This week at the co-op

The FIG Annual General Meeting is on tonight and all members are invited for that and also the general meeting which will follow.

Emails containing details have been sent to members.

This week also marks the end of our annual subscription period for the 2013-14 year. Members not renewing their membership by Monday 30th September will cease to be a FIG member, shall be removed from the email list and unable to order food boxes or buy from the extras table. Please contact us on info@fig.org.au if you are having difficulties paying your fees and we can arrange for you to begin paying them off.

The beautiful Kirkconnell pears have come to an end and the Pink Lady apples will soon, too. Tuckerflora Swiss Brown mushrooms have come back into production and we will also begin to get their avocados in from next week. We've been enjoying local blood oranges and Biodynamic mandarins as well as lemons galore. The navel oranges have been superb.

There's talk on the FIG Facebook page of a FIG Green Smoothie Challenge for members, starting in October. More information will be mailed out to members shortly.

Another Public holiday is looming up, so instead of opening on Monday 7th October, the co-op will operate in Tuesday 8th. Same times, same venue, different day.

See you at the co-op!

The next Board Meeting

The next Board meeting of the Food Integrity Group Co-operative Limited shall be held on Wednesday evening, 12th September. Venue to be confirmed.

Whilst it is officially a Director's meeting, all FIG members are very welcome to attend. Should members have anything they wish to have tabled at the meeting, please advise in writing (as per the following) no later than Tuesday 29th August. Here is some information we sent out prior to our last meeting for the benefit of newer members:

• The Act states that board co-ops are required to hold board meetings at least every 3 months which must be advertised to its members.
• Members are entitled to attend or have issues tabled at the meeting if they choose. If members choose to have an item tabled at the board meeting, a written request must be given to one of the Directors of the Board* no less than 14 days prior to the meeting. (* Current Directors are Shahrin, Peta, Mjanchen, Maree and David.)
• It must be noted that while any member is entitled to be present at the meetings only board members have the right to vote on a tabled issue.

At any other time, should members have queries, requests or suggestions in relation to the day to day running of the co-op, please see one of the Co-op Directors, desk folk, or send off an email to us.

Of course, if any people new to FIG would like any information, please contact us in the same manner!

See you at the co-op...!

FIG updates 22nd March

Just a quick update today, to keep you informed of what's a-happening...

The biggest and latest news is that FIG has really, finally, become officially Incorporated, and is now known as Food Integrity Group Co-operative Limited. We have now received our Certificate of Incorporation and are currently in the process of changing the bank account and notifying suppliers of our new ABN and so forth.

Five Directors were elected and members will be kept informed of meeting schedules, including when the AGM shall be held, shortly, via emails and notices here on the blog.

Due to the bank account change, those members on automatic direct debits for the payment of their FIG boxes, or who pay online for their produce and/or bulk orders, will be sent an email shortly outlining the new details with a request to update their records.

Last week, the FIG box contents were 100% local, which was fantastic, and something we are aiming for, eventually for every week.

We see 2012 as a period of growth for FIG. As more people hear of us; as we find suitable venues with storage facilities and increased refrigeration, and as the farmers grow more to supply us, we can supply YOU, the residents of the Central Coast, with safe, healthy food for your families.

Something we really want to develop this year in earnest is the FIG Friend, or Box Buddy, system, where members take away a few food boxes so that other members can collect from the FIG Friend homes instead of everyone driving singularly to FIG each week. If you are keen to be a pick up point - a FIG Friend - or would like to join FIG and cannot get there during operating hours, then please email us on info@fig.org.au and we'll see what we can do to help set up something in your area.

Come visit us any time during operating hours, to see what we do and order a FIG box to try the following week, or email your enquiries to info@fig.org.au.

See you at the co-op!