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Organisation will sell vegetable bags and dried foods every week from the Oasis Centre<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

A FOOD co-op is being launched to bring down prices in the communities of Splott, Tremorfa and Adamsdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The launch will take place at Oasis Centre courtyard in Splott on November 25 between 5pm and 7pm, and will continue weekly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It has been organised by 10 people who hope to give communities buying power and provide access to healthy and affordable food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Founder and suppliers organiser Alice Taherzadeh was inspired by Cooperation Town, a network of community led food co-ops<\/a>. It describes food co-ops as not-for-profit organisations which are owned by their members, unlike food banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur model is slightly different as it\u2019s more like a shop. I just put a post out on the Splott and Adamsdown mutual aid Facebook Group, saying ‘This is a cool idea, does anyone want to do it?’, and I got quite a bit of interest,” said Alice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The co-op aims to provide access to affordable quality food to everyone in the community. It will sell organic vegetable bags for between \u00a310 and \u00a320, a basic vegetable bag for \u00a33 and dried foods at wholesale prices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Alice said that having access affordable, healthy food has been an issue for the community, particularly during the pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe number of people signing up for food packages in Splott, Adamsdown and Tremorfa was really high-one of the highest in Cardiff,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But she thinks food banks can be a problem. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cPeople don\u2019t really get a choice of what they get. Our big focus with it was making a space that isn\u2019t stigmatised \u2013 everyone can come to this place, we\u2019re selling all different types of food. People can pay forward for other people\u2019s veg boxes \u2013 not as a sense of charity, but as solidarity.\u201d  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The co-op has already received interest from over 20 people already looking to sign up and the group has also crowdfunded over \u00a3900 towards the project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Proceeds raised will go towards better equipment and food safety training for members.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Moving into Splott it\u2019s really noticeable [compared to] other areas of Cardiff how strong the sense of community is here” said Alice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSplott and Tremorfa are longstanding communities in Cardiff, and they have a really strong sense of support and solidarity.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, the group hopes to bring even more people together through members becoming involved in the running of the co-op, and even get local groups and businesses involved where possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The co-op has already formed links with local allotment holders who they hope could bring home-grown produce to be swapped or donated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere\u2019s space for the whole community to be part of it,\u201d said Daniel Pass, one of the core organisers involved in communications and storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are … making a sustainable venture that people can rely on over time, so it should be something that should outlive all of us.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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