Benefits of Membership

How does member-ownership benefit you?

Personal Benefits

• Your member-ownership will make the store possible!  Support a locally owned business in which you will have a voice and know your food sources
• Receive special discounts from participating local businesses through our Benefits of Membership (BOM) program
• Receive discounts on workshops and select special events
• Vote for your Board of Directors each year
• Opportunity to serve on the Board of Directors
• Opportunities to attend Board of Director meetings to stay informed and provide input
• Share in the profits of the store.  Once the store is open, patronage rebates will be issued in years the co-op is profitable, based on how much you shop at the co-op.
• Once the store is open, there will be select discounts and programs for member-owners as determined by the store manager.

Community Benefits

• Helps keep farms in our community.   The co-op will source products from local growers and producers, whenever possible.
• Helps keep profits in our community.  Studies show an estimated annual return of $1,000,000 to our community-yes, that’s one million dollars!
• Supports a locally owned business that is vested and invested in our community.
• A co-op is more than just a grocery store.  It is a hub for programs and activities targeted to the needs and interests of the local community.