• Board of Directors and Steering Committee
  

• Mission and Goals
  

Our Committees

• Steering Committee: This is the “committee formerly known as the Planning Group”. As we transition to a committee structure, and once we have a Board of Directors, the Planning Group will become, both in name and deed, a Steering Committee. The Steering Committee’s job is essentially a choreographer. It makes sure that the various committees are not stepping on each other’s toes, that everyone is working together effectively, and that the desires of the Board and the Membership are being communicated and executed effectively. Most of the work of the Steering Committee will be in delegation form, but some of the larger tasks (such as finalizing the incorporation process) will be executed by this committee.
• Contact robyn@terrefoods.org for more information or to join this committee
• Membership/Education: This committee is tasked with various aspects of membership and public education. This will include such things as membership drives and hosting public educational meetings. Also, this committee will be the one which makes recommendations to the Board regarding membership structure, payment plans, benefits, etc.
• Contact candace@terrefoods.org or tammy@terrefoods.org for more information or to join this committee
• Fundraising:  Really, a pretty self-explanatory committee. We need money to make this venture work, and these are the people who are going to go and get it! While a large percentage of our startup should come from memberships, we will need other sources, such as donations, bank and member loans to complete the project. This committee’s major goal right now will be to generate enough funds to pay for a feasibility study, which is crucial to completing this project in a fiscally responsible fashion. And tangent to this, by raising money for the study we will also be working towards a matching funds grant offered by Food Co-op 500. These grants are offered approximately once a year, are available in amounts up to $10,000, and are given on a matching basis—which is to say they will match how much we raise, up to $10,000, effectively doubling our money.
• Contact glenn@terrefoods.org or kim_hoppes@terrefoods.org for more information or to join this committee
• Business/Finance: Someone’s got to keep track of where all this money is coming from, and to where it should all go. If you enjoy managing money and working on budgets, this is the place for you! The business/finance committee will be working closely with the individuals we commission to do the feasibility study, as well as any other project or business managers we hire. They will oversee the Sources and Uses budget (i.e., where our money is coming from and where it’s going to), as well as building our long-term budgets and fiscal plans. This committee may be involved in some of the discussions pertaining to membership structure and benefits, as well.
• Contact hampton@terrefoods.org for more information or to join this committee