By Taylor Dibbert TPSS Co-op’s Earth Day event is on Saturday, April 22 from 11am to 3pm. In addition to live music and speakers, a variety of partner organizations will participate. This year’s theme is “The Future of Our Food System.” Co-op General Manager Mike …
INTERVIEW WITH MEMBER JULIA JARVIS By Taylor Dibbert I recently got in touch with longtime Takoma Park resident Julia Jarvis to discuss the Co-op and her experiences as a member. Our exchange, which has been edited, is below. Would you tell me a little bit …
By Taylor Dibbert Rachel Hardwick raised her kids in Takoma Park with her husband, loves to walk her dog around town with friends, and owns a commercial testing laboratory with her husband. She is an attorney at AARP. Hardwick served on TPSS Co-op’s Board of …
Orly Keiner, TPSS Board of Representatives Are you among the 72% of consumers concerned about the growth in the use of single use plastics but don’t know what to do about it because PLASTIC IS EVERYWHERE? Are you troubled by knowing that even the “recyclable” …
Taylor Dibbert, TPSS Board of Representatives On February 8 TPSS Co-op held an event on food insecurity. With pandemic-related assistance programs winding down, what might that mean for vulnerable people? What can we expect in terms of forthcoming advocacy or legislative initiatives? And what’s the …
02/21/2023 SNAP at TPSS Pre-Pandemic Before the pandemic SNAP sales were a relatively small percentage of TPSS sales. From 2013-2019 they were between 1 and half a percent of overall store sales, and were actually declining year over year as a percent of sales. This …
Elizabeth Teuwen, Vice-President, TPSS Board of Representatives I joined the Co-op Board, as many do, because of an interest in supporting an organization that is more than just a grocery store. “Concern for the community” is the co-op principle that drew me in. The Gus …
11/28/2022 The Takoma Park Silver Spring Co-op, or TPSS, is a grocery store owned by the community that shops here. Our cooperative business model reminds us that no one in our community achieves anything by themselves, we all grow and progress together. This GusNIP grant …
Bob Gibson, President, TPSS Board of Representatives At most food stores – and most retail businesses of any type – when you walk in the door, you’re just another customer. But if you’re a member of the Takoma Park/Silver Spring (TPSS) Food Co-op, when you …
05/30/22 Co-op members and shoppers – If you’re reading this email I imagine you’ve spent days and nights over recent months drowning in despair, hopelessness, anger and fear. I know I have. A white supremacist, armed with weapons meant for war, targeted and murdered Black …