The result was keep. Per the later uncontested sources. Jo-Jo Eumerus (talk, contributions) 17:17, 2 February 2018 (UTC)
Not notable, fails WP:ORG and a search reveals very few sources, not enough to establish notability. Rusf10 (talk) 07:12, 19 January 2018 (UTC)
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George Street Co-op, 89 Morris St., New Brunswick; (732) 247-8280; www.georgestreetcoop.com. This venerable downtown New Brunswick institution has been around forever, or so it seems. It started in 1973, when some students from the Vegetarian Club at Rutgers University opened a buying club in a garage off George Street. They soon moved to a small storefront on George Street. The co-op is now located in even bigger quarters on nearby Morris Street. The co-op's aim is to sell vegetarian foods with the least amount of processing and contaminants but with the greatest nutritional value possible. Anyone can shop at the store, which is stocked with organic produce, organic whole grains, breads and cereals, low-carb foods, chips and natural treats, juice and juicers, ready-to-eat sandwiches and entrees, and many other items. Membership is $24 a year. If you work 2 hours a month at the co-op, you get a 6 percent discount. If you work 2 hours a week, you get 15 percent off. And the co-op offers a 5 percent everyday discount to those 65 and over. The co-op is open daily.
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Whatever the excesses and extravagances of the 1980s me-first period, the George Street Co-op in New Brunswick not only managed to survive, it prospered with its philosophy of "community and fellowship in a cooperative environment."
In fact, the co-op members were able to buy their own building, hence the George Street Co-op is no longer in a storefront on George Street but is at 89 Morris St.
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The co-op has approximately 600 members who pay $10 a year plus $2 for printing the newsletter. New members pay a $5 deposit, which is returned if they leave.
Anyone receiving financial assistance can ask to have the dues waived. The co-op accepts food stamps.
Each co-op member family must work two hours a month for each member of the family. This work could be writing the newsletter, helping in the store, checking in orders, bagging produce, filling bulk bins, taking out trash or other duties, depending on the day and time.
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According to its brochure, the co-op was begun in 1973 "when about 10 people from the Vegetarian Club at Rutgers started a buying club and worked out of a garage off George Street."
A year later, the club moved to a storefront on George Street. In the spring of 1988, the store moved to its present location at 89 Morris St.
In addition to providing produce which is organic (grown without the use of pesticides or chemical additives), the George Street Co-op carries a range of vegetarian food that includes grains and nuts, herbs, spices, pasta, dairy products, pasta, teas, and ready-to-eat sandwiches. The store also sells books and body-care products.
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Members pay an annual $10 fee, which includes $2 for the co-op's monthly Food For Thought newsletter, in addition to a one-time $5 deposit which is refundable when membership is terminated. The bulk of the dues covers salaries for the eight full-time workers and overhead.
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The co-op's founding members started a buying club 23 years ago in a garage off George Street, moving within a year into a leased storefront. As the operation expanded, the co-op was able to purchase its own building on Morris Street but retained the George Street name.
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The George Street Co-Op in New Brunswick with 600 members, the state's largest was founded 20 years ago by a g roup of residents in conjunction with the Rutgers Vegetarian Club and the owner of a restaurant and health food store. Woods, who started working there as a volunteer when he was 11 and is now the manager, said the store has outgrown its storefront location on Morris Street. (It moved from George Street in 1988 but kept the name.)
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Long before supermarkets devoted aisle space to organic produce, tofu and free-range chicken, there was the George Street Co-op in New Brunswick.
Started in 1973 by members of the Vegetarian Club at Rutgers College, the co-op has survived three decades, filling a niche for consumers seeking healthy alternatives.
But now that organic food has gone mainstream, the co-op is struggling to find its place.
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The co-op, which moved from George Street to its current location on Morris Street in 1988, is a health food store collectively owned by about 200 members. Each member works a few hours a week or month to receive discounts on products, ranging from tofu and organic vegetables to fragrance-free soaps and paper towels made of 100 percent recycled paper.
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About 10 years ago, the co-op opened its doors to nonmembers, who now make up 75 percent of the store's sales.
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All that said, what's a 30-year-old, communal, organic-only food cooperative doing in the year 2000?
Surviving quite nicely, thank you, in hip downtown New Brunswick. With more than 200 members, the not-for-profit George Street Co-op still purchases and sells natural foods the old fashioned way: They vote on it.
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The co-op makes an intriguing example of how a group of people from all walks of life can join forces to keep an idealistic vision alive for almost three decades, and continue to make it work in today's world.
Within a year, the membership and demand had grown, and they opened a retail store on George Street. By 1988, the cooperative had expanded to the point where it had to relocate to larger quarters at the present site. The Morris Street store is open to the public, which pays sticker price for more than 4,500 items. By working two hours each month at various jobs, members, who pay $12 per year plus an equity deposit of $100, receive an 8 percent discount. Putting in two hours per week gets you a 20 percent discount.
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... There's more at stake than you might think: Last year, sales topped $800,000.
Cunard (talk) 00:54, 29 January 2018 (UTC)
The Star-Ledger is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a statewide or regional newspaper so it passes the guideline.The source's audience must also be considered. Evidence of significant coverage by international or national, or at least regional, media is a strong indication of notability. On the other hand, attention solely from local media, or media of limited interest and circulation, is not an indication of notability; at least one regional, statewide, provincial, national, or international source is necessary.
Cunard (talk) 01:50, 29 January 2018 (UTC)