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Published: 18 April 2010

CLEARLAKE – The Lake County Community Co-op's (LCCC) drop point expansion efforts continue.

The drop points, where members can pick up boxes of fresh produce weekly, has recently increased to ten with the inclusion of Bikram Yoga of Lake County, located at 11445 Clayton Creek Road (off Highway 29) in Lower Lake.

They will begin as a drop point in May, as will Darling's Vitamin Connection, located at 3965, Suite 1, Main Street in Kelseyville.

Darling's will replace the Lake Family Resource Center as the drop point for Kelseyville.

“The community's effort to support a local food system is truly inspiring,” said LCCC Chair JoAnn Saccato.

Residents may now pick up weekly boxes in the newly added Lower Lake drop point, as well as the existing drop points in Clearlake, Clearlake Oaks, Lucerne, Upper Lake, Lakeport, Kelseyville, Cobb, Hidden Valley and Middletown.

The new drop points, open between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Thursdays, begin May 6.

For more information on how to order from the co-op, or become a drop point, go to www.lakeco-op.org or call Hileri Shand at 707-995-9054.

Annual membership fees for the co-op are $24 and the CSA boxes are $15 each, paid on a monthly basis. The co-op sources the all-organic CSA boxes first from Lake County farmers, then regionally and beyond from farmers and distributors.

In addition, members can purchase locally baked organic breads from Main Street Bakery in Kelseyville to include in their weekly box.

The co-op's intention is to help support a more sustainable food system through local and organic food sourcing. The co-op is celebrating over two years in existence and envisions cultivating an evolving community by nurturing values of social, economic and environmental responsibility. For more information go to www.lakeco-op.org or call 707-993-4270.