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June News: Site Progress, Prepping for Fall Capital Campaign!

June 1, 2020

We’ll keep this June update short and very sweet. Negotiations on the potential site for our locally sourced, community-owned grocery store are making progress in Maynard. We’re awaiting a number…

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Owners: Take Our Products & Services Survey!

May 29, 2020

What Do You Want Your Community-Owned Grocery Store to Offer?! Owners, we need your input! As we get closer to securing a site for our community-owned grocery store, the Board…

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Potential Purchase in the Works – Building Inspector Hired!

May 11, 2020

Dear Co-op Owners and Supporters, We have two exciting pieces of news to share: FIRST, we can confirm now that we are in negotiations to PURCHASE our own Maynard property…

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5k-Square-Foot Site Being Pursued in Maynard, Volunteers Jumping In!

April 22, 2020

Plus, take a virtual tour of another 5k-square-foot-store below! And as the pandemic spreads, co-ops across the country go above and beyond … Ready for some positive news?! We are…

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Co-op Winter Wellness Series: Seedlings with Kate Despres from Daisy Hill Farm

Take Our Free Online “Victory Garden Class”!

April 4, 2020

Take Our Free Online “Victory Garden” Class with Daisy Hill Farm! Build a sustainable food source at home. Get healthy outside with your family. Come together across our Co-op Community.…

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Site Negotiations Have Begun! Plus, Coronavirus Resources …

March 16, 2020

Co-op Site Negotiations Are On!!! While we can’t offer specifics, we are in preliminary negotiations with at least one of the 11 potential sites we’re targeting for our locally sourced,…

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March News: 1200 Owners!, 13 Sites!, Let’s Find Our GM & Secure Grants!!!

March 5, 2020

WE JUST PASSED 1,200 CO-OP OWNERS, the minimum we need to launch our Capital Campaign once we sign on our store location! AND WHEN WILL WE FIND OUR SITE &…

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An Interview with Site Search Director Rob Olney

February 28, 2020

Our newest Board Director is also leading our search for a site for our community-owned grocery store, and with good reason. Acton resident Rob Olney is also a professional real…

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Site Search Progress, Kmart Site Explained, Almost 1,200 Owners … !

February 14, 2020

Site Search Progress! Since new Board Director Rob Olney (a real estate investor) took the helm of our site search in January, he’s found new opportunities every week. Since our…

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Site Search Criteria, and How You Can Help …

January 10, 2020

As we search for a site for our locally sourced, community-owned grocery store, you may be wondering … What, exactly, is our Board looking for? The criteria below are based…

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