The Food Co-op Shop & Cafè in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory | Community organisation

The Food Co-op Shop & Cafè

Locality: Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

Phone: +61 2 6230 7505

Address: 3 Kingsley St 2601 Canberra, ACT, Australia

Website: http://cbrfoodcoop.org.au

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24.01.2022 Get your 20% discount by helping with any of these roles! Jar Sanitising - from 10:30-11:30am any day. Help us keep the steady supply of donated jars usable for shoppers wanting to reduce waste - plus enjoy hanging with our cooks and kitchen helpers at the same time! Lunch Packup - from 2-3pm on Tues/Wed/Fri. We need a bit of extra help assisting our wonderful cooks to pack frozen lunches and clean up the kitchen. ... Dish Help - from 12:30-1:30pm on Tues/Fri. This involves washing dishes and using our sanitiser machine to clean bowls during our lunch service. Restocking Team - from 2-3pm on Thursdays. If you can do a bit of heavy lifting making sure our bulk dry goods are well stocked up on the shop floor. Please get in touch via [email protected] to be a working member with any of the above roles!

24.01.2022 The Co-op's faithful army of computers that we've had in the office for many years are gradually grinding to a halt. While we don't need the fastest, slickest model on the market, we do need things that work! If you have an older computer that you're looking to pass on, we would love to hear from you. We would gratefully accept donations of computers, or we can negotiate a small price - times are tough, but not being sure the computer will turn on when you ask it to is tougher Email Sophie at [email protected] if you've got anything to offer!

23.01.2022 And if you're not nuts for nut mylk OR dairy, maybe you know and love the organic Pureharvest Calcium Enriched soy milk that we sell! We have a special permanent discount on this one - it's just $2 per carton for working members! We're proud to supply this great Australian Organic product. :)

22.01.2022 We had another preserving day (every 3 weeks) on Saturday and as a result we turned some excess ruby grapefruit into marmalade. Pick up a jar from $6.40 to $9.50 (member's price). If the beautiful amber colour doesn't get you - the taste will! And, if you want to join our preserving good please contact [email protected].

21.01.2022 APRON-MAKING WORKING BEE AT THE CO-OP Got sewing skills, or keen to learn some?! On Sunday 11th of October, we're sewing aprons for our staff and working members that will show off our logo and help to make us identifiable to shoppers, as well as keep our clothes clean! We've got two fantastic working members to guide you through the process and help you master basic sewing skills. It'll be a blast! This is the first of our quarterly Craft-bees where we'll get crafty to make ...Co-op merch and other fun things for use around the Co-op. https://www.facebook.com/events/360652805104876

20.01.2022 Dear members and shoppers, we're very sorry to have to close an hour early at 6pm today due to unforseen circumstances. We look forward to seeing you for our regular hours of 10am-4pm over the weekend!

19.01.2022 Australian Organic Awareness Month rolls on, and today we're featuring Country Valley Organic Milk! We sell Country Valley Organic Full Cream Milk in bulk at the Co-op - you can buy as much or as little as you like! We're proud to be able to offer a reduced-packaging alternative for milk. Country Valley focus on rejuvenating the land and encouraging rich soil life - and you can taste the difference in their milk! We reckon it's the best in town. Only at the Food Co-op ... #CBRFoodCoop #CountryValley

19.01.2022 We think the walkway area out the front of the Co-op could do with a little life and colour, and we reckon some mobile wicking garden-beds and picnic furnishings would do the job nicely! We would like the making process to be a community activity, so our members can learn about wicking beds and contribute to making what will be a delightful addition to our Co-op! Are you a handy kind of person with experience building wicking beds? Would you be willing to work with a team of... Food Co-op Working Members to help with making them? If so we'd love to hear from you! Please get in touch with Sophie at [email protected]

19.01.2022 SAFETY IN THE CO-OP Let's work together to keep Canberra safe! Please remember to keep hygiene standards high when you shop: - Please don't come to the Co-op if you are unwell in any way - Please enter through the Cafe Door and proceed directly to the handwashing station. Always wash your hands thoroughly upon entry, and as you shop. - Please use a clean scoop for each product. We have convenient Clean and Used Scoops buckets to make this easy.... - Please drop off jars for donation to the Co-op on the shelf to the RIGHT of the kitchen door. These will be machine-sanitised by our Sanitising team so they are safe to use again! - You can pick up free, sanitised jars to use while shopping from the shelf on the LEFT of the kitchen door. We can only have 15 people total in the Co-op at any one time to adhere to safe physical distancing guidelines. Due to this, it is our preference that only ONE PERSON PER HOUSEHOLD shops at the Co-op. This means that it's best if you can leave your kids at home. It reduces hygiene risks, and is easier to stay under our 15 people maximum if you can shop without your kids. We understand that this isn't possible for everyone, so please follow these guidelines for shopping with kids at the Co-op: - If you can, please keep your kids secure in a carrier or pram. If that's not possible; - Please wash your kids' hands thoroughly upon entry (as well as your own) - Please do not allow your kids to touch the food containers, scoops, benches, or the food itself. If you feel you won't be able to keep your kids from touching things, we'd love to fulfill an online order for you at cbrfoodcoop.org.au/i/co-op-grocery-pickup-delivery-service/ #CBRFoodCoop #ShopLocal #SupportSmallBusinesses #Reopen #hygiene #covid19

18.01.2022 We've reopened applications for a Working Members Manager! To apply, follow the link on our website. :) https://cbrfoodcoop.org.au//were-hiring-a-working-members/

17.01.2022 The toms are in the ground in the greenhouse at Rita's! Have you planted out your tomatoes yet? Here in Canberra, it can be best to keep tomato seedlings under cover until after the last frost - but if you have a greenhouse, you could get started with transplanting right now for an early crop of tommies! What varieties of tomato will you be growing this year?

17.01.2022 Come along this Sunday to our preserving bee from 2-5pm! It's the last one of the year, and a great opportunity to hang out with Trish! RSVP to [email protected]

16.01.2022 Whispering Pines Organics Farm and Flour Mill is a wonderful family farm in the Riverina that produce our famous traditional (unstabilised) oats, as well as a great variety of flours! We often get asked, "what's the difference between stabilised and unstabilised oats?" Stabilised oats are pre-steamed as they are being processed, whereas unstabilised oats do not. This steaming process denatures the lipase enzyme that naturally occurs in oats, meaning that stabilised oats last... a very long time at room temperature. Unstabilised oats, in contrast, last about 3 months at room temperature, but many people prefer unstabilised oats due to their less processed nature. Have you tried Whispering Pines unstabilised oats? We love them!

16.01.2022 We're nearly at the end of Australian Organic Awareness month! Today, we're featuring our spices - and we've got a lot of them! You can feel assured with the quality of the spices you get at the Co-op - lots of them are grown organically in Australia! What's your favourite spice (or combination of spices) to work with in the kitchen? #AustralianOrganic #SpiceofLife

16.01.2022 Australian Organic Awareness Month continues! Today, we're featuring Honest to Goodness - our largest bulk goods wholesaler! HtG supply us with most of the delicious foods that we find it difficult to get producer-direct - they have a great range of bulk legumes, cereals and grains, baking supplies, fruit and nuts, nondairy milks, tinned products and pastas! Zoo pasta is our favourite, and goes down a treat with kids and adults alike

16.01.2022 Be a director? AGM 2020 on the 1st of November! - https://mailchi.mp//call-for-board-directors-food-co-op-14

16.01.2022 Busy bees inhabiting the Co-op this afternoon Trish and her crew are making four different preserves for sale in the shop! Helen & Sandra are leading a team making aprons from old denim jeans for our Working Member's to sport while volunteering ... And Fish and Amie are refreshing our counter blackboards with a new layer of paint and artful design and messaging to come!

15.01.2022 We have some generous, delicious bunches of English Spinach (member's price $3.04 a bunch). Packed with iron and rich in vitamin A, B & C. Can be eaten raw or cooked - come grab it!

14.01.2022 Calling all bakers (yes, we know you are out there from all the flour we have been selling!) - we now have Instant Yeast by the kilo ($17.78 member's price)!

14.01.2022 Don't miss out THIS THURSDAY! We'll have Mitch's famous dinner, Tyla's delicious vegan doughnuts, and drinks from local Capital Brewing Co. and 3 Sons Cider. Drinks and nibbles from 7pm, dinner served from 7:30! See you there! To ensure COVID-safe practices, please reserve your spot - check out the facebook event for more details. https://www.facebook.com/events/191042612141562/

13.01.2022 Have you tried our amazing Sun Catcher Brownies?? Plant-based, 'paleo' and scrumptious as, they're a personal favourite of our General Mgr, Sophie You can find them in the snack section near the till!... Thank you Amelia for the fun meme

13.01.2022 Working Member-made non-dairy milks! Who wants to go tetra-pack free!? With the success of our working member-made yoghurt, we're looking into creating new working member activity teams to make our own delicious non-dairy milks so we can say goodbye to packaging, and hello to freshness and community fun! Do you have experience making soy, nut or grain-based milks? We'd love your expertise if you would enjoy to share it!... Email Trish at [email protected]

11.01.2022 THANK YOU TRISH, WELCOME SHAYMA It's time to say an enormous thank you to Trish for your dedication and commitment in the role of Products & Ordering Manager during what has been a challenging year! Trish stepped into the role of Fresh Produce Coordinator early in the year, and then took on the additional Managerial role at the start of the COVID-19 period. Trish worked to bring about efficiencies and coordination between these related parts of the Co-op, resulting in the for...mal combining of the Fresh Produce Coordination role into the Managerial role. Go Trish! Trish promises that she’s hanging around as a volunteer Working Member, to see through a number of exciting developments in the products space that were challenging to fit in to her previous workload! So it’s not a complete goodbye and you'll be sure to continue to see Trish's friendly face around! And Welcome! to Shayma, who’s been hired to replace Trish! Shayma has been a Co-op member since March when she moved to Canberra from Sydney. Shayma became a Cafe Coordinator at that time and has volunteered in that role once a fortnight since then. Shayma is studying anthropology at the ANU with a focus on food justice so was a stand-out choice for taking on the Products & Ordering Manager role. The Co-op was recommended to Shayma by classmates - "There's a real sense of community here & I've found it a good spot to land in Canberra". We’re looking forward to working with you Shayma in this new role!

09.01.2022 This event is being put on by our friends at the ANU Indigenous Dept and Seed and is open to community members. It'll be an excellent opportunity to keep asking ourselves the hard questions and seek inspirations for change <3 See you there?... https://www.facebook.com/events/3247951878586264

08.01.2022 Have a read of this fortnight's Fresh In! e-newsletter, made just for you <3 https://mailchi.mp/d4fdb59012c2/fresh-in-23rd-sept-2020

07.01.2022 We've got butter cookies on the blog this week! Thanks to Ilaria for this recipe! https://cbrfoodcoop.org.au/?p=1969

07.01.2022 Thursday dinner is on TOMORROW! It's a family-friendly, date-friendly, make-some-new-friends night out at the Co-op. The lights are low, the tunes are smooth and we've got good food from Mitch, sweet vegan doughnuts from Tyla and fresh local beers and ciders. Can't go wrong. https://www.facebook.com/events/1659835794166036

06.01.2022 We're looking for more Shop Coordinators! Have you ever wanted to be one of the faces behind our shop counter? We need a few more people at the moment to help us with serving shoppers, processing sales and overseeing what's happening in our shop. This role comes with quite a bit of responsibility and commitment, so please only get in contact if you'd be available to do one 3-4 hour shift each week. ... More information about the coordinator role can be found here. https://docs.google.com//178456VV3Gwe81evORsr4EerQ4oY/edit To get in touch, email [email protected]

04.01.2022 Don't miss Thursday Dinner TONIGHT! https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/thursday-night-dinners-tick

04.01.2022 How accessible is the Co-op to you? A round of grants from the Community Services Directorate has opened! These grants offer funding to organisations to become more accessible to people with disabilities. We thought this would be a great time to consult you, our community, on how you find the Co-op and what improvements you think we could make to our building and infrastructure, or our social inclusion. Feel free to comment below, or if you have a longer or more private resp...onse please email it to our general manager Sophie at [email protected] See more

03.01.2022 We received some delicious ripe bananas yesterday. The tricky thing is they are ripening before our eyes - so we need to get them out the door! Come and pick some up at a bargain price of $4.42/kg (20% off $5.52) member's price.

03.01.2022 URGENT WORKING MEMBER ROLE - LOTS OF SLOTS AVAILABLE Join our Jar Sanitising team! We get lots of jar donations! This job is cleaning (with our dishwasher) and culling excess jars. It's 1 hour per fortnight, 10:30-11:30am on any day of the week.... Email us at [email protected] if you can join the team!

02.01.2022 Have you tried Celeriac? It has multiple uses - its nutty, celery flavour makes it perfect to have raw in salads or it can be baked, mashed or made into soups. At a reasonable price of $5.78 (member's price) for a medium sized bulb you can try in multiple ways!

02.01.2022 Check out this fundraiser from our dear friends and members at the Inner North Urban Farm! Karina, Lil, Beatrice and lots of other wonderful people from our community are starting a great little venture

01.01.2022 If you're more keen on nut mylks than dairy, Ulu Hye has you sorted! This fantastic plastic-free organic product turns into 10 litres of delicious nut mylk! We've got a great range of flavours available - hazelnut, almond, mixed nut AND hemp! Each jar saves you 10 tetrapaks of packaging - what a way to go!