Eat up
Tiny’ food-op stocks
edibles for sound diet
DEBBIE MOWLETT
The University Food-op can
lelp students avoid the “soda
| and chips" syndrome
Located near Agate Street in
an alley behind the campus
employment offices, the food
op sells low-priced "health"
foods such as tofu, kefir and a
wide variety of teas The store
is staffed by work-study
students, who serve as indis
pensable guides to the tiny
structure's shelving system
"People have a lot of mis
conceptions about the food
food-op offers both whole
wheat and unbleached white
flour
Cheese and milk are sold,
but the prices tend to be a little
bit higher than most grocery
markets A wide variety of tea
is sold in bulk quantities
Coulter stresses that most of
the food sold is produced
locally and that there is "high
rotation with very little
spoilage at the food-op "
When the food-op went from
the drawing board to reality
about six years ago. it was
used mostly to serve the fra
‘We are here to give students an option
to Safeway. ’
op We are here to give
students an option to
Safeway.'* says food-op direc
tor Don Coulter
The food-op sells fresh
produce, often organically
grown, at reasonable rates —
quite a change from TV din
ners and canned peas On a
recent visit the food-op even
separated the fresh veggies
from the week old items, with
£ reduced rates on the older
fare
The food-op also carries the
areas cheapest Humble
Bagels at 15 cents each.
Coulter says the bagels, which
the food-op prices even lower
than the Humble Bagel bakery,
are a kind of "drawing card” to
bring in customers
Bread — whole wheat and
other varieties — also is sold,
along with onion buns If you
prefer to bake your own, the
temities and sororities on a
wholesale basis. Coulter says
In the past couple of years, the
food-op has shifted to a more
retail outlook, now serving the
entire campus community, he
says.
For a time the food-op was
operating in the red. Coulter
says, but thanks to effective
management in the last 18
months, the non-profit store
now operates on solid ground
Coulter says he believes this
also shows a trend toward
better service
While the food-op carries a
large variety of foods, it can't
completely supply every in
dividual's needs, he says, ad
ding that he would like to bet
ter educate the community
that while the food-op can't
stock everything, it can
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