Cooperation Builds Community

The Co-op is a socially responsible, economically viable business that provides a full selection of wholesome, natural foods and ecologically sound products at reasonable prices. Market forces influence our decisions, yet we are not an ordinary natural food store. As a cooperative, we have values that also influence our consumer decisions. Our members participate in part because we share a cooperative vision for community. We seek to promote community by:

♦ Celebrating community and fellowship
♦ Sharing the labor, talents, and resources of our membership with each other and with the Co-op
♦ Marketing locally produced goods and food, organic when possible
♦ Purchasing from other cooperatives
♦ Committing ourselves to democratic process and promoting an atmosphere where all members' opinions are respected and where members and staff are free to voice dissent
♦ Providing a democratically organized workplace that fosters and stimulates opportunities for participation, empowerment, and growth in an atmosphere of mutual respect and cooperation
♦ Providing friendly, knowledgeable customer service that shares awareness about food choices for healthier lives
♦ Building networks to facilitate the sharing of knowledge, resources, and opportunities
♦ Merging our consumer interests as a member Co-op with a vision for moving toward an ecologically sound, sustainable, more peaceful world based on respect for human rights and social justice

The values and ideas embodied in this statement serve as guiding criteria to assist in making decisions and provide continuity for policy and process as instituted by the bylaws of our cooperative.

Calendar of Co-op and Community Events
http://www.newarknaturalfoods.com/calendar

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