GRAND RAPIDS FOOD CO•OP INITIATIVE
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Our Vision

To see a thriving, resilient local culture, powered by cooperation and realized through equitable access to healthy food.

Our Mission

To build a cooperative grocery store that responds to the needs of our community, contributes to a sustainable local food web, promotes cooperative values, and serves as a long-term investment in our local economy.
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​Our Aims

  • Connecting our community to our awesome local food and wellness resources in a central location where food access has been limited.
  • Growing an inclusive and welcoming cooperative community to form a mutually sustaining relationship to the grocery store.
  • Providing jobs that are meaningful and offer advancement and a living wage.
  • Empowering our community by creating accessible paths to store ownership and actively seeking owners to represent the diversity of our community.
  • Promoting cooperative values by operating the business through cooperative principles including democracy, transparency, and equity, as well as a commitment to regenerative environmental practices and radical inclusivity.

Our Timeline

  • A development team and engaged community (2015-present).
  • A feasibility study of a 10,000 sf store in central GR (2016).
  • Expanding ownership (ongoing).
  • Store location, investment opportunities, other funding secured (as we reach 1000 owners).
  • Hiring GM and staff, store build out, growing to 1500 owners.
  • GRAND OPENING!
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We're growing because of you!

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 Help us reach our goal of 800 owner households so we can move on to site selection! ​
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  • Home
  • Become an Owner!
  • About
    • Vision, Mission and Values
    • FAQs
    • Meet the Board
    • Bylaws and Articles of Incorporation
    • Blog
    • Contact
  • Events
  • Supportive Businesses List
    • Supportive Businesses Program
    • Supportive Businesses Agreement Form
  • GRFC Shop