Alex at Peoples Food Coop

HOO: March 29, 2024

Swept outside, put together a display case, and sorted deposits. (forgot to log my hours on the sheet, but nbd)

HOO: March 21, 2024

I went in on a Thursday this week (and I’d missed the previous week) because of a conflict. Nevertheless, this was a good session as usual. We had great weather, so we spent a good amount of time outside. We did the standard work plus a few more things: sweeping, mopping up a few spills out …

HOO: March, 8 2024

Swept out front, swept in the loading area, swept the community room, and sorted deposits

HOO: March 1, 2024

Today we swept outside, sorted deposits, cleaned the floor in the community room and cleaned the windows and siding by the bikes.

HOO: February 16, 2024

This session we mopped and cleaned a lot of the floors. We mopped the community room, the kitchen area, the stairs, and the walk-in refrigerator. We got up a lot of dirt, which was great. The floors are looking nice and shiny. We also did the usuals: sorted cans for deposits and cleaned up trash out …

HOO: February 9, 2024

Another good HOO session this morning. We: Swept out front and wiped down the bench Cleaned up slipperiness in the upstairs deck Cleaned the floors of community room (or former community room) Sorted aluminum and glass deposits

HOO: January 26, 2024

Had a good HOO session at People’s yesterday with James. Cleaned up the driveway area Soaped and rinsed the bins and a few other items out there Spent some time in the back doing some general pick-up Sorted cans, bottles, and glasses for deposits and recycling Unpacked canopy weights I meant …

Attending the January 2024 Board Meeting

Last night I attended the January 2024 Peoples board meeting. It was the first Peoples board meeting that I’ve attended, and I was impressed by the organization, efficiency and thoughtfulness shown throughout. Brief Overview This meeting was over Zoom and started officially around 6:00pm. …

Getting Started

This is the start! This is a blog for documenting my experiences, thoughts, reflections, and updates from working with People’s Food Coop in Portland, Oregon. I’m not sure how often and when I’ll post here, but I’ve writing and archiving my experiences to be immensely useful …