[BCN] harvest

[Joshua Laskin]

  In case there aren't quite ten of us who want
to meet, I'd still be interested in meeting with
any number to discuss Harvest, even if Jeff can't
make it.   
  He makes a good point, that our preconceptions,
of what a 'Co-op' is, may be pure fiction.  We're
not tripping through Oz anymore, Toto--but we
also don't need to be stuck in Kansas.

Joshua Laskin           



--- Jeff Rosenblum <rosenblum.jeff at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 
> All:
> 
> Is someone is interested enough to set up some
> sort of workshop session 
> regarding Harvest?  Invite a current board
> member (I know many of them), 
> invite me (former board president), Josh who
> has been following Harvest 
> issues for years, and I can recommend others.
> You can use my office 
> space in Central Sq (see link below) for a
> meeting.
> 
> This will allow anyone to ask any questions
> they want and begin learning 
> about what Harvest Coop is all about.  There
> are many many many many 
> things that people don't know about Harvest.
> People assume a lot about 
> Harvest just because it has the word "coop" in
> the title.  It just not as 
> simple as "Whole Foods is a corporation and
> Harvest is community owned". 
> I wish it were.
> 
> Having been on the board for 5 years, and
> having worked with many others 
> in the food coop network across the US, I feel
> I have a lot of 
> understanding and ideas.
> 
> One note, Josh is incorrect in his
> characterization of my lack of 
> interest in membership programs.  Context is
> important.  When I was on the 
> board, there were extremely urgent matters to
> be dealt with in the short 
> term.  And I was not able to get buy-in by the
> rest of the board on my 
> longer term vision for Harvest.
> 
> All of this is best discussed in person, so
> this is my last commentary 
> over email.  Face to face discussion is needed
> for effective and lasting 
> social change.
> 
> If someone sets up a meeting and can ensure
> that it is well attended (at 
> least 10 people, preferably from housing
> coops), I would be happy to 
> share my time.  I really encourage people who
> care to get involved.  That 
> is the only way.  Opening your mind to be able
> to apply values to a 
> business is key.  Things have changed since
> the 70s when food coops first 
> started.  We need a new way for the new times.
> 
> I have started a new nonprofit re:
> transportation advocacy so am quite 
> busy. http://www.livablestreets.info
> 
> But I have been involved in food coops for
> some 20 years since college, 
> and am very committed to the concept, and
> really want it to succeed 
> (that's why I joined the board), so would be
> pleased to share my 
> experiences and knowledge.
> 
> Jeff
> Bishop Allen Drive Coop
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