UCLA Student Food Collective
WHO: Students, artists, activists, musicians, cooks, food-lovers, and community members!
WHAT: The UCLA Student Food Collective is a project to establish a student-owned, cooperatively-run business on campus that provides the UCLA community with affordable food, produced both locally and sustainably. Our goal is to work for the people by the people: educating our community about the food economy and training our students in sustainable business practices. Come share a meal and be a part of our cooperative business!
FOOD BUYING CLUB: A food buying club pools the collective buying power of a group of people to purchase in bulk and at wholesale prices from local producers and distributors. These large-scale purchases are then divided among the members to provide affordable, fresh, locally-sourced foods. This differs from a CSA in that the members democratically participate in choosing what products they are interested in purchasing. Essentially, it's a food co-op without a storefront! For Spring 2013, the Food Buying Club is meeting every Tuesday at 6-6:30PM in Humanities A48, during which we coordinate orders and pick-ups. To learn more & be added to our mailing list (through which we send out order information), fill out our interest survey here. To stay updated & get connected with members in the FBC, join our Facebook group!
WEBSITE: http://studentfoodcollectiveatucla.weebly.com/
MORE INFO: You can read about us on GOOD, connect with us on facebook, or contact Shaydanay Urbani to get more involved (shaydanay@gmail.com). Subscribe to our newsletter to work with the team, be a part of our upcoming community arts dinners, ask about our food buying club pilot program, etc.
QUESTIONS?
- Shaydanay Urbani : shaydanay@ucla.edu
- Lehren Mackay: lehren.mackay@gmail.com
- Jamie Schenk : jschenk@ucla.edu
- Alyssa Lee : alyssa.dabichi.lee@gmail.com
- Franny Barnes: franny.barnes@gmail.com
- Christina Gonzalez : christinagonz@ucla.edu
And finally: We're working with the Co-operative Food Empowerment Directive to make this project happen. Check them out and join the movement!
WHAT: The UCLA Student Food Collective is a project to establish a student-owned, cooperatively-run business on campus that provides the UCLA community with affordable food, produced both locally and sustainably. Our goal is to work for the people by the people: educating our community about the food economy and training our students in sustainable business practices. Come share a meal and be a part of our cooperative business!
FOOD BUYING CLUB: A food buying club pools the collective buying power of a group of people to purchase in bulk and at wholesale prices from local producers and distributors. These large-scale purchases are then divided among the members to provide affordable, fresh, locally-sourced foods. This differs from a CSA in that the members democratically participate in choosing what products they are interested in purchasing. Essentially, it's a food co-op without a storefront! For Spring 2013, the Food Buying Club is meeting every Tuesday at 6-6:30PM in Humanities A48, during which we coordinate orders and pick-ups. To learn more & be added to our mailing list (through which we send out order information), fill out our interest survey here. To stay updated & get connected with members in the FBC, join our Facebook group!
WEBSITE: http://studentfoodcollectiveatucla.weebly.com/
MORE INFO: You can read about us on GOOD, connect with us on facebook, or contact Shaydanay Urbani to get more involved (shaydanay@gmail.com). Subscribe to our newsletter to work with the team, be a part of our upcoming community arts dinners, ask about our food buying club pilot program, etc.
QUESTIONS?
- Shaydanay Urbani : shaydanay@ucla.edu
- Lehren Mackay: lehren.mackay@gmail.com
- Jamie Schenk : jschenk@ucla.edu
- Alyssa Lee : alyssa.dabichi.lee@gmail.com
- Franny Barnes: franny.barnes@gmail.com
- Christina Gonzalez : christinagonz@ucla.edu
And finally: We're working with the Co-operative Food Empowerment Directive to make this project happen. Check them out and join the movement!
Upcoming Events & Updates
Sign up for the Student Food Collective's Food Buying Club!
A food buying club pools the collective buying power of a group of people to purchase in bulk and at wholesale prices from local producers and distributors. These large-scale purchases are then divided among the members to provide affordable, fresh, locally-sourced foods. This differs from a CSA in that the members democratically participate in choosing what products they are interested in purchasing. Essentially, it's a food co-op without a storefront!
The Student Food Collective is working to create the foundations for a food buying club right here at UCLA. For Spring 2013, the FBC is meeting every Tuesday at 6-6:30PM in Humanities A48, during which we coordinate orders and pick-ups. If after taking the survey you want to hear more, come join us!
To learn more & be added to our mailing list (through which we send out order information), fill out our interest survey here. To stay updated & get connected with members in the FBC, join our Facebook group!
The Student Food Collective is working to create the foundations for a food buying club right here at UCLA. For Spring 2013, the FBC is meeting every Tuesday at 6-6:30PM in Humanities A48, during which we coordinate orders and pick-ups. If after taking the survey you want to hear more, come join us!
To learn more & be added to our mailing list (through which we send out order information), fill out our interest survey here. To stay updated & get connected with members in the FBC, join our Facebook group!
UCLA Student Food Collective convergence in The Daily Bruin!
Check out this article written by Hong Chen about the SFC's amazing fall convergence at UCLA!
UCLA Food Co-op in GOOD Magazine!
The UCLA Student Food Co-op was featured in GOOD Magazine! Congrats on this outstanding achievement!
You can read the article here.
Board Election & First General Membership Meeting
When: Friday, January 20th at 4pm
Where: Shaydanay's apartment (contact her for details: shaydanay@ucla.edu)
If you want to run for a board position, (a) Read the following notes and the description for each position, (b) send a short blurb to shaydanay@gmail.com about yourself, your relevant background and your vision by Wednesday at midnight, and (c) be prepared to say a few words on Friday.
Notes for all board members:
- Board members can have committees. They are by no means expect to carry out all the work outlined under their position, but they are the go-to and responsible for making sure goals are met.
- Board members will meet weekly (general membership meeting probably every other week), day TBD
- Our new board will be responsible for organizing their own training and retreat with our big brother UCSB Student Food Collective. :)
- These are draft descriptions: quick pictures of the general duties for each position. The Policy Coordinator will work with the elected members to write official job descriptions. Run with a vision!
Project Director
- Organize Board meetings and agendas
- Work with Board members to set goals and collaborate with each other
- Communicate with Board members about their work in the context of long term goals and the mission and vision of the UCLA Student Food Collective
- Represent organization with External Representative at major meetings
- Write quarter reports
External Representative
- Represent the organization at other university & groups/meetings: USAC, ASUCLA, UCLA Sustainability, etc.
- Liason to the Cooperative Food Empowerment Directive
- Voice of the organization: someone who can talk, man.
Business Development Coordinator
- Market research!
- Business plan!
- Work with Anderson students!
- Represent us on the business council
Policy Coordinator
- Write [real] policies and duties for the Board of Directors and our organization (ie: voting policies, membership, elections)
- Work with Food Buying Club coordinator to write bylaws and purchasing policies
- Becomes familiar with UCLA Policies and go-to person for legal stuff we may have to deal with
- makes policies readily accessible on our wiki and keeps documents in order
Food Events
- Get food donations for events and retreats
- Building connections with local farms, restaurants, natural foods companies
Food Buying Club Coordinator
- Responsible for getting our food buying club off the ground (interest meeting, space, distribution, etc)
Fundraising Coordinator
- Applies for grants and other UCLA funds
- Makes sure TGIF application is ready by spring deadline
- Authorized bank signer
- Fundraising events
- Authorized bank signer until we’re cool enough to have a separate treasurer
Education Coordinator
- A lot of room for vision here: dedication to the educational mission of the food collective, for members and campus wide
- Possibilities:
- Food justice, anti-oppression, cooperatives, food systems, sustainability, occupy!
- Workshops? discussions? other educational events?
- Sensitive community building loves hungry minds and sharing knowledge
Membership Coordinator
- Responsible for weekly emails to listserv
- And our beautiful monthly newsletter
- Making sure agenda is set for membership meetings
- Follows up with members on action items
- Takes minutes at meetings
- Keeping tabs on committee work, fitting happy new members into committees
Outreach Coordinator
- Building our Advisory Board
- Building relationships with allied organizations (eg: Real Food Challenge, Community Programs Office, green groups, etc)
- Twitter/facebook/blog
Art & Design Coordinator (better title anyone?)
- Another position with lots of room for vision...
- Campaigning
- Publicity through art
- Partnering with Cultural Affairs, CEC, UCLA musicians/artists? Spoken word? Bruinwalk boards? T-shirts? Collaborative art projects?
Storefront Coordinator
- Researching possible storefront location and logistics
- Working with policy coordinator to understand ASUCLA and facillities policies and procedures
UCLA Food Co-op in the Daily Bruin!
