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Fall Meeting Message from Our GM

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 …

Updates on the Fair Food Program

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 …

Why I Ran for the Board: Part I

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 …

July Newsletter

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 …

Happy Birthday To Us

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 …

Happy 40th Anniversary – A Message from Your Board of Representatives

Happy 40th Anniversary, TPSS Co-op members and shoppers!  Yes, since 1981 we’ve been serving the Takoma Park-Silver Spring community, working to promote healthy living by offering wholesome foods, high-quality produce, and community resources in a clean, friendly, and cooperative grocery store – that you can …

Important Announcement: Store Closed

On Thursday, December 31, we learned that a staff member tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). We immediately closed the store. We will re-open the store once we are able to determine that it poses no risk to the community. We are in the …

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An End of the Year Message from Our GM

“I had no reason to be over-optimistic. But somehow, when you smile, I can brave bad weather.” This being Takoma Park, I’m not sure I need to cite the source, but that’s from The Who’s Tommy. I had it on cassette and wore it out driving …

Statement from TPSS Co-op

To our members and customers: In the midst of a heated local election, we take this opportunity to remind our members and shoppers that the Co-op has not endorsed any officials running for local office, nor do we plan to make any endorsements. And we …

News from the Board

Expanded Hours, More Choices, Continued Focus on Safety The Co-op expanded in-store hours at the beginning of August to 9AM to 9PM and has also been increasing the number of items for sale, highlighted by the return of many locally produced and prepared offerings. As …