did I really just find this gem?” And yesterday was one of those rare times. If you use any social media channels, then you are familiar with those “suggested connections” based on other people or…
Read MoreWhat's so special about 12-13-14?!?
It just happens to be the date (12/13/14) that YOU and a guest could be going to see the Suntrust Broadway Series Tony-Award Winning production of Annie! You can win two tickets to see the show on Saturday, December 13, 2014, 2pm at the Durham Performing Arts Center (D.P.A.C.) simply by Becoming an Owner…
Read MoreAugust 2014
We are thrilled to announce that The Community Market Board of Directors has selected and hired an Outreach Coordinator. Co-op member Stacey Sherman from the Fuquay-Varina area has accepted the position. Stacey brings a breadth and depth of membership and marketing experience, which were key skills we in our search. The goal is that you’ll…
Read MoreMid-Month Update – July 2014
Summer fun and food… Recently, The Community Market was invited to speak at First Baptist Church in Fuquay-Varina for their Women’s Retreat. The topic was health of body, mind and spirit. There was good conversation about how to strengthen the health of women, their families and the community. Many thanks for the hospitality and the…
Read MoreJuly 2014
Lazy days of summer?… (We don’t think so!) Do people really get to swing away the days of summer in hammocks? We know that summer is the time for fun and vacations, but for growers and producers, it’s the peak time to grow, raise, harvest and sell. Likewise for your friendly co-op administrative board, we’re…
Read MoreJune 2014
We celebrate our members! Thanks to all who stopped by our booth at the Celebrate Fuquay Festival on Saturday, June 7. All of our board members agree that it re-energizes us for the hard work of opening a food co-op when we get to talk to current and prospective members about what a co-op can…
Read MoreMay 2014
AND A GOOD TIME WAS HAD BY ALL… The Community Market’s 2nd annual Founders Night was every bit as good as the first. You just can’t beat good food (THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO OLD NORTH STATE CATERING), good music (THANKS ONCE AGAIN TO THE KUDZU RAMBLERS) and good fellowship (THANKS TO THE 150+ MEMBERS AND…
Read MoreMarch 2014
WHO IS YOUR +1? – Founders Night is our co-op’s annual meeting, and what better way to get people to attend a meeting than to throw a party? The confirmed date is Saturday, April 26, 2014 from 6-9 pm at members Edward and Emily McFalls’ home at 205 E. Spring St. in Fuquay-Varina. Highlights will…
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