Welcome to the East Lansing Food Co-op!

ELFCO's storefront closed on January 28th, but we are actively pursuing a reimagining and transformation of ELFCO with the goal of reopening in a way that serves the greater Lansing community while promoting cooperative values, local products and sustainability. Please join us!  For more information see below and check out our Reimagining ELFCO page.

 

Elections for our Board of Directors are right around the corner!

Nominations accepted between February 24 and March 17, 2017
Owner/Member balloting starts March 26 and ends at 3:00 p.m. on April 9th at the ELFCO Annual Meeting. For more information and nomination forms please visit our our Nominations and Elections page.

 

Upcoming ELFCO Board of Directors Meetings

  • Monday, March 20th from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at the Allen Market Place, 1629 E Kalamazoo St, Lansing, MI 48912
  • Monday, April 3rd from 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm. Location TBA.

 

Upcoming Transformation Committee Meetings

Charrette - Sunday, March 26th from 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm. Refreshments will be provided.  Location: Edgewood United Church, 469 N Hagadorn Rd, East Lansing, MI 48823

Everyone is welcome to  participate and encouraged to attend! We will continue to discuss and come up with action items to shut down our current store-front and plan our future form. Please join us!

A Cooperative Community Design Event to help us plan a new storefront. We need designers, architects, developers, city council members, brand strategists, visionary thinkers, food producers, urban planners, community advocates, sustainability experts, and other stakeholders to share with the co-op their particular knowledge, skills, and expertise. All contributions are welcome!

Why?

We are committed to bringing a food co-op in some form back to the Greater Lansing area in a way that will meet, better than ever, the needs of our community. Our overarching goal is to design and construct a community owned business that:

  • makes good food accessible
  • is dedicated to neighbors helping neighbors
  • supports our local farmers and producers
  • brings control of our food system to the local level.

What will happen at the Charrette?

We will look at, listen to, and discuss each charrette participant’s interpretation of the vision for transforming the co-op. These interpretations will help us cooperatively create an in-depth Action Plan that will serve as our blueprint for the future.

What ideas have already been proposed?

Current ELFCO owners and community members have suggested many exciting ideas. Here are just a few of them:

  • Open a grocery store in a food gap area
  • Provide volunteer opportunities to decrease the cost of food for everyone
  • Offer healthy prepared foods as grab & go items and/or a hot & ready cafe
  • Provide community space for classes, meetings, etc.

 

Annual Owners Meeting is Sunday, April 9th!

  • The meeting will be held from 2:00 pm - 4:00pm. Location: Okemos Library, 4321 Okemos Rd, Okemos, Mi 48864
  • Nomination and election information will be available very soon on this website.