We are a cooperatively owned grocery store What does that mean? • It means we are owned by our members –people just like you who want to see a healthier and more robust local food system, not an outside corporation. • It means that we are a not-for-profit business. We are guided by our values, not by making money. • It means that the profits we do make are invested back into our community in the form of expanded services, member-discounts and dividends, rather than lining the pockets of people at the top. Put this all together and it means that the money you spend at the co-op stays in your community. Your support for the co-op becomes support for your neighbors, your community, and your local food system.