Store Staff

Now that the farming season is in full swing, we especially need store staff. Store shifts are only two hours (2.5 hours for opening/closing shifts), 9:30 – 6:30 Wednesday through Saturday and 9:30 – 5:30 on Sundays. We especially need store staff for weekend shifts.

We match new volunteers with an experienced staffer for training. Working in the store is a fun, low-stress way to meet your neighbors and contribute to the local food economy in only a few hours per month!  If you would like to start training to work in the store, email volunteers@marshrivercoop.org or call Becky, 207-322-7121.

New for trainees and staffers – sign up for your shift online! (https://teamup.com/ks6bd2f66eadbaaeb2/)

On the calendar, find a shift that doesn’t have anybody’s name in parenthesis; that shift is still available. Click a shift you’d like to work. Volunteers who can run the store themselves, sign up as a Supervisor. If you are still in training or prefer not to be in charge, sign up as a Volunteer.

Enter your name in the “Who” field, and click “Save.” You’ll get a “recurring event options” screen; Click Single, as shown below, then save. That’s it, you’re signed up for your new shift!

If you want to drop a shift, you can erase it from the signup, but also email volunteers@marshrivercoop.org to prevent any confusion.

Marsh River Co-op Incorporators, Producer Members and Other Interested Vegetable and Fruit Growers:

Please join us at the Marsh River Co-op on Tuesday, Feb 16, 6:00 – 7:30 pm to discuss the Marsh River Coop’s needs for fresh fruit and vegetables in 2016, and what you might be able to provide to the Co-op.

This is also a great chance to chat with other growers in the Marsh River Co-op area.

Agenda and more info is below.

Please RSVP to:

Betsy Garrold, Assistant Manager

Tel: 722-3053

Email: marshriverordering@gmail.com

If you can’t make it to the meeting…

Please send a list of your products and estimated wholesale prices, along with your address and other contact information, to Betsy Garrold (contact info above) by noon on Saturday, Feb 13.

We look forward to seeing you on Feb 16!

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Time/Date

Tues, Feb 16, 6:00-7:30pm

Location

Marsh River Cooperative, 5 Veterans Hwy, Brooks, Maine (corner of Rte 7 & Rte 139)

Who

Marsh River Co-op Incorporators, Producer Members and other vendors interested in selling fresh vegetables and fruit to the Co-op in 2016

Agenda

6:00 Welcome & introductions

6:15 Overview and general discussion of Co-op purchasing policies and needs

6:45 Roundtable of growers: Detailed discussion of product needs, availability, and pricing

7:15 Next steps & wrap up

Other information

The purchasing policy of the Co-op is to purchase first from the Co-op’s incorporators and producer members (who must be located within a 10-mile radius of the Co-op). When product from these vendors is unavailable, the next priority is to purchase from other vendors within a 25-mile radius of the Co-op. More information about membership and purchasing policy is available at: https://marshrivercoop.org/about/bylaws-policies-documents/

The Co-op also will likely be requiring its growers to carry general liability insurance, with the Marsh River Co-op listed as an additional insured.

Join Union-based photographer Marta Madden at the Co-op this Saturday, Jan 23, 5-8pm for the opening of her photography exhibit, “Immersion.” The exhibit features beautiful photos that “capture Italy – its color, light, texture and form through the simple images of clothing hanging out to dry.” For more about Marta and the exhibit, visit her website: http://www.martamadden.com/