Welcome to Great Bay Food Cooperative
12 Pettee Brook Lane
Durham, NH

A student-run natural food store near the University of New Hampshire campus.

IMPORTANT: The 12 Pettee Brook Lane store front will be closing as of October 15, 2003. The store schedule for this month is as follows:

October 8 Wednesday - STORE OPEN REGULAR HOURS (4-7).
October 11 Saturday - STORE OPEN REGULAR HOURS (11-2) NEED SOMEONE TO WORK THIS DAY OR WE WILL NOT OPEN. deadline for final (for foreseeable future) Associated Buyers orders - since we will be closed Mon.
October 15 Wednesday - STORE OPEN REGULAR HOURS (4-7). This will be the last day we are open to the public.
October 18 Saturday - Workers needed 10am to 2pm. Move out all the equipment we want to keep. Donate remaining food to Cornucopia Food Pantry or sell cheap to members who come to help with closing. Pick up Associated orders.
October 25 Saturday - yard sale or giveaway of all remaining equipment etc. we don't want. remove plumbing and sinks. Workers needed 10am to 2pm
October 26 Sunday - Cleaning and closing Party at store - potluck. 3pm - 6pm (dinner at 5)
November 22 Saturday - Feast and Renewal (food and planning) in Alison's new kitchen 4-8 pm. Get together, cook, eat and talk about what we'd like to do, what we'd like to be.

You can also contact the storefront 603-868-3166. Leave your name and phone number and your questions. A co-op member will return your call. You can also send us mail at:

Great Bay Food Coop
PO Box 549
Durham, NH 03824-0549.

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A Glance at Our Monthly Newsletter

Our monthly newsletter is available in Co-op on the last Wednesday of each month (with occasional exceptions - after all life is filled with exceptions). The newsletter contains the work schedule and calendar for the month, minutes of past month's business meeting, phone numbers of co-op coordinators, co-op classified ads, an article on health, a column by the General Coordinator, and feature articles on various issues. Stop at Co-op and pick up the latest issue of the newsletter. You can also read the latest issue on-line or skim through articles from back issues. Happy Reading !

General Information on Cooperatives

Cooperative Homepages on the Web

Northeast Cooperatives Grocery Warehouse. A link to our primary supplier
Food Cooperatives on the Web
Common Ground Food Co-op's Favorite Links

Food Links

Membership in GBFC is open to all so in order to encourage people from all walks of life to join, our policy is to remain politically neutral. However, there is one issue that we do concern ourselves with and that is Food Safety. People have the right to know about the food they are eating so they can make informed choices about what they buy. The following links should help those who are concerned, to educate themselves.

Campaign for Food Safety This is an excellent page with numerous additional links.
Northeast Organic Farming Association Links to state web pages, news, certification information and more.