Food Coop or Buyers Club near Davis?

[siirim.livejournal.com]

Hello,

I'm new to the area and am looking for a food cooperative or buyers club in the area. The only thing that I've heard of so far is Harvest Coop, which is great, but I'd like to find something closer to Davis that focuses on local produce and building community.

I am coming from Washington DC where I was a member of a fantastic small food cooperative that was located in a friend's house. It was very informal but provided the members with a great sense of community and cheap local/organic produce and bulk goods. We bought produce, bread, cheese, coffee, chocolate, granola, pasta, etc. at bulk rates and sold it to members for the wholesale price plus a mark-up.  It was only open on Saturdays and was run by member labor (which was only 3 hours every 6 weeks).

Is there anything like this around here? These types of places make for a great alternative to Shaw's and a good supplement to the farmer's market. It's also a great way to get to know people with similar interests. If not, would anyone be interested in starting such a group?

Thanks!
Siiri

Comments

[ron_newman]

And another farmer's market in Union Square on Saturdays.

[jamiesquared.livejournal.com]

Is there info online anywhere? I get out of work at and by the time I sit in traffic Im surely going to get to Davis tonight right as it ends.

[ron_newman]

http://www.unionsquaremain.org/committees/farmersmarket.html

Every Saturday, 9 am to 1 pm
June 7 through October 25

[jamiesquared.livejournal.com]

Awesome. Thanks!

[ursamajor]

For all Massachusetts farmers' markets, see http://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/t-allmarkets.aspx . (For metro Boston, scroll down to "Eastern" - in case you don't work in Camberville, maybe there's one you can make it to near your workplace at lunch?)

[jamiesquared.livejournal.com]

Thats a great idea! I work in Bedford and apparently there is a farmers market on Mondays so I can go on my lunch hour :D

[wallacestreet.livejournal.com]

In fact, there is a farmers' market somewhere in Cambriville every day of the week during the season:

Monday - Central Square
Tuesday - Harvard University
Wednesday - Davis Square (and Arlington Center too)
Thursday - Kendall Square
Friday - Harvard Square
Saturday - Union Square and Cambridgeport
Sunday - Harvard Square

[ron_newman]

See http://www.massfarmersmarkets.org/ for a complete list throughout the state.

[aki.livejournal.com]

Also on Thursday is Medford Square (the end of the 94 and 96 bus lines, among many that go through there)