At the seed swap the other day we conducted an informal name survey - just to test the waters and to have an excuse to talk about the co-op [smile]. Below are the results and notes. People were asked to tell us whether they liked or disliked some possible names and to note any comments that came to mind. Below are the results. The counts vary for each name since not everyone voted for each one.
They’re listed in order of ranking, which is the count of “I like” votes minus the count of “I dislike” votes.
Ranking) Name (#liked, #disliked)
-9) Beans & Berries Co-op (3, 12)
“Limiting”
-9) L.E.S.S. is More Co-op (3, 12)
“Catchy”
“Worst”
-6) Green Circle Co-op (3, 9)
“Needs to say food or similar”
-6) Prickly Pear Co-op (3, 9)
-3) Altadena Foothills Co-op (4, 7)
“Needs to say food or similar”
-3) Altadena Friends Co-op (5, 8)
“Needs to say food or similar”
-2) Urban Farm Co-op (5, 7)
“We’re not really urban”
“Misleading”
-1) Golden Poppy Food Co-op (7, 8)
“Goes with garden award!”
“My Favorite”
+1) Altadena Co-op (8, 7)
“Limiting”
“Is it food? Sportswear?
+4) Arroyo Co-op (9, 5)
“Good, encompasses area.”
“Need to add ‘food’”
Suggestions:
“Altadena Urban Farm”
“Arroyo Food Co-op”
“Arroyo Grocery Co-op”
General comments:
“Keep It Simple S_____”
“I lke names that are more accessible to a broader community. Names that sound too ‘hippy’ might turn off some”
“Great idea. We need this!”
Thanks to everyone that participated!!!
Altadena Foods Co-Op
Altadena Farmers Co-Op
Foods for Us Co-Op
Hillside Foods Co-Op
Oceanview Foods Co-Op
Neighborhood Foods Co-Op
Neighbors Foods Co-Op
Friends Co-Op
How about Foothills Food Coop?
That's pretty good. We'll add it to the list.