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The Loaded Ladle
1) Executive Summary
1.1 Mission
The Loaded Ladle’s mission is to provide food education and food services at DalhousieUniversity that are student-run, locally and ethically sourced, and healthy.
1.2 Objectives
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To create more options for students by providing an ethically-sourced food service as analternative to the corporate food system on campus
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To make an inclusive, public forum available for all students to join and participate inthrough our commitment to a consensus-based and non-oppressive structure
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To educate the public on the food politics on campus as well as the broader, wide-reaching social and environmental issues which surround food
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To use food to build a greater sense of community by bringing students together andcreating relationships with local food producers
1.3 Keys to Success
Engaged student participation, support from the Dalhousie Student Union, and support from the broader community are key to the Loaded Ladle’s success.Students can participate in the Loaded Ladle by:
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Paying the $1.00 student levy.
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Eating food served by the Loaded Ladle.
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Attending the Loaded Ladle’s Annual General Meeting.
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Giving feedback and direction, in person or through suggestion forms, to the LoadedLadle’s Board of Directors.
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Volunteering to carryout the Loaded Ladle’s operations.
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Participating in consensus decision-making regarding the Loaded Ladle’s operations byattending regular Loaded Ladle members meetings.
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Becoming a member of the Loaded Ladle’s Board of Directors.
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Participating in workshops and attending events.The Dalhousie Student Union will support the Loaded Ladle by:
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Providing the Loaded Ladle with an adequate serving space at the Student UnionBuilding on Studley campus and supporting the Loaded Ladle in serving on Sextoncampus.
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Acting as a mediator between the Loaded Ladle and the Dalhousie Administration.
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Maintaining a dialogue with the Loaded Ladle regarding support for expanded services inthe 2011/2012 terms and future operating years.The Broader Community will support the Loaded Ladle by:
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Forming partnerships with the Loaded Ladle (i.e. Exchanges of local food, labour,education, etc…)
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Putting on educational workshops to expand student knowledge of healthy eating, foodissues, and hands on food preparation skills such as canning, drying herbs, etc…
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Purchasing meals (meals will be available for purchase at $1.00 for any person who is nota member of the Loaded Ladle).
2) Company Summary
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.1 Ownership-Cooperative
The Loaded Ladle strives to function according to the democratic principles that underliecooperatively owned and operated projects. According to such principles, the operation is notowned and managed by a single individual or by a group of managers, but by each person whocontributes to the coop. While there is the recognition that students will be contributing to theoperation through a levy, and so will be entitled to the services of the Loaded Ladle, votingrights on issues pertaining to coop policy, management, finances and structure are reserved tothose who volunteer 4 hours per month toward coop operations. All decisions that do not complyto society codes of conduct will be subject to the scrutiny and challenge of the Student Unionexecutive.
2.2 Start-up Summary
The Start-up requirements, below, include $40,250 of short and long-term assets.
ExpenseAmountStart Up Expenses
Legal150.00Food Safe Kitchen Rental6,000.00Serving Equipment 1000.00Food Safety Training500.00First Aid Supplies150.00Dishes and Cutlery200.00Worker's Equipment500.00Office Supplies400.00Serving Mobile(s)2000.00
Bicycles and Hitches1000.00Total Startup:11,900.00
3) Services
The Loaded Ladle will:
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Provide an inclusive, anti-oppressive environment to students who wish to participate in a business model that puts social and communal gains above financial gains.
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Serve locally, ethically sourced food to any member of the cooperative (students whohave paid the $1.00 levy). This service will be a free lunchtime meal at Studley andSexton campuses. Non-students can purchase meals for $1.00 a meal. The Loaded Ladleexpects to serve at least 200 students per serving, on a first-come-first-serve basis, but isopen to making arrangements with students who have accessibility issues or high need toensure that they can access the Loaded Ladle’s services.
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Obtain food from local producers. Several Community Supported Agriculture programsfrom different farms will supply fresh produce. Other goods will be sourced throughlocal cooperatives, such as the Grainery Cooperative.
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Connect students with their food in a way that is impossible to do in a corporate foodsystem.
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Provide opportunities for local producers to share skills with the student population, andfor students to offer labour in exchange for essential learning.
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Provide opportunities for students to improve their food preparation skills throughworkshops offering instruction in cooking techniques, canning, preserving, and other skills.
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Offer students the chance to conduct research on issues concerning the Loaded Ladle inexchange for class credit (facilitated by Study in Action).
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Provide an environment for cross-cultural dialogue through sharing recipes andexperiences.
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Provide an environment for community building at Dalhousie.
4) Market Analysis Summary
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The Loaded Ladle Co-op is a not-for-profit organization designed to serve the membersof the co-op. The Co-op is run by volunteers. Volunteers will be recruitedthrough outreach and promotion.
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The Loaded Ladle will serve a receptive and steadily growing market segment. Studentsare becoming increasingly aware of the environmental and social damages associatedwith a disconnection from food sources, which accompanies out-sourced, corporate food providers. Students are seeking ways to eat ethically, including food that is local.
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The Co-op users are students who want a healthy and affordable alternative to corporatefood services. Studies done by Dalhousie student researchers have demonstrated this
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