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Show Co-op cuts food costs yt.' A 42 cents half gallon of milk of,and up to 25 percent discounts on ...cheese and large savings on other products highlight the "People's j.Io-op," under the direction of campus cam-pus minister John Wade in the christian Center. iH; The Co-op is a group of people it.ho buy food cooperatively. Orders l.are put in each Friday and Satur-Jay Satur-Jay and picked the following week. Some popular items are on hand A!or mid-week purchases. H: Although the great appeal is in nfs savings, Pastor Wade emphasized 5::he important consumer and nutri-:ional nutri-:ional education gained through the j Christian Center program. .' "We need a vitally alive and "'ictive membership," Pastor Wade f stressed. The only requirements of l0' he members is that they work three f lours in the program, each month. The work includes writing for a I :onsumer newsletter, picking up supplies and other odd jobs. eJi, Along with staples and dairy products, pro-ducts, a selection of natural and j.. organically grown foods may be rdered. Meat products and most orJresh vegetables are not in stock . lecause of licensing and storage ' iroblems. The Co-op expects to supply jljJnited Farm Workers lettuce. The Christian Center, a believer in the -,,-sttuce boycott, hopes to stock the l0(iiard-to-find "Black Eagle" lettuce ,p those supporting the AFL-CIO i their fight for the farm worker. Although the group is now only (5 strong, Pastor Wade feels the w-op will grow considerably as the ifiar goes on. |