Alfalfa House Explained

Alfalfa House
Type:	Food cooperative
Location City:	Enmore, Sydney
Location Country:	Australia
Industry:	Grocery retailing
Products:	Whole foods, organic food

Alfalfa House Community Food Cooperative Ltd is a not-for-profit food cooperative based in Enmore, Sydney, Australia.^[1] It is a registered cooperative.^[2] Alfalfa House began in the front room of a terraced house in Erskineville in 1981.^{[3] [4]}

According to its introductory material for new members, the main aim of the cooperative is to provide minimally-packaged and minimally-processed organic food and low-impact common household products, processed in ways that minimise harm to both people and the environment.^[5]

Policy

Alfalfa House is managed by a board of directors, known as the Members' Council, elected at the cooperative's Annual General Meeting. The council oversees the financial management and general ongoing policy-making of the co-op. According to its Rules of Incorporation, any financial surpluses are to be re-invested in the co-op to improve services to the membership.

Objectives

According to its Rules of Incorporation, Alfalfa House aims to

• provide a retail source of wholefoods so that members may have some control over the sources of their food supply
• provide information on and promote the use of: low-cost, ethically-produced and packaged wholefoods; cruelty-free foods; vegetarian foods; vegan foods; organic foods; and genetically modified-free foods
• run an ethical, not-for-profit business
• minimise resource wastage and, hence, encourage reuse and recycling
• support other cooperatives whose objectives are similar or related to the objectives of the cooperative
• stimulate community development, foster community spirit and promote sustainable living

See also

• List of food cooperatives

References

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Notes and References

1. Web site: Alfalfa House. Broadsheet Sydney. 2 August 2016 . 31 January 2018.
2. Web site: NSW co-operatives A to D. NSW Government: Fair Trading. 31 January 2018.
3. Web site: Alfalfa House . Broadsheet . July 28, 2016 . February 12, 2018.
4. Web site: AH Early History . 2007-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070911225717/http://www.alfalfahouse.org/html/how_did_we_begin.htm . 2007-09-11 . dead .
5. Web site: AH Product List . 2007-06-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070718070700/http://www.alfalfahouse.org/html/products.htm . 2007-07-18 . dead .