Food Coops, Buying Groups and other local retail: Covid-19 response

Sustain are currently collating information and feedback to help us produce useful guidance and a position statements to support local food cooperatives and other local food initiatives during (and after) Covid-19. Thanks for your help.

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Organisation Name

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* 4. What kind of food organisation are you? Tick all those that apply

Box Scheme

Shop

Market

Community/ market stall

Buying Group

Food Hub

Co-op supplier

Bakery

Producer

Other (please specify)

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* 5. Are you still operating during Covid-19?

Yes, as normal

Yes, with increased capacity

Yes, with reduced capacity

No, we are no longer operating

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How have you diversified to adapt to Covid-19? (e.g online sales, delivery, hot meal provision, veg boxes...)

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* 7. If you are using an online platform to sell and or/deliver food, what are you using and would you recommend to others?

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* 8. If you have a volunteer base, how have you adapted to ensure volunteers are working safely? Are you struggling with volunteer capacity?

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* 9. What other challenges are you facing?

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* 10. If you receive funding, has the pandemic affected what can or cannot be funded? How have your funders responded to the crisis?

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* 11. What could Sustain do to help local food organisations at this time?

Provide online advice /guidance/info/signposting

Online training (what topics?)

Online forums networks to share with other food organisations

Promotion of our services to customers

Helping find supply/ equipment/ volunteers

Lobbying/representing local food organisations to councils and the Government

Other (please specify)

Food Coops, Buying Groups and other local retail: Covid-19 response

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* 1. Name

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* 2. Email

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* 3. Organisation Name

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* 4. What kind of food organisation are you? Tick all those that apply

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* 5. Are you still operating during Covid-19?

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* 6. How have you diversified to adapt to Covid-19? (e.g online sales, delivery, hot meal provision, veg boxes...)

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* 7. If you are using an online platform to sell and or/deliver food, what are you using and would you recommend to others?

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* 8. If you have a volunteer base, how have you adapted to ensure volunteers are working safely? Are you struggling with volunteer capacity?

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* 9. What other challenges are you facing?

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* 10. If you receive funding, has the pandemic affected what can or cannot be funded? How have your funders responded to the crisis?

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* 11. What could Sustain do to help local food organisations at this time?

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* 12. Any further comments about your recent experiences during the Covid-19 crisis?