a food co-op · 2019. 3. 8. · why schenectady? the electric city food co-op is organizing to...
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OurPartnershipfortheFuture
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Acrossthenationandaroundtheglobe,liveshavebeenupendedbyCOVID-19.
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Completeindustriesweredecimatedandsomewillnotreturn.Moreover,COVIDlaidbaremanyunderlyingissuesinourcurrentfoodsystem--thesameproblemswehadsetouttosolve.
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ManyQuestionsRemainUnansweredWhatwilltheretaillandscapelooklike?Whatisthefutureforsupermarkets?Howwillpeopleshopforfood?
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InSchenectady,momentumforourCo-opwaspeaking.WewereinthemiddleofsiteselectionwhenCOVIDchangedourlives.Infact,March15wastheproposedannouncementforoursite!
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Allorganizationsmustnowrethink,retoolandrealigntoournewreality.Asweprepareforanuncertainfuture,twothingsareclear:1.OurMissionisUnchanged
Wehaveundertakenthegoalofbringingafull-servicegrocerystoretoDowntownSchenectadyandweremainutterlycommittedtothatgoal.
2.OurCommunityStillNeedsUs
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Intoday’suncertainretailenvironment,accesstoathrivinglocalfoodeconomyisvital.
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LocalMatters.NowMoreThanEver.Keepingthesupplychainshorterbyrelayingonlocallygrownfoodandproductsensuresaccessandkeepsmoneyinthelocaleconomy.
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So...HowcantheCo-opbetheconnectivetissueofourcommunity?Howcanwebetterengagewithlocalfarmsandproducers?Howdoweprovideethical,sustainableandtransparentbusinesspractices?
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thatbringsustoour
OurExcitingNewChapter
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InthefaceofCOVID,wemustworktogetherandwemustberesilient.
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Wemustembraceonlinetechnologyandnewvocabularylikecurbsidepickupandtouchlessretail.
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TheElectricCityFoodCo-opwillpivot,toexploreavirtualoronlineexistenceasabridgetooureventualbrickandmortarlocation.
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TheECFCisworkingwithgroundbreakingtechnologycompanieswhoaresuccessfullyconnectinggrowersandmakersdirecttothecustomerinanonlineformat.
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Weenvisionasmallerfootprintorpop-upsiteswithinDowntownwhereordersareplacedonline,aggregatedbytheCo-opandexecutedwithatouch-freecurbsidepickup.
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Thecommunityiscallingforasolution.ThepeopleofDowntownSchenectadyneedthisKitchenTableoftheCommunity.
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TheDowntownRevitalizationInitiative(DRI)showedoverwhelmingpublicsupportfortheCo-op.CommunityPartnersarehelpingbuildcollaborationsowecanconnectgrowersandcreatorstotheendconsumer.
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Ourpartnersarecrucial.Wehavebeenforgingrelationshipswithinthecommunityandcreatingcollaborationswithkeycommunitypillarsalongwithmanybusinessownerswithdeeptiestothecommunity.
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Westillcan’twaittoopenabrickandmortarstoreinthefuture.Butintheinterim,weareaskingmember-owners:IfweexploreanonlineorvirtualCo-op,wouldyousupportit?Wouldthissolveanyproblemsforyou?Wouldyoushopforlocallygrownandmadethingsonline?
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NextSteps
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WewillreachasmanyMember-Ownersaspossibleinthecomingweeks.
Wewanttohearfromyou!Wewillcommunicateinavarietyofways:email,phone,ZoomandarecordedQ&Asession.
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WewanttotalkaboutwhatthisCo-opversionwouldlooklike.Wewilltalktoourpartnersinthecommunityandfindlocationsthatwork.Thenwe’llaskmember-ownerstoVOTE.WeallareownersinthisvisionoftheCo-Op.
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WecannotwaituntiltheCo-opopensinitsforeverhomeandwelookforwardtorunningintofriendsandsupportersineveryaisle.Untilthen,westillwanttohelpbringhealthy,localfoodtoDowntownSchenectady.
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Withyoursupportandideas,wecan.