[ShareTompkins] Saving Ludgate's?

[Marney Lieberman]

i would invest a hundred dollars

marney lieberman

marneymae at gmail.com



On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Bethany Schroeder <
executivedirector at ithacahealth.org> wrote:

> You would need to talk to Katie and Dave about the details, of course, but
> my understanding is that in addition to balance sheet problems at
> Ludgate's, new regulations will require a lot of upgrades to equipment,
> amounting to many, many thousands of dollars of investment.
>
> Bethany
>
> Shira Golding wrote:
>
>> Hi Everyone,
>>
>> I've just heard the sad news that Ludgate's, a wonderful locally-owned
>> grocer, is closing down!
>>
>> Having recently moved from downtown to Hanshaw Road, within biking
>> distance to the store, we have come to treasure this shop for its wonderful
>> selection, friendly staff and general awesomeness. So I'm wondering if
>> there is a scenario in which the store could be saved by becoming a
>> cooperative, similar to what the community was able to do for Buffalo
>> Street Books not that long ago.
>>
>> Perhaps it is too late in the game to suggest such a strategy, but me and
>> my partner Ari would definitely be able to invest a couple hundred dollars
>> to save a wonderful place that fills an important niche in the economy by
>> providing lots of healthy, organic and vegan food options to folks who live
>> up on the hill.
>>
>> What do others think?
>>
>> - Shira :)
>>
>> Shira Golding Evergreen
>> shiraevergreen at gmail.com <mailto:shiraevergreen at gmail.**com<shiraevergreen at gmail.com>
>> >
>> http://www.shirari.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Nov 28, 2011, at 5:00 PM, fcna-ithaca at googlegroups.com <mailto:
>> fcna-ithaca@**googlegroups.com <fcna-ithaca at googlegroups.com>> wrote:
>>
>>   Closing Ludgate's <http://groups.google.com/**group/fcna-ithaca/t/**
>>> d685428618647ffe<http://groups.google.com/group/fcna-ithaca/t/d685428618647ffe>
>>> >
>>>
>>>      Mihal Ronen-Clay <ithacami at gmail.com
>>>      <mailto:ithacami at gmail.com>> Nov 28 02:17PM -0500
>>>
>>>      *Subject: **Closing Ludgate's*
>>>             Dear friends,
>>>             As many of you know, after a difficult year struggling with
>>>      sales at the
>>>      store, we have made the decision to close Ludgate's. It's with
>>>      a heavy
>>>      heart that we will be shutting down this unique locally owned
>>>      independent
>>>      business, a store I cared deeply for. Simply put, it hasn't
>>>      been in the
>>>      black for a number of years now -- and we can no longer sustain it.
>>>             So I'm writing to ask you for your support in getting the
>>> word
>>>      out that we
>>>      will be open to sell off the remaining inventory, the store
>>>      equipment and
>>>      holiday trees, etc for the next few weeks. *Store hours **for this
>>>      shutting down period **start Tues, Nov 29: Noon-7pm.*
>>>             We are selling 10 different varieties of cut trees grown
>>> without
>>>      fertilizers or pesticides from a tree farmer in Caroline, giant
>>>      poinsettias
>>>      from a regional nursery (Waterville, near where lived before we
>>>      came to
>>>      Ithaca) and locally produced wreaths. We even have 5 live trees
>>>      (spruces)
>>>      that you can transplant after the holidays.
>>>             We also need to sell as much of our remaining inventory as
>>>      possible. We
>>>      have many dry goods (beans, grains, dried fruit, nuts, spices,
>>>      tea, coffee)
>>>      remaining. Beautiful stoneware crocks & bowls, Weck canning
>>>      jars and
>>>      cheesemaking supplies. Also, lots of jars of Scandinavian pickled
>>>      herring! And...chocolate.
>>>             If you can pass the word along to listservs you belong to or
>>>      mention it to
>>>      people you meet, it would be a great help to us.
>>>             Thanks,
>>>             Kate
>>>             PS: I will be putting in a final bulk order, if you care to
>>>      stock up on
>>>      anything. Here's the website
>>>      form<http://www.ludgatefarms.**com/site/bulkorder<http://www.ludgatefarms.com/site/bulkorder>
>>> >
>>>      .
>>>             --              *Katie Quinn-Jacobs*
>>>      Proprietor & COO
>>>      Ludgate Farm & Market
>>>      1552 Hanshaw Road
>>>      Ithaca, NY 14850
>>>             Tel: 607.257.1765
>>>      Fax: 607.257.1436
>>>      Web: ludgatefarms.com
>>>      [image: Ludgate Logo]
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
> --
> Bethany Schroeder
> Executive Director
> Ithaca Health Alliance and Free Clinic
>
> 521 West Seneca Street
> Ithaca, NY 14850
> www.ithacahealth.org
>
> 607-882-9060
> executivedirector@**ithacahealth.org <executivedirector at ithacahealth.org>
>
>
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