Objectives

Values: principles that are important to us.

1. We value the integrity of our natural environment, striving to minimize our de-
   structive impact and to maximize restoration where damage has already occurred.
   We strive to source bio-regional organic foods, to minimize packaging, to use
   ecologically benign transportation, and to recycle or compost whenever possible.
   
   
2. As a co-operative, we value co-operation over competition, people's well
   being over profit. Through healthy practices we will work to ensure the sus-
   tainability of the co-op. We seek to promote community health by hiring locally,
   maintaining accessibility, avoiding authoritarian language and structures, and
   linking with other elements of the local community. We will contribute to the
   redefinition of wealth by promoting an ethic of "enough", and resisting debt.
   
   
3. We value the active participation of the broader community, with whom we
   wish to codetermine our collective future. We seek a membership policy free
   of barriers. We aim for a culturally and economically diverse membership.
   
   
4. We recognize the importance of education, especially on issues of food sus-
   tainability, health, and community activism.
   
   
5. We value all people involved in the co-op. We respect all of our members and
   customers, appreciating the diversity of our cultures and views, giving equal value
   to the contributions of men and women. We strive for self-management on the part
   of our workers, and value all work undertaken, including the work of producers.
   
   
6. We recognize access to food as a basic human right, seeking to promote the
   ability of all to participate in a meaningful exchange to satisfy their physical needs.
   
   

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