Upcoming LACM Events
Work Party: More Painting
2010-09-11
Twenty-odd members (or perhaps twenty Odd members?) had a great time painting ceiling boards on Saturday, August 28. There's still work to be done: thirty ceiling trusses have just arrived and will need to be primed and painted as well. As you'll see in the photo, these may require more brush work than T-111.
Come build your market! The next work party will be Saturday, September 11, at the building site. Please subscribe to the workparty mailing list for details. Subscribing is not a commitment on your part: it just means you'll be informed of details, especially last-minute ones. No spam: this is a closed, moderated, protected list.
Can't work that day? Come anyway! The builders plan to pour the slab that morning. See your market being built. Time and safety allowing, we may even get a tour.
Co-op Status
The market is being built. It's happening... but we still need funding to open and stock the store. Please learn about the member loan program... and help us open. As of August 28 the Co-op has raised $819,200 entirely through loans from our 500 members. We need a total of $1.1 million. We're almost there.
Not a member yet? The building is coming up. You can see it. What are you waiting for? Join today!
We are forming subcommittees for community work crews to tackle: Painting; Flooring; Cabinet installation; Interior design; and Landscaping. Please consider subscribing to the workparty mailing list for low-volume announcements of work events. Subscribing just means awareness, it's not a commitment.
We need to find volunteers with expertise in refrigeration, HVAC, electrical engineering and energy management systems and we’re looking for help in researching solar and water catchment systems. Write to project@losalamos.coop if you can help.
LACM has a General Manager! Steve Watts will come onboard in early October.
Our Mission
The mission of the Cooperative is to serve Los Alamos County and surrounding communities by providing fairly priced, wholesome foods and other goods in an ecologically sustainable, socially responsible, and economically appropriate manner. The Co-op will further strive to:
- emphasize food for people, not just for profit;
- maintain a high standard of quality for the products it sells;
- foster the development of northern New Mexican growers and producers through its purchasing policies;
- employ a democratic and cooperative governance structure and ethical business practices;
- promote fairness, participation, and empowerment in the workplace and the community;
- work to encourage and implement appropriate environmental practices;
- promote awareness about food, nutrition, health, and cooperative values; and
- be responsive and accountable to the community it serves.