Materializing and Activating Radical Social Habitus
Founding MARSH collaborator Esther Neff wrote and assembled the attached collection of thoughts and resources regarding cooperative organizing. Contents include: Principles, Orientations, and Values Assessment Inquiries Cooperative Principles Example Manifestos Social Processes and Communication Cooperative Structure and History Praxis This material is especially relevant to the ongoing processes in which MARSH is engaged, namely building... Continue Reading →
The MARSH Food Cooperative/Community Grocery was among 20 grantees announced December 9, 2020 as receiving financial assistance awards through the 2020 round of America’s Healthy Food Financing Initiative’s (HFFI) Targeted Small Grants Program. Funding for the HFFI grants program is provided for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Awardees were selected through a competitive... Continue Reading →
New Members – a brief orientation (and reminder for “old” members) Regular orders for the co-op occur every other week. The next order is due Monday, May 25, at midnight. It is preferred that members pick up their orders from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on the Saturday following the order deadline (next week’s pickup will be May 30.) It’s... Continue Reading →
marshcoop.org First order deadline midnight, March 2. Order pickup March 7, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Product proposal form
Shop at home. Create connections. Apply your skills. Learn to cook new things. Reduce energy use. Save money. Work together. Ask questions. Promote equity. Eat healthy. Use your imagination. Support regenerative agriculture. Keep your money local. Contribute. Resist existing power structures. ... Continue Reading →
In accordance with our interest in alternative economic models, MARSH is organizing our licensed kitchen/diner space as a workers-owned cooperative. Chefs, cooks, and restaurant support staff are invited to attend our first organizing meeting on May 11 at 7 p.m. at 6917 S. Broadway, St. Louis, MO. What is a cooperative? A cooperative is officially... Continue Reading →
