Membership Information

Membership Levels and Fees

Please join now - your annual membership will begin the day the store first opens for business.

Individual Membership:

  • Annual membership, $35.00 plus a one-time joining fee of $35.00
    (When your cumulative annual membership payments reach $350.00, you become a lifetime member, and no longer need to pay the annual membership fee.)

Family Membership:

  • Annual membership, $55.00 plus a one-time joining fee of $55.00
    (When your family’s cumulative annual membership payments reach $550.00, you are granted lifetime membership and are no longer required to pay the annual membership fee.)

Fullshare Membership:

  • Individual: $350.00
  • Family: $550.00

(Fullshare memberships are refundable and can be returned within one year, minus the pro-rated yearly charge and first-year joining fee, provided that the Co-op has replacement capital.)

Students, Seniors and Low Income Memberships:

  • The one-time joining fee is waived for students (ID card required), seniors (65 or older), and low income persons. All other requirements are the same.

Group level discounts

  • For 5-10 individuals joining at the same time: the joining fee is $25.00/each
  • For 11-20 individuals joining at the same time: the joining fee is $15.00/each
  • For 21 or more individuals joining at the same time: the joining fee is waived.
  • For 5 or more individual fullshare memberships signing up at the same time: membership fee, $300.00/each
  • For 5 or more family fullshare memberships signing up at the same time: membership fee, $500.00/each

Membership Benefits:

  • All members are part owners of the co-op.
  • Voting rights on membership initiatives, board elections, and store policies as set forth in the co-op by-laws.
  • Price discounts
  • Co-op Newsletter
  • Patronage Refund: (Paid out at the end of the year, based on the store profitability and your total annual purchases.)
  • Special Orders and Bulk order discounts
  • Community Space rentals: (first right for reserving community space)
  • Daily membership-only specials 5% discount once a month: (you choose the day)
    (Additional discounts may be available for those who volunteer work )