Purpose Statement and Goals

PURPOSE STATEMENT

Our purpose is to promote our local food system* and to serve as a sustainable cooperative model for access to wholesome food.5465497335_375d951ec3

Our Slogan: “Know your food. Know your water. Know your community.”

*What is a food system?

A food system includes all processes and infrastructure involved in feeding a population: growing, harvesting, processing, packaging, transporting, marketing, consumption, and disposal of food and food-related items.

GOALS

  • Provide great customer service through an atmosphere genuine human interaction that honors participation, equality, and respect
  • Embody and increase awareness of the 7 Cooperative Principles
  • Source wholesome food and other goods from growers, vendors, and artisans within our local food shed using fair and just buying practices.
  • Connect farms to forks by making real food accessible to more people
  • Practice and promote environmental stewardship
  • Foster a work environment that is respectful and diverse, providing a livable wage and benefits to a kind and knowledgeable staff
  • Aspire to create a social and economic network that is just, trustworthy, and transformative