The Abundant Pantry Bulk-Buying Club is a project of Skookum Food Provisioners' Cooperative. If you live in the Powell River area and would like to join, check us out at http://skookumfood.ca. If you have questions, contact us at our page or at [email protected]. The first step to participating in The Abundant Pantry is to join Skookum Food Provisioners' Cooperative, which you can d
o by downloading, printing, filling out, & returning the membership application form which you can find at http://skookumfood.ca/our-members/become-a-member/. Or you can get one and fill it out at Kingfisher Used Books on Marine Ave. Membership costs $20 and that's a one-only payment for a membership share. Once you're a member of Skookum, you are free to join The Abundant Pantry for no extra charge. The goals of the Abundant Pantry are to:
- increase people’s individual household food security by encouraging and facilitating food storage, which is one of the three pillars of food security, along with production and preservation.
- offer access to more affordable organic food than available through retail outlets, due to group buying bulk rates.
- increase the food independence of our local community by establishing our own systems of procurement, and increasing our involvement with local producers.
- offer a direct link online between local families and local farmers, which encourages more local farming, local eating, and an increased capacity for this community to sustain itself.
- bring people together as a community, by working together in sorting deliveries, sharing split orders, and celebrating together at quarterly potluck dinners.
- contribute to employment in the community, by employing a coordinator and supporting local farmers and producers.
- provide ongoing contributions of food or money to local food-related projects.
- financially support Skookum Food Provisioners’ Cooperative’s various projects.
