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Kitsap Community Food Co-op

The Kitsap Community Food Co-op connects our local community with quality food, products and access to information that promotes a healthy future for our families and our planet.

Together we work toward a world where mutually beneficial relationships exist between producers and purchasers

Kitsap Community Food Co-op

What is a food co-op?

A full-service grocery store Collectively started, owned, and run by its member-owners Emphasis on local foods and products Conventional products will be available also Examples of local co-ops: REI, Kitsap Credit Union, PCC, Port Townsend Food Co-op

Kitsap Community Food Co-op

Support local farmers and producers

Keep local dollars in the community

Education around health & nutrition

Creation of jobs

Why do we need a food co-op in Kitsap?

Kitsap Community Food Co-op

How does a member benefit from a co-op?

Know where your food comes from

Invest & own a local business; Members share in profits through patronage dividends

Democratic Organization: you have a voice in how the store is run, what products are sold, and where money is spent

Can shop at other co-ops (Port Townsend, Skagit Valley, Tacoma, Olympia)

Kitsap Community Food Co-op

What can YOU do to help us open?

Network within your friends

Host socials (Soup swap, dinner party, use this as a guide to talk about the co-op)

Attend our monthly events, bring a friend

Give the gift of a co-op membership

Kitsap Community Food Co-op

What the board is doing right now:

Securing potential sites

Focusing on increasing membership

Working on the business plan

Developing the capital plan

Questions or want more information?

Contact:

Jess Sappington Membership Coordinator

360.813.1301jess@kitsapfood.coop

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