From January until the fall of this year, we’ll be hosting a monthly collaborative column with the good people of Climate Action Coffee featuring information on native plants, Takoma Park-specific gardening, pollinators, birds, and the processes of our planet. To kick things off, we have …
1. How would you introduce yourself? We are a small ‘mom and pop’ bean to bar chocolate business with a genuine passion for food and flavors. ‘Pop’ Ismael is a professional chef who developed a passion for chocolate while living in Guatemala, where his wife …
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, TPSS Board President Dec 9, 2021 As I begin my term as the new President of the TPSS Board of Representatives I start by extending a heartfelt thanks to our outgoing President Diane Curran. For the past three years, Diane has provided steady …
11/5/21 by Mike Houston 2021 has brought a host of challenges for small businesses like TPSS, but let’s focus on the current and upcoming supply chain issues. According to the October US Census Small Business Survey Pulse Survey, 45% of surveyed businesses said they are …
Co-op Member-Owners, Thank you all for joining us this evening. Tonight is my 7th Semi-annual Member Meeting GM update despite the fact that I think I’ve now worked at the Co-op for 20 years. I’m fairly certain I didn’t have these gray hairs when I …
9/13/2021 by Toni Tileva On February 1, 2021, we became the first Maryland sponsor of the Fair Food Program. We are partnering with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers (CIW) to support this award-winning program, a worker-driven human rights initiative ensuring basic protections for tens of …
9/1/2021 As we approach the election season for Co-op Board of Representatives, read about why the current Board members decided to run: Elizabeth Teuwen- Elected 2020 I wanted to become a Board member as a way to say thank you to the Co-op, my family’s …
Our spring was eventful (in some interesting ways), and our summer is shaping to be eventful, too, in all the good ways. Happy Summer! Our Covid-19 protocols have changed a little bit. We no longer have limited entry (so no more lines-yay!). We don’t require …
6/4/21 “If you’re going to be late, make an entrance” I started composing this email over 6 months ago, excited to celebrate the fact that January 17th 2021 was the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Sligo Avenue Co-op store. Then life threw me …