agriculture cooperative.docx

1、agriculture cooperativehttp:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fonterrahttp:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Agricultural_marketing_cooperativeshttp:/www.localharvest.org/events.jsphttp:/www.localharvest.org/album.jsphttp:/www.cdi.coop/blog/?q=node/7http:/www.rawdc.org/dc/fruitDC.htmlhttp:/www.oklahomafood.coop/

2、coopproducers.phphttp:/www.peoples.coop/http:/www.causecast.org/news_items/8573-joining-a-vegetable-co-ophttp:/www.centralcityco-Cresset Community Farm (CCF) is a biodynamic farm located on the banks of the Big Thompson River six miles east of Loveland, Colorado, with a beautiful view of the Rocky M

3、ountains. The non-profit Cresset Farm Development Initiative (CFDI) stewards the land and supports educational, cultural, therapeutic, and social activities centered in farm life. The farmers are Ursula and Lawrence Holmes.http:/www.rurdev.usda.gov/rbs/pub/cir27.pdfhttp:/www.centralcityco-http:/www.

4、farmdirectcoop.org/http:/en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dublin_Food_Co-ophttp:/www.eurepgap.org/fruit/Languages/English/committees.htmlhttp:/www.clevelandfoodcoop.org/http:/www.wedge.coop/produce/our-growersFood ShopsShopping at the Large Supermarkets Pauline Kenny There are many large, American-style, super

5、markets in Italy. You will find several of these in Tuscany. One popular chain is Ipercoop (pronounced EE-pehr-cohp). The smaller versions of this same chain are called Coop. You will find these in Switzerland too.Large supermarkets are located outside of the historic town centers, in the new parts

6、of town, usually along a main road. They have big parking lots and are even sometimes part of a mall. These supermarkets work exactly like ours in the US, except for the following three things.1. You need a 1 Euro coin to get a shopping cart.The shopping carts are kept outside, sometimes in front of

7、 the store, sometimes off to the side somewhere. They are chained together. To release a cart, you put a 1 euro coin in a slot on the handle of the cart, where the chain is attached. Pushing the coin into this slot causes the chain to release and you take the cart. You can see the coin sitting there

8、 in the slot. When you have finished your shopping, return the cart and push the chain connector from another cart into your cart and the coin pops out. Keep the coin in your car so that you always have one ready to use.Note: Until January 2002 you needed a 500 lire coin for the carts. Some carts ha

9、ve two slots in the coin mechanism; one used for the 500 lire coin, the other for the 1 euro coin. Usually the slot for the euro coin is on the bottom, where the lock is.Click here to see a completedemonstration of the shopping cart coin mechanism.2. You must weigh and price all your fruits and vege

10、tables.In the fruit and vegetable section you will find plastic gloves and plastic bags. Put on a glove to pick up the produce, put your produce in the bag and then go to the scale and place the bag on the scale. Above the scale there will be a panel with pictures of the various fruit and vegetables

11、. Press the correct selection and a sticky label prints out. Put this on your bag.The photo to the right shows the weighing scale in a large Coop near Sinalunga, Tuscany. The sign above the scale tells you how to use it. I have translated the sign below. To the right of the scale is a roll of plasti

12、c bags. Under that is a container of plastic gloves. Throw away the glove when you are done shopping in this section.The sign above the plastic gloves, in Italian and English, says:- Servitevi - Per motivi dIgiene - Non Toccare - La Merce- Self Service - for reasons of hygiene - Do Not Touch - the m

13、erchandise.Remember the phrase NON TOCCARE (Do Not Touch); you will see it on handwritten signs in small fruit and vegetable shops.Translation of Weighing Scale InstructionsItalian: Pesatura Self-ServiceE Tutto Molto Semplice1. Chiudi il Sacchetto2. Mettilo sulla bilancia3. Premi il tasto corrispond

14、ente al prodotto acquistato4. Attacca lo scontrino adesivo sul sacchettoEnglish: Self-Service WeighingIt is all very simple1. Close the bag2. Put it on the scale3. Press the key corresponding to the purchased product4. Attach the adhesive price tag to the bagAfter saying all this, I feel obliged to

15、mention that at least once on every trip we have forgotten to do this and arrive at the cash register with one and sometimes all of our fruit and vegetables not priced. The cashier then takes the bags back to the fruit and vegetable section and weighs them for us. Very embarrassing. And sometimes th

16、ere are no pictures on the scale, just the names in Italian. Be prepared.3. You must bag your own groceries and sometimes you have to pay extra for the bags.No one will be waiting to help you bag your groceries. The cashier just slides them down into the bagging area. They have an interesting divide

17、r that lets the last person finish bagging theirs while yours are being rung up. Some stores have piles of plastic bags and you take what you need. Other stores charge you a small amount for each bag and the cashier gives them to you while ringing up your order. Some times there is a pile of bags at

18、 the checkout and you take what you need and tell the cashier how many, so you can be charged for them.It is best to have one person to handle the paying and another to do the bagging. You can bring bags with you (we always travel with one cloth shopping bag) and you can load some larger items direc

19、tly into your cart and take that out to your car.A Few Other NotesThe COOP stores dont always take credit cards, so make sure you have cash. They use their own credit card. The larger stores usually have at ATM nearby.Store LocationsHere are a few notes about the large supermarkets we have used on o

20、ur trips.Southern Tuscany: If you are going to southern Tuscany, near Montepulciano, there is a large supermarket at the Chiusi-Chianciano Terme exit from the A1. Exit the A1 and follow the signs to Montepulciano (west). You will see the supermarket on your left.Southern Tuscany: There is also one o

21、utside of Sinalunga, just south of the Siena-Bettole highway, before you get to Sinalunga.Chianti Region of Tuscany: If you are going to the Chianti region, there is a large supermarket in Poggibonsi.Umbria: In northern Umbria, there is a large supermarket on the eastern outskirts of Umbertide.Remem

22、ber, you do not absolutely need the large supermarkets. Most villages have very good shops with everything you need.R: Tuscany Net. They have a listing of all the Coop stores (food stores) in Tuscany! Demonstration of the shopping cart coin mechanism.Back to TopFood ShopsSmall Food ShopsSupermarkets

23、Natural FoodsGrocery ShoppingPhotosFood Shop PhotosSan Casciano ShopsCasole dElsa ShopsSovicille ShopsDeli FoodsMiscellaneous Fruit and vegetable co-op collapses after loss of Tesco contractMonday, 23 February 2009 11:18NewsDublin Meath Growers (DMG), a 28 million co-operative of about 50 fruit and

24、vegetable producing farmers in Ireland, is being closed as a result of losing a key account with Tesco Ireland. It is believed almost 80 jobs will go as the fruit and vegetable supplier in Dublin winds down its operation.The company relied upon a contract with Tesco Ireland which took up more than 9

25、0 per cent of the societys available produce. Tesco has now moved to another supplier.Seamus Banim, communications manager with Tesco Ireland, confirmed that the retailer was no longer sourcing produce from the society. Other arrangements are in the making with another Irish company. There will be n

26、o impact on growers,” he said.Marks & Spencer were also supplied by DMG but this will not be enough to maintain the operation in its current format.Accounts for DMG show it had accumulated losses of more than 54,000 at the end of 2007, compared with accumulated profits of almost 95,000 a year earlie

27、r. The co-operative opened a new 4.8 million packing, storage and grading facility last September, which has obviously taken considerable investment.75 people were employed before Christmas, but it is understood that 50 people have already been laid off, and further layoffs will take place this week

28、. The farmer owned co-operative was established in 1987, and its members have more than 2,000 acres of land producing fruit and vegetables.OneYear Magazine订阅Wikipedia Atom feedDublin Food Co-opFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaTheDublin Food Co-opis avegetarianfood co-operativelocated inThe Liber

29、tiesarea ofDublin,Ireland, which deals primarily in organic wholefood produce. Based in a large former warehouse, the Co-op also provides a venue for a number of community and market events.Operating for over 27 years, the co-ops founding pre-dates the more recent popularity offarmers markets1and it

30、 emphasises its distinctiveness with the slogan Much more than a farmers market!.2Contentshide1History2Activities3Distinctiveness4References5External linkseditHistoryThe co-operative was formed in 1983 by individuals involved in the campaign against the construction of anuclear powerplant atCarnsore PointinCounty Wexford.34T