• Purchase whole foods at reasonable prices.
• Learn about health and nutrition through newsletter articles, classes, and mutual exchange.
• Support local, small-scale farming.
• Encourage sound ecological practices.
• Working members have the right to vote at membership meetings and in referenda, run for the Board, and serve on committees.
• You are invited to attend all co-op meetings.
• You are eligible to receive discounts from participating local businesses that are listed in our Co-op connections brochure.
• You receive a discount on all purchases and depending on your discount level, receive an additional discount on case purchases.

The support and involvement of cooperative shareholders ensures that the Co-op remains strong and a responsive community. As shareholders of a cooperative we can affect our community, both within our own organization and in the community-at-large.

Therefore, it is the policy of the co-op to encourage member labor by awarding discounts to shareholders who work in the store or on approved committee projects. In addition, a nominal discount is offered to non-working shareholders who support the co-op through buying shares.

The amount of discount varies. At the present, shareholders participate in the discount privilege according to the following scale:

• 2% - Non-working shareholders who are up to date with their share payments.
• 8% - Monthly shareholders who work 3 hours a month plus 1 hour for each additional adult in a household.
• 24% - Weekly shareholders who work 3 hours a week plus 1 hour per week for each additional adult in a household.
• 5% non-working shareholders who are senior citizens (65 years old and over)

The 2% discount takes effect immediately after you purchase your share--just show the cashier your receipt until your membership card arrives in the mail. Member labor discounts take effect on the first day of the month after the member has completed the work requirement.