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Generally, we ask new folks to watch the UNFI and
Frontier ordering process via email for a month and
participate in one entire UNFI delivery before ordering with us.
This gives you a chance to see our process in action so you can
decide if our co-op fits with your family's needs, lifestyle and
time commitments. You must
be able to be very flexible regarding the UNFI delivery
time as any number of variables can impact the ETA
of the truck. Delivery times & updates are announced
on our email list as soon as we receive an ETA or
update from the UNFI warehouse in Atlanta. The
delivery & distribution process takes approximately
1.5 to 2 hours.
Each household placing an order is
expected to provide at least one person to work the
delivery. Delivery workers are expected to arrive 15
- 30 minutes before the truck's ETA, work unloading
and distribution, pitch in where needed, verify the
pick sheets of workers involved in weighing and
check-out, help clean up the area. Check-out does
not start until all items have been distributed.
Our core group is
primarily homeschool moms --- we understand
?children in tow?. Our current location - the Fellowship Caf? at 2 Presb gives
us provides options for non-working kids while still be
able to offer meaningful tasks for the kids who want
to be part of the process.
We strive to be
flexible and compassionate regarding this process,
in particular, working the UNFI delivery. When we
have enough folks ordering on a regular basis we
should be able to rotate working the delivery. We
really are not rigid in the areas that we have
control over. We do not have control over delivery
date and time nor road conditions that make impact
the initial ETA of the UNFI truck. Otherwise, we are
open to suggestions on how to serve as many people
as possible without over-burdening the core of the
group.
You may order 3 times
before you are required to join & pay the joining fee of $25.
New folks
may be required to submit payment the week before delivery for their first
few orders otherwise payment is due at delivery.
Co-op
Membership is per household.
Members may not order for
non-members. In keeping with the our mission to ensure
that we share
the workload & expenses equitably
we ask co-op members to order for their immediate household only. We do allow members to
add subaccounts and order items for their parents (if they are physically unable to work the
delivery)
and young adult children
(who may have just recently fledged the nest so to speak.)
We don't have fresh produce
but have about the same grocery items as
Wild Oats/Whole Foods.
And no, we have
not forgotten to include our phone number on this website.
We are not a business -- we are a cooperative buying club. We don't have a business phone line.
We don't have employees paid to answer the phone.
Our buying club runs on volunteer labor --
unpaid volunteer labor.
Please feel free to
contact us
via
email
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