Category Archives: principles

Skookum’s Celebratory Social

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Gianni

The members of Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative gathered at Trinity Hall in Powell River on January 31  to celebrate our first public gathering for 2012, the United Nations International Year of the Cooperative. The salad/dessert pot-luck event attracted over 30 of … Continue reading →

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Skookum co-presents the film “To Make A Farm”

Posted on January 27, 2012 by Gianni

Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative is happy to co-sponsor (with Transition Town Powell River) the feature documentary, To Make a Farm (Canada, 2011) On Saturday February 18, 2012 at the Powell River Film Festival. See below for details, and a clip … Continue reading →

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Announcing Skookum’s Bulk Seed-Buying Project

Posted on January 15, 2012 by Gianni

We’re happy to introduce a new project open to Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative members only. It’s a bulk seed-buying club that will start off small with a selection of some 30 seed types from a local provider, Eternal Seed. As you … Continue reading →

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Our “Growing a Co-op” event was a big hit!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by David Parkinson

On Wednesday February 9, 2011, Skookum brought Carol Murray up to Powell River to spread the word about cooperatives, what they can do, and how to get them going. Carol is the Director of Co-op Development at the BC Co-operative … Continue reading →

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Our Values and Principles

Posted on June 10, 2010 by David Parkinson

At the board meeting of May 28, 2010, the directors of Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative passed a resolution to adopt the following statement of values and principles as an official document of the cooperative. You can download this statement in … Continue reading →

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