by Grace Cox,

Co-op staff collective member

Product selection at the Co-op is guided by two articulated values statements. First, the Co-op mission statement gives the following mandates:

MISSION

The purpose of the Cooperative is to contribute to the health and well-being of people by providing wholesome foods and other goods and services, accessible to all, through a locally-oriented, collectively managed, not-for-profit cooperative organization that relies on consensus decision making. We strive to make human effects on the earth and its inhabitants positive and renewing and to encourage . . .