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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Here’s a link with a video clip of a local Democracy
at Work Network representative talking about worker cooperatives. <a
href="http://creating.theseen.org/2011/06/sharing-the-wealth-social-and-economic-tools-for-building-equity-in-a-sustainable-economy/">http://creating.theseen.org/2011/06/sharing-the-wealth-social-and-economic-tools-for-building-equity-in-a-sustainable-economy/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>Good luck. I love Ludgates!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>Sara<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
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bounce-38310792-25057141@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-38310792-25057141@list.cornell.edu]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Marney Lieberman<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, November 29, 2011 10:30 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Bethany Schroeder<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Shira Golding; fcna-ithaca digest subscribers; TC-HSC-L@cornell.edu;
fingerlakespermaculture@lists.ibiblio.org; sharetompkins@lists.aktivix.org;
Katie Quinn-Jacobs; ithacami@gmail.com; Joe Marraffino<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: Saving Ludgate's?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>i would invest a hundred dollars<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>marney lieberman<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:marneymae@gmail.com">marneymae@gmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 10:23 AM, Bethany Schroeder <<a
href="mailto:executivedirector@ithacahealth.org">executivedirector@ithacahealth.org</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal>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.<br>
<br>
Bethany<br>
<br>
Shira Golding wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal>Hi Everyone,<br>
<br>
I've just heard the sad news that Ludgate's, a wonderful locally-owned grocer,
is closing down!<br>
<br>
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.<br>
<br>
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.<br>
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What do others think?<br>
<br>
- Shira :)<br>
<br>
Shira Golding Evergreen<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a
href="mailto:shiraevergreen@gmail.com" target="_blank">shiraevergreen@gmail.com</a>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:shiraevergreen@gmail.com" target="_blank">shiraevergreen@gmail.com</a>><br>
<a href="http://www.shirari.com" target="_blank">http://www.shirari.com</a><br>
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On Nov 28, 2011, at 5:00 PM, <a href="mailto:fcna-ithaca@googlegroups.com"
target="_blank">fcna-ithaca@googlegroups.com</a> <mailto:<a
href="mailto:fcna-ithaca@googlegroups.com" target="_blank">fcna-ithaca@googlegroups.com</a>>
wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal> Closing Ludgate's <<a
href="http://groups.google.com/group/fcna-ithaca/t/d685428618647ffe"
target="_blank">http://groups.google.com/group/fcna-ithaca/t/d685428618647ffe</a>><br>
<br>
Mihal Ronen-Clay <<a href="mailto:ithacami@gmail.com"
target="_blank">ithacami@gmail.com</a><br>
<mailto:<a href="mailto:ithacami@gmail.com"
target="_blank">ithacami@gmail.com</a>>> Nov 28 02:17PM -0500 <o:p></o:p></p>
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*Subject: **Closing Ludgate's*<br>
Dear friends,<br>
As many of you know, after a
difficult year struggling with<br>
sales at the<br>
store, we have made the decision to close Ludgate's. It's
with<br>
a heavy<br>
heart that we will be shutting down this unique locally
owned<br>
independent<br>
business, a store I cared deeply for. Simply put, it hasn't<br>
been in the<br>
black for a number of years now -- and we can no longer
sustain it.<br>
So I'm writing to ask you for your
support in getting the word<br>
out that we<br>
will be open to sell off the remaining inventory, the store<br>
equipment and<br>
holiday trees, etc for the next few weeks. *Store hours
**for this<br>
shutting down period **start Tues, Nov 29: Noon-7pm.*<br>
We are selling 10 different varieties
of cut trees grown without<br>
fertilizers or pesticides from a tree farmer in Caroline,
giant<br>
poinsettias<br>
from a regional nursery (Waterville, near where lived
before we<br>
came to<br>
Ithaca) and locally produced wreaths. We even have 5 live
trees<br>
(spruces)<br>
that you can transplant after the holidays.<br>
We also need to sell as much of our
remaining inventory as<br>
possible. We<br>
have many dry goods (beans, grains, dried fruit, nuts,
spices,<br>
tea, coffee)<br>
remaining. Beautiful stoneware crocks & bowls, Weck
canning<br>
jars and<br>
cheesemaking supplies. Also, lots of jars of Scandinavian
pickled<br>
herring! And...chocolate.<br>
If you can pass the word along to
listservs you belong to or<br>
mention it to<br>
people you meet, it would be a great help to us.<br>
Thanks,<br>
Kate<br>
PS: I will be putting in a final bulk
order, if you care to<br>
stock up on<br>
anything. Here's the website<br>
form<<a href="http://www.ludgatefarms.com/site/bulkorder"
target="_blank">http://www.ludgatefarms.com/site/bulkorder</a>><br>
.<br>
--
*Katie Quinn-Jacobs*<br>
Proprietor & COO<br>
Ludgate Farm & Market<br>
1552 Hanshaw Road<br>
Ithaca, NY 14850<br>
Tel: <a href="tel:607.257.1765"
target="_blank">607.257.1765</a><br>
Fax: <a href="tel:607.257.1436" target="_blank">607.257.1436</a><br>
Web: <a href="http://ludgatefarms.com" target="_blank">ludgatefarms.com</a><br>
[image: Ludgate Logo]<br>
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<span class=hoenzb>-- </span><br>
<span class=hoenzb>Bethany Schroeder</span><br>
<span class=hoenzb>Executive Director</span><br>
<span class=hoenzb>Ithaca Health Alliance and Free Clinic</span><br>
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<span class=hoenzb>521 West Seneca Street</span><br>
<span class=hoenzb>Ithaca, NY 14850</span><br>
<span class=hoenzb><a href="http://www.ithacahealth.org" target="_blank">www.ithacahealth.org</a></span><br>
<br>
<span class=hoenzb><a href="tel:607-882-9060" target="_blank">607-882-9060</a></span><br>
<span class=hoenzb><a href="mailto:executivedirector@ithacahealth.org"
target="_blank">executivedirector@ithacahealth.org</a></span></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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