Wimberley and Dripping Springs will finally have a food co-op, thanks to the efforts of Evan Garner, a resident of Dripping Springs, Texas. She is seeking others interested in participating, and has setup a Yahoo! group to coordinate the co-op.

The co-op will emphasize locally produced food, including organic produce, dairy products, grass-fed beef and free-range eggs. An advantage we have in our region is that one can obtain virtually every common food item for a 100 mile diet, with minimal privation, during a large portion of an average year. Having a co-op should us link-up with our outstanding local food producers, and encourage them to ramp-up production.

Those interested in participating should go to

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CommunityCoopmktDSandWimberley/

and request to join the group.

Kudos to Evan for pursuing this incredibly valuable project!

Marc