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Action Team Name: Food System Meeting Date: 3/20/2008 Facilitator: Allison Harris
Note Taker name: Annie Rojas Telephone #: 215-386-5211 e-mail: annierojas@whitedog.com
Attendees:
Basher, Mike ShopRite Granados, Tatiana, East Park Morgan, Ruth The Food Trust
Brawer, Rickie Jefferson Revitalization Alliance Richardson, Keith
Bryant, Brenda West Phila Health Harries, Caroline The Food Trust Richardson, Stan Manny SWES
Consortium, Monumental CDC Harris, Allison The Food Trust Rosen, Johanna Mill Creek Farm
Colon, Pete ShopRite Hastings, Allison DVRPC Santana, Abbie
Duncan-Tessmer, Christie Ingram, Karl Weiss, Norman Weavers Way Coop
Gorman, Patrick The Food Trust Johnston, Haile Common Market, East
Park Revitalization Alliance
Agenda Item Discussion: Main Points Follow-up Actions/Status Responsibility Deadline
Introductions and Participants introduced themselves.
Announcements • Stan Richardson offered thanks to Jeff Brown and
his Shop Rite for coming in to the community.
• Community Food Security Coalition Annual
Conference in October- looking for workshops
• May 31 New Shop Rite at 52nd and
Parkside/Jefferson will open; already hiring, apply
at any ShopRite and specify that location (hiring
center to open 4/1 at Charter School at Parkside)
• Family Room in West Phila YMCA- ShopRIte
partnered with City to build room for use
afterschool- provides academic setting at YMCA
• West Girard Community Council is hosting a
meeting about a food market on 4/10.
Synergy: List examples of Allison gave a brief overview of PUFFA Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
synergy provided at Brenda- Secured free reports from The Food Trust and
meeting further information about mapping to share with her
West Phila Consortium Board
Previous Meeting Follow-
up
Community Engagement Yahoo Group invitations have been sent If you haven’t received an invitation you
should soon. The group is not invitation only.
Establish a Yahoo identify and search for
PUFFA.
Annie ASAP
Annie will review invitation list to make sure
food systems names are included.
Food systems update Vision posted to Yahoo Group for comment Please comment All April 11
Workplan update There was a brief review of the workplan with a Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
reminder to attend the full Alliance meeting on 4/16.
Location TBA
New Topics
Food Retail opportunities- Welcome on behalf of Jeff Brown. 9 stores in PA Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable
Mike Basher from (Phila and Bucks Counties) and 1 in NJ. New store
ShopRite opening in Parkside will be a big help- not a lot of
groceries there. Jeff feels that growth throughout the
city is successful when done right. 4-5% of total store
sales in the average urban store comes from produce
department. Brown’s Shop Rite has about 7-11%
produce sales because of expanded departments and
freshness guarantees. Parkside will have expanded
organics offering- seem to see greater interest in
organic in city stores vs. suburbs. Jeff is committed to
community support through donations and community
engagement/ collaboration. Strategy for success in city
groceries comes from leadership- Jeff Brown wants to
see a healthy community.
Jeff Brown keeps his stores beautiful because good Haile Johnston to discuss with Mike Basher Haile By late spring
business makes it easier to give. Jeff’s motto is give
until hurts.