From the Board

At our July board meeting, the Directors and a number of Owners in attendance as visitors welcomed our newly hired General Manager, Brad Salmon, to Placerville Natural Foods Co-op. Brad arrived in Placerville a few days earlier;  spending his time settling into temporary quarters, meeting Co-op staff & owners, as well as getting a crash familiarization course in the Co-op daily operations from Interim General Manager Garland Mcqueen.

As I write this article Garland is on the road to his home in Georgia for a brief respite then he will move on to his next assignment at another co-op in Columbus Ohio. Staff, Owners, Owner-producers and the Board all expressed high praise and much gratitude to Garland for his six months tenure here in Placerville during which time many improvements in practices, pricing, and the look of the store,  all of which have brought our Co-op to our first profitable quarter since we started operations in 2011.

The Board of Directors are planning for our election of directors and our Annual Membership Meeting in October. We are always looking for good candidates to stand for election to our Board of Directors. Candidates should have an active interest in community, organization and governance as demonstrated by attendance at Co-op Board meetings and participation in volunteer activities in support of the Co-op. The Board regularly meets on the last Monday of every month at 6:00 PM in the meeting room above the store. Our bylaws call for the Co-op to be governed by a seven person Board of Directors, however, we currently have only six persons sitting on the Board due to two resignations of directors in the past year. If you think you might be interested in this opportunity please contact one of the Directors or the General Manager.