New Faces!

Did you know that the current Board is all new faces?! Including 2 directors (Sherry and Lauren) who bought ownerships just to be on the Board!

We acknowledge the missteps and struggles of the past, and know there is hesitation among the community because of our history. We apologize for any frustrations and disillusionment this has caused. Your feelings of let down are valid.

The current Board has so much excitement and energy for our future opportunities though! We are available for anyone who has questions (or grievances) about our new direction. There is no longer a focus on a large, flashy storefront. Our right now goal is to rebuild confidence in our ownership and show you what can be. In a time where inflation is hurting us all, we want to bring you affordable, healthy food options that are grown and processed as sustainably as possible.

We haven’t disregarded the idea of a storefront, but it is something we want to grow into organically instead of starting from scratch with a magazine perfect grocery store. We are just a small group of humans that are passionate about access to nutritious food and bettering our community with a locally owned grocery option.

The 7 of us (and our steadfast volunteers: Marc and Diana)are working countless hours behind-the-scenes to organize these Pop-Ups and they aren’t perfect, but we hope our ownership sees the value in what we are trying to start. Additionally, the model we are creating is not sustainable with the amount of people we have, so if you like this direction and want to see it succeed…WE NEED YOU!

One exciting thing we are working on is accepting SNAP/EBT payments! We are hopeful to have this option at our April Pop-Up.

If you made it to the end of this novel, we appreciate you. We appreciate your support and confidence in our ideas. We appreciate your orders and your smiling faces at our Pop-Ups.

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