food co-op

It's been a little while since I last wrote.

But I need to mention that I finally got to the food co-op which was one of my larger items to follow up my challenge with. I went to help prepare some food for the forest fundraiser.

Currently housed in a temporary location in a demountable on the eastern edge of the ANU campus behind the Street Theatre, the co-op is larger than I expected. When I walked in I was assaulted by the smell of food. A mix of a food and good food. To the right were racks and racks of cereals, grains and nuts with shelves full of fresh fruit and vegies behind them. In front of me, beyond the counter were racks of containers that I later learnt were filled with dried fruits and amazing quality couverture (I made a white and milk chocolate cheesecake with this the following weekend and it was fantastic). To the left is a wall of shelving with spices and loose leaf teas on it.

I was expecting all these and I was expecting the fridges full of yoghurt, milk and so forth. I was expecting the tins of organic produce such as beans on a shelf and a variety of snacks around the place and on the counter. What I wasn't expecting was an area of the co-op with couches for lounging around on. All they need is the ability for you to be able to buy a coffee or something there and I'd happily sit there and hang out.

I know there's soup kitchen nights and maybe that's the time to go and take advantage of those couches and the yummy food all around me?

And maybe I'll have to try and organise an event for work to be held there. Wonder if they'd let me?