{"id":3792,"date":"2020-10-13T00:00:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T00:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210516045124\/http:\/\/www.chobhamlife.co.uk\/?p=3792"},"modified":"2020-10-13T14:02:09","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T14:02:09","slug":"crop-community-coop-survey-results","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20210516045124\/http:\/\/www.chobhamlife.co.uk\/crop-community-coop-survey-results\/","title":{"rendered":"CROP Community COOP survey results"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Everyone,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>In August, we launched a survey to ask our Chobham Manor residents if they were interested in joining a community buying cooperative. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We received 40 responses in total with 37 residents (95%) in support of the community buying proposal. Thank you to everyone that responded to the survey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The aim of the Community Coop is to set up a community led buying project for healthy, sustainable, lightly packaged food and cleaning products.<\/p>\n<p>Following on from the survey, we plan to develop the proposal further including a discussion on how to set up a library of things. We\u2019ve invited all the respondents who kindly provided their contact details, to a workshop and discuss the next steps to set up the Community Coop.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>The workshop take place on W<\/strong><strong>ednesday 14 October from 6.30-7.30pm via Zoom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to join the session, please contact CROP at <a href=\"mailto:cropchobhame20@gmail.com\">cropchobhame20@gmail.com<\/a> and the zoom link will be shared with you before the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We look forward to welcoming you at the meeting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Neil Sinden,<\/p>\n<p>CROP (Chobham Residents Orchard Project)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>You may find results of the Community Coop survey listed below:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q1. Are you interested in the Chobham Manor community buying idea?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>40 responses received in total<\/li>\n<li>37 residents (95%) supported the community buying proposal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2. If yes, what products would be of most interest?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>90% of respondents supported a focus on non-perishable foodstuffs<\/li>\n<li>77% supported domestic cleaning products<\/li>\n<li>63% supported drinks<\/li>\n<li>60% supported personal cleaning items<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3. Are there any other products you would suggest for community buying?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Other suggested products were bread, meat, fish, dairy, fresh fruit and vegetables.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q4. Do you have any suggestions for suitable wholesale suppliers?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A number of potential suppliers and websites were mentioned including Taj Stores, Majestic Wine and Costco, with Suma wholefoods being the most popular.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q5. Would you be willing to be part of a small volunteer team to assist in organising this project?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>respondents (more than half) would be willing to volunteer to help.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q6. Would you be interested in helping to set up and use a &#8216;library of things&#8217;?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>24 respondents (57%) also supported the idea of a &#8216;library of things&#8217;.<\/li>\n<li>Other ideas for community sharing include a toy library, skills sharing and learning sessions, glass and food waste recycling and community gardening\/allotments.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Additional feedback:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>One response doubted the feasibility of the proposal given lack of storage space and suggested small group visits to Costco would be easier.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello Everyone, &nbsp; In August, we launched a survey to ask our Chobham Manor residents if they were interested in joining a community buying cooperative. We received 40 responses in total with 37 residents (95%) in support of the community buying proposal. 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