Bloomingdale Community Co-Op: Workshop Meeting #3

The Bloomingdale Community Co-Op is growing — and we want you to be part of it.

Community Workshops Are Happening

We've been meeting every two weeks to develop the Bloomingdale Community Co-Op — a member-owned grocery and food hub right here in our village. The turnout has been real, the energy is real, and the work is happening.

The Bloomingdale Community Co-Op is being formed as part of a larger effort to bring fresh food, cultural programming, and community ownership back to our village center.

Fred W. & Robert Banks, Dairy Farm, Bloomingdale, MI 1909.

Three Committees, One Mission

We've organized into committees to get the real work done:

• Feasibility — studying the market, costs, and what it takes to open a grocery store that works for our community

• Networking — building a growing list of local farmers, artisans, and makers who want to be part of this. Working on the "Bloomingdale Box" offering.

• Governance — writing the articles of incorporation and bylaws together, as a community, for a member-owned co-op

Next Meeting

Wednesday, April 29 at 5:00 PM — Bloomingdale Communications Telephone Company, downstairs community room: 101 W Kalamazoo St, Bloomingdale, MI 49026

We’ll have committee reports, a preview of what's coming, and a chance to have your voice heard.

Here is a link to the agenda for the April 29 workshop meeting: April 29 Meeting Agenda

Here is a link to the April 15 workshop meeting minutes: April 15 Meeting Minutes

Can't make it? Email info@bda-mi.org or sign up at bda-mi.org to stay in the loop.

Get Involved

This is a community-owned project from the ground up. If you want to join the conversation and help us grow this co-op — come to the meetings. Spread the word. Get excited. This is our food system, and we're building it together.

Kurtis Dickerson
Bloomingdale Development Association