Orcas Island Food Cooperative Nonprofit

07/01/2014

Its taken 4 years to get to the point where we can finally get lower prices and better food. Keep an eye to these pages for the next step in Islander food cost reductions.

03/27/2014

What is your level of happiness with the price you pay for food today on Orcas Island? 1 = very happy 5 = not happy

03/27/2014

Question: what's more important for the food coop to carry? Better quality food at lower prices, or more variety of top quality food, at locally competitive prices?

03/10/2014

Where will this page go? One of the topics for discussion at the first hackathon for San Juan Islands.

Today’s rapid development tools and agile development make it possible for us to take on challenges that would have taken months before. The San Juan Islands welcomes coders, designers and technology innovators from Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, Bellingham, and the entire NW region. The San Juan Isl...

12/09/2013

http://orcasisland.tv/polls/food/

As Islanders we spend millions of dollars on food each year. How can we use that buying power to improve the value we get?' How can Orcas Island learn from San Juan Island's experience in the effort to improve food value? Let's work together to make the ...

12/09/2013

Please keep in mind that this name and page was created long before today's effort to launch another entity called the Orcas Island Food Co-op.

I wish they'd picked a different name to avoid confusion! :)

Can we get everything we need to fill this menu? I hope so.

http://www.cocolatte.co/menu/

11/23/2013

Mmm.. delicious!

Americans are slowly waking up to the sad fact that much of the food sold in the US is far inferior to the same foods sold in other nations. In fact, many of the foods you eat are BANNED in other countries.

11/17/2013

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11/06/2013

Donate 3 toothbrushes when you purchase 3 toothbrushes for $14.95, free shipping. Donations go to Orcas Food Bank or charity of your choice. Special promotion exclusive to San Juan Islands Buy, Sell, Trade. http://sjibst.com/

11/05/2013

Why be food independent in your area?

10/30/2013

Real info from a cross-section of Orcas Islanders, over the past 3 years.

Islanders have the amazing San Juan Island Food Co-operative as a great example of a community centric, healthy foods oriented, locally owned non-profit food store. San Juan Island Food Co-op members and leadership met with several Orcas Islanders ...