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Birdhouse Buying Club of Tampa Bay


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Foodies,

Everything is a go – if you’d like to order produce, go ahead and place your orders online till Monday night 11pm!

The pick up times has extended Wednesday 6-8pm in order to better accommodate our distributor, farmers, and customers!

And Thursday from 1-4pm.

If there is something special you want, please email before Sunday 4pm.

You now can order ANYTHINGEVEN IF the quantity says zero

Order here today!

The Kumquat festivival is this weekend and we’ll have a bunch this week at pick up, check out how healthy they are

kumquat has calorific value equivalent to that of grapes. 100 g of fresh fruits provide only 71 calories. Nonetheless, they are incredibly rich sources of health-benefiting dietary fiber, minerals, vitamins, and pigment anti-oxidants that contribute immensely towards wellness.

Email us if you have any questions. Bhbuyingclub@gmail.com

Pick ups will STILL be Wednesday night between 5&7pm (volunteer run) and Thursday/Friday 2-6pm (call ahead case by case basis)

The boxes are now hand-selected by the customer/member instead of pre-packaged. This means the earlier you come, the more selection you’ll have for your box!

We may donate excess food that does not sell in the course of a week to local food programs that the Tampa Underground organizes – the Good Samaritan, the Hub & home church feedings for those in need.

If you would like to be there to help drop off for those folks, please let me know.

Bhbuyingclub@gmail.com

Here’s whats been going on at the Co-op.

Over the past few months a ‘steering committee’ has been meeting every month & working to establish bylaws that are in accordance with our values and principles.

We are almost at the point where we can file for Cooperative status with the state of Florida statute 619. Hopefully, within the month that will be a reality.

The problem is our location has to change at the end of February.

We need a permanent spot that we can call home for the state and county to recognize, as our agreement for the Ella’s location was only for 6 months.

The steering committee has begun looking, but currently, the co-op needs to raise funds in order to afford a space. The co-op is current paying for itself but not much more.

We’re trying to plan the next Steering Committee meeting for sometime in the coming weeks. If you would like to join in on the conversation, e-mail us.

More updates to come soon!




Coming Events


Birdhouse is looking for a new home.

If you got any leads, please email us at BHbuyingclub@gmail.com or Steering Committee Chair Josh – Jglenes@gmail.com

The 16th annual Kumquat Festival is Saturday, January 26th in Historic Downtown Dade City! It goes from 9AM-5PM. More info HERE

HCC will be hosting a Beyond Sustainability Conference at the end of February (Feb 28-Mar 1). The focus will be on social entrepreneurship and sustainable economy: exploring nexuses. For more information, Click Here




Thank you for supporting our efforts to bring you the healthiest, freshest, and most delicious locally-produced foods possible.