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Food Co-op supplies students with good food

By PGPIRG

Well into its second
year of operation of
Food Co-op _ is
always attracting
new members and
expanding the diver-
sity of products avail-
able. The group has
focused on finding

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sources of organic
and natural foods,
while at the smae
time keeping a local
and regional scope.
Currently, free range
eggs can be ordered
every Wednesday at
the PIRG office and

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picked up on
Mondays. Veggies,
including carrots,

potatoes, beets, cab-
bage, and turnips are
brought in for very
reasonable _ prices
from Visser’s Farm
(PG). Visser's is not
certified organic
because they use
fertilizers, however,
no pesticides or her-
bicides are sprayed
on the crops. A new
sweet find this year
has been Harold’s
Honey from Houston
(BC).

While not all prod-
ucts can be obtained
locally, we have also
signed on with the
Canadian Horizons
natural food distribu-
tor (Vancouver
based). The Horizons

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catalogue is filled
with everything from
cereals to beans to
cheese and grains.
The co-op is always
looking for new
sources to add to the
menu. Right now we
are in the process of
contracting both
organic chicken and
beef distributors. If
you have any ideas
for contracts, we’d
love to hear from
you!

Usually there is
about one big order
every six weeks; vol-
unteer tasks are
assigned and require
no more than one
hour per week. Then
voila, yummy food!

Bridgehead _ prod-
ucts, notably organic,
fair-trade coffee, and

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Shelly displays rae of the PIRG' ’s
Organic Food Group.

tea are also available
with the orders.

‘Check in the PIRG

office to add your
name to the Co-op

-Photo by Nicole Larson

list, or keep an eye
out for notices adver-
tising the next order.