265 more co-operative owners are needed.  Please join!

You're Invited! Feb Fest, Friday the 12th. click here for details

 

We are a group of people who would like to have

a new grocery store in downtown Harrisonburg. 

 

-  The store will carry lots of locally produced food and also natural, organic and fair trade products.

-  It will be a full service grocery store on the corner of Wolfe and Mason (in the same building that houses the downtown post office) where you can do all of your grocery shopping, 7 days a week, year-round.

-  It is co-operatively owned by anyone who desires to be a founding owner and is 100% community funded!

-  The opening date depends on ownership and funding.  We want to open in 2010!  In order to do so we’re making a BIG PUSH to 2010 and running a Member Loan Campaign.

READY TO JOIN THE FOOD CO-OP? CLICK HERE

READY TO MAKE A LOAN FOR THE MEMBER LOAN CAMPAIGN? CLICK HERE

WILLING TO HELP SPREAD THE WORD? CLICK HERE

 

 BIG PUSH to OPEN in 2010!

Raising our final capital through the Member Loan Campaign

is the last step before renovations can begin.  Please invest a portion of your savings in this great local project that

benefits you and your community.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Owners gathered to celebrate major milestone, Photo by Jeff James

 

Benefits of Ownership to Individual Owners

-  Owner-only sales & discounts: as a regular shopper you can recover the cost of ownership through owner-savings.

-  Democratic votes in the store’s priorities and board elections.

-  Ability to place special orders or request products.

-  Patronage rebate of store profits.

And...

-  Access to the products and gathering place the store will become: becoming a founding owner means you’ve made it possible to have this store!

 

Benefits of the Store for our Region

-  Magnet business in downtown Harrisonburg.  Revitalization of degraded building. Makes downtown more livable, and more attractive to downtown professionals.

-  Supports local/regional agriculture.

Supports local economy and reinvests locally.

-  Community education, service and promotion of greater health.

-  Uplifting gathering place for community resource sharing.

 

Thank you Members! The Member Loan Campaign is well underway and we are very grateful for everyone who has committed to making a loan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*We're hiring a General Manager & an Outreach Coordinator*
Click for Position Description

 

Friendly City Food Co-op  PO Box 841 Harrisonburg, VA 22803