Grand Opening!

Come one and all to our grand opening celebration this Saturday! It's 9:00 am to 6:00 pm (all day!) and there will be lots of fun... say "hi!" to a friendly board member, lots of freebies, and see all the new things - including tons of beautiful live plants! (I bet mom would love some for her garden!)

So bring the family and plan to stop on by, rain or shine! We'll see you there!

We are proud to introduce....

Your new local downtown Anoka food Co-op!

Grass Roots Cooperative: your local choice for natural foods, supplements, helpful staff, and a lovely lunch deli will be open for business Tuesday, March 2, 2010!

Come and check out our fresh look inside, with the products and people you know and love!

It's done!

Paperwork is signed and delivered and we're on our way! The paint is going up in the store, the new sign will be up soon, there's lots going on inside and out...

Thanks so much to everyone for all your support, because of you Grass Roots Cooperative will be opened Tuesday for all your natural food, supplement, and grocery needs!

closing and OPENING!

We're in the final stretch!!

Lakewinds Anoka will be officially closing at 5:00 pm on Thursday, February 25. We'll be spending the weekend working away to freshen up and change over, then....

Tuesday, March 2, and 8:00 am we'll officially open as Grass Roots Cooperative!

As you're certainly welcome to come by that day and say hi and check things out (please do!), stay tuned for more info about a Grand Opening sometime soon!

Also, we'll be selling T-shirts and memberships while we're working this weekend - so you can come by to pick up one or the other (or both!) then.

Thank you so much for your support! See you soon!

Moving along! and Community Wellness Day event

A quick update here, just to let you know that the process is running along smoothly and we're so happy with how things are going! Paperwork is being evaluated and signed, we're having great discussions, and everything is moving forward for Grass Roots!

We'll be able to tell you more soon, but we're so excited we wanted to share!~


Also, we want to let you know about a neat (FREE!) event this weekend, Saturday January 23!

Grass Roots Cooperative will be having a little table at the:

Community Wellness Day event, at the Coon Rapids Middle School
(address: 11600 Raven Street, Coon Rapids)

Here is the internet link (click to open): www.anoka.k12.mn.us/communitywellnessday

We'll be answering questions, selling T-shirts, handing out info, signing up new members, and even have a coloring page for the kids! Did someone mention a drawing? I'll have to check!! :)

Again, it's a free event, running from 9:00am to 1:00pm. There's classes, speakers, and lots of fun!

Please stop by and say "hi" ! We'd love to see you there!

New Year = awesome news! (& community meeting!)

Wonderful news over here, if you haven't heard - we made our fund drive goal!! (and before the year-end deadline!)

Thanks to incredible support from Grass Roots Members and friends, the purchase agreement is out and we're just waiting for all the details to be finalized. We couldn't have done it without you, literally!!

THANK YOU so VERY much!

Also, we are having another community meeting THIS evening, Tuesday January 5, starting at 6:30 pm, again downstairs at the Anoka City Hall. This time the meeting will be more of an "open house" style, and you can come and go as you please to chat with Grass Roots board members, ask questions, and fellowship with other GRC supporters! (and maybe bring a friend to sign up for a membership, or sign up yourself if you haven't yet!)

We'll see you there!

Re: Letter from Lakewinds Board

It has come to our attention that a letter has gone from Lakewinds to their current members regarding Grass Roots Cooperative and our goals. This letter, unsanctioned and opposed by us, contains misinformation and inaccuracies. We, Grass Roots Cooperative, don't understand why Lakewinds is saying something different from what actually happened, and we want to be very clear to present the facts as they occurred and where things currently stand.

First, Grass Roots Cooperative did not suddenly form to approach Lakewinds about a purchase. The meeting minutes from Lakewinds board meetings will show that a committee was formed out of the Lakewinds board to look into the future of the Anoka coop. As they stated in the member-letter they sent out dated May 1, 2009, "We reached the conclusion that we need to explore options for helping the Anoka co-op be independent again."

A group of people formed because Sarah Foss, who was currently on the Lakewinds board and on this Anoka committee, was told to look into finding Anoka people with an interest in the co-op's future. After a few initial meetings about the viability of this operation, Grass Roots Cooperative was formed, with the goal of working with Lakewinds toward the positive future of the Anoka co-op.

Secondly, aside from the questionable act of sending out a letter before our deadline has even passed, the implication that Grass Roots is not meeting goals is incorrect. We are currently establishing a solid base of members, gathering Class C stock, and solidly working toward the goals set by our lender. New members are joining Grass Roots daily, and substantial investments have been made!

Despite our dissatisfaction with this letter, we hopes it sheds some light on the situation, and we look forward to working with Lakewinds in the near future to keep moving forward toward a mutually beneficial goal.

If anyone would like clarification on anything here or the inaccuracies of the letter, please contact us!

We're growing, we're moving toward our goals, and we're getting ready for the new future of the Anoka co-op! Help save the LOCAL co-op!