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 …
Dear Co-op members and shoppers, You are invited to the Co-op’s annual Spring Member Meeting, Sunday, May 22, from 2 to 3:30 p.m. The meeting will be held outside at the Takoma Park Firehouse, located at the intersection of Carroll Avenue and Philadelphia Avenue, just beyond the …
04/22/2021 There’s a point in big budget movies where the good guy and the bad guy shoot their equal and opposite powers towards each other, like fire and ice or two different colored laser beams. The grunt and strain trying to push their power towards …
PDF The Takoma Park Workers Union and Management of the TPSS Co-op announce the successful completion of contract negotiations resulting in a new three-year contract through March 2025. Both sides are thrilled to have worked towards a finalized contract and are excited for well-deserved new …