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    That's a wonderful idea!  We'd be willing to help with the funds. 
    Could you find out if this is possible?<br>
    <br>
    Monika<br>
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    On 11/29/2011 10:08 AM, Shira Golding wrote:
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      <div>Hi Everyone,</div>
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      <div>I've just heard the sad news that Ludgate's, a wonderful
        locally-owned grocer, is closing down!</div>
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      <div>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.</div>
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      <div>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.</div>
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      <div>What do others think?</div>
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      <div>- Shira :)</div>
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                        <div>Shira Golding Evergreen</div>
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        <div>On Nov 28, 2011, at 5:00 PM, <a moz-do-not-send="true"
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              <span style="font-weight: bold; ">Mihal Ronen-Clay <<a
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                class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Nov 28 02:17PM
              -0500  <br>
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              *Subject: **Closing Ludgate's*<br>
               <br>
              Dear friends,<br>
               <br>
              As many of you know, after a difficult year struggling
              with sales at the<br>
              store, we have made the decision to close Ludgate's. It's
              with a heavy<br>
              heart that we will be shutting down this unique locally
              owned independent<br>
              business, a store I cared deeply for. Simply put, it
              hasn't been in the<br>
              black for a number of years now -- and we can no longer
              sustain it.<br>
               <br>
              So I'm writing to ask you for your support in getting the
              word out that we<br>
              will be open to sell off the remaining inventory, the
              store 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>
               <br>
              We are selling 10 different varieties of cut trees grown
              without<br>
              fertilizers or pesticides from a tree farmer in Caroline,
              giant poinsettias<br>
              from a regional nursery (Waterville, near where lived
              before we came to<br>
              Ithaca) and locally produced wreaths. We even have 5 live
              trees (spruces)<br>
              that you can transplant after the holidays.<br>
               <br>
              We also need to sell as much of our remaining inventory as
              possible. We<br>
              have many dry goods (beans, grains, dried fruit, nuts,
              spices, tea, coffee)<br>
              remaining. Beautiful stoneware crocks & bowls, Weck
              canning jars and<br>
              cheesemaking supplies. Also, lots of jars of Scandinavian
              pickled<br>
              herring! And...chocolate.<br>
               <br>
              If you can pass the word along to listservs you belong to
              or mention it to<br>
              people you meet, it would be a great help to us.<br>
               <br>
              Thanks,<br>
               <br>
              Kate<br>
               <br>
              PS: I will be putting in a final bulk order, if you care
              to stock up on<br>
              anything. Here's the website form<<a
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                href="http://www.ludgatefarms.com/site/bulkorder">http://www.ludgatefarms.com/site/bulkorder</a>><br>
              .<br>
               <br>
              --<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><br>
               <br>
              *Katie Quinn-Jacobs*<br>
              Proprietor & COO<br>
              Ludgate Farm & Market<br>
              1552 Hanshaw Road<br>
              Ithaca, NY 14850<br>
               <br>
              Tel: 607.257.1765<br>
              Fax: 607.257.1436<br>
              Web: ludgatefarms.com<br>
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