In the spirit of love...

I LOVE food. And I LOVE this idea of a community food source! My enthusiasm could come from a real, deep seated appreciation for all things palatable and beyond, or it could be the coffee I just had. Oh yes, I'm aware that it's 11:30pm on a Monday night but the going rate to hire others to do your homework is outrageous. When my new global system of using purely produce to barter and pay for everything is established, I will pay them in kale.

ON to relevant subjects. The food co-op. At a lively meeting of SSF tonight, exciting ideas and collaborations were hatched and a general excitement for the next steps of this project were announced.

PETITIONS.

I have a goal of getting petitions formatted and printed by the end of the week. The petition would state that by signing, you are at least interested in seeing a student run co-op on campus. It would signal to the higher ups that it's not just fringe groups that have an interest in this. I would also like to segway in to how this adheres to the current plan of action.

With the mighty number of names that support this idea, I hope to form a partnership of sorts with Sodexo. I know, this may not be the ultimate ideal situation and believe me, there is nothing I would enjoy more than donning my tie-dye apron, whisk in hand to yell "ITS OUR FOOD AND OUR BODIES!" while feeding the masses with lentil soup and crusty homemade bread. However there are issues of practicality and baby steps. By showing whomever takes over the contract that this occurrence is not only happening all over the country in other universities (in areas less enviro-savvy than Bham I might add) they are better to support our endeavour then maim it with bureaucratic knives before finishing it off with a tome of law and policy. Things like liability insurance might be more accessible and there's always a chance for financial support, seeing as the university will be a wee bit cash strapped in the near future.

But all of this is a starting point, it's an idea that can take many directions and with the input of many and the support of more, I really believe in this idea and the strength of our community :)