This Thursday, May 3, Jersey City will be a fresher shade of green as the Jersey City Buy Fresh Buy Local launches with a series of events occurring around the city, all day.

Buy Fresh Buy Local (BFBL), a program of the national non-profit FoodRoutes Network, is a network of organizations dedicated to supporting efforts to rebuild local food systems and promote sustainable agriculture across the country.  The BFBL chapters help connect consumers in their local communities with local food from farmers they can know and trust through outreach events, local food guides, and educational materials.

The Jersey City Buy Fresh Buy Local Chapter became official in 2011 and is currently a partnership between the Jersey City Planning Division, the Jersey City Food Co-Op, the Farms in the Heights, Garden State Urban Farms, and City Green.  The mission is to build a local food base for Jersey City connecting residents, restaurants, and farmers – with a particular focus on urban farmers – through its membership.

10:30 am

Press Conference and Kick-Off Celebration @ Light Horse Tavern featuring Lorraine Gibbons the founder of Garden State Urban Farms

12:00 pm – 10:00 pm

EAT a locally-sourced plate at BFBL member restaurants –

The Light Horse Tavern - map

Skinner’s Loft - map

Made with Love – map

7:30 pm – 10:00pm

Screening of Food Miles from episode 3 on transport of PBS series, e2, at City Hall with a post-screening talkback with Ann Karlen of Fair Food Philly

Zone 7 - one of the Jersey City Food Co-Op’s distributors.  Zone 7 is a farm fresh-distribution service that connects farmers and chefs, grocers and institutions in our area.  Watch their Spring Video here.

Wondering where you can get these beautiful ramps?   Well, the JC Food Co-Operative, that’s where.  Become an owner.  Sign-up for an orientation today.

SPRING VIDEO

Join us for our  monthly General Meeting on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 7:00pm.  St. Paul’s at 440 Hoboken Ave. , back hall off of the parking lot. Hear our progress and participate in your co-op.

We’ve posted a new position in our Help wanted section:

Workshift Coordinator

Are you looking to fulfill your workshift from home, or need some flexibility in your schedule? Being a workshift coordinator may be for you!

Duties include:

• Help to fill recurring workshifts (contact new owners via emails/phone calls, as needed)
• Remind folks of upcoming shifts via text or email
• Help owners who need to swap/will not be able to make a shift
• Make sure shifts are entered into shiftplanning.com in a timely manner
• Help owners use shiftplanning.com (no experience with this site necessary: training will be provided)

Please contact Membership if you are interested.