– Jodie Huegerich has been newly appointed as President of the Board of the Rooted Carrot Co-Op. Former president, Tom Wickersham will now serve as the Capital Campaign Committee Chair going forward.
-The annual Member-Owner meeting, where the board gives the membership and update of the progress of the co-op for the year, has been set for September 30 via Zoom.
– The membership committee announced four new members joined in August.
-The committees will be submitting their budgets and the board will be finalizing the 2020-21 fiscal year budget next meeting.
-The Capital Campaign Committee has been formed and will begin regular meetings in September in anticipation of the launch of an official capitol campaign in the spring.
-Board Applications have been received and the election of new board members will be September 8-29th. Board members will start their term in November.
Christine Sexton has been a Board Member for one year and she is the Vice President. 
We have a location identified for the Rooted Carrot Cooperative Market! The Site Team is on fire right now working many hours per week collaborating with property owners, architects, city personnel, bankers, consultants – you name it, they are planning and discussing it!
These bars are full of lime and margarita flavor! There’s a burst of citrus in the filling and a sweet crunch from the graham cracker crust.
The Community Foundation of Northeast Iowa has partnered with the Rooted Carrot Co-op Market to establish a special project fund to help in the efforts to launch a community-owned grocery store. That means community members can help the Co-op get established by making a tax-deductible donation to the 
At our board meeting on Wednesday, the board is scheduled to approve a motion to appoint a new president to take over the leadership duties as we enter Stage 3 of the Co-op’s development. I’ll give an update on why we’re making the change and who will be stepping up in this role, but first some other board of director news…
The Site Team is on fire right now working several hours per week collaborating with property owners, architects, city personnel, bankers, consultants – you name it, we’re planning and discussing it! We’re on a tight timeline to make this project a-go and super pumped to do so! Kate, Site Team Chair 
You likely recognize Jodie Huegerich if you have been a frequent