East-Dulwich Food Co-op

[Clare-Bear]

Hi,

Did you know East Dulwich has a new food co-op? We are a group of people who make an order from Suma wholesale once a month to buy all sorts of food and household items. Lots of healthy, ethically sourced food and at wholesale prices. If you'd like to join the group or find out more, send me a message.

Thanks,

Clare

[oneearth121]

where about are you and where is Suma whoesale.

[BusyRabbit]

Suma Wholesale is a long-established workers' co-op that sells beans, lentils, "wholefoods" and specialist foods. See:

http://www.suma.coop/

It was set up in the 1970s by people who realised that if they clubbed together and purchased wholesale, they would be able to buy basic healthy foodstuffs far cheaper [back in the days when wholefoods were exotic and more difficult to buy].

I think the idea of a group of people clubbing together to purchase Suma products at a slightly cheaper price in East Dulwich is a very good idea in principle, but:

I haven't heard back to my PM sent on 3 Nov yet

if it is to use the name "East Dulwich Food Co-op", I would want assurances that it was actually a co-op and registered as such, or operating using proper co-operative princples and intending to register formally as a co-op in the near future.

Fingers crossed!

[bawdy-nan]

Hello

I took part in the last order and attended the first meeting - so it does exist and has worked well so far. Odd that you didn't get a reply to your PM - maybe try again?

RE "co-op" we're not yet formally constituted - we wanted to gauge interest and work out along the way how we want to be constituted etc. So, what we are at the moment is a community group run on cooperative lines. It could develop into a bigger operation at which point we will probably have to look at it differently and could develop other community benefits.

[Roundabout]

Ask Liberal Club [not affiliated to any political partly] if you could meet there and perhaps use as distribution hub. Members / 300ish may wish to sigh-up. 24 Elm Grove SE15 5DE

http://www.peckhamliberalclub.org

[BusyRabbit]

Great, many thanks, that all sounds good.

I shall send another PM.

[kateland]

Would love to join this! Have pm'd you

[yogacec]

Hi Clare,

Somebody told me about the ED Food Co-op & I'd love to know more details / get involved. Is it still running?

Warm regards,

Cecilia

[dbboy]

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[Willard]

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[Jenny1]

Hi Cecilia

In answer to your question. Yes - the group is still running and ordering regularly from Suma. Clare co-ordinates for us so do PM her directly if you're interested.

Jenny1

[JRK]

Hi there, I am quite interested but don't really understand so would love a bit more info :)

[Jenny1]

Hi JRK

It's fairly simple.

A small group of us have got together to make a regular order from the Suma so-op (a wholesaler of organic, vegetarian, vegan and specialist foods). As long as the value of our order reaches at least ?250, delivery is free. We take it in turns to be the drop-off point for the whole order and everyone else troops round to collect their butter, tinned tomatoes, coffee or whatever.

Clare-Bear kindly co-ordinates things for us, so do PM her directly if you're interested.

Thanks

Jenny