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  • Thursday, February 26, 2009

    Texas Food Co-ops: Austin, Houston, Denton, Keller

    It took nearly 7 years living within a few blocks of one of the biggest food co-ops in America before Joy and I joined it. We were definitely reluctant. But, in the end the lack of good produce and the decline of our local supermarkets led to us joining. And the result is a slighly more inconvenient shopping trip each week, but much healthier, higher quality and cheaper food. I recommend joining a co-op if there is one nearby. You will save money and eat healthier. Here are a few co-ops I could find in Texas:

    Wheatsville Food Co-op
    3101 Guadalupe
    Austin, Texas 78705
    Phone: (512) 478-2667
    FAX: (512) 478-2081
    gm@wheatsville.com
    http://www.wheatsville.com

    The purpose of Wheatsville is to create a self-reliant, self-empowering community of people that will grow and promote a transformation of society toward cooperation, justice, and nonexploitation.

    Wheatsville's mission is to serve a broad range of people by providing them goods and services and by using efficient methods which avoid exploitation of the producer and the environment.

    The Sustainable Food Center/Austin Community Gardens Not a food co-op per se, but related.

    1106 Clayton Lane
    Suite 480W
    Austin, Texas 78723

    Phone (512) 236-0074
    Fax (512) 236-0098

    http://www.sustainablefoodcenter.org/

    From seed to table, SFC creates opportunities for individuals to make healthy food choices and to participate in a vibrant local food system. Through organic food gardening, relationships with area farmers, interactive cooking classes and nutrition education, children and adults have increased access to locally grown food and are empowered to improve the long-term health of Central Texans and our environment.

    Sustainable Food Center works to create a food secure community by improving access to local, healthy and affordable food for children and adults in Central Texas. Our community and youth gardens, Farmer's Market Initiative, and cooking and nutrition education classes benefit an estimated 20,000 Central Texans annually.

    The focus of this mission is to supply high-quality food and nondoctrinaire information about food to the people in Austin, Texas.

    "Best of the Blessed" Healthy Food Co-op
    2900 Mistywood Lane
    Denton, Texas 76209
    Phone: (940) 380-0787
    hardiehome@netscape.com

    Central City Co-op
    2115 Taft
    Houston, Texas 77006
    Phone: (713) 524-9408
    FAX: (713) 520-9813
    yaya@wt.net
    http://www.centralcityco-op.org/

    Imagine communities of people coming together each week in different parts of the city to purchase high quality, organic food at reasonable prices. This was the dream of Jennifer Georgantas and Patricia Greer in September 2001 as the idea for Central City Co-op was born. With the help of numerous volunteers both then and now, the dream has become a reality.

    We believe that everyone has a divine right to organic food and that organic food should be available at reasonable prices--that one day there will be co-ops throughout the city that provide locally grown, high quality, organic produce to people on a weekly basis. We offer as much produce as possible from local sources that embrace the practice of compassionate and chemical free growing.

    Central City Co-op offers a space--if only for a moment--where people come together as a community. Join us!

    Keller Texas Produce Co-op
    1401 Briar Meadow Dr.
    Keller, Texas 76248
    Phone: (817) 284-2433
    Monic@yourhealthsource.org

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