[ShareTompkins] Saving Ludgate's?
Shira Golding
shiragolding at gmail.com
Tue Nov 29 16:43:49 UTC 2011
Hi Everyone,
To save us all from cluttered inboxes, I have created a separate
Google group to discuss the possibility of saving Ludgate Farms from
closing.
Go to this link and click "Join this group" on the right. (You will
need to create a free Google log-in if you don't have one):
http://groups.google.com/group/save-ludgate-farms
To be clear, this is a grassroots community conversation and at this
point there is no one "leading" this effort. I feel like I could
personally invest a few hundred dollars and maybe work a few hours a
week as part of a worker-owned cooperative, but I don't have the time
to organize the structure and do all the other work involved in such a
transition. But perhaps others among us do!
Please invite anyone who you think would like to join the discussion...
- Shira :)
Shira Golding Evergreen
shira at shirari.com
On Nov 29, 2011, at 11:22 AM, <sbwells99 at gmail.com>
<sbwells99 at gmail.com> wrote:
> This sounds like the potential makings of cooperative ownership.
> Didn’t somebody just do that with the bookstore? I’ve heard it’s a
> great way to run a business.
>
> Here’s a link with a video clip of a local Democracy at Work
> Network representative talking about worker cooperatives.http://creating.theseen.org/2011/06/sharing-the-wealth-social-and-economic-tools-for-building-equity-in-a-sustainable-economy/
>
> Good luck. I love Ludgates!
>
> Sara
>
> From: bounce-38310792-25057141 at list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-38310792-25057141 at list.cornell.edu
> ] On Behalf Of Marney Lieberman
> Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:30 AM
> To: Bethany Schroeder
> Cc: Shira Golding; fcna-ithaca digest subscribers; TC-HSC-L at cornell.edu
> ; fingerlakespermaculture at lists.ibiblio.org;sharetompkins at lists.aktivix.org
> ; Katie Quinn-Jacobs; ithacami at gmail.com; Joe Marraffino
> Subject: Re: Saving Ludgate's?
>
> 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>
> http://www.shirari.com
>
>
>
>
> On Nov 28, 2011, at 5:00 PM, fcna-ithaca at googlegroups.com <mailto:fcna-ithaca at googlegroups.com
> > wrote:
>
> Closing Ludgate's <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>
> .
> -- *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 at ithacahealth.org
>
>
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