What is a co-op?
An association of people voluntarily united to work together for a mutual benefit.
Our co-op involves local vendors and community members coming together to connect over local food, hand crafted products, and a sense of belonging.
What defines membership?
Membership for our co-op will be available as a vendor or as a consumer.
As a vendor, you can expect to have a permanent home to be able to sell your goods and grow your business locally. No more manning booths at markets (unless that’s something you really love doing) or only being able to do business seasonally. Joining our co-op will mean your work has a place among the community on a regular basis, while being able to grow your brand alongside our other passionate vendors.
As a community member, you will use your voice to drive the kinds of products you want to see developed in your community. Our focus will be to operate through local vendors, ensuring growth stays in our community, for our community. We believe that in order for us all to thrive, we must work together to create more abundance for all.
Both memberships will benefit from discounts and promotional products, as well as potential dividends the more we suceed together.
Founding Vendor Members
Our founding members will enjoy our cheapest membership rates at only $100 a month or at a discounted $1000 a year if paid one-time annually. Founding members will not be required to pay any commissions and membership rates will be locked in from when you join the co-op. We will be capping our founding membership at 25 vendors. Each year, we will add additional vendor opportunies and rates as we grow and serve the community.
Community Membership
Our co-op will not be successful without our neighbors supporting our local vendors by shopping with us. While membership is not required to be able to shp with us, we recommend you opt into a community membership not only to show your support for local business, but also to receive discounts and promotional items from our vendors and have a voice in the shapping of the business. Wide community membership will be crucial for our growth into a permenent brick and mortar store. Community membership will be $10 a month or $100 a year if paid one-time annually.
The Future is Bright!
Our cooperative farm store will open this fall. These humble beginnings will allow us to keep business overhead to a minimum while we work to ultimately build capital for a brick and mortar store. We are excited to partner with the city and their future plans for a town square or downtown over the next few years. We believe this is just what our community needs. A place where you can go to connect with neighbors and friends, find wholesome food from people you can trust, and enjoy handcrafted quality goods. We truly are stonger together.
Ready to Grow with Us?
Submit our quick inquiry form if you have questions before you are ready to go all in. Otherwise, jump back to our home page to fill out the vendor application.