{"id":7049,"date":"2020-04-26T04:03:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-26T11:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/yelmfood.coop\/yc\/?p=7049"},"modified":"2020-04-26T04:03:33","modified_gmt":"2020-04-26T11:03:33","slug":"happy-birthday-yelm-food-co-op-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/2020\/04\/26\/happy-birthday-yelm-food-co-op-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Happy Birthday Yelm Food Co-op"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">April 27<sup>th<\/sup>, 2007 we opened our little store in Yelm and<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a013 years<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">later we&#8217;re still here!<\/p>\n<p>We began at the Frontier Plaza on Mosman and 1st Street operating there until April 2012 when we moved to Yelm Ave, co-locating with Gordon&#8217;s Garden Center where you find us today.<\/p>\n<p>A huge shout out to all our wonderful members, Working Members, volunteers, staff, board members, committee members \u00a0and all the other customers who have supported this dream of a member owned grocery store, the Yelm Food Co-op!<\/p>\n<p>We will have a belated celebration in the store when we can do samples and stand close to each other again!<\/p>\n<p>Without you this would not have been possible!<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s where we came from:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Opening day &#8211; view of check out area<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opening-day-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-7074\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Opening-day-3-150x150.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"YFC April 2007\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Chill food section<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6701.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-7052\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMG_6701-150x150.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"YFC April 2007\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Health &amp; Beauty and Household section<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/HABA-and-Household.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-7053\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/HABA-and-Household-150x150.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"YFC April 2007\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Groceries<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Goodies-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-7055\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Goodies-1-150x150.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"YFC April 2007\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Overview<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Overview.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-7057\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Overview-150x150.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"YFC April 2007\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Produce Chiller<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Produce-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7058 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Produce-1-150x150.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"YFC April 2007\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Official Grand Opening 1 year later with Mayor Of Yelm and Chamber of of Commerce Ambassadors<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Opening-1.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-7059\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/yelmfood.coop\/yfc\/wp-content\/uploads\/Grand-Opening-1-150x150.jpg?resize=300%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"YFC April 2007\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Many happy memories &#8211; how many of you remember them? 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