The club’s goal is to, “Get high quality organic food at the lowest possible prices,” said William Thaete, an organizer on the committee.
“Another project the group is co-creating with the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce is a farmers’ community market in Clearlake at the corner of Lakeshore and Olympic, adjacent to Austin’s Beach,” said steering committee chairperson, JoAnn Saccato.
The Friday Nite Market, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m., begins June 6 and will run through Oct. 17. This weekly market will include local fresh produce, food, artisans and musicians.
In other business, LCCCo-op is looking for land to use for community gardens, as well as people interested in gardening the land.
They are looking for unused private, community or public land, and also for people with untended or under-utilized existing gardens that are centrally located and, ideally, close to public transportation. The Co-op has people to help make a variety of flexible agreements between garden owners and aspiring garden tenders. Please contact Shannon Tolson at 279-2957 for more information.
The LCCCo-op voted to support the movement to make Lake County genetic engineering-free. Co-op members plan to participate in the workshop hosted by the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, May 6, at 1:35 pm. All are welcome to attend.
The next meeting for the LCCCo-op is 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, May 10, at the Hotspot, 4750 Golf Avenue, (across from Redbud Park) in Clearlake.
For more information about the co-op please check out the LCCCo-op wikispace (Web site) at http://lakecountycommunityco-op.wikispaces.com or call JoAnn Saccato at 350-1719.
For more information about the weekly farmers markets, contact the Clear Lake Chamber of Commerce at 994-3600.
Anyone interested in being a member of the Buyer’s Club may send $24 annually (or make arrangements for a $2 a month plan) to LCCCO-OP, C/O William Thaete, PO Box 718, Clearlake, CA 95422-718, or call William at 994-4486.
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