The COG- by Zavrey Weiler

Dear Public,

Before I start my speech I would like to ask you to lend me all your attention. Agreed? OK.

Hey, you, with the hairy mustache—come up here and tell them. Oh, whatever! I’ll do it by myself. OK, now…

The COG is a cooperative and a cooperative is kind of like a grocery that is cheap. Like I told you, this cooperative is called the COG, but it is organic only and mostly fair trade (except for some things). This means that the food is not sprayed with pesticides and the people who make the food get a reasonable amount of money.

My mom, dad, Elisa and Martin (some Earth class parents) are building the co-op. Now, we are just starting it. You have to be a member to shop there when you want to. We have a building that is half in Oakland, half in Emeryville. Soon we will get a refrigerator. When we finish the COG, I will be an assistant. My job will be to fill out orders and stuff.

I hope you see the store so you will change your thoughts about food. Please join as a member of the COG!

Sincerely,
Zavrey

I remember when we were in Hawaii. The adults were talking about the food co-op in Brooklyn. I asked, “What is a cooperative?” My mom explained what it was.

A couple of weeks later, my family was eating dinner, and we started talking about the cooperative in Brooklyn again. We decided to make our own organic food co-op.

First, we told our friends the idea. Then, we put up signs for it and got members. We made a web-site, got a building, and we got products. And finally, we opened it!

I hope the COG will help more people eat healthy food.